STUDY NUMBER ; 2.10 



ORGANIZATION ; Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks 

 (MDFWP) 



TITLE OF STUDY ; Fisheries Studies on Noxon Rapids and 

 Cabinet Gorge Reservoirs 



CONTACTS ; Jim Vashro - DFWP, Kalispell - 755-5505 

 Joe Huston - DFWP, Kalispell - 755-5505 



OBJECTIVE ; Evaluate the suitability of the reservoirs to 

 support various species of game fish by documenting their 

 distribution, abundance and reproductive success. 



DURATION ; 1952 - Indefinitely 



CURRENT STATUS ; Since the elimination of the free-flowing 

 lower Clark Fork by dams in the 1950 's, the DFWP has continu- 

 ously attempted to establish a sport fishery in the reser- 

 voirs. Several different fish species have been planted. 

 The success (or mainly lack of success) of these plantings 

 has been monitored within the reservoirs by gill net and 

 creel census surveys. Several tributaries have been studied 

 to estimate their value as sources of recruitment to the 

 reservoirs. 



Progress reports, outlining the results of these 

 efforts, are available from DFWP's Kalispell office. A 

 summary of these reports is available from DFWP's Helena 

 office; 



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