stations on Rock Creek. Spawning migrations from the Clark Fork 

 River will be monitored. The tissue from twenty-five game fish, 

 collected from each of three locations on Rock Creek, will be 

 analyzed for their heavy metal content. Gill net sampling and 

 snorkeling observations will be conducted in the Clark Fork River 

 near Rock Creek. 



FUTURE ACTIVITIES : The data collected in these baseline studies 

 has been submitted to the Montana Department of State Lands as 

 part of the application for an operating permit. An Environmental 

 Impact Statement will be prepared by the Department of State 

 Lands and the U.S. Forest Service. 



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