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It has been a tough summer for salmon all across Washington, especially at one of the state's prime breeding grounds in Leavenworth.

The city's "Icicle Creek" is not living up to it's name.

"It wasn't Icicle Creek at all," said Steve Croci of the U.S. Department of Fish & Wildlife's (FWS) Leavenworth hatchery.

The ongoing drought raised temperatures in Icicle Creek to over 70 degrees and lowered water levels.

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