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2006 Blue Suckers

Firework -- Mr. Truscott's 1st grade, Poly Dive Elementary, Billings (Blue Sucker 1)
Gub Gub -- Ms. Cline's 5th grade, Poly Drive Elementary, Billings (Blue Sucker 2)
Bonnett -- Ms. Anderson-Mr. Simley, 4th grade, Northside School, Wolf Point (Blue Sucker 3)

Squishy -- Ms. Carlin's 2nd grade, Boulder Elementary, Billings (Blue Sucker 1)
Phillip -- Mrs. Armstrong's 7th grade 1, Washington Middle School, Miles City (Blue Sucker 2)
Quigley -- Mrs. Crooks' 5th grade, Meeteetse Schools, Meeteetse, Wyo. (Blue Sucker 3)

Billy -- Mrs. Armstrong's 7th grade 4, Washington Middle School, Miles City (Blue Sucker 1)
-- (Blue Sucker 2)
-- (Blue Sucker 3)

(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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(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
10/19/2005	8.5 pounds	Female	Brockton	1652.1
11/1/2005			Wolf Point	1708.8	Up 56.7 miles	A big run upriver
11/23/2005			Wolf Point	1711.9	Up 3.1 m.	Still moving up the river
4/3/2006			Above Wolf Point	1716	Up 4.1 m.	First spring location
4/10/2006			Below Prairie Elk	1724	Up 8 m.	Heading steadily upriver
4/21/2006			Below Prairie Elk	1724	Same	Didn't move
4/28/2006			Below Milk R.	1758.4	Up 34.4 m.	Big run toward Milk
5/5/2006			Below Milk R.	1760	Up 1.6 m.	Still heading to Milk
5/12/2006			Above Milk R.	1764	Up 4 m.	Ran past the Milk River
5/18/2006			Above Milk R.	1764	Same	Waiting run up Milk?

Blue Sucker 2
Date	Size	Sex	Location	Mile	Traveled	Comment
10/24/2005	6 pounds	Male	Culbertson	1617
10/28/2005			Brockton	1651	Up 34 miles	Big move in four days
11/21/2005			Poplar	1675.5	Up 24.5 m.	Still moving upriver
4/3/2006			Wolf Point	1713.5	Up 38 m.	First spring location
4/10/2006			Frazer	1753	Up 39.5 m.	Big move in past week
4/21/2006			Frazer Rapids	1748.5	Down 4.5 m.	Slipped back down a bit
4/28/2006			Below Spillway	1762.2	Up 13.7	Run toward Fort Peck Dam
5/5/2006			Below Spillway	1762.9	Up 0.7 m.	Closer to dam
5/12/2006			Mouth of Milk R.	1761.5	Down 1.4 m.	Ready to run up Milk
5/18/2006			Below Mouth of Milk	1761	Down 0.5	Waiting for Milk to be ready

Blue Sucker 3
Date	Size	Sex	Location	Mile	Traveled	Comment
10/23/2005	7 pounds	Female	Culbertson	1617
10/28/2005			Brockton	1651	Up 34 miles	Moving with No. 2
11/21/2005			Below Wolf Point	1696.9	Up 45.9 m.	Big swim upriver
4/3/2006			Wolf Point	1711.5	Up 14.6 m.	First spring location
4/10/2006			Below Oswego	1734	Up 21.5 m.	Still heading upriver
4/21/2006			L. Porcupine Cr.	1741	Up 7 m.	Upriver a bit more
4/28/2006			Below Milk R.	1756	Up 15 m.	Run toward the Milk River
5/5/2006			Below Milk R.	1757.7	Up 1.7 m.	Closer to Milk
5/12/2006			Below Milk R.	1759	Up 1.3 m.	Upriver a bit more
5/18/2006			Above Milk R.	1764	Up 5 m.	Didn't travel too far

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