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2004 Shovelnose Sturgeon

Ike -- Miss Davis' 5th grade, Broadus Elementary (Shovelnose Sturgeon 1)
Jeffery -- Mrs. McColly's 4th grade, Saco School (Shovelnose Sturgeon 2)
Homer -- Ms. James' 7th grade, Class 5, Glasgow High School (Shovelnose Sturgeon 3)
Lightning -- Ms. Miller's students, Van Norman School, Jordan (Shovelnose Sturgeon 4)

Rocky -- Mrs. Pisk's 3rd grade, Bolin School, Terry (Shovelnose Sturgeon 1)
Sandy -- Mrs. Mundt's 3rd grade, Central Heights Elementary, Billings (Shovelnose Sturgeon 2)
Petey -- Ms. Volbrecht's's 2nd and 3rd grades, Richey Elementary (Shovelnose Sturgeon 3)
Gator -- The Gurneys, Billings (Shovelnose Sturgeon 4)

Squirt -- Ms. Bue's 5th and 6th grades, Reedpoint Elementary (Shovelnose Sturgeon 1)
Shinook -- Ms. Smith's class, Sylvanite School, Troy (Shovelnose Sturgeon 2)
Gabby -- Ms. Wobig's Boys and Girls Club group, Hardin (Shovelnose Sturgeon 3)
Doc -- Mr. Fett's Ag Education, Sheridan High School (Shovelnose Sturgeon 4)

Scoop -- St. Pankratz Home School, Billings (Shovelnose Sturgeon 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.)

Shovelnose Sturgeon 1

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Shovelnose Sturgeon 2

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Shovelnose Sturgeon 3

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Shovelnose 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.)

Shovelnose Sturgeon 1
Date	Location	Mile	Traveled	Flow	Comment
9/24/2003	Swirl Hole	1626.5
10/8/2003	Swirl Hole	1628.5	2 miles up		Upstream a little
10/22/2003	Bale Bend	1632	3.5 up		Still moving up
4/6/2004	Above Swirl Hole	1631.5	.5 down		Not much movement
4/13/2004	Above Swirl Hole	1631.5	Same		Still there
4/19/2004	Below Swirl Hole	1629.5	2 down		Finally, it moved
4/27/2004	Below Swirl Hole	1629.5	Same		Stopped again
5/4/2004	Below Swirl Hole	1629	down .5		Just a bit downstream
5/14/2004					Did not relocate this week
5/21/2004	Below confluence	1577	down 52		Dropped way downstream

Shovelnose Sturgeon 2
Date	Location	Mile	Traveled	Flow	Comment
9/10/2003	Below confluence	1580.9
9/23/2003	Below confluence	1580.8	.1 miles down		Holding pretty tight
10/9/2003	Fairview	12.21	13.6 up		Headed up Yellowstone
4/7/2004	Big Sky Bend	17	4.8 up		Moving up Yellowstone
4/15/2004	Big Sky Bend	17	Same		Holding on gravel spot
4/20/2004	Big Sky Bend	17	Same		Likes that gravel
4/27/2004					Did not locate this week
4/30/2004	Big Sky Bend	16.5	down .5		Just a bit downstream
5/14/2004	Below Richland Park	22	up 5.5		Heading up Yellowstone
5/20/2004	Above Sidney Bridge	31	up 9		Still heading up Yellowstone

Shovelnose Sturgeon 3
Date	Location	Mile	Traveled	Flow	Comment
9/22/2003	W.P. Hole	1698.1
9/30/2003	Rep 3	1703	4.9 miles up		Heading upstream
10/7/2003	WP GS	1709.2	6.2 up		Still heading upstream
3/30/2004	Sand Cr.	1710	0.8		Not moving much
4/5/2004	Sand Cr.	1710	Same		Holding tight
4/12/2004	Below Sand Cr.	1713	3 up		Upstream a wiggle
4/22/2004					Did not locate this week
4/23/2004	Below Sand Cr.	1714	1 up		Just a bit upstream
4/26/2004	Below Sand Cr.	1714	Same		Not moving again
5/3/2004	Above Sand Cr.	1715	1 up		Moving up a little
5/13/2004	Below Prairie Elk	1720	up 5		A little burst upstream
5/18/2004	Below Prairie Elk	1722.5	up 2.5		Upstream again
5/25/2004	Above Prairie Elk	1727	up 4.5		Still heading upstream

Shovelnose Sturgeon 4
Date	Location	Mile	Traveled	Flow	Comment
9/22/2003	Swirl Hole	1631.1
10/4/2003	Brockton	1651	19.9 miles up		Ran upstream
10/9/2003	Sprole	1658.7	7.7 up		still moving upstream
10/22/2003	Poplar	1667.3	8.6 up		Upstream again
4/6/2004	Below Sprole Bridge	1661	6.3 down		A bit downstream
4/13/2004	Below Sprole Bridge	1661	Same		Holding tight
4/19/2004	Below Sprole Bridge	1661	Same		Likes this spot
4/27/2004	Brockton Church	1657	4 down		Finally moved a few miles
5/4/2004	Brockton	1648	9 down		Slipped down some
5/14/2004	Brockton	1648	Same		Holding tight
5/21/2004	Above Bainville	1603	45 down		Dropped far downriver

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