Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5111
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5111
Appendix A. Relative percentage of abundance of fish species in the lower Boise River, Idaho.
[Origin: I, introduced; N, native. Tolerance: I, intermediate; S, sensitive; T, tolerant. Adult trophic guild: Classification of species from Zaroban and others, 1999; inv., invertivore, pisc, piscivore; omni, omnivore; herb, herbivore. Abbreviations: IFG, Idaho Fish and Game; USGS, U.S. Geological Survey; WTF, wastewater-treatment facility; –, no species found]
| Date | Collecting agency | Species | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown trout (Salmo trutta) | Mountain whitefish (Prosopium williamsoni) | Wild rainbow trout (Onchorhychus mykiss) | Mottled sculpin (Cottus bairdi) | Shorthead sculpin (Cottus confusus) | Sculpin (Cottus sp.) |
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| Origin | I | N | N | N | N | N | |||||
| Tolerance | I | I | S | I | S | I | |||||
| Temperature preference | Cold | Cold | Cold | Cold | Cold | Cold | |||||
| Adult trophic guild | inv/pisc | inv | inv/pisc | inv | inv | inv | |||||
| Site location | |||||||||||
| Downstream Barber Dam | Jan. 1988 | IDFG | 1.3 | 72.7 | 2.7 | – | – | 12.7 | |||
| Downstream Barber Dam | Dec. 1996 | USGS | 1.3 | 39.8 | 7.2 | 27.5 | 22.5 | ||||
| Downstream Barber Dam | Nov. 2003 | USGS | .2 | 11.9 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 74.8 | – | |||
| Upstream Lander WTF | Jan. 1988 | IDFG | .1 | 15.5 | .3 | – | – | .4 | |||
| Upstream Lander WTF | Mar. 1992 | IDFG | 2.1 | 38.4 | 2.1 | – | – | 28.9 | |||
| Upstream Lander WTF | Mar. 1995 | USGS | 29.9 | 1.8 | 8.8 | 18.8 | – | ||||
| Upstream Lander WTF | Dec. 1996 | USGS | .4 | 28.4 | .6 | 31.4 | 13.5 | – | |||
| Upstream Lander WTF | Nov. 2003 | USGS | 2.3 | 38.1 | 6.0 | 15.8 | 19.1 | 9.7 | |||
| Downstream Lander WTF | Jan. 1988 | IFG | – | 5.5 | – | – | – | .5 | |||
| Downstream Lander WTF | Mar. 1992 | IFG | – | 19.6 | .2 | – | – | – | |||
| Downstream Lander WTF | Feb. 1995 | USGS | .3 | 24.2 | 1.3 | – | – | – | |||
| Downstream Lander WTF | Dec. 1996 | USGS | .8 | 27.6 | .8 | .8 | 1.2 | – | |||
| Downstream Lander WTF | Dec. 2001 | USGS | 1.1 | 66.4 | 1.4 | 6.6 | 1.4 | – | |||
| Downstream Lander WTF | Nov. 2003 | USGS | 1.8 | 48.6 | 3.5 | 10.6 | .4 | 3.9 | |||
| Downstream Lander WTF | Aug. 2004 | USGS | 5.3 | 17.2 | 2.4 | – | – | – | |||
| Upstream West Boise WTF | Jan. 1988 | IFG | .3 | 61.6 | 5.1 | – | – | .3 | |||
| Upstream West Boise WTF | Mar. 1992 | IFG | .7 | 39.5 | 3.3 | – | – | – | |||
| Upstream West Boise WTF | Mar. 1995 | USGS | .4 | 77.3 | 5.2 | – | – | – | |||
| Upstream West Boise WTF | Dec. 1996 | USGS | .6 | 67.4 | 1.7 | – | – | – | |||
| Upstream West Boise WTF | Nov. 2003 | USGS | 3.2 | 78.8 | 8.5 | – | – | – | |||
| Downstream West Boise WTF | Jan. 1988 | IFG | .3 | 32.0 | 2.7 | – | – | 3.7 | |||
| Downstream West Boise WTF | Mar. 1992 | IFG | – | 5.3 | .4 | – | – | – | |||
| Downstream West Boise WTF | Mar. 1995 | USGS | – | 36.7 | 8.5 | – | – | – | |||
