(Solvelimis fontinalis). artic grayling (Thymallus arcticiis), white sucker {Catostomus 

 commcrsoni). fathead minnow (Pimephales pomelas). northern pike {Esox lucius), brook 

 stickleback {Culaea inconstans). Pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibhosiis), largemouth bass 

 {Micropteriis sulmoides) and yellow perch (Perca flavescem). 



Most salmonids (WSCT. bull trout, rainbow trout and brown trout) in the river 

 system exhibit fluvial migratory life-history characteristics, whereas tributaries support 

 both migratory and resident populations. WSCT have a basin-wide distribution and is the 

 most abundant species in the upper reaches of the tributary system. Bull trout distribution 

 extends from the mainstem Blackfoot River to headwaters of larger tributaries north of 

 the Blackfoot River mainstem. However, juvenile bull trout will rear in smaller "non- 

 spawning" tributaries, some of which are located in the Garnet Mountains. Rainbow 

 trout distribution is limited to the Blackfoot River downstream of Nevada Creek and 

 lower reaches of the lower river tributaries, with the exception of Nevada Creek upstream 

 and downstream of Nevada Reservoir. Rainbow trout occupy -10% of the perennial 

 streams in the Blackfoot watershed, with river populations reproducing primarily in the 

 lower portions of larger south-flowing tributaries. Brown trout inhabit -15% of the 

 perennial stream system with a distribution that extends from the Landers Fork down the 

 length of the Blackfoot River and into the lower foothills of the tributary system. Brook 

 trout are widely distributed in tributaries, but rare in the mainstem Blackfoot River below 

 the Landers Fork. 



Figure 7. Land ownership map of the Blackfoot River Watershed. 



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