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2002 Paddlefish

Pete -- Mr. Hofland's 7th grade, Sundance Wyo.(Paddlefish 1)
Paddy -- Ms. Kalanick's 3rd-4th grade, Greenfield School, Fairfield (Paddlefish 2)
Zeus -- Mrs. Rome's 5th grade, Shepherd (Paddlefish 3)
Dandy -- Ms. Miller's Benzien School, Garfield County (Paddlefish 4)
Paul -- Mr. Hofland's 7th grade, Sundance Wyo. (Paddlefish 5)

Pokey -- Mrs. Ashley's Kindergarten, Miles City Sacred Heart (Paddlefish 1)
D-bo -- Mrs. Anderson's 7th-8th grades, Miles City Sacred Heart(Paddlefish 2)
Alex -- Mr. Chase's 7th grade Life Science, Billings Castle Rock (Paddlefish 3)
Cartman -- Ms. Fox and Mr. Volkmar's North Middle School Fishing Club, Great Falls (Paddlefish 4)
Splasher -- Ms. Volbrecht's 2nd-3rd grades, Richey Elementary (Paddlefish 5)

Alyssa-- Ms. Plant's 4th grade, Irle Elementary, Glasgow (Paddlefish 1)
Paddlefish 2
Paddlefish 3
Paddlefish 4
Paddlefish 5

(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.)

Paddlefish 1

Check out how this paddlefish covered river miles heading upstream in recent days.

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Paddlefish 2

At long last, this paddler was located for the first time since last fall near Erickson Island.

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Paddlefish 3

Paddlefish 3 must be having a party with Paddlefish 4 and Paddlefish 5 -- they're all in the same spot.

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Paddlefish 4

Paddlefish 3 must be having a party with Paddlefish 4 and Paddlefish 5 -- they're all in the same spot.

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Paddlefish 5

This paddlefish liked the high, warmer water coming down the Yellowstone so moved up that river.

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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.)

Paddlefish 1
Date	Size	Location	Mile	Traveled	Flow	Comment
9/26/2001	46.7"	Crow Fly High	1571		7,190	Trapped/radioed
4/16/2002		Below confluence	1577	6 miles up	13,000	biggest paddler
4/26/2002		Confluence	1581.5	4.5 miles up	10,650	Mouth of Yellowstone
4/30/2002		Below confluence	1577	4.5 miles down	10,000	Dropped downstream
5/15/2002		Above Bainville	1605	20 miles up	10,500	Moved a long ways
5/16/2002		Culbertson	1619	14 miles up		Still heading upstream
5/20/2002		Brockton	1651	32 miles up	8,000	Still heading upstream
5/22/2002		Poplar	1681	30 miles up	9,700	Still heading upstream
5/29/2002		Below Wolf Point	1697.5	16.5 miles up	9,300	Really on the move up



Paddlefish 2
Date	Size	Location	Mile	Traveled	Flow	Comment
9/26/2001	42.5"	Crow Fly High	1571		7,190	Trapped/radioed
5/16/2002		Erickson Island	1573	2 miles up	22,800	First location since fall




Paddlefish 3
Date	Size	Location	Mile	Traveled	Flow	Comment
9/26/2001	41.7"	Crow Fly High	1571		7,190	Trapped/radioed
4/30/2002		Below confluence	1574	3 miles up	10,000	staying with 4, 5
5/16/2002		Below confluence	1574.5	.5 miles up	17,400	Very little movement



Paddlefish 4
Date	Size	Location	Mile	Traveled	Flow	Comment
9/25/2001	36.6"	Erickson Is.	1573		7,200	Trapped/radioed
4/23/2002		Below confluence	1577	4 miles up	11,590	near big paddler
4/30/2002		Below confluence	1574	3 miles down	10,000	staying with 3, 5
5/16/2002		Erickson Is.	1574	Didn't move	17,400	Still below confluence


Paddlefish 5
Date	Size	Location	Mile	Traveled	Flow	Comment
9/25/2001	36.6"	Erickson Is.	1573		7,200	Trapped/radioed
4/30/2002		Below confluence	1574	1 mile up	10,000	staying with 3, 4
5/16/2002		Sicklefin Is.	1580.5	7.5 miles up	17,400	Heading upstream
5/16/2002		Up Yellowstone	5.5	7.5 miles up	13,000	Left the Missouri

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