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2005 Shovelnose Sturgeon

Norman -- Mr. Essex's 7th grade 2, Washington Middle School, Miles City (Shovelnose Sturgeon 1)
Sharkie -- Ms. Volbrecht's 2nd grade, Richey Elementary, Richey (Shovelnose Sturgeon 2)
Walt -- Walter Home School 5th grade, Livingston (Shovelnose Sturgeon 3)
Dempsey -- Ms. Bebee's 7th grade 5, Chief Joseph Middle School, Bozeman (Shovelnose Sturgeon 4)

ABC 4 -- Ms. Terry and Ms. Ellsbury's 2nd grade, Sunset Elementary, Cody, Wyo. (Shovelnose Sturgeon 1)
Napoleon -- Mrs. Armstrong's 7th grade 1st period, Washington Middle School, Miles City (Shovelnose Sturgeon 2)
Norman -- Mrs. Armstrong's 7th grade 4th period, Washington Middle School, Miles City (Shovelnose Sturgeon 3)
Sherman -- Mrs. Armstrong's 7th grade 5th period, Washington Middle School, Miles City (Shovelnose Sturgeon 4)

Firecracker -- Ms. Schmidt's 4th and 5th grades, Richey Elementary, Richey (Shovelnose Sturgeon 1)
Wavy -- Ms. Schumacher's 4th grade, Roncalli Elementary, Aberdeen, S.D. (Shovelnose Sturgeon 2)
Nosy Nic -- Ms. Reed's Joliet Home School, Joliet (Shovelnose Sturgeon 3)
Lightning -- Ms. Miller, Van Norman School, Garfield County (Shovelnose Sturgeon 4)

Farkle -- Ms. Carlin's 6th grade, Boulder Elementary, Billings (Shovelnose Sturgeon 1)
Judy -- Ms. Muhs' 6th grade, Poplar Middle School, Poplar (Shovelnose Sturgeon 2)
Spartan #117 -- Mr. Hill's class, Laurel Middle School, Laurel (Shovelnose Sturgeon 3)
Trouble -- Ms. Granell's 3rd grade, Lincoln McKinley Primary, Havre (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

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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	Size	Sex	Location	Mile	Traveled	Comment
9/20/2004	710mm	Male	Brockton/Culbertson	1639.5		New fish for 2005
10/5/2004			Poplar River	1679	39.5 miles up	Big traveler
10/21/2004			Wolf Point	1716.4	37.4 up	Still moving a lot
11/1/2004			Sand Creek	1719.3	2.9 up	Slowing down
3/28/2005			Below Prairie Elk	1717	2.3 down	Downstream a bit
4/5/2005			Below Prairie Elk	1716.3	.7 down	A bit more downstream
4/12/2005			Below Prairie Elk	1718.3	2 up	Likes this area
4/21/2005			Above Prairie Elk	1728.8	10.5 up	Moving upriver
4/28/2005			Below Oswego	1730.5	1.7 up	A little move up
5/5/2005			Above Prairie Elk	1728.8	1.7 down	A little move down
5/13/2005			Below Oswego	1730.8	2 up	Little run back upriver
5/20/2005			Above Oswego	1737	6.2 miles up	Still going upriver

Shovelnose Sturgeon 2
Date	Size	Sex	Location	Mile	Traveled	Comment
10/19/2004	770mm	Female	Below Pipeline	1576.9		New fish for 2005
10/20/2004			Below Fairview	7.5	13.2 miles up	Headed up Yellowstone
11/3/2004			Fairview	8.8	1.3 up	Likes Fairview area
11/8/2004			Fairview Bridge	8.6	.2 down	Still likes Fairview
3/30/2005			Below Fairview	4.9	3.5 down	Still in the Yellowstone
4/5/2005			Below Fairview	4.5	.4 down	Likes the Yellowstone
4/12/2005			Not found
4/19/2005			Below Fairview	4.5	Same	Still not moving
4/26/2005			Above Fairview	9.8	4.3 up	Moving up Yellowstone
5/5/2005			Above Fairview	10.5	.7 up	Upstream a bit
5/10/2005			Above Fairview	9.6	0.9 down	Waiting for bigger flow
5/17/2005			Fairview Bridge	8.5	1.1 down	Still in Fairview area

Shovelnose Sturgeon 3
Date	Size	Sex	Location	Mile	Traveled	Comment
9/22/2004	755mm	Female	Above Prairie Elk	1727.9		Same fish as 2004
10/4/2004			Below Oswego	1727.8	.1 miles down	Holding tight
10/21/2004			Big Pump Site	1727	.8 down	Still holding tight
11/1/2004			Above Prairie Elk	1726.3	.7 down	Not much movement
3/28/2005			Above Prairie Elk	1726.3	Same	Didn't budge
4/5/2005			Above Prairie Elk	1726.5	.2 up	Hardly moved
4/12/2005			Below Prairie Elk	1721.9	4.6 down	Sliding downriver
4/20/2005			Above Culbertson	1638.5	83.4 down	Wow! What a swim!
4/26/2005			Yellowstone mouth	1	58 down	Another huge move
5/3/2005			Big Sky bend	17.2	16.2 up	Still moving up Yellowstone
5/11/2005			Elk Island	48.1	30.9 up	Big run up Yellowstone
5/17/2005			Below Intake	59.9	8.8 up	Near Intake Diversion Dam

Shovelnose Sturgeon 4
Date	Size	Sex	Location	Mile	Traveled	Comment
9/20/2004	702mm	Male	Millers Bluff	1613.2		Same fish as 2004
10/5/2004			Above Coe Camp	1640.4	37.2 miles up	Big move upriver
10/19/2004			Brockton Area	1644.5	4.1 up	Still heading upriver
11/3/2004			Brockton Area	1645.2	.7 up	Not much of a move
3/29/2005			Below Brockton	1643.5	1.7 down	Likes Brockton area
4/5/2005			Brockton Area	1639.3	4.2 down	Slipped downriver a bit
4/13/2005			Above Big Muddy	1633	6.3 down	Still going downriver
4/20/2005			Below Culbertson	1616.7	6.3 down	Down, down, down
4/27/2005			Not found
5/3/2005			Above Bainville	1611	5.7 up	A little move downriver
5/10/2005			Culbertson	1590	21 down	Still heading downriver
5/17/2005			Above Fairview	12.4	21.4 down	Headed up Yellowstone

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