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Chimney Creek (trib. to Douglas Creek): 95(49/83) 



Fisheries Impaired: 



Project Stream: 



Total Rank: 



Biological Rank: 

 Native Species: 

 Sport Fishery: 

 Water Quality: 



Social Rank: 



FWP Reports: 



Y 



N 



Moderate (10/17) 



Moderate (9/14) 



Low (6/7) 



None 



High (1/4) 



Moderate (2/3) 



2001 



Chimney Creek, a P' order tributary to middle Douglas Creek, flows ~7.4 miles entirely 

 through private ranch land. Chimney Creek ranks moderate on the restoration priority list for 

 non-project streams. This moderate ranking comes from high potential downstream water quality 

 benefits, moderate social rank, low native species value, and no sport fishery value to the 

 Blackfoot River. Lower Chimney Creek supports only non-game fish species. The middle 

 reaches support low densities of resident WSCT. Fisheries impairments include 1) livestock 

 induced stream channel degradation and riparian vegetation suppression, 2) the lack of complex 

 fish habitat (instream wood), and 3) channel alterations (instream reservoirs for irrigation). 



Chimney Creek (trib. to Lincoln Slough): 35(83/83) 



Fisheries Impaired: Y 



Project Stream: 



Total Rank: 



Biological Rank: 

 Native Species: 

 Sport Fishery: 

 Water Quality: 



Social Rank: 



FWP Reports: 



N 



Low (17/17) 

 Low (14/14) 

 Low (6/7) 

 None 

 High (1/4) 

 Low (3/3) 

 2001 



Chimney Creek, a small 1" order 

 tributary to Lincoln Slough in the lower Nevada Creek watershed, flows ~5 miles through both 

 public (National Forest) land in the upper drainage and private ranch land in the lower -2.5 miles 

 of stream. Chimney Creek ranks low in total rank for non-project streams due to low native 

 species value, low social rankings and no sport fishery value, and a technical inability to address 

 the entire stream system. Chimney Creek supports a small, low density, disjunct population of 

 resident WSCT in middle reaches. Fisheries impairments in the lower 2 miles include 1) 

 localized livestock induced stream bank degradation, 2) dewatering from irrigation, 3) channel 

 alterations, 4) undersized culverts, and 5) irrigation canals creating barriers to fish passage. 



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