MONTANA RIVERS INFORMATION SYSTEM 

 Rivers Report ^_^ 



Montana Rivers Information System 

 Rivers Repwrt 



MISSOURI RIVER SEC 01 Water Code: 162420 



OFWP Basin: 16 Missouri (below Marias River) 



10/05/1989 



Wildlife Area: JGB 



T28NR5SE33 

 T26NRS9E24 



DFWP Region: 6 

 USGS Basin: 10060001 Prarie Elk - Wolf 

 Tributary to: MISSISSIPPI RIVER 

 Upper Boundary: BIG MUDDY CREEK 

 Lower Boundary: STATE LINE 

 Counties: McCone, Richland, Roosevelt, Valley 



Value Classes 



Fish Wildlife Recreation Natural Geologic 



Features Features 

 12 3 2 2 



Cultural 

 Features 

 1 



Overall 



COMPLETE FISHERY ASSESSMENT DATA 



Reach: 001 BIG MUDDY CREEK - STATE LINE 

 Serial: BOZ Length 



Values: Sport Fishery: 2 Habitat & Species: 

 Trout biomass: Ibs/IOOOft (0.0 kg/300m) 

 Fishing days/yr/mi : 43 (269 dy/yr/IOkm) 



52.8 mi. 

 1 Final: 1 



Overall FMO: 2367 



Ingress rating: Permitted 



Esthetics rating: Average 



PADDLEFISH 



PALLID STURGEON 



SHORTNOSE GAR 



NORTHERN PIKE 

 CHANNEL CATFISH 

 BURBOT 

 GOLDEYE 



RIVER CARPSUCKER 

 WHITE SUCKER 

 BIGMOUTH BUFFALO 

 SMALLMOUTH BUFF 

 SHORTHD REOHORSE 

 SAUGER 

 WALLEYE 



SHOVELN STURGEON 

 FRESHWATER DRUM 

 LAKE CHUB 

 EMERALD SHINER 

 LONGNOSE SUCKER 

 BLUE SUCKER 

 RAINBOW TROUT 

 YELLOW PERCH 

 COMMON CARP 

 LONGNOSE DACE 

 BRASSY MINNOW 

 W SILVY/PLAINS M 

 FLATHEAD CHUB 

 FATHEAD MINNOW 

 BLACK BULLHEAD 



Potentially pure 

 Best 



Potential ly pure 

 Best 



Fish species abundance 



Abundant 



Genetics rating: 



Habitat rating: 



Rare 



Genetics rating: 



Habitat rating: 



Rare 



Genetics rating: Potentially pure 



Habitat rating: Best 



Coninon 



Common w/ proportional no. large fish 



Abundant w/ proportional no. large fish 



Abundant 



Conmon 



Common 



Coninon 



Common 



Common 



Abundant 



Common 



Abundant w/ proportional no. large fish 



Uncommon 



Unconmon 



Uncommon 



Uncommon 



Uncommon 



Rare 



Rare 



Abundant 



Rare 



Rare 



Rare 



Rare 



Rare 



Rare 



Figure 37a. Example of a Full Report (Page 1) 



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