| Downstream West Boise WTF | Dec. 1996 | USGS | 2.1 | 69.8 | 9.4 | – | – | – | |||
| Downstream West Boise WTF | Nov. 2003 | USGS | 2.1 | 55.5 | 26.6 | – | – | – | |||
| North channel Eagle Island | Jan. 1988 | IFG | .2 | .9 | – | – | – | .9 | |||
| Middleton | Dec. 1996 | USGS | – | 25.9 | .2 | – | – | – | |||
| Middleton | Aug. 1997 | USGS | – | 2.0 | – | – | – | – | |||
| Above Star Road | Jan. 1988 | IFG | – | 6.6 | .7 | – | – | – | |||
| Caldwell | Aug. 1997 | USGS | – | 2.5 | – | – | – | – | |||
| Near mouth | Dec. 1996 | USGS | – | 8.3 | – | – | – | – | |||
| Near mouth | Aug. 1997 | USGS | – | 1.8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Date | Species | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgelip sucker (Catostomus columbianus) | Largescale sucker (Catostomus macrocheilus) | Mountain sucker (Catostomus platyrhynchus) | Sucker (Catostomus sp.) | Common carp (Cyprinus carpio) | Chiselmouth (Acrocheilus alutaceus) | Longnose dace (Rhinichthys cataractae) | ||
| Origin | N | N | N | N | I | N | N | |
| Tolerance | T | T | I | T | T | I | I | |
| Temperature preference | Cool | Cool | Cool | Cool | Warm | Cool | Cool | |
| Adult trophic guild | herb | omni | herb | herb/omni | omni | herb | inv | |
| Site location | ||||||||
| Downstream Barber Dam | Jan. 1988 | – | – | – | 10.0 | – | – | – |
| Downstream Barber Dam | Dec. 1996 | – | – | – | – | – | 0.4 | – |
| Downstream Barber Dam | Nov. 2003 | 0.4 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Upstream Lander WTF | Jan. 1988 | – | – | – | 9.1 | – | .1 | – |
| Upstream Lander WTF | Mar. 1992 | – | – | – | 16.3 | – | – | – |
| Upstream Lander WTF | Mar. 1995 | 3.9 | 6.9 | 1.1 | – | – | – | 9.7 |
| Upstream Lander WTF | Dec. 1996 | 5.7 | 9.4 | – | – | 0.1 | – | 4.0 |
| Upstream Lander WTF | Nov. 2003 | 1.4 | 5.1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Downstream Lander WTF | Jan. 1988 | – | – | – | 28.1 | 1.1 | .1 | – |
| Downstream Lander WTF | Mar. 1992 | – | – | – | 79.0 | .9 | – | – |
| Downstream Lander WTF | Feb. 1995 | 9.4 | 42.9 | .5 | – | – | – | 5.2 |
| Downstream Lander WTF | Dec. 1996 | 12.2 | 34.6 | .8 | – | – | .4 | 10.6 |
| Downstream Lander WTF | Dec. 2001 | 5.0 | 10.2 | .6 | – | – | – | 5.2 |
| Downstream Lander WTF | Nov. 2003 | 5.3 | 17.7 | – | 1.1 | – | – | .7 |
| Downstream Lander WTF | Aug. 2004 | 3.0 | 39.1 | – | – | – | – | 10.1 |
| Upstream West Boise WTF | Jan. 1988 | – | – | – | 30.6 | – | .7 | – |
| Upstream West Boise WTF | Mar. 1992 | – | – | – | 52.6 | – | – | – |
| Upstream West Boise WTF | Mar. 1995 | 3.3 | 13.3 | – | – | – | – | .4 |
| Upstream West Boise WTF | Dec. 1996 | 5.8 | 13.3 | .3 | – | – | – | .9 |
| Upstream West Boise WTF | Nov. 2003 | 1.1 | 5.8 | – | 1.1 | – | – | 1.3 |
| Downstream West Boise WTF | Jan. 1988 | – | – | – | 37.3 | – | – | – |
| Downstream West Boise WTF | Mar. 1992 | – | – | – | 57.4 | – | 2.7 | – |
| Downstream West Boise WTF | Mar. 1995 | .3 | 19.4 | 2.9 | – | – | .6 | 10.9 |
| Downstream West Boise WTF | Dec. 1996 | 2.1 | 8.8 | – | – | – | 1.5 | |
