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Meta Identifier	KtTribe_TroutCk
Type of Data	Electrofishing results for 2001, some results for 1993-1994
Originator	Free Run Aquatic Research, Kootenay Tribe of Idaho
Area	Trout Creek, tributary to Kootenay
Metadata Date	1/15/2003
Metadata Contact	Eli Asarian
Contact Person Primary	Gretchen Kruse
Status	integrating
Date of Content Start	7/1/1994
Date of Content End	7/28/2001
Maint. and Update Freq.	periodic
Data Quality Information	High quality data for detecting vertebrate species and characterizing fish community structure.
Use Constraints	Limited site data should not be used to estimate fish population size or determine absence.
Keywords	fish, electrofishing
Publisher	Kootenai Tribe of Idaho, Grechen Kruse, BPA
Publication Place	Hayden, ID
Publication Date	March, 2002
Title	Trout Creek Biological Assessment
Abstract	The following report is a compilation of historic information, the outcome of a Proper Functioning Condition (PFC) assessment and the results from biological assessments of Trout Creek, Boundary County, Idaho. Located within the Northern Rocky Mountain physiographic province, Trout Creek is part of the lower portion of the Kootenai River subbasin and is one of many tributaries flowing into the lower mainstem Kootenai River in Idaho. The Upper portion of Trout Creek has historically been managed for timber production and harvest. The lower 2.1 km of Trout Creek consists of a split channel that runs through private land and The Nature Conservancy#s Ball Creek Preserve. Trout Creek historically supported a healthy fishery that was an important contribution to the Kootenai River ecosystem. Habitat alterations have resulted in a loss of aquatic and riparian resources that not only affect human intrinsic values but also decrease the economic value and usefulness of property. The Kootenai Tribe of Idaho (in conjunction with multiple resource agency and landowner partnerships) is proposing a project that could effectively restore the historic conditions in Trout Creek through aquatic and riparian restoration and rehabilitation while maintaining economic benefits of the property. This multi-phase project has incorporated a Proper Functioning Condition Assessment of basic physical parameters, a baseline assessment of biological parameters, and is proposing physical restoration activities such as re-vegetation and grazing management and a monitoring component that would provide information about the effects of rehabilitation activities. The bioassessment and historic data gathering portions of this project have provided necessary baseline information about he biological and physical status of Trout Creek. Data about fish, macroinvertebrates, periphyton, water quality, and productivity were collected along the main stem of Trout Creek, during spring and fall, 2001. Trout Creek is distinctly divided into three geomorphological sections: 1) an upper forested (high gradient) reach, 2) a transition reach between upper forested and flood plain habitat, and 3) a flood plain reach. The upper forested reach is presently at high functioning condition, supporting healthy populations of westslope cutthroat trout as well as abundant macroinvertebrate and periphyton assemblages. Due to removal of natural in-stream structures, the transition reach is physically unstable. However, this section supports fairly diverse fish, macroinvertebrate and periphyton assemblages. The flood plain reach has been altered significantly by vegetation removal, cattle grazing stream channel incising. A grazing management plan coupled with re-establishment of riparian vegetation and woody debris are prescribed as a means to help restore proper functioning condition to this section of the stream.
Other Citation Details	All data contained in KRIS Kootenay bibliography.
Contact Organization	Free Run Aquatic Research
Contact Address	214 E. Hayden Ave.
Contact City	Hayden
Contact State	ID
Contact Zip Code	83835
Contact Voice Telephone	208-762-9800
Contact Email	fraqr@aol.com

 
 
 

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