Bear Creek (R.M. 37.5): 95(49/83) 

 Fisheries Impaired: Y 



Project Stream: 



Total Rank: 



Biological Rank: 

 Native Species: 

 Sport Fishery: 

 Water Quality: 



Social Rank: 



FWP Reports: 



N 



Moderate (10/17) 

 Low (10/14) 

 High (5/7) 

 Low (10) 

 None (4/4) 

 High (1/3) 

 1999 



Bear Creek, a small, 2 order tributary to the middle Blackfoot River, flows ~4 miles 

 through public (BLM) and private land in middle reaches. A lack of potential water quality 

 benefits, high native species value, high social ranking characterizes Bear Creek's moderate total 

 ranking on the restoration priority list for non-project streams. Bear Creek supports fluvial 

 WSCT, providing low (single species) sport fishery value to the Blackfoot River. The lower 

 reaches support low densities WSCT that increase to moderate levels in the middle and upper 

 reaches. Fisheries impairments include undersize culverts limiting fish passage. 



Bear Creek (trib. to North Fork): 75(75/83) 



Fisheries Impaired: Y 



Project Stream: 



Total Rank: 



Biological Rank: 

 Native Species: 

 Sport Fishery: 

 Water Quality: 



Social Rank: 



FWP Reports: 



N 



Low (14/17) 

 Low (11/14) 

 High (5/7) 

 None 

 None (4/4) 

 Moderate (2/3) 

 1999 



Bear Creek, a small spring fed 2"** order disjunct tributary of the North Fork Blackfoot 

 River, flows ~2 miles through private land. Bear Creek ranks low on the restoration priority list 

 for non-project streams, despite bull trout core area status. Bear Creek has high native species 

 value due to core area status, lacks potential water quality benefits and provides no sport fishery 

 value. Bear Creek supports low densities of genetically pure resident WSCT and no other fish 

 species. Fisheries impairments in lower Bear Creek include irrigation reducing instream flows 

 and entrainment of fish to irrigation canals. 



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