Determined Salmon Swim Across Flooded Washington Road: See​

SKOKOMISH, WA - In Skokomish, Wash., it's that time of year again: when the salmon come to cross the road. Video of the chum salmon thrashing across a flooded road was shot over the weekend by a local resident, creating a frenzy over the strange phenomenon.

Not as prized as the coho and Chinook salmon, chum salmon, also called Pacific salmon, travel up the Skokomish River every fall to fertilize eggs - and then they die. Chum are the most abundant and least expensive, and they typically spawn closer to salt water because of their size. They average between 10 and 20 pounds.

The chum salmon's jumping ability is said to be "inferior" to the coho. But can a coho cross a road?

Local resident Alissa Joy Ewing took this video of the salmon crossing the road on Sunday:

This video, from 2016, shows how the salmon cross the road with even less water:

The Skokomish River typically rises above its banks in late fall and winter as rainstorms pummel the Pacific Northwest. If there's enough water, most chum salmon make it across the road. But if the Skokomish recedes there's always next year.

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