MONTANA RIVERS INFORMATION SYSTEM 

 Rivers Report 



Montana Rivers Information System 

 Rivers Report 



Reach: 001 BIG MUDDY CREEK - STATE LINE 

 Fishery Assessment Data Continued 



BRK STICKLEBACK : Rare 

 IOWA DARTER : Rare 

 N REDBELLY DACE : Rare 



Source: 06/77 NEEDHAM FWP 



Additional Fishery Assessment Reach 



Reach: 002 MILK RIVER - BIG MUDDY CREEK 

 Serial: 759 Length 



Values: Sport Fishery: 2 Habitat & Species: 

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

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



10/05/1989 



105.7 mi. 

 1 Final: 1 



Overall FMD: 4740 



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 REDHORSE 

 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 

 STONECAT 

 BLACK BULLHEAD 

 BRK STICKLEBACK 

 IOWA DARTER 

 RAINBOW SMELT 



Potentially pure 

 Best 



Potentially pure 

 Best 



• Fish species abundance 



Abundant 



Genetics rating: 



Habitat rating: 



Rare 



Genetics rating: 



Habitat rating: 



Rare 



Genetics rating: Potentially pure 



Habitat rating: Moderate 



Common 



Common u/ proportional no. large fish 



Abundant w/ proportional no. large fish 



Abundant 



Common 



Conmon 



Comn¥3n 



Common 



Conmon 



Abundant 



Common 



Abundant u/ proportional no. large fish 



Uncommon 



Unconmon 



Uncommon 



Uncommon 



Uncommon 



Rare 



Rare 



Abundant 



Rare 



Rare 



Rare 



Rare 



Rare 



Rare 



Rare 



Rare 



Rare 



Uncommon 



Figure 37b. Example of a Full Report (Page 2) 



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