Clear Creek: 65(79/83) 



Fisheries Impaired: Y 



Project Stream: 



Total Rank: 



Biological Rank: 

 Native Species: 

 Sport Fishery: 

 Water Quality: 



Social Rank: 



FWP Reports: 



N 



Low (16/17) 

 Low (12/14) 

 low (6/7) 

 None 



None (4/4) 

 Moderate (2/3) 

 2002 



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Clear Creek, a small 2" order tributary to Buffalo Gulch in the upper Nevada Creek 

 watershed, flows ~4 miles through both public (National Forest) in the upper drainage and private 

 land downstream of mile -1.5. Clear Creek ranked low in total rank for non-project impaired 

 streams. Clear Creek low priority is generated from low native species value, no sport fishery 

 value to the Blackfoot River and lack of potential downstream water quality benefits. Clear 

 Creek supports a resident WSCT population. Densities are low throughout the drainage, 

 although, numbers increase in middle reaches. Fisheries impairments include minor livestock 

 damage to riparian vegetation in the middle reaches. 



Copper Creek: 145(13/83) 



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Copper Creek, a large 3"* order tributary to the Landers Fork in the upper Blackfoot River 

 watershed, flows ~14 miles entirely through public (National Forest) land, except a small portion 

 of private land in the lower reaches. Copper Creek ranks very high on the restoration priority list 

 for non-project streams. With bull trout core area status, fluvial bull trout and genetically pure 

 fluvial WSCT spawning and rearing, it ranks very high in native species value and very high 

 (multi-species) in sport fishery value to the Blackfoot River. Because of existing high water 

 quality and adequate flows. Copper Creek ranks low in potential water quality benefits to the 

 Blackfoot River. It also ranks high in social and financial considerations. Densities of WSCT 

 and bull trout for both species are generally low throughout the drainage, but increase in middle 

 reaches. Fisheries impairments include localized areas of stream bank degradation from 

 recreational users in the middle reaches. 



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