APPENDIX III 



MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND OAME 

 PROCEDURE FOR RATING MONTANA STREAMS 

 December 197S 



GENERAL 



Six value classes were established: 



VALUE CLASS 

 1 

 2 

 3 

 4 

 5 

 6 



CLASS DEFINITION 



Highest-valued fishery resource 



High priority fishery resource 



Substantial fishery resource 



Limited fishery resource 



Low value fishery resource 



Negligible fishery resource or 

 not classified. 



The^?nT","^^^"^^''^^"'' '" ^ ^^'"^ '^"^ '°' ^^^^ °^ '^e two cntena below. 



Criterion 1 - Species and Habitat Value of Stream Reach 



The class of each reach was determined by a point systen, In which i«,8t points 

 were awarded for mportant habitats of fish species of special concern (natlv 

 awarled ""? '"/^"""'^ "•"""« ""^/or limited waters). Fewer points were 



:: dir : °ir. !.Tr^/^"^!^f°""'' *" substantial numbers. Least points were 



Criterion 2 



Sport Fis hery Potential of Streaa Reach 





