Sorry, can't talk right now. I'm watching a live-stream. Salmon require free and open waterways when migrating up stream to their breeding grounds. However, a little shallow water is nothing to prevent these three adult chum salmon from splashing their way up McLane Creek near Olympia, WA! Video of salmon swimming up a stream by Dan Spencer/USFWS and Erin Huggins/USFWS | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service