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Klamath River Basin Fish Management Plan CONTENTS (continued) Pa9e Scott and Sand creeks ...................................................................... 33 Threemile. Cherry and Rock creeks................................................. 33 Fourmile Creek (south) ...................................................................... 33 Moss Creek ........................................................................................ 34 Denny Creek............................................................................... 34 Jenny Creek ....................................................................................... 34 Fall Creek ........................................................................................... 34 Scotch. Cottonwood. Grouse. Long John and Cow creeks ........... 34 Lost River........................................................................................... 37 Barnes Valley. Barnes. and Ben Hall creeks................................... 37 Miller Creek........................................................................................ 37 East Fork Lost River.......................................................................... 37 Lakes and Reservoirs Fourmile Lake.................................................................................... .............................................. 40 Lake of the Woods .............................................................................40 Miller Lake.......................................................................................... 41 Cascade and Gearhart Mountain lakes.......................................... 42 Howard Prairie Reservoir.................................................................. 42 Hyatt Lake.......................................................................................... 43 Little Hyatt Lake................................................................................. 43 Keene Creek Reservoir..................................................................... 43 Deadhorse Lake................................................................................. 43 Holbrook Reservoir ............................................................................ 43 Heart Lake.......................................................................................... 44 Big Swamp Reservoir........................................................................ 44 Lofton Reservoir ................................................................................ 44 J . 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Boyle Reservoir......................................................................... 44 Gerber Reservoir ............................................................................... 45 Willow Valley Reservoir..................................................................... 45 Campbell Reservoir ...........................................................................45 Devil Lake.......................................................... ............................ 45 Bumpheads Reservoir....................................................................... 46 Upper Midway Reservoir................................................................... 46 Dog Hollow Reservoir..................................................................... 46 Round Valley Reservoir..................................................................... 46 Smith Reservoir ..........................:....................................................... 46 Habitat Management Policies and Objectives............................................. 47 FISH MANAGEMENT................................................................................................. 53 Background................................................................................................... 53 Life History and Distribution. Basin Wide .................................................... 53 Game Fish.......................................................................................... 53 Warmwater Game Fish...................................................................... 57 Non-game Fish. Native..................................................................... 60 Non-game Fish, Exotic...................................................................... 62 Non-fish Species ...............................................................................65 iii CONTENTS (continued) Management Considerations ...................................................................... 65 Re-introduction of SAnon and Steelhead..................................... 66 FISH MANAGEMENT DIRECTION........................................................................... 68 Klamath River Basin, all waters .................................................................. 68 Klamath River: State line to Upper Kiamath Lake, including Spencer Creek, Lake Ewauna and Link River ........................... 7'2 Management Considerations........................................................... 72 Management Direction ............................................................... 73 Upper Klamath and Agency lakes including all tr~butaries,or portions there of, contributing rainbow trout roduction to the lakes' rearing population: dlliamson River below the falls (RM 23) and tributaries (Spring, Larkin and Sunn brook creeks); Sprague River mainstem and tr~butariesbrout Creek, S can River and tributaries below the outlet of Sycan drsh, North Fork Spra us River up to RM 12 and tributaries South Fork 8pra2ue R~verup to RM 10 and +v;ka,+*v;-{. W,...,4 0: &-:k..&--:--. e ?# ...wU.Y..Sal, ..uvu lllrrl..... dlu ~~iuu~a~ics,JCVCIIIIIIIB Creek and tributaries; Fourmlle Creek, Crystal Creek, Recreation Creek, Thomason Creek, Harr~manCreek, Odessa Creek, and Short Creek ................................................ Management Considerations.......................................................... Management Direction..................................................................... Williamson River above the falls (RM23) and tributaries .......................... Management Considerations.......................................................... Management Direction .................................................................... Swan River above the outlet of Svcan Marsh and South Fork includina Demina"- Creek:-- - . CascadcMountatn streams: Sink, Cottonwood, Scott Sand, Threemile, Cher Rock, Fourmile, Moss, and benny creeks; Jenn , Fall, Scotch, Co'X, onwood, Grouse, Long John, and c! ow creeks ........................................................................................... 83 Management Considerations........................................................... 83 Management Direction.................................................................... 83 CONTENTS (continued) Paae Lost River and Tributaries .................................................................... 86 Management Considerations.......................................................... 86 Management Direction .................................................................... 86 LAKES AND RESERVOIRS Fourmile Lake........................................................................................ 88 Management Considerations...................................................... 88 Management Direction.................................................................... 90 Lake of the Woods ................................................................................... 94 Management Considerations........................................................... 94 Management Direct~on..................................................................... 99 Miller Lake and Miller Creek....................................................................... 104 Management Considerations...................................................... 104 Management D~rection................................................................... 106 Cascade and Gearhart Mountain lakes..................................................... 108 Management Considerations.......................................................... 108 Management Direction ..................................................................110 Howard Prairie Reservoir........................................................................ 115 Management Considerations.......................................................... 115 Management Direction.................................................................... 116 Hyatt Lake ...................................................................................................118 Management Considerations...................................................... 118 Management D~rection.................................................................... 119 Little Hyatt Lake......................................................................................... 122 Management Considerations......................................................... 122 Management Direction............................................................... 122 Keene Creek Reservoir ...............................................................................124 Management Considerations......................................................... 124 Management D~rection.................................................................... 124 CONTENTS (continued) Paqe Deadhorse Lake......................................................................................... 126 Management Considerations ......................................................
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