Finn Creek: 90(58/83) 



Fisheries Impaired: Y 



Project Stream: 



Total Rank: 



Biological Rank: 

 Native Species: 

 Sport Fishery: 

 Water Quality: 



Social Rank: 



FWP Reports: 



N 



Low (11/17) 

 Low (10/14) 

 None (7/7) 

 None 

 High (1/4) 

 Moderate (2/3) 

 2002 



ind 



Finn Creek, a small 2 order tributary to upper Nevada Creek, flows ~3.3 miles entirely 

 through private ranch land. Finn Creek ranks low in total ranking for non-project streams. Finn 

 Creek currently has no native species value, no sport fishery value to the Blackfoot River, and 

 ranks high in potential water quality benefits. No fish were sampled on Finn Creek. Fisheries 

 impairments in the lower ~2 miles include 1) low flows due to an aggraded channel, 2) livestock- 

 induced stream bank degradation and riparian vegetation suppression, and 3) lack of complex fish 

 habitat (instream wood). 



Fish Creek: 115(36/83) 



Fisheries Impaired: 



Project Stream: 



Total Rank: 



Biological Rank: 

 Native Species: 

 Sport Fishery: 

 Water Quality: 



Social Rank: 



FWP Reports: 



Y 



N 



High (6/17) 

 High (8/14) 

 High (5/7) 

 Low (10) 

 None (4/4) 

 High (1/4) 

 2002 



Fish Creek, a P* order tributary to the lower Blackfoot River, flows ~5 miles through mostly 

 private timber land with a small portion of public (State) land in middle reaches. Fish Creek 

 ranks high on the restoration priority list for non-project streams. This high ranking is generated 

 by a high native species value, single species sport fishery value to the Blackfoot River, and 

 potential to increase stream flows to the Blackfoot River. We identified no potential water 

 quality benefits on Fish Creek. Fish Creek supports fluvial WSCT with densities that increase in 

 the upstream direction. Fisheries impairment in the lower ~3 miles include 1) dewatering, 2) 

 channel alteration (instream pond), and 3) an undersize culvert creating possible fish barriers. 



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