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Fish Finder Page 2003 Blue Suckers Old Blue -- Mr. Kalanick's 6th grade, Power School (Blue Sucker 1) Moe -- Mr. Strosky's 7th grade Life Science 1 (Blue Sucker 2) Moe, Jr. -- Mr. Strosky's 7th grade Life Science 2 (Blue Sucker 3) Molly-- Mrs. Verke's 6th grade, Park City Elementary (Blue Sucker 4) Ernie -- Mrs. Graham's 3rd grade, Tri-City Christian School, Independence, Mo. (Blue Sucker 1) Flounder -- Ms. Bue's 5th-6th grades, Reed Point Elementary (Blue Sucker 2) -- (Blue Sucker 3) -- (Blue Sucker 4) (This location data on fish is PROVISIONAL DATA that has not been reviewed or edited. This data may be subject to significant change and is not citeable until reviewed and approved by the USGS. Data users are cautioned not to download this information and to consider carefully the provisional nature of the information before using it for purposes other than school projects specifically related to Missouri River Adopt-A-Fish.) Blue Sucker 1 Moved toward the Milk River and is probably somewhere up the Milk right now. Click here for details on Blue Sucker 1 Blue Sucker 2 The blue sucker is likely far up the Milk River. Click here for details on Blue Sucker 2 Blue Sucker 3 The blue sucker is likely far up the Milk River now, too. Click here for details on Blue Sucker 3 Blue Sucker 4 Still working its way up the Milk River. Click here for details on Blue Sucker 4 (This location data on fish is PROVISIONAL DATA that has not been reviewed or edited. This data may be subject to significant change and is not citeable until reviewed and approved by the USGS. Data users are cautioned not to download this information and to consider carefully the provisional nature of the information before using it for purposes other than school projects specifically related to Missouri River Adopt-A-Fish.)

Blue Sucker 1
Date	Size	Location	Mile	Traveled	Flow	Comment
9/13/2002	26.3"	Wolf Point	1698.5
10/7/2002		At Nelson Dred.	1766.5	32 miles up		swam a long way
11/6/2002		Frazer Pump	1751	15.5 down		dropped down again
4/7/2003		Frazer Pump	1751	Same		hasn't moved
4/17/2003		Near Milk R.	1760	9 miles up		A mile below Milk R.
4/28/2003		Near Milk R.	1760	Same		in the great sucker spot
5/7/2003		Near Milk R.	1759	down one		ready to run up Milk?
Blue Sucker 2
Date	Size	Location	Mile	Traveled	Flow	Comment
9/26/2002	25.3"	Culbertson	1613.5
10/8/2002		Culbertson	1624.5	11 miles up		ran up river a bit
11/6/2002		Oswego Pump	1738	114.5 miles up		went a long, long way
4/7/2003		Boy Scout ramp	1669.5	31.5 miles up		almost to Fort Peck Dam
4/28/2003		Mouth of Milk	1761.5	7.5 miles down		poised at mouth of Milk R.
Blue Sucker 3
Date	Size	Location	Mile	Traveled	Flow	Comment
9/24/2002	29.1"	Confluence	1583
10/8/2002		Culbertson	1616	33 miles up		swimming upstream
11/6/2002		Wolf Point Br.	1701.3	85.3 miles up		a lot of travel in a month
4/17/2003		Frazer	1749	46.7 miles up		first location this spring
4/28/2003		Near Milk R.	1760	11 miles up		in the great sucker spot
Blue Sucker 4
Date	Size	Location	Mile	Traveled	Flow	Comment
9/20/2002	28.5"	Culbertson	1617
10/8/2002		Poplar	1681.5	36.5 miles up		big move in two weeks
11/6/2002		Oswego	1731.8	50.3 miles up		still move up pretty quick
4/7/2003		Oswego	1731	.8 miles down		dropped down a bit
4/17/2003		Wiota Pump	1736.5	5.5 miles up		just a bit upstream
4/28/2003		L. Porcupine	1744	7.5 miles up		heading toward Milk R.
5/7/2003		Frazer	1748	4 miles up		on the move upstream
5/11/2003		Near Milk River	1758	10 miles up		still heading toward Milk R.
5/12/2003		Up Milk River	10	14 miles up		running fast up Milk R.
5/15/2003		Further up Milk	17	7 miles up		still heading up Milk

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