Camas Creek: 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) 



Moderate (9/14) 



Low (6/7) 



None 



High (1/4) 



Moderate (2/3) 



2001 



Camas Creek, a 3"* order tributary to Union Creek in the lower Blackfoot River water shed, 

 flows -10 miles through private agricultural land. Overall, Camas Creek ranks moderate on the 

 restoration priority list for non-project streams. This moderate rank results from high potential 

 downstream water quality benefits, low native species value, and no sport fishery value to the 

 Blackfoot River. Camas Creek supports resident WSCT and brook trout. Fish sampling found no 

 salmonids in the lower Camas Creek. The middle reaches support brook trout in low number, 

 while moderate numbers of WSCT dominates the headwaters, including Smith Creek an upper 

 tributary of Camas Creek. Fisheries impairment in the middle and lower reaches include 1) 

 livestock-induced stream bank degradation, 2) riparian vegetation suppression, and 3) lack of 

 complex fish habitat (instream wood). 



Chicken Creek: 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) 



Moderate (9/14) 



Low (6/7) 



None 



High (1/4) 



Moderate (2/3) 



2001 



Chicken Creek, a small 1^' order tributary to Nevada Creek, flows ~4 miles through mainly 

 private land with a small portion of public land (National Forest) near the headwaters. The total 

 rank for Chicken Creek is moderate for non-project streams. This moderate rank comes from low 

 native species value, no sport fishery value to the Blackfoot River and high potential water 

 quality benefits. Lower Chicken Creek supports low densities of resident rainbow trout, while the 

 middle reaches support low numbers of resident WSCT. Fisheries impairments in the lower 1.5 

 miles include 1) livestock-induced stream channel degradation, 2) riparian vegetation 

 suppression, and 3) lack complex fish habitat (instream wood). 



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