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2005 Blue Suckers

Herman -- Mr. Essex's 7th grade 5, Washington Middle School, Miles City (Blue Sucker 1)
Einstein -- Mr. Kenney's 6th grade, Ponderosa Elementary, Billings (Blue Sucker 2)
Sykes -- Ms. Volbrecht's 3rd grade, Richey Elementary, Richey (Blue Sucker 3)
ABC 3-- Ms. Terry and Ms. Ellsbury's 2nd grade, Sunset Elementary, Cody, Wyo. (Blue Sucker 4)

Uncle Rico -- Mr. Faber's 6th grade, Guernsey-Sunrise Elementary, Guernsey, Wyo. (Blue Sucker 1)
Ocean -- Ms. Rock's 4th grade, Nashua School, Nashua (Blue Sucker 2)
Jason -- Mrs. Armstrong's 7th grade 6th period, Washington Middle School, Miles City (Blue Sucker 3)
Henry-- Mrs. Armstrong's 7th grade Advisory, Washington Middle School, Miles City (Blue Sucker 4)

Bob -- Ms. Kalanick's 3rd and 4th grades, Greenfield Elementary, Fairfield (Blue Sucker 1)
Dory -- Mrs.Stone-Hammond's students, Fishtail Elementary, Fishtail (Blue Sucker 2)
Neptune -- Brown Family Home School, Billings (Blue Sucker 3)
Bob -- Ms. Granell's 3rd grade, Lincoln McKinley Primary, Havre (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	Size	Sex	Location	Mile	Traveled	Comment
9/26/2004	694mm	Male	Brockton	1651		New fish for 2005
6/20/2004			Below Wolf Point	1695.4	44.4 miles up	Up the Missouri
10/19/2004			Same	1694.9	.5 down	Likes this area
11/3/2004			Same	1694.5	.4 down	Still holding in area
3/29/2005			Below Wolf Point	1694	.5 down	Hardly moved a bit
4/5/2005			Below Wolf Point	1695.1	.6 up	Still holding in area
4/13/2005			Below Wolf Point	1695.3	.2 up	Not moving much
4/20/2005			Below Wolf Point	1695.3	Same	Didn't budge
4/27/2005			Not found
5/5/2005			Above Oswego	1730.3	35 up	Good run up Missouri
5/13/2005			Wiota Pump	1749.5	19.2 up	Another good run upriver
5/16/2005			Below Milk R.	1756	6.5 up	Headed toward Milk River

Blue Sucker 2
Date	Size	Sex	Location	Mile	Traveled	Comment
6/20/2004	710mm	Female	Intake	71.5		New fish for 2005
10/8/2004			Interstate bridge	123.6	52.1 miles up	Up Yellowstone
11/3/2004			Below Fairview	7.3	116.3 down	Far down Yellowstone
11/8/2004			Below Fairview	5.5	1.8 down	Near confluence
4/5/2005			Not found
4/12/2005			Not found
4/20/2005			Not found			Where is this fish hiding?
4/27/2005			Not found
4/27/2005			Fallon	120	114.5 up	Far up the Yellowstone
5/13/2005			Not found
5/16/2005			Not found

Blue Sucker 3
Date	Size	Sex	Location	Mile	Traveled	Comment
9/22/2004	691mm	Male	Wiota pump	1749		Same fish as 2004
10/4/2004			Grandchamps	1744	5 miles down	Down Missouri a bit
10/21/2004			Little Porcupine	1742.9	1.1 down	Down a bit more
11/1/2004			Frazer Rapids	1742.4	.5 down	Down yet a bit more
3/28/2005			Below Milk River	1754	11.6 up	Moving toward Milk
4/5/2005			Below Milk River	1754.2	.2 up	Holding tight
4/12/2005			Below Milk River	1753.1	1.1 down	Moved just a little
4/21/2005			Below Milk River	1754.8	1.7 up	Slipping upriver a bit
4/28/2005			Below Milk River	1753.8	1 down	Not moving much
5/5/2005			Below Milk River	1754.4	.6 up	Still holding in area
5/13/2005			Mouth of Milk	1757.8	3.4 up	Might run up Milk
5/20/2005			Below Frazer	1744.9	12.9 down	Back down the Missouri

Blue Sucker 4
Date	Size	Sex	Location	Mile	Traveled	Comment
9/12/2004	789mm	Female	Brockton	1651		Same fish as 2004
9/22/2004			Prairie Elk	1723	72 miles up	Big run up Missouri
10/4/2004			Grandchamps	1737	14 up	Still moving upriver
11/1/2004			Little Porcupine	1741.4	4.4 up	Up a bit more
3/28/2005			Little Porcupine	1741.5	.1 up	Long time for little move
4/5/2005			Little Porcupine	1742.3	.8 up	A little run upstream
4/12/2005			Little Porcupine	1742.4	.1 up	Hardly moved
4/21/2005			Little Porcupine	1741	1.4 down	A little run downstream
4/28/2005			Little Porcupine	1741.4	.4 up	Still holding in this area
5/5/2005			Little Porcupine	1741.7	.3 up	Waiting for big flow to move
5/13/2005			Little Porcupine	1741.7	Same	Not moving
5/20/2005			Little Porcupine	1741.5	.2 down	Just a little move

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