LIST OF FIGURES 



Figure 1. Location of principal study area, proposed danisite, 



and transect route 2 



Figure 2. Location of proposed dam, powerhouse, and diversion 



tunnels 4 



Figure 3. Map of terrain types 8 



Figure 4. Codes used for recording wildlife observations 14 



Figure 5. Location of breeding bird census area and small mammal 



trapping sites 21 



Figure 6. Locations of fall and winter 1978-1979 bald eagle 



observations, Kootenai Falls area 48 



Figure 7. Location of elk, moose, mule deer, and white-tailed 



deer sign and observations, November 1977-August 1979 .... 53 



Figure 8. Location of bighorn sheep observations, November 1977- 



July 1978 61 



Figure 9. Generalized distribution of selected vertebrate species 

 among habitats of three cross-sections of the Kootenai 

 River Valley 71 



Figure 10. Location of river cross-section profiles and proposed 



pool area 31 



Figure 11. Monthly averages of mean daily discharge downstream 

 from the Libby Dam site prior to impoundment (1970) 

 and following impoundment (1977) 83 



Figure 12. Typical seasonal patterns of discharge of the Kootenai 

 River at Libby, based on July 1976-June 1979 hourly 

 discharge data 85 



Figure 13. Typical seasonal variation in surface elevation of the 

 Kootenai River at three river cross sections, with and 

 without the proposed dam (assuming a forebay elevation 

 of 610 m (2000 ft)) 86 



Figure 14. Typical seasonal variation in wetted perimeter and width 

 of the littoral zone (area between daily high and low 

 water marks) of the Kootenai River at three river cross- 

 sections, with and without the proposed dam (assuming a 

 forebay elevation of 610 m (2000 ft)) R7 



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