Coastal Cutthroat Species Distribution

The distribution of Coastal Cutthroat Trout (CCT) is broader than that of any other cutthroat trout sub-species. It extends along the Pacific coast of North America from the Eel River in northern California, to the Prince William Sound area of Alaska, extending to Gore Point on the Kenai Peninsula. The eastern range of the subspecies rarely extends farther inland than 160 km and usually is less than 100 km. The eastern range is generally bounded by the Cascade Mountain Range in California, Oregon, and Washington, and by the Coast Range in British Columbia and southeastern Alaska. In the Columbia Drainage CCT extend eastward to river km 309, almost to he mouth of the Deschutes River. This range coincides closely with the coastal temperate [...]