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2004 Paddlefish

Smegol -- Ms. Kalanick's 3rd-4th grade, Greenfield School, Fairfield (Paddlefish 1)
Squidward -- Mrs. McColly's 4th grade, Saco School (Paddlefish 2)
Patty -- Ms. James' 7th grade, Class 2, Glasgow High School (Paddlefish 3)
Mr. Fluffums -- Ms. James' 7th grade, Class 5, Glasgow High School (Paddlefish 4)

Thunder -- Ms. Miller's students, Van Norman School, Jordan (Paddlefish 1)
Rocco -- Mrs. Delgado's 4th grade, Muldown Elementary, Whitefish (Paddlefish 2)
Pinky -- Mrs. Matzdorf's 2nd grade, Eagle Cliffs Elementary, Billings (Paddlefish 3)
Spanky -- Ms. Granell's 3rd grade, Lincoln McKinley School, Havre (Paddlefish 4)

Bubbles -- Miss Carlin's 6th grade, Highland Elementary, Billings (Paddlefish 1)
Eminem -- Miss Carlin's 6th grade, Highland Elementary, Billings (Paddlefish 2)
Captain Longnose Spanky -- Mr. Cummings'5th grade, Central Heights Elementary (Paddlefish 3)
Oar -- Isaac Rockwell, 5th grade, Charlo Schools (Paddlefish 4)

Short Nose -- Mrs. Bakke's 1st grade, Highland Park Elementary, Havre (Paddlefish 1)
Flipper -- Mrs. Mundt's 3rd grade, Central Heights Elementary, Billings (Paddlefish 2)
Mat -- Ms. Volbrecht's's 2nd and 3rd grades, Richey Elementary (Paddlefish 3)
Crush -- Ms. Bue's 5th and 6th grades, Reedpoint Elementary (Paddlefish 4)

Eon -- Ms. Boyer's Big Horn County Library group, Hardin (Paddlefish 1)
Spatula -- Ms. Boyer's Big Horn County Library group, Hardin (Paddlefish 2)
Walter -- Mr. Faber's 6th grade, Guernsey-Sunrise Elementary, Guernsey, Wyo. (Paddlefish 3)
Oar -- St. Pankratz Home School, Billings (Paddlefish 4)

George -- Beck Homeschool, Laurel (Paddlefish 1)

(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

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Paddlefish 2

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Paddlefish 3

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Paddlefish 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.)

Paddlefish 1
Date	Location	Mile	Traveled	Flow	Comment
9/23/2003	Erickson Is.	1574.6
10/8/2003	Erickson Is.	1574.4	.2 miles down		Holding tight
10/22/2003	Erickson Is.	1574.4	Same		Still holding tight
4/7/2004	Above Williston	1568.7	5.7 down		Waiting for spring
4/14/2004	Erickson Is.	1574.5	5.8 up		There with friends
4/22/2004	Above Erickson Is.	1575	up 1		Moved up a bit
4/27/2004	Above Erickson Is.	1575	Same		Likes this area
5/4/2004					Did not locate this week
5/14/2004					Did not locate this week
5/20/2004	Below Williston	1548	down 27		Dropped way downriver

Paddlefish 2
Date	Location	Mile	Traveled	Flow	Comment
9/23/2003	Erickson Is.	1574.6
10/8/2003	Erickson Is.	1574.4	.2 miles down		Holding tight
10/22/2003	Erickson Is.	1574.4	Same		Still holding tight
4/7/2004	Below Erickson	1564.2	12.2 down		Waiting for spring
4/19/2004	Above Erickson	1576	11.8 up		Going to confluence?
4/22/2004	Above Erickson	1574.5	1.6 down		Still deciding
4/27/2004	Above Erickson	1574.5	Same		Yup, still deciding
5/4/2004					Did not locate this week
5/5/2004	Above Sheep Farm	1564	down 9.5		Avoiding anglers
5/14/2004	Above confluence	1583	up 19		Ran up big flow
5/20/2004	Above Erickson	1576	down 7		Dropped back down

Paddlefish 3
Date	Location	Mile	Traveled	Flow	Comment
9/10/2003	Crow Fly	1568.7
10/8/2003	Erickson Is.	1574.42	4.5 miles down		Moved down a bit
10/22/203	Erickson Is.	1574.42	Same		Holding there
4/14/2004					Did not locate this week
4/22/2004					Did not locate this week
4/27/2004					Did not locate this week
5/4/2004					Did not locate this week
5/14/2004					Did not locate this week
5/20/2004					Likely in Sakakawea

Paddlefish 4
Date	Location	Mile	Traveled	Flow	Comment
8/26/2003	Erickson Is.	1574.5
9/10/2003	Erickson Is.	1574.5	Same		Likes that spot
9/23/2003	Ryder	1577.5	3 miles up		Swam upstream
4/14/2004					Did not locate this week
4/15/2004	Above sheep farm	1564.5	13 down		Dropped down
4/22/2004	Above big island	1560	4.5 down		Down a bit more
4/27/2004	Below sheep farm	1562	2 up		Back up again
5/4/2004	Below Brockton	1647	76 miles up		Wow! What a swim!
5/13/2004	Above Wolf Point	1710	63 miles up		Still going up fast
5/18/2004	Below Oswego	1733	up 23		Still heading up
5/24/2004	Up Milk River	2.5	up 28.5		Warm flow up the Milk
5/25/2004	Up Milk River	20+	up 17.5		Far up the Milk fast

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