Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5111
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5111
Table 5. Occurrence of fish species in the lower Boise River, southwestern Idaho, 1988–2004.
[Data for this chart from studies listed in table 1. Abbreviations; WTF, wastewater-treatment facility; HWY, highway]
| Fish species | Major dams, drains, canals between each river mile | Diversion Dam, New York Canal, Barber Dam | Ridenbaugh Canal | City Canal, Settlers Canal diversion dam | Thurman Mill Canal, WTF input | Farmers Union Canal | Dry Creek Canal | WTF input, Thurman Drain | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| River mile | 64 | 59 | 57.5 | 52 | 50 | 47.5 | 46.4 | 45 | 43 | ||
| Lucky Peak Dam | Barber Dam | Loggers Creek | Diversion above Americana Blvd | Lander WTF | Glenwood Bridge | Top of Eagle Island | West Boise WTF | Eagle Road | |||
| Salmonidae | Salmo trutta | Brown trout | |||||||||
| Prosopium williamsoni | Mountain whitefish | ||||||||||
| Onchorhynchus mykiss | Wild rainbow trout | ||||||||||
| Cottidae | Cottus bairdi | Mottled sculpin | |||||||||
| Cottus confusus | Shorthead sculpin | ||||||||||
| Catostomidae | Catostomus columbianus | Bridgelip sucker | |||||||||
| Catostomus macrocheilus | Largescale sucker | ||||||||||
| Catostomus platyrhynchus | Mountain sucker | ||||||||||
| Cyprinidae | Cyprinus carpio | Commom carp | |||||||||
| Acrocheilus alutaceus | Chiselmouth | ||||||||||
| Ptychocheilus oregonensis | Northern pikeminnow | ||||||||||
| Richardsonius balteatus | Redside shinner | ||||||||||
| Rhinichthys cataractae | Longnose dace | ||||||||||
| Rhinichthys umatilla | Umatilla dace | ||||||||||
| Gila bicolor | Tui chub | ||||||||||
| Centrarchidae | Lepomis gibbosus | Pumpkinseed | |||||||||
| Leponis macrochirus | Bluegill | ||||||||||
| Micropterus salmoides | Largemouth bass | ||||||||||
| Micropterus dolomieui | Smallmouth bass | ||||||||||
| Ictaluridae | Ictalurus punctatus | Channel catfish | |||||||||
| Noturus gyrinus | Tadpole madtom | ||||||||||
| Cobitidae | Misgurnus anguillicaudatus | Oriental weatherfish | |||||||||
| Fish species | Major dams, drains, canals between each river mile | Dry Creek, Middleton Canal, Phyllis Canal, Warm Springs Canal | Phyllis Canal, Warm Springs Canal | Caldwell Highline Canal, Fifteen mile Creek, Mill Slough, Willow Creek, Mason Creek, Noble Drain, Notus Canal | Indian Creek, Conway Gulch, Eureka Canal, WTF input | Dixie Slough | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| River mile | 38 | 34 | 31 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 3.8 | 2 | ||
| Bottom Eagle Island | Star | Middleton | HWY 95 at Caldwell | Notus | HWY 95 near Parma | Parma gage | Fort Boise National Wildlife Refuge | |||
| Salmonidae | Salmo trutta | Brown trout | ||||||||
| Prosopium williamsoni | Mountain whitefish | |||||||||
| Onchorhynchus mykiss | Wild rainbow trout | |||||||||
| Cottidae | Cottus bairdi | Mottled sculpin | ||||||||
| Cottus confusus | Shorthead sculpin | |||||||||
| Catostomidae | Catostomus columbianus | Bridgelip sucker | ||||||||
| Catostomus macrocheilus | Largescale sucker | |||||||||
| Catostomus platyrhynchus | Mountain sucker | |||||||||
| Cyprinidae | Cyprinus carpio | Commom carp | ||||||||
| Acrocheilus alutaceus | Chiselmouth | |||||||||
| Ptychocheilus oregonensis | Northern pikeminnow | |||||||||
| Richardsonius balteatus | Redside shinner | |||||||||
| Rhinichthys cataractae | Longnose dace | |||||||||
| Rhinichthys umatilla | Umatilla dace | |||||||||
| Gila bicolor | Tui chub | |||||||||
| Centrarchidae | Lepomis gibbosus | Pumpkinseed | ||||||||
| Leponis macrochirus | Bluegill | |||||||||
| Micropterus salmoides | Largemouth bass | |||||||||
| Micropterus dolomieui | Smallmouth bass | |||||||||
| Ictaluridae | Ictalurus punctatus | Channel catfish | ||||||||
| Noturus gyrinus | Tadpole madtom | |||||||||
| Cobitidae | Misgurnus anguillicaudatus | Oriental weatherfish | ||||||||
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