| Downstream West Boise WTF | Nov. 2003 | 1.4 | 12.1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| North channel Eagle Island | Jan. 1988 | – | – | – | 76.5 | – | 1.6 | – |
| Middleton | Dec. 1996 | 2.8 | 17.9 | 1.9 | – | 7.5 | .5 | 7.8 |
| Middleton | Aug. 1997 | 10.2 | 12.3 | – | – | .3 | 37.2 | 14.9 |
| Above Star Road | Jan. 1988 | – | – | – | 14.5 | – | 17.5 | – |
| Caldwell | Aug. 1997 | 8.9 | 16.7 | – | – | 2.5 | 9.9 | – |
| Near mouth | Dec. 1996 | 48.8 | 26.4 | – | – | 2.5 | – | 10.7 |
| Near mouth | Aug. 1997 | 31.2 | 33.5 | – | – | 3.2 | 6.3 | – |
| Date | Species | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umatilla dace (Rhinichthys umatilla1) | Dace (Rhinichthys sp.) | Northern pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus oregonensis) | Redside shiner (Richardsonius balteatus) | Tui chub (Gila bicolor) | Pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus) | Bluegil (Leponis macrochirus) | ||
| Origin | N | N | N | N | N | I | I | |
| Tolerance | I | I | T | I | T | T | T | |
| Temperature preference | Cool | Cool | Cool | Cool | Warm | Warm | Warm | |
| Adult trophic guild | inv | inv | inv/pisc | inv | omni | inv/pisc | inv/pisc | |
| Site location | ||||||||
| Downstream Barber Dam | Jan. 1988 | – | – | – | 0.7 | – | – | – |
| Downstream Barber Dam | Dec. 1996 | 1.3 | – | – | .0 | – | – | – |
| Downstream Barber Dam | Nov. 2003 | 1.1 | – | 0.5 | .8 | – | – | – |
| Upstream Lander WTF | Jan. 1988 | – | – | .1 | 74.2 | – | – | – |
| Upstream Lander WTF | Mar. 1992 | 1.6 | – | – | 10.5 | – | – | – |
| Upstream Lander WTF | Mar. 1995 | 17.5 | – | .2 | 1.4 | – | – | – |
| Upstream Lander WTF | Dec. 1996 | 5.6 | – | .9 | – | – | – | – |
| Upstream Lander WTF | Nov. 2003 | 1.4 | – | .6 | .6 | – | – | – |
| Downstream Lander WTF | Jan. 1988 | – | – | 1.1 | 58.7 | – | – | 4.8 |
| Downstream Lander WTF | Mar. 1992 | – | – | .3 | – | – | – | – |
| Downstream Lander WTF | Feb. 1995 | 15.6 | – | – | .8 | – | – | – |
| Downstream Lander WTF | Dec. 1996 | 2.8 | – | .8 | 6.5 | – | – | – |
| Downstream Lander WTF | Dec. 2001 | 1.4 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Downstream Lander WTF | Nov. 2003 | 4.3 | – | 1.8 | – | – | – | – |
| Downstream Lander WTF | Aug. 2004 | 4.7 | – | 1.8 | 16.0 | – | – | – |
| Upstream West Boise WTF | Jan. 1988 | – | 1.4 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Upstream West Boise WTF | Mar. 1992 | – | – | – | 3.9 | – | – | – |
| Upstream West Boise WTF | Mar. 1995 | .0 | – | .1 | – | – | – | – |
| Upstream West Boise WTF | Dec. 1996 | 1.7 | – | – | .3 | – | – | – |
| Upstream West Boise WTF | Nov. 2003 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Downstream West Boise WTF | Jan. 1988 | – | 1.2 | 1.1 | 21.7 | – | – | – |
| Downstream West Boise WTF | Mar. 1992 | – | 1.5 | 3.8 | 28.3 | – | – | – |
| Downstream West Boise WTF | Mar. 1995 | 13.5 | – | .3 | 7.0 | – | – | – |
| Downstream West Boise WTF | Dec. 1996 | 2.9 | – | .6 | 2.6 | – | – | – |
| Downstream West Boise WTF | Nov. 2003 | – | – | 1.4 | – | – | – | – |
| North channel Eagle Island | Jan. 1988 | – | 3.2 | 2.3 | 14.5 | – | – | – |
| Middleton | Dec. 1996 | 35.3 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Middleton | Aug. 1997 | 6.3 | 8.8 | 6.8 | .1 | |||
