Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality
Appendix E.8 Fisheries
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
A p p e n d i x E . 8 Fisheries ...... E.8-1 E.8.1 References ...... E.8-6
LIST OF TABLES
Table E.8-1. Stream Value Classifications Crossed by Proposed Nebraska Reroute ...... E.8-1 Table E.8-2. Fish Species Present in River Basins along Proposed Nebraska Reroutea ...... E.8-2 Table E.8-3. Stream Segments to be Crossed Using HDD Method ...... E.8-5
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APPENDIX E.8 FISHERIES
Table E.8-1. Stream Value Classifications Crossed by Proposed Nebraska Reroute
Stream Name Value Classification
Shingle Creek IV Keya Paha River II Niobrara River II Beaver Creek III Big Sandy Creek IV Blackbird Creek IV Middle Branch Verdigre Creek II South Branch Verdigre Creek III Big Springs Creek II Elkhorn River I Saint Clair Creek IV Vorhees Creek IV Beaver Creek II Plum Creek IV Loup River I Prairie Creek III Silver Creek III Platte River III Prairie Creek IV Big Blue River III Source: Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, 1978
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Table E.8-2. Fish Species Present in River Basins along Proposed Nebraska Reroutea
Lower Middle Family Scientific Name Niobrara Elkhorn Loup Common Name Platte Platte
Goldeye Hiodontidae Hiodon alosoides X X X Brown trout Salmo trutta X X X Salmonidae Rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss X X Bigmouth shiner Notropis dorsalis X X X Brassy minnow Hybognathus hankinsoni X X X Common carp Cyprinus carpio X X X X X Common shiner Notropis cornutus X X Creek chub Semotilus atromaculatus X X X X X Emerald shiner Notropis atherinoides X X X Fathead minnow Pimephales promelas X X X Finescale dace Phoxinus neogaeus X X Flathead chub Platygobio gracilis X X Golden shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas X X X X Longnose dace Rhinichthys cataractae X Cyprinidae Northern redbelly Phoxinus eos X dace Pearl dace Margariscus margarita X X Plains minnow Hybognathus placitus X X X Red shiner Cyprinella lutrensis X X Sands shiner Notropis stramineus X X Hypophthalmichthyes Silver carp X molitrix Silver chub Macrhybopsis storeriana X X Silvery minnow Hybognathus nuchalis X X X Speckled chub Macrhybopsis aestivalis X X X Stoneroller Campostoma anomalum X X
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Lower Middle Family Scientific Name Niobrara Elkhorn Loup Common Name Platte Platte
Longnose sucker Catastomus catastomus X Quillback Carpiodes cyprinus X X X River carpsucker Carpiodes carpio X X X X X Catostomidae Shorthead Moxostoma X X X X X redhorse macrolepidotum White sucker Catastomus commersoni X X X X X Black bullhead Ameirus melas X X X X X Channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus X X X X X Flathead catfish Ictaluridae Pylodictis olivaris X X X X Stonecat Noturus flavus X X X Yellow bullhead Ameiurus natalis X X X X X Plains killifish Fundulus zebrinus X X X Plains Cyprinodontidae Fundulus sciadicus X X X topminnow Brook Gasterosteidae Culaea inconstans X X X stickleback Black crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus X X X X X Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus X X X X X Green sunfish Lepomis cyanellus X X X X X Largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides X X X X X Orangespotted Centrachidae Lepomis humilis X X X X sunfish Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus X X Rock bass Ambloplites rupestris X X Smallmouth bass Micropterus dolomieu X X X White crappie Pomoxis annularis X X X X X Iowa darter Etheostoma exile X X X Johnny darter Etheostoma nigrum X X X X Sauger Percidae Sander canadensis X X X X Walleye Sander vitreus X X X X X Yellow perch Perca flavescens X
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Lower Middle Family Scientific Name Niobrara Elkhorn Loup Common Name Platte Platte
Northern pike Esox lucius X X X X Esocidae Esox americanus Grass pickerel X X X vermiculatus Freshwater drum Sciaenidae Aplodinotus grunniens X X X X X Gizzard shad Clupeidae Dorosoma cepedianum X X X X X Sources: Bliss and Schainost, 1973a, 1973b, 1973c; Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, 2012 a Table E.8-2reflects fish species sampled and fish species known to be present in the Study Area’s river basins and is not exhaustive. Since fish can be highly mobile, additional state species (not listed here) may also be found within the river basins.
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Table E.8-3. Stream Segments to be Crossed Using HDD Method Stream Perennial? Key Species Segment
Keya Paha Channel catfish, Yes River largemouth bass Channel catfish, rock Niobrara River Yes bass, largemouth bass, bluegill Northern pike, channel Elkhorn River Yes catfish, flathead catfish, largemouth bass Channel catfish, flathead Loup River Yes catfish Channel catfish, flathead Platte River Yes catfish
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E.8.1 REFERENCES Bliss, Quentin P., and S. Schainost. 1973a. Loup Basin Stream Inventory Report. Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, Bureau of Wildlife Services, Aquatic Wildlife Division. ———. 1973b. Lower Platte Basin Stream Inventory Report. Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, Bureau of Wildlife Services, Aquatic Wildlife Division. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
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