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2007 Shovelnose Sturgeon
Lucky  -- Ms.Schmidt's 3rd grade, Ashley, N.D., Schools (Shovelnose Sturgeon 1)
Carter  -- Mrs. Grinke's 1st grade, St John Vianney Catholic School, Janesville, Wis. (Shovelnose Sturgeon 2)
Spanky  -- Mrs. Kalanick's 6th grade, Power School (Shovelnose Sturgeon 3)

Dr. Phil  -- Ms. Anderson's 6th grade, Meadlowlark School, Billings (Shovelnose Sturgeon 1)
 -- (Shovelnose Sturgeon 2)
 -- (Shovelnose Sturgeon 3)

 -- (Shovelnose Sturgeon 1)
 -- (Shovelnose Sturgeon 2)
 -- (Shovelnose Sturgeon 3)

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to move the map below to find your fish

Shovelnose 1 in BLUE      Shovelnose 2 in RED      Shovelnose 3 in GREEN


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Learn more about movements in the charts below

(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
6/21/2006 6.2 lbs Unknown 235.0
6/23/2006       235.0 0.0  
6/27/2006 147.0 -88.0
7/13/2006       142.6 -4.4  
7/19/2006 142.7 0.1
7/26/2006       98.2 -44.5  
8/9/2006 133.2 34.9
10/3/2006       144.5 11.4  
10/24/2006 144.7 0.1
4/4/2007       137.6 -7.1  
4/24/2007 138.2 0.6
5/8/2007       152.4 14.2  
5/22/2007 152.4 0
Minus is downstream
Positive is upstream
Shovelnose Sturgeon 2
Date Size Sex Location Mile Traveled Comment
6/22/2006 4.5 lbs Unknown 156.1
6/27/2006       155.4 -0.7  
7/2/2006 147 -8.4
7/13/2006       65.1 -81.9  
7/19/2006 65.2 0.1
7/26/2006       65.1 -0.1  
8/9/2006 113.9 48.8
9/19/2006       115.1 1.2  
10/3/2006 117 1.9
10/24/2006       117.5 0.5  
4/4/2007 105.6 -11.9
4/24/2007       102.9 -2.7  
5/8/2007 99 -3.9
5/22/2007           not relocated
Shovelnose Sturgeon 3
Date Size Sex Location Mile Traveled Comment
6/21/2006 6.6 lbs Female 196.8
6/26/2006       208.6 11.8  
7/18/2006 226.4 17.8
7/25/2006       225.9 -0.5  
8/8/2006 226.7 0.8
9/5/2006       233.3 6.6  
9/18/2006 233.3 0.0
10/2/2006       232.4 -0.9  
4/3/2007 232.9 0.5
4/23/2007       233.6 0.7  
5/7/2007 229.1 -4.5
5/22/2007       227.1 -2.0  



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