The Great Basin redband trout (''Oncorhynchus mykiss newberrii'') is one of three

redband trout Redband trout are a group of three recognized subspecies of rainbow trout (''Oncorhynchus mykiss''). They occur in three distinct regions in Pacific basin tributaries and endorheic basins in the western United States. The three subspecies are th ...

subspecies of the

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in the western United States. The Great Basin redband trout is native to drainages in south central

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east of the

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, extreme north east

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and extreme north west

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. They occur in seven isolated drainages—the Upper Klamath Lake basin, Fort Rock basin, Harney-Malheur basin, Catlow basin, Warner Lakes basin, Goose Lake basin, and the Chewaucan basin.

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* Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-399). Passed October 30, 2000. ''(While not an officially designated threatened or endangered species, the redband Trout is recognized as important resource, and this law sets aside land in Oregon for protection and research of redband Trout.)'' Oncorhynchus Trout, Great Basin Trout, Great Basin Trout, Great Basin Fauna of the Great Basin Trout, Great Basin Trout, Great Basin Trout, Great Basin Natural history of Modoc County, California ~ Fauna without expected TNC conservation status {{Salmoniformes-stub

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