| Above Star Road | Jan. 1988 | – | 4.6 | 5.1 | 51.1 | – | – | – |
| Caldwell | Aug. 1997 | .8 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Near mouth | Dec. 1996 | .8 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Near mouth | Aug. 1997 | – | – | 5.9 | – | 10.9 | 0.5 | – |
| Date | Species | Total abundance | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) | Smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieui) | Channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) | Tadpole madtom (Noturus gyrinus) | Oriental weatherfish (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus) | |||
| Origin | I | I | I | I | I | ||
| Tolerance | T | I | T | T | T | ||
| Temperature preference | Warm | Cool | Warm | Warm | Warm | ||
| Adult trophic guild | pisc | pisc | inv/pisc | inv/pisc | omni | ||
| Site location | |||||||
| Downstream Barber Dam | Jan. 1988 | – | – | – | – | – | 150 |
| Downstream Barber Dam | Dec. 1996 | – | – | – | – | – | 236 |
| Downstream Barber Dam | Nov. 2003 | – | – | – | – | – | 826 |
| Upstream Lander WTF | Jan. 1988 | – | – | – | – | – | 702 |
| Upstream Lander WTF | Mar. 1992 | – | – | – | – | – | 190 |
| Upstream Lander WTF | Mar. 1995 | – | – | – | – | – | 565 |
| Upstream Lander WTF | Dec. 1996 | – | – | – | – | – | 806 |
| Upstream Lander WTF | Nov. 2003 | – | – | – | – | – | 514 |
| Downstream Lander WTF | Jan. 1988 | – | – | – | – | – | 2,929 |
| Downstream Lander WTF | Mar. 1992 | – | – | – | – | – | 647 |
| Downstream Lander WTF | Feb. 1995 | – | – | – | – | – | 385 |
| Downstream Lander WTF | Dec. 1996 | – | – | – | – | – | 246 |
| Downstream Lander WTF | Dec. 2001 | 0.8 | – | – | – | – | 363 |
| Downstream Lander WTF | Nov. 2003 | .4 | – | – | – | – | 282 |
| Downstream Lander WTF | Aug. 2004 | – | – | – | – | 0.6 | 169 |
| Upstream West Boise WTF | Jan. 1988 | – | – | – | – | – | 294 |
| Upstream West Boise WTF | Mar. 1992 | – | – | – | – | – | 152 |
| Upstream West Boise WTF | Mar. 1995 | – | – | – | – | – | 842 |
| Upstream West Boise WTF | Dec. 1996 | 8.1 | – | – | – | – | 347 |
| Upstream West Boise WTF | Nov. 2003 | .3 | – | – | – | – | 378 |
| Downstream West Boise WTF | Jan. 1988 | .1 | – | – | – | – | 748 |
| Downstream West Boise WTF | Mar. 1992 | .6 | – | – | – | – | 714 |
| Downstream West Boise WTF | Mar. 1995 | – | – | – | – | – | 341 |
| Downstream West Boise WTF | Dec. 1996 | – | 0.3 | – | – | – | 341 |
| Downstream West Boise WTF | Nov. 2003 | 1.0 | – | – | – | – | 290 |
| North channel Eagle Island | Jan. 1988 | – | – | – | – | – | 442 |
| Middleton | Dec. 1996 | .2 | – | – | – | – | 425 |
| Middleton | Aug. 1997 | .9 | .1 | 0.1 | .1 | 974 | |
| Above Star Road | Jan. 1988 | – | – | – | – | – | 607 |
| Caldwell | Aug. 1997 | – | – | 0.5 | – | – | 203 |
| Near mouth | Dec. 1996 | 2.5 | – | – | – | – | 121 |
| Near mouth | Aug. 1997 | .9 | 4.1 | 1.8 | – | – | 221 |
1Rhinichthys umatilla is not classified in Zaroban and other (1999), classified in Wydoski and Whitney (2003).
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