Table 1, = Average expenditures by fishermen in the Missouri River Basin 
Transportation: determined by applying a rate of 7 cents to the average number of miles traveled per 
day by each person; the average number of miles per person per day was determined by dividing the 
_ round-trip mileage by the number of persons in the party and the number of days in the trip, 
Trip: includes expenditures for food, lodging, refreshments, fees for guides or entrance to areas, 
rentals of horses, boats, bait, miscellaneous items, etc, 
Investmentt consists of cost of equipment used in pursuit of a sport, which is prorated according to 
the life expectancy and the mumber of days used each year, 
Annual: consists of recurring expenses, such as license fees, hunting and fishing magazine subscrip- 
tions, club dues, and contributions to conservation causes, which are prorated on the basis of the 
total mimber of days that the individual fished during the year of stuily, 







Leta frenioe a Estimated Estimated | stimated Estimated 
te per ing day utilization | expenditures dit dit 
Location and year of study Trans- Trip Invest= | Annual Total (number of by all fish- by all fish- by all fish 
portation ment _ fishermen ermen ermen per ermen per 
days) acre of lake | mile of 
surface stream 
WARMeWATER FISHING 
Wyoming [2, 3], Ocean Lake (6,100 acres): 
wa Smee nent tenia nnn nnn nnn eee enn een — 86 86 $1.12 $0. $ 9.26 $ 0,95 7,639 $ 70,737e14 60 zoe 
ISN? Water mm———nan= annem nnn P3083 Laat fal flaps [tat | ae 9d age fae = 
191.8, Summer aoe meena nena een ee ee ee = 
198 Winter ------------n~n~naennnennnnnnnnnee~ | 6520 | 3683 |r? | Wob3 fT /11.58 | 1692 | a he sees ae === 
epee Beare Das aie | ap | ane | ip. 7 
ein te i pct ae me | ae fT els OT 09 [abe [1.50 [ 15,259 | 36,926. 7 === 
Montana [ 10}, Fort Peck Reservoir (245,000 
acres) and Missouri River below Fort Peck 
Dam (12 miles): cy, i 
19) Ge---- 2 an nn nnn enn nn nen nse nn nnn aenn loli? ot 69 023 3.13 20 So= 
M4 303 [a3 [9400] 30, 088300 | —]-¥ 2, 50.00 
op ND BINA Ae oa RN 1.61 | 99, 38 408 : | 49,878,00 | 420 --5 
é Zl la Asa Ait ICE 17,595,00 [=~ | ‘19 h0,25 
———ee—EE v5 [wos [ees | ae ae |e 
250, oa | b. 
Nebraska and Kansas [19], Republican River (3 23 J 
miles) 
L9G Leon wenn wen nner en enn res arr esi eel wal oa 1.09 ol? Y oltS 1,80 2 yl 17,126 1, 366,80 29,16 
Montana [20 |, Split Rock Lakes (120 acres)t geet ee 2 ener 
oe ee eee Teas [ol oe ee aa Pee Sue IE 
South Dakota [13], Angostura Reservoir (5,600 
ue 66 él, 1.5 [nf oe bo 
195 2 awn nnn nnn nn enn =n eo nnnn nen nnn 26 ° Y1.50_ 9 41,018 196, 86.10 16 — 
South Dakota [1], Cottonwood Lake (1,450 acres)! aa ae el se. 
Aeetavias ee aa yu a - 
Nebraska [18], Harry Strunk Lake (1,768 acres)t == als 
ene eae Sees me as = 
ee ae 94028457 
WEIGHTED AVERAGE *--—-e----~ maeennennnn- wncenen nn | are | h 1/1, 329.08 
Montana, Warm-water fishermen [8 | 
Yellowstome County = predominantly cold water, 
SE ee ae 
Valley and Roosevelt Counties = predominantly 
ais 
Medicine Creek below Harry Strunk Lake (1 ah 
miles): 
eee states 
warm water, 19),Q------------- aniniatenabaeiaiabanataseianatad ee esl 
re ewe oe oe a ee 
" 
ar 
marie ‘ 
i 
a 
ad 
ae rr 
4.80 
3.16 
oY 3216 
[1.20 | 
4elB 
| age a 
| 267 11 
a Pe cece oa Pl a 
LOG ee ene re tener anaes gee aoa 3439 1033 | 6/2605 6/015 7422 309 7,850 56,677.00 2.51 2:3 
pair ee cha | ens | 80] woos | wis | 5.79 
19S Les-sae= aig ge wi Se LEER Ce IT I a ae] 9 6/2.05 Gf iS 5079 5439 4,750 
Fremont Canyon, North Platte River between 
Pathfinder and Alcova Reservoirs () miles)r Se eee 
0 ae a nbc mh i er acct cid 340 059 | 6/2.05 6/5 1, 350 8,761.50 
Psa a a 10.79 Pe 7,117 60 
| u6 
Diversion Reservoir (100 acres)s 
ea ee ati Se ee 247 Pes 
2.05 
05 
COLD=WATER FISHING 
South Dakota [6, 10], Deerfield Reservoir (35 
acres)? 
