Location: BITTERROOT SUBBASIN basin, including sites listed below.
BITTERROOT RIVER, BITTERROOT RIVER, PAINTED ROCK RESERVOIR, PAINTED ROCK RESERVOIR.
Summary Description: Developing a water management plan for water releases at Painted Rock Reservoir to facilitate trout spawning and production on the Bitterroot River.
Background: Trout spawning and production on the Bitterroot River, a tributary of the Clark's Fork of the Columbia River, was limited by low water levels in the summer.
Milestones: The Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks conducted a feasibility study of a water management plan for water releases at Painted Rock Reservoir in western Montana. In developing the plan, the Montana agency monitored many aspects of the Bitterroot River, including water temperature, stream discharge, and water quality. The agency also analyzed the area's salmonid fish habitat, and monitored brown and rainbow trout spawning activities to define better trout population estimates and needs. This project was completed in 1987.
Results: Improved water management at Painted Rock Reservoir for downstream resident fish.
Publications:
Project Classification Keys:
Primary: All projects in the Resident Fish Program
Secondary: Fish habitat/ passage projects & watershed efforts
Tertiary: Tributary passage, ladders, screens, etc. for adults and smolts
Work Sites
Site/Subsite Names |
Site Type |
Types of Work Performed |
BITTERROOT RIVER/ | Stream (river, creek, canal, etc.) | Survey, study, research, monitor, evaluate |
BITTERROOT RIVER/ | Stream (river, creek, canal, etc.) | Water manage. (release, store, irrigation, rights) |
PAINTED ROCK RESERVOIR/ | Reservoir (incl. lakes, ponds,etc.) | Consult, model / plan devel, gather data, edit |
PAINTED ROCK RESERVOIR/ | Reservoir (incl. lakes, ponds,etc.) | Water manage. (release, store, irrigation, rights) |
Project Budget and Obligation:
Fiscal Year | Initially Authorized | Latest Authorized | Authorized Change | Obligation In Process | Bonneville Overhead | Contracted Obligation | Contracted Agent |
1983 |
$132,351 |
$0 |
$-132,351 |
$0 |
$0 |
$51,968 |
MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF FISH & WILDLIFE - MISSOULA |
1983 |
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|
|
$0 |
$0 |
$80,383 |
MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF FISH & WILDLIFE - MISSOULA |
1985 |
$72,075 |
$0 |
$-72,075 |
$0 |
$0 |
$72,075 |
MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF FISH & WILDLIFE - MISSOULA |
1986 |
$62,564 |
$0 |
$-62,564 |
$0 |
$0 |
$62,564 |
MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF FISH & WILDLIFE - MISSOULA |
Totals: |
$266,990 |
$0 |
$-266,990 |
$0 |
$0 |
$266,990 |
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