An Assessment of Fish Populations and Riparian Habitat in Tributaries of the Upper Clark Fork River Basin: Phase II Prepared by: Brad Liermann, Jason Lindstrom, and Ryan Kreiner of Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks March 2009 INTRODUCTION ...........................................................................................................................8 METHODS ......................................................................................................................................9 Stream Selection ..................................................................................................................................................9 Sample Reach Selection.......................................................................................................................................9 Fish Sampling ....................................................................................................................................................10 Riparian Assessments ........................................................................................................................................11 Water Temperature ............................................................................................................................................11 Data Summary....................................................................................................................................................12 Rock Creek Drainage ..................................................................................................................13 Gilbert Creek......................................................................................................................................................13 Brewster Creek...................................................................................................................................................13 Ranch Creek.......................................................................................................................................................15 Grizzly Creek .....................................................................................................................................................17 Welcome Creek..................................................................................................................................................17 Butte Cabin Creek..............................................................................................................................................18 Wahlquist Creek.................................................................................................................................................19 Alder Creek........................................................................................................................................................20 Cougar Creek .....................................................................................................................................................21 Hogback Creek...................................................................................................................................................22 Wyman Gulch ....................................................................................................................................................23 Stony Creek........................................................................................................................................................25 Moose Gulch......................................................................................................................................................26 Little Stony Creek ..............................................................................................................................................27 West Fork Rock Creek Drainage ...............................................................................................28 West Fork Rock Creek.......................................................................................................................................28 Beaver Creek......................................................................................................................................................31 North Fork Rock Creek......................................................................................................................................32 Sand Basin Creek...............................................................................................................................................33 Middle Fork Rock Creek Drainage............................................................................................35 Middle Fork Rock Creek....................................................................................................................................35 Meyers Creek .....................................................................................................................................................37 Copper Creek .....................................................................................................................................................38 Carpp Creek .......................................................................................................................................................40 East Fork Rock Creek Drainage ................................................................................................42 East Fork Rock Creek ........................................................................................................................................42 Meadow Creek ...................................................................................................................................................44 Clark Fork Drainage ...................................................................................................................46 Gillespie Creek...................................................................................................................................................46 Tyler Creek ........................................................................................................................................................48 Harvey Creek .....................................................................................................................................................49 Antelope Creek ..................................................................................................................................................52 Dunkleberg Creek ..............................................................................................................................................52 Lower Willow Creek Drainage...................................................................................................54 Lower Willow Creek..........................................................................................................................................54 Flint Creek Drainage ...................................................................................................................54 Douglas Creek....................................................................................................................................................54 Middle Fork Douglas Creek...............................................................................................................................57 South Fork Douglas Creek.................................................................................................................................57 Henderson Creek................................................................................................................................................58 Smart Creek .......................................................................................................................................................59 Marshall Creek...................................................................................................................................................60 South Fork Marshall Creek ................................................................................................................................62 Trout Creek ........................................................................................................................................................62 North Fork Flint Creek.......................................................................................................................................64 Perkins Creek Drainage ..............................................................................................................66 Perkins Creek.....................................................................................................................................................66 Hoover Creek Drainage...............................................................................................................69 Hoover Creek .....................................................................................................................................................69 Gough Creek Drainage................................................................................................................73 Gough Creek 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