Acknowledgments

The authors thank the people of the Kootenai River Valley in Idaho who provided access to the Kootenai River for surveying. Sue Ireland of the Kootenai Tribe of Idaho provided storage facilities for USGS boats and equipment. Vaughn Paragamian, Diane Wakkinnen, and Peter Rust of Idaho Department of Fish and Game provided white sturgeon spawning and egg location data. The authors also thank Jack Siple of the Kootenai Tribe of Idaho who provided logistical support for fieldwork. Rick Backsen, John Gralow, and Russ Christensen, Post Falls, Idaho, and Edward Moran, Anchorage, Alaska, all with the U.S. Geological Survey, worked long hours collecting data on the Kootenai River for this project. Sandra Ball of U.S. Geological Survey in Post Falls, Idaho, helped with many logistic issues.