STUDY NUMBER ; 2.9 



ORGANIZATION ; Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks 

 (MDFWP) 



TITLE OF STUDY ; Western Montana Fishery Investigation: 

 Inventories and Surveys of the Upper Clark Fork River 

 (Druinmond to Milltown, Rock Creek and the Blackfoot River) 



CONTACTS ; Dennis Workman - DFWP, Missoula - 721-5808 

 Don Peters - DFWP, Missoula - 721-5808 



OBJECTIVE ; Evaluate the condition, distribution and abun- 

 dance of game fish in waters of the study area. 



DURATION ; 1967 - Indefinitely 



CURRENT STATUS ; Trout population estimates have been 

 conducted at the following locations: 



Clark Fork River 



Bearmouth (below Drummond) 1979 & 1985 



Bonita (above Rock Creek) 1979 - 1980 



Turah (above Milltown) 1979 - Present 



Milltown (below the dam) 1979 - Present 



Blackfoot River 



Johnsrud Park (near mouth) 1979 - Present 



Lincoln 1972 



Water temperatures have been periodically monitored 

 (with recording thermographs) within the study section 

 since 1976. 



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