ow ▁Creek ▁Sp aw ning ▁Channel ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁which ▁is ▁ 3 . 3   km ▁( 2 ▁miles ) ▁long , ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁was ▁longest ▁human - made ▁sp aw ning ▁ground ▁and ▁first ▁made ▁for ▁fresh ▁water ▁sport ▁fish . ▁The ▁channel ▁supports ▁ 2 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁sp aw ning ▁K ok ane e ▁every ▁year , ▁resulting ▁in ▁ 1 0 - 1 5 ▁million ▁f ry , ▁with ▁the ▁mean ▁egg ▁to ▁f ry ▁surv ival ▁rate ▁at ▁around ▁ 4 5 %. ▁BC ▁H ydro ▁has ▁also ▁provided ▁some ▁fund ing ▁to ▁C rest on ▁Valley ▁Wild life ▁Management ▁Area ▁to ▁help ▁alle vi ate ▁damage ▁done ▁by ▁Dun can ▁Dam ▁to ▁surrounding ▁habit ats . ▁The ▁area ▁is ▁a ▁season al ▁home ▁to ▁many ▁unique ▁bird ▁species , ▁such ▁as ▁T und ra ▁Sw ans , ▁Gre ater ▁White - Front ed ▁Ge ese ▁and ▁many ▁birds ▁of ▁pre y . ▁Such ▁species ▁are ▁sensitive ▁to ▁changes ▁in ▁the ▁river ▁as ▁they ▁rely ▁on ▁it ▁for ▁food ▁and ▁their ▁nest ing ▁grounds ▁are ▁typically ▁found ▁quite ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁water . ▁BC ▁H ydro , ▁in ▁partners hip ▁with ▁the ▁Province ▁of ▁BC ▁and ▁Fish eries ▁and ▁O ce ans ▁Canada , ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁contrib uting ▁to ▁the ▁Columbia ▁Bas in ▁Fish ▁and ▁Wild life ▁Comp ens ation ▁Program ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁ ▁United ▁States ▁ ▁Un like ▁the ▁Columbia '