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2003 Shovelnose Sturgeon

Gilly -- Miss Boerner's 4th grade, Divine Redeemer Lutheran, Hartland, Wis. (Shovelnose Sturgeon 1)
Dr. Bob -- Slothouber Home School (Shovelnose Sturgeon 2)
Shemp -- Mr. Strosky's 7th grade Life Science 4 (Shovelnose Sturgeon 3)
Shoven Sarg -- Ms. Volbrecht's 2nd-3rd grades, Richey Elementary (Shovelnose Sturgeon 4)

June -- Ms. Flowers' Boone & Crockett Conservation Ed Program, Dupuyer (Shovelnose Sturgeon 1)
Beanie -- Mrs. Plant's 4th grade, R.L. Irle Elementary, Glasgow (Shovelnose Sturgeon 2)
Taz -- Mrs. Hekkel's 5th grade, Culbertson Elementary (Shovelnose Sturgeon 3)
-- (Shovelnose 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.)

Shovelnose Sturgeon 1

Holding tight like other shovelnose -- flows must not be right to move.

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Shovelnose Sturgeon 2

Moved a bit up the Yellowstone River.

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Shovelnose Sturgeon 3

Not moving much -- must be waiting for better flows or water temps.

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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.)

Shovelnose Sturgeon 1
Date	Size	Location	Mile	Traveled	Flow	Comment
9/17/2002	29.5"	Wolf Point	1698.5
10/7/2002		Little Porcupine	1744	49.5 miles up		big run upstream
11/6/2002		Frazer Rapids	1749	5 miles up		not a real big move
4/7/2003		Nickels Station	1759	10 miles up		headed upstream
4/17/2003		Nickels Station	1759	Same		With two other sturgeon
4/28/2003		Near Milk R.	1760	1 mile up		with the blue suckers
5/7/2003		Near Milk R.	1759	1 mile down		Holding near Milk River
5/12/2003		Near Milk R.	1759	Same		Holding near Milk River
5/15/2003		Near Milk R.	1759	Same		Still holding


Shovelnose Sturgeon 2
Date	Size	Location	Mile	Traveled	Flow	Comment
9/20/2002	30.6"	Culbertson	1617
10/8/2002		Swirl Hole	1632	15 miles up		popular sturgeon spot
11/7/2002		Swirl Hole	1633.5	1.5 miles up		seems to like it there
4/8/2003		Culbertson	1627	down 6.5 miles		near another big female
4/21/2003		Below Culbertson	1608	19 miles down		dropping downstream fast
5/6/2003		Up Yellowstone	20	47 miles		went up Yellowstone
5/14/2003		Up Yellowstone	25.5	5.5 miles up		working up Yellowstone

Shovelnose Sturgeon 3
Date	Size	Location	Mile	Traveled	Flow	Comment
9/16/2002	28.9"	Mouth of Milk R.	1761.5
10/7/2002		Nickels Rapids	1757.5	4 miles down		slipped a bit downstream
11/6/2002		Frazer Pump	1750.5	7 miles down		still slipping downstream
4/7/2003		Nickels Rapids	1757	6.5 miles up		back to the rapids
4/17/2003		Nickels Rapids	1757	Same		still staying at Nickels
4/28/2003		Nickels Rapids	1757	Same		still staying at Nickels
5/7/2003		Nickels Rapids	1757	Same		Not moving
5/12/2003		Nickels Rapids	1757	Same		Still holding tight
5/15/2003		Near Milk R.	1759	2 miles up		Moving toward Milk R.

Shovelnose Sturgeon 4
Date	Size	Location	Mile	Traveled	Flow	Comment
9/26/2002	29.9"	Culbertson	1613.5
10/8/2002		Culbertson	1626.5	13 miles up		ran upstream a bit
11/7/2002		Brockton	1643	17.5 miles up		still moving upstream
4/8/2003		Above Nohly	1594	49 miles down		dropped back downriver
4/21/2003		Above Brockton	1638.5	44.5 miles up		back upstream quickly
5/5/2003		Above Brockton	1638	.5 miles down		staying nearby
5/13/2003		Above Brockton	1638	Same		Holding tight

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