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2005 Pallid Sturgeon

Oscar -- Ms. Volbrecht's 3rd grade, Richey Elementary, Richey (Pallid Sturgeon 1)
Spyro -- Ms. Kirkpatrick's 5th grade, Washington Middle School, Glendive (Pallid Sturgeon 2)
Bubba -- Ms. Bebee's 7th grade 4, Chief Joseph Middle School, Bozeman (Pallid Sturgeon 3)
Mike -- Mr. Peterson's 4th grade, Hillcrest Elementary, Harlowton (Pallid Sturgeon 4)

Napoleon -- Mr. Faber's 6th grade, Guernsey-Sunrise Elementary, Guernsey, Wyo. (Pallid Sturgeon 1)
ABC 2 -- Ms. Terry and Ms. Ellsbury's 1st grade, Sunset Elementary, Cody, Wyo. (Pallid Sturgeon 2)
Hawkings -- Mr. Kenney's 6th grade, Ponderosa Elementary, Billings (Pallid Sturgeon 3)
Franklin -- Ms. Winkler's 4th grade, Ponderosa Elementary, Billings (Pallid Sturgeon 4)

Goldy -- G.R.A.C.E. Home School Group, Glendive (Pallid Sturgeon 1)
Amber -- Mrs.Stone-Hammond's students, Fishtail Elementary, Fishtail (Pallid Sturgeon 2)
Sturgis -- Brown Family Home School, Billings (Pallid Sturgeon 3)
Gimli -- Ms. Bue's sixth grade, Reed Point Elementary, Reed Point (Pallid Sturgeon 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.)

Pallid Sturgeon 1

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Pallid Sturgeon 2

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Pallid Sturgeon 3

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Pallid Sturgeon 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.)

Pallid Sturgeon 1
Date	Size	Sex	Location	Mile	Traveled	Comment
10/1/2004	1272mm	Not sure	Brockton	1651		Same fish as 2004
10/5/2004			Brockton Church	1658.5	7.5 miles up	A run upstream
10/21/2004			Wolf Point	1703	44.5 up	Big swim to W.P.
11/1/2004			Sand Creek	1713.9	10.9 up	Still going upriver
3/28/2005			Above WP Bridge	1702	11.9 down	Dropped down a bit
3/29/2005			Below WP Bridge	1700	2 down	Two miles in a day
4/5/2005			Below WP Bridge	1690.5	9.5 down	Slipped downriver
4/12/2005			Above Poplar R.	1680.3	9.8 down	Downriver again
4/20/2005			Below Poplar R.	1673.5	6.8 down	Still going downriver
4/25/2005			Below Brockton	1640	33.5 down	Good move downriver
5/3/2005			Culbertson Bridge	1621	19 down	Another downriver move
5/10/2005			Culbertson	1620	1 down	Another mile down
5/19/2005			Big Muddy Cr.	1627	7 up	Back up the Missouri

Pallid Sturgeon 2
Date	Size	Sex	Location	Mile	Traveled	Comment
8/10/2004		Female	Below Crow Fly	1566.5		New fish for 2005
9/7/2004			Pump House	1556.7	10.2 miles down	Going toward Sakakawea
9/20/2004			Pump House	1556.2	.5 down	Holding tight
11/8/2004			Sheep Farm	1566.7	10.5 up	Back upriver
3/30/2005			Sheep Farm	1567	.3 down	Didn't move much
4/5/2005			Not found
4/14/2005			Above Erickson	1574.7	8.7 up	Moving upriver again
4/19/2005			Above Erickson	1574.5	.2 down	Hardly moved at all
4/28/2005			Above Erickson	1574.5	Same	Didn't budge
5/3/2005			Above Erickson	1574.5	Same	Not moving
5/10/2005			Sheep Farm	1566.7	7.8 down	Slipped downriver
5/16/2005			Ryder Point	1577.5	10.8 up	On the move
5/17/2005			Confluence	1581.5	4 up	Up Missouri, Yellowstone?
5/18/2005			Up Yellowstone	0.5	0.5 up	It's up the Yellowstone

Pallid Sturgeon 3
Date	Size	Sex	Location	Mile	Traveled	Comment
9/20/2004		Male	Confluence ramp	1581.3		New fish for 2005
10/5/2004			Sheep Farm	1565.3	16 miles down	Heading downriver
10/19/2004			Pump House	1555.9	9.4 down	Down, down, down
11/8/2004			Above Big Island	1559.9	4 up	Back upriver a bit
3/30/2005			Pump House	1556	3.9 up	At Williston Pump House
4/5/2005			Below Erickson	1567.5	1.5 up	Hanging out with No. 4
4/14/2005			Yellowstone mouth	0.5	20 up	Up Yellowstone next?
4/20/2005			Not found
4/25/2005			Above Culbertson	1626	45 up	Headed up Missouri
5/3/2005			Below Brockton	1643	17 up	Still moving up Missouri
5/13/2005			Wolf Point	1704.1	61.1 up	Wow! What a run!
5/20/2005			Oswego Pump	1734	33.9 up	Big run up Missouri

Pallid Sturgeon 4
Date	Size	Sex	Location	Mile	Traveled	Comment
8/10/2004	`	Male	Hwy 85 Bridge	1553.4		Same fish as 2004
9/7/2004			Hwy 85 Bend	1554.1	.7 miles up	Not much movement
10/19/2004			Big Island	1558.7	4.6 up	Pallids like islands
11/8/2004			Erickson Island	1568.7	10 up	Found another island
3/30/2005			Erickson Island	1568.7	Same	Didn't move a bit
4/5/2005			Below Erickson	1567.5	1 down	Hanging out with No. 3
4/12/2005			Not found
4/20/2005			Not found			Hiding near Williston?
4/28/2005			Not found
5/5/2005			Not found
5/13/2005			Not found
5/20/2005			Not found

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