induced stream bank degradation and riparian vegetation suppression, 3) elevated sediment and 

 elevated nutrient levels and elevated water temperatures, 4) channel degradation related to 

 instability and to road construction, and 5) reduced instream flows from irrigation. 



Dunham Creek: 150(11/83) 



Fisheries Impaired: 



Project Stream: 



Total Rank: 



Biological Rank: 

 Native Species: 

 Sport Fishery: 

 Water Quality: 



Social Rank: 



FWP Reports: 



Y 

 Y 



High (6/1 7) 

 High (4/10) 

 High (1/7) 

 High (20) 

 Low (3/4) 

 Moderate (2/3) 

 1997, 1999,2002 



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Dunham Creek, a large 2" order tributary to Monture Creek, flows ~13 miles through public 

 land (National Forest) and a small portion of private land near the mouth. Dunham Creek ranks 

 high on the restoration priority list for project streams. Supporting fluvial bull trout spawning and 

 rearing and fluvial WSCT, Dunham Creek ranks high in native species and multi-species sport 

 fishery values. Because of high water quality, Dunham Creek has low potential water quality 

 benefits. Dunham Creek supports populations of fluvial bull front, fluvial WSCT, and resident 

 brook trout. Fish densities for both WSCT and bull trout decline in the middles reaches. 

 Fisheries impairments, located in the middle and lower reaches, include the loss of riparian 

 vegetation related to past logging practices. Dunham Creek is also site of an extensive channel 

 reconstruction, habitat restoration and revegetation project. Dunham Creek is in the early stages 

 of recovery from that project. 



East Twin Creek: 120(31/83) 



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Fisheries Impaired: 



Project Stream: 



Total Rank: 



Biological Rank: 

 Native Species: 

 Sport Fishery: 

 Water Quality: 



Social Rank: 



FWP Reports: 



Y 

 Y 



Low (12/17) 

 Low (7/10) 

 High (4/7) 

 High (20) 

 Low (3/4) 

 Moderate (2/3) 

 1997, 1999 



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East Twin Creek, a small 2" order tributary to the lower Blackfoot River, flows ~5 miles 

 through private land, except for a small parcel of public land in the headwaters. East Twin Creek 

 ranks low on the restoration priority list for project sfreams, due to low potential for water quality 

 and insfream flow improvement. Supporting bull frout rearing and fluvial WSCT, ranks it high in 

 native species value. East Twin Creek provides a high (multi-species) sport fishery value to the 

 Blackfoot River by supporting a diverse fish assemblage of fluvial WSCT, bull trout, rainbow 

 frout, brown trout, and resident brook frout. In general, densities are low for all species in the 

 lower to middle reaches. The only known problem for East Twin Creek is an undersized culvert, 

 which contributes to localized channel instability. 



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