195m So a a oH = 64730 294511400 _| _B0033 — 
Sa ae cd a EE [5.20 [ald 190 0 == 
Montana |_7, West Gallatin River, Upper ah 
LMiGeans pe tusew or ac rene gems Sara CAEARPEN 8 15,000 675200 ,00 1,221.8 
pe gars tic eee ia see iy ea BR eT 
199 mara men ere ates nen em me nes em mma eircom 1,67 ° 039 4.48 4.83 11,100 ues 72h 00 1,776.00 
Pp L8_| 5.19 [| 13,100 2096.00 
2,190.38 
Montana | 20], North Fork Sun River above Gibson 
Reservoir (50 miles)r 
195 lane 
Gibson Reservoir (1,360 cay, eee 
9B Lmeeneennrnemen renee eenenete enenencs enema ES 2018 
12.95 

2 
195, 0m mennnnnanven men nannenennnnenennennnnnns 1.67 | 31 | 2011 | 47039 
6.57 16 
peer am 
Se 
North Fork Sun River betean Gibson and 
Diversion Reservoirs (8 miles): 
195 eemnennennnnnmnnnnnencannncennmnmnmenmnmne | Del 1,192.28 
6/2405 
on 
work 
ae 
Tas | 
=< 11,938.20 
North Fork Sun River below Diversion Reservoir 
(22 miles): 
195 Lacon enema seen an Fo nt ae em eee te 2efl 3h6.5h 
a4 2,328 13,758.48 137.58 —- 
Pishkun Canal (12 miles): el a 
LOG Lam eee ects et rn en aon ee me re me anceen oe 2efl 6/205 1,057.89 88,16 
8.59 
033 
eaG es 1,290 7,623.90 
195 lene anna nnn een en nen ee nnn nen nee en 2071 / h5 ¥5.91 12,26 1,575 9,308.25 6.01 --- 
pate oer ee eee ed ere YS 
2,978.6) 
2,363.90 118,20 -+- 
8,107 6,945.20 1, 91:957? 
Tunnel Lake (20 acres)t 
95 on nnn rn nen nen - 2671 
Wood Lake (20 acres): ea 
19 Loe =e OP a a a ee ea oer guemp fed GEOR GOD a PS OOD MOD de A det SRO Ae) FDR fat AC eet A re oie 3,21 
Montana [21], Madison River Bolan Madison 
Reservoir (33 miles): 
| wais_| 
cies 
LOU Qe s ce emees: cee ti pre ere emer er mmanaes 3455 1,85! 679.95 
Madison Reservoir (3,800 acres)! igh ee colle 
el: ecole porate tel tags fy Be BE : 
Madison River above Uiadd son Reservoir 
ga aaa arr em 
1 AE sierra annaaie co pune PE Spree erence lb 2051 6/ 5 79307 58,090.65 
O/ ald 
6/ li5 
6/ 5 
O/ tS 
&/ lid 
6/5 
6/ id 
OS 5 
3.39 
Madison River below Hebgen Feaetyalts 
oes Peele el amel ee 
1.95 2 eee nemesis seen cannes em enrnen emma mem mores 6.83 5 | 6/205 / oh 13.08 : 7526 Shy 777 268 
2,05 1,708.55 
Hebgen Re ar (10,140 ) 3,057434 
gen Reservoir acres) 
1 enn ee sn | 20,10 < 
8.143 19,233.68 
aaron 8.25 1,830.31 
Valley and Roosevelt Counties =- predominantly 
5.91 
5.91 
ol2 
ol\7 
7.97 
: 313.08 
Wyoming {17 |, North Platte River 1/2 miles): a aes 
Rae an Soe 
ars AN ae CRE ere 
warm water, LO Gen eevee meen nnn nnn ence semen e a ten men oa ae wal xe 
Data obtained in the field, 
Applied from the total daily expenditure obtained either in the preceding or succeeding year, 
Yellowstme County = predominantly cold water, 
LL aren eas a cei pe ee mee eee met a ca ae eee mens mm 
Ona basic figure obtained from study area as a whole and applied to separate segments, 
Rounded and adjusted investment or anmal expenditure applied from Valley and Roosevelt Counties, Mont, [8]. 
Applied from Lake Maloney, Nebr. [hi]. 
Rounded and adjusted investment or annual expenditure applied from Yellowstone County, Mont, [8]. 
Judgment estimate of total of investment and armual expenditures based on several studies, 
Determined from survey of local businesses. 
Applied from Harry Strunk Lake, 
Fort Peck Reservoir axcluded for the purpose of determining this figure because relatively little of the surface acreage of Fort Peck Reservoir was fished, aml, 
therefore, -the values of 20 to 23 cents per acre for Fort Peck Reservoir are wholly unreasonable, 
Tailwater fisheries below Fort Peck Reservoir and Harry Strumk Lake are not comparable to the Republican River, therefore, this figure has no real meaning. 
Figures shown here have been modified from those for the average license holder to those for the average fisherman in the field, 
Applied from Middle Sectim, West Gallatin River, Not included in weighted average expenditure figure because expenditures were artibrarily estimated from data 
secured in the Middle Section, 
Based on yield from 2=week periods however, this period is thought to represent most of the fishing, 
Adjusted, but wunrounded, total of investment and annual expenditures applied from Yellowstone Cowmty, Mont, [8]. 
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