MONTANA RIVERS INFORMATION SYSTEM 

 Rivers Report 



3. Search for the specific Water Code. (See Section 2.4 Searching by 

 Fish, WUdlife and Parks Water Code.) 



Using this technique will allow you to restrict your search by constructing 

 a very simple retrieval. Basically, the program will take a more direct route in 

 locating the record than the first method. You will get the same results with 

 either method but the second is a bit more efficient. 



The exercise below will show you another type of retrieval and how to clear 

 previous selections before running another search. 



2.3 Searching by Final Value Class 



This search is very useful for locating highly rated streams. The search can 

 be made more specific by combining it with a specific county or basin restriction. 

 For this example, let's search for streams rated outstanding for both Fisheries 

 and Wildlife resources. 



SELECTING RECORDS IN REPORT. Choose 'Select/Change the 

 report content' from the opening screen (Figure 13). 



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Use one or more of the following to select the records to be reported. 

 Press the Help key for more information on record selection. 



River Names 



DFWP Water Codes 



DFUP Drainages 



DFUP Wildlife Areas 



Final Values 



Counties 



Design Your Own Query 



Clear all Selections 

 Return to Main Menu 



Figure 13. Select/Change the Report Content 



Clearing selection criteria. In this example, we want to search by Final 

 Values. If you select Final Values without first clearing all previous selections, 

 you will wind up searching by both the river name and county selections of the 

 previous search, and the final values you select now. As a rule, it is a very good 

 idea to clear the old search criteria before you begin a new search. 



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