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2003 Paddlefish

Aragorn
-- Ms. Kalanick's 3rd-4th grade, Greenfield School, Fairfield (Paddlefish 1)
Rusty Dagger -- Slothouber Home School(Paddlefish 2)
Abraham -- Miss Boerner's 4th grade, Divine Redeemer Lutheran, Hartland, Wis. (Paddlefish 3)
Wally -- Miss Rutz's 4th grade, Divine Redeemer Lutheran, Hartland, Wis. (Paddlefish 4)

Scoop -- Mr. Kalanick's 6th grade, Power School (Paddlefish 1)
Curly -- Mr. Strosky's 7th grade Life Science 5 (Paddlefish 2)
Nemo -- Ms. Volbrecht's 2nd-3rd grades, Richey Elementary(Paddlefish 3)
Nels -- Ms. Flowers' Boone & Crockett Conservation Ed Program, Dupuyer (Paddlefish 4)

Murphy -- Mrs. Verke's 6th grade, Park City Elementary (Paddlefish 1)
Bert -- Mrs. Graham's 3rd grade, Tri-City Christian School, Independence, Mo. (Paddlefish 2)
King Bignose -- Mrs. Ryti's 2nd grade, Terry Elementary (Paddlefish 3)
Pinnochio -- Ms. Bue's 5th-6th grades, Reed Point Elementary (Paddlefish 4)

Frank -- Ms. Peterson's 2nd grade, Bridger Elementary (Paddlefish 1)
Dollar -- Mrs. O'Connor's 5th-6th grades, Jordan Elementary (Paddlefish 2)
Pete -- Ms. Malsom's class, Dakota Memorial High School, Minot, N.D. (Paddlefish 3)
Spanky -- Mikaela and Allyson Herman, Glasgow Middle School Science Project (Paddlefish 4)


Flipper
-- Miss Tollefson's 4th grade, Saco School (Paddlefish 1)
Janet -- Janet Herman's EVSC 376 Watersheds of Lewis and Clark class, University of Virginia (Paddlefish 2)
Daffy -- Mrs. Hekkel's 5th grade, Culbertson Elementary (Paddlefish 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.)


Paddlefish 1


Still hanging out in the Missouri below the confluence with the Yellowstone.

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Paddlefish 2


This paddlefish appears to be working up the Yellowstone River.

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Paddlefish 3


This paddlefish might be on his way to the Milk River.

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Paddlefish 4


This paddlefish might be holding in Lake Sakakawea in North Dakota.

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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
9/17/2002 46.7" Wolf Point 1698.5    
9/20/2002   Brockton 1651 47.5 miles down   many miles in 3 days
9/24/2002 Erickson Is. 1573 78 miles down   still traveling fast
4/9/2003   Erickson Is. 1573 Same   Likes Erickson Island
4/21/2003 Below confluence 1577 4 miles up headed to confluence
4/24/2003 Below confluence 1576 1 mile down still below confluence
       
Paddlefish 2
Date Size Location Mile Traveled Flow Comment
9/13/2002 42.5" Wolf Point 1697    
9/17/2002   Brockton 1651 46 miles down   moving fast
9/19/2002 Culbertson 1619 32 miles down still going down fast
9/20/2002   Fort Union 1587 32 miles down   32 miles down in a day
9/23/2002 Erickson Is. 1573 14 miles down down, down, down
9/27/2002   Williston 1556 17 miles down   east in North Dakota
4/9/2003 Below confluence 1582 26 miles up Making move upstream
4/21/2003   Up Yellowstone 4.5 10.5 miles up   turned up Yellowstone
5/6/2003 Down a bit 3 1.5 miles down staying in Yellowstone
5/14/2003   Up Yellowstone 9.5 6.5 miles up   working up Yellowstone
Paddlefish 3
Date Size Location Mile Traveled Flow Comment
8/10/2002 36.6" Erickson Is. 1573      
10/10/2002   Erickson Is. 1573 same   likes that spot
11/8/2002 Erickson Is. 1574 1 mile up   not moving much
4/15/2003   Up Yellowstone 10 22 miles up   Run up Yellowstone
4/21/2003 Up the Missouri 1644 72 miles up Fast up the Missouri
5/5/2003 Below Wolf Point 1698.5 54.5 miles up near where first tagged
5/12/2003   Above Wolf Point 1710 11.5 miles up   Headed toward Milk?
Paddlefish 4
Date Size Location Mile Traveled Flow Comment
8/21/2002 36.6" Erickson Is. 1568      
10/10/2002   Erickson Is. 1573 5 miles up   rounding the island
11/8/2002 Erickson Is. 1572 1 mile up   still holding nearby
       



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