Bear Creek, a small, 2"^ order tributary to the lower Blackfoot River, flows ~6 miles 

 through private land including industrial forest in upper reaches. Bear Creek has received 

 extensive restoration over the last several years and is approaching final restoration phases. Bear 

 Creek ranks low on the restoration priority list for project streams for total and biological rank, 

 but high in social rank. Bear Creek ranks moderate for native species value and high for multi- 

 species sport fishery value and low potential water quality due to the completion of many 

 restoration projects in the basin. Bear Creek supports limited bull trout rearing, fluvial WSCT, 

 rainbow trout, brown trout and resident brook trout. Fisheries-related impairments, located in the 

 lower reaches, include elevated stream sediment levels from poor road drainage. The stream is 

 currently recovering from livestock-induced riparian vegetation suppression. 



Beaver Creek: 160(7/83) 



Fisheries Impaired: Y 



Project Stream: 



Total Rank: 



Biological Rank: 

 Native Species: 

 Sport Fishery: 

 Water Quality: 



Social Rank: 



FWP Reports: 



Y 



High (4/17) 

 High (3/10) 

 Moderate (4/7) 

 High (20) 

 High (1/4) 

 Moderate (2/3) 

 1990,2000 







Beaver Creek, a 3'^ order tributary to Keep Cool Creek located near Lincoln, flows ~ 9 

 miles through both public and private land. The private land is located in the lower three miles of 

 stream. Beaver Creek ranks high for total and biological rank. Supporting very limited bull trout 

 rearing and fluvial WSCT, Beaver Creek ranks moderate for native species value. It provides a 

 high multi-species sport fishery value, Beaver Creek also ranks high in both 1) potential water 

 quality benefits, and 2) potential to increase flows to the Blackfoot River. Beaver Creek supports 

 high densities of WSCT in headwaters along with brown trout and resident brook trout in lower 

 reaches. Brown trout are dominant at increased densities in lower reaches. Fisheries 

 impairments, located in the middle reaches, include 1) reduced instream flow from irrigation, 2) 

 fish entrapment to irrigation canals, and 3) livestock induced stream bank degradation and 

 riparian vegetation suppression from livestock grazing and an instream corral. 



Belmont Creek: 160(7/83) 



Fisheries Impaired: Y 



Project Stream: 



Total Rank: 



Biological Rank: 

 Native Species: 

 Sport Fishery: 

 Water Quality: 



Social Rank: 



FWP Reports: 



Y 



High (4/1 7) 



High (3/10) 



High (1/7) 



High (20) 



Low (2/4) 



Moderate (2/3) 



1990, 1997, 1999,2002 



-.nd 





Belmont Creek, a 2"" order 

 tributary to the lower Blackfoot River, flows ~1 1 miles through public and private land-primarily 

 industrial (Plum Creek) forest. The lower -10 miles of stream are Plum Creek properties, except 

 for a BLM section near the mouth. Past fisheries-related projects include a Plum Creek- 



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