Keywords: Prairie Creek Fish Hatchery 2.jpg en The Prairie Creek Fish Hatchery on Lost Man Creek above the confluence with Prairie Creek near Orick was one of the first small local hatcheries developed to improve the area ™s sport and commercial fishing and is one of only three remaining hatcheries that were built in California from 1871 to 1946 Between the buildings is a view towards the concrete water ways and raising tanks own Ellin Beltz 2012-03-18 41 19 56 82 N 124 1 49 32 W region US 0000034 Prairie Creek Fish HatcheryPhotographs by Ellin Beltz |