Cottonwood Creek is known for the runs of what genus of Pacific salmon?
Chinook salmon The Chinook salmon ("Oncorhynchus tshawytscha") is the largest species in the Pacific salmon genus "Oncorhynchus". The common name refers to the Chinookan peoples. Other vernacular names for the species include king salmon, Quinnat salmon, spring salmon, and Tyee salmon. The scientific species name is based on the Russian common name "chavycha" (чавыча).
Little Kern golden trout The Little Kern golden trout ("Oncorhynchus mykiss whitei") is a brightly colored subspecies of rainbow trout native to the main stem and tributaries of the Little Kern River in Tulare County, California. Together with the California golden trout (the state fish of California) and the Kern River rainbow trout, the Little Kern golden trout forms what is sometimes referred to as the "golden trout complex" of the Kern River basin.