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2004 Blue Suckers

Frankenfin -- Ms. Kalanick's 3rd-4th grade, Greenfield School, Fairfield (Blue Sucker 1)
Bubbles -- Miss Davis' 5th grade, Broadus Elementary (Blue Sucker 2)
Blueberry -- Ms. James' 7th grade, Class 2, Glasgow High School (Blue Sucker 3)
Jaws-- Ms. James' 7th grade, Class 8, Glasgow High School (Blue Sucker 4)

Nemo -- Mrs. Delgado's 4th grade, Muldown Elementary, Whitefish (Blue Sucker 1)
Blue Boy -- Mrs. Matzdorf's 2nd grade, Eagle Cliffs Elementary, Billings (Blue Sucker 2)
Zig Zag -- Ms. Granell's 3rd grade, Lincoln McKinley School, Havre (Blue Sucker 3)
Blueberry Streamer-- Mr. Cummings'5th grade, Central Heights Elementary (Blue Sucker 4)

Cerulean -- Isaac Rockwell, 5th grade, Charlo Schools (Blue Sucker 1)
Buff -- Mrs. Pisk, 3rd grade, Bolin School, Terry (Blue Sucker 2)
Trudy -- Ms. Wobig's Boys and Girls Club group, Hardin (Blue Sucker 3)
Missy-- Mr. Faber's 6th grade, Guernsey-Sunrise Elementary, Guernsey, Wyo. (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

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Blue Sucker 2

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Blue Sucker 3

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Blue Sucker 4

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(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	Location	Mile	Traveled	Flow	Comment
9/15/2003	Wolf Point	1711
9/22/2003	Nickels	1756.5	45.5 miles up		Swam a long way
9/30/2003	Nelson Dredge	1763.5	7 up		Still moving up
10/21/2003	Nelson Dr.	1763.5	Same		hasn't moved
3/30/2004	Nickels	1756.5	7 down		First spring location
4/5/2004	Near Milk R.	1760	3.5 up		Moving to Milk R.
4/12/2004					Did not locate this week
4/14/2004	Milk River	2.5	2.5 up		Moved up the Milk R.
4/23/2004	Milk confluence	1758	2.5 down		Back down the Milk
4/26/2004	Milk confluence	1758	Same		Waiting there
5/4/2004	Across spillway	1760	up 2		Went past the Milk
5/13/2004	Below spillway	1759.5	down .5		Dropped down a bit
5/18/2004	Spillway	1759.75	up .25		Just a bit higher
5/19/2004	Milk River station	2.5	up 2.5		Heading up Milk
5/25/2004	Up Milk R.	20+	up 17.5+		Way up the Milk River

Blue Sucker 2
Date	Location	Mile	Traveled	Flow	Comment
9/30/2003	Nickels	1754.7
10/21/2003	Nickels	1753.8	1 mile down		Not moving much
3/30/2004	Nickels	1756.5	2 up		Likes this place
4/1/2003	Up Milk River	2.5	6 up		Moved up Milk R.
4/22/2004					Did not locate this week
4/26/2004					Did not locate this week
5/4/2004					Did not locate this week
5/13/2004					Did not locate this week
5/18/2004					Did not locate this week
5/25/2004					Did not locate this week

Blue Sucker 3
Date	Location	Mile	Traveled	Flow	Comment
9/30/2003	Wolf Point	1711
10/7/2003	Prairie Elk	1724.47	13 miles up		swimming upstream
10/21/2003	Prairie Elk	1724.89	.4 up		Not moving much
3/30/2004	Frazer Rapids	1744	20 up		first location this spring
4/5/2004	Nickels	1754.4	10.4 up		Heading upstream
4/12/2004	Nickels	1754.5	.5 up		Likes this spot
4/22/2004	Nickels	1754.5	Same		Didn't move a bit
4/26/2004	Nickels	1754.5	Same		Must like it here
5/3/2004	Below Milk R.	1757	up 2.5		Moved up a couple miles
5/13/2004	Mouth of Milk R.	1758.5	up 1.5		Ready to run up Milk?
5/18/2004	Below Milk R.	1755.5	down 3		Still deciding
5/19/2004	Up Milk R.	2.5	up 5.5		Heading up Milk
5/25/2004	Up Milk R.	20+	up 17.5+		Way up the Milk River

Blue Sucker 4
Date	Location	Mile	Traveled	Flow	Comment
10/21/2003	Prairie Elk	1722.95
3/30/2004	L. Porcupine	1741.6	91.35 miles up		Big move over winter
4/5/2004	L. Porcupine	1741.6	Same		Holding tight
4/12/2004	L. Porcupine	1743	1.4 up		Upstream a bit
4/22/2004	Below L. Porc.	1742	1 down		Dropped down a bit
4/26/2004	Below L. Porc.	1743	1 up		Up and down, up and down
5/3/2004	Above L. Porc.	1751	up 8		An upstream burst
5/13/2004	Below Milk R.	1753	up 2		Closer to the Milk
5/18/2004	Below Milk R.	1754	up 1		Still closer to Milk
5/23/2004	Up Milk R.	2.5	up 2.5		Heading up Milk
5/25/2004	Up Milk R.	9	up 6.5		Further up the Milk

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