Table 11 



Yearly Total and 5-year Average Harvest (in Pounds) of Carp, Buffalo, 



Channel Catfish, Freshwater Drum, and All Commercial Species from 



Alton Pool, Illinois River, 1950-1970*' 



Year 



Carp 



241,488 

 203,818 

 142,202 

 638,510 

 385,493 

 322,302 



654,696 

 668,038 

 336,812 

 324,168 

 345,951 

 465,933 



350,712 



375,541 

 432,791 

 279,123 

 307,119 

 349,057 



246,910 

 313,858 

 317,069 

 287,971 

 391,667 

 311,495 



Buffalo 



172,629 

 89,817 

 30,120 

 315,414 

 222,319 

 166,060 



352,652 

 204,362 

 136,266 

 103,167 

 100,703 

 179,430 



184,330 

 132,712 

 152,768 

 112,332 

 119,499 

 140,328 



87,623 

 146,298 

 196,634 

 164,493 

 152,060 

 149,422 



Channel 

 Catfish 



43,119 

 29,190 

 9,346 

 54,817 

 68,922 

 41,079 



105,628 

 115,936 

 72,393 

 67,845 

 62,516 

 84,864 



46,395 

 39,359 

 52,455 

 50,096 

 72,918 

 52,245 



26,459 

 36,907 

 61,043 

 33,548 

 65,789 

 44,749 



Freshwater 



Drum 



Total 



41,684 

 21,030 

 7,719 

 77,069 

 86,598 

 46,820 



164,297 

 95,917 

 41,511 

 59,654 

 29,629 

 78,202 



40,713 

 21,870 

 38,327 

 21,706 

 22,220 

 28,967 



12,131 

 15,833 

 23,651 

 9,605 

 24,623 

 17,169 



527,890 

 354,983 

 191,826 

 1,123,901 

 766,993 

 593,119 



1,284,191 

 1,115,580 

 595,873 

 561,004 

 549,723 

 821,274 



636,701 

 585,991 

 690,258 

 472,613 

 526,161 

 582,345 



374,353 

 524,174 

 605,184 

 505,963 

 642,615 

 530,458 



1970 (2) 



185,111 104,668 



30,975 10,870 



337,202 



Unpublished data compiled by the late Dr. William C. Starrett, Illinois 

 Natural History Survey. 



Includes species listed plus all other commercial species. 



C Indicates rank of Alton Pool among the lower four Illinois River pools 

 (Starved Rock, Peoria, LaGrange, and Alton) in total harvest. 



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