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The StreamNet Data Store is a searchable archive of data sets related to fish and other aquatic resources that are not of the specific data types included in the main StreamNet database. These data sets come from many different sources and are provided for download in their original formats. To add your own data set to the Data Store, use our Data Publishing Service.
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Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Fish Population Surveys
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| Data Categories
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Population Survey
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| Dates of Data
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1952 TO 2025
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| Data Set Status
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In work
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| Data Set Update Schedule
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Annually
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| Date Data Set Published on StreamNet Data Store
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09-25-2025
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| Project Name & Number
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| Purpose of Data Set
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Provided in Abstract
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| Summary / Abstract
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Population survey information from western Montana (1701 major basin) from 1952 to 2025. Data includes all fish surveys, including one time, index streams, lake netting and all other types. Data collected by MFWP biologists, other MT state agencies, federal agencies and scientific collector permit holders.
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| Broad Biological Groups
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fishes
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| Taxa
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Arctic grayling (Thymallus arcticus)
Black bullhead (Ameiurus melas)
Black crappie (Pomoxis nigromaculatus)
Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus)
Brook stickleback (Culaea inconstans)
Brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis)
Brown trout (Salmo trutta)
Bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus)
Burbot (Lota lota)
Central mudminnow (Umbra limi)
Columbia Basin redband trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss gairdnerii)
Common carp (Cyprinus carpio)
Fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas)
Golden trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss aguabonita)
Kokanee (Oncorhynchus nerka)
Lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush)
Lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis)
Largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides)
Largescale sucker (Catostomus macrocheilus)
Longnose dace (Rhinichthys cataractae)
Longnose sucker (Catostomus catostomus)
Mottled sculpin (Cottus bairdii)
Mountain whitefish (Prosopium williamsoni)
Northern pike (Esox lucius)
Northern pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus oregonensis)
Peamouth (Mylocheilus caurinus)
Pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus)
Pygmy whitefish (Prosopium coulterii)
Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
Redside shiner (Richardsonius balteatus)
Slimy sculpin (Cottus cognatus)
Smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu)
Torrent sculpin (Cottus rhotheus)
Walleye (Sander vitreus)
Western silvery minnow / Plains minnow (Hybognathus argyritis / Hybognathus placitus)
Westslope cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii lewisi)
White sucker (Catostomus commersonii)
Yellow bullhead (Ameiurus natalis)
Yellow perch (Perca flavescens)
Yellowstone cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii bouvieri)
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| Location
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Western Montana
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| NPCC Subbasins (2001 Subbasins)
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Mountain Columbia: Clark Fork
Mountain Columbia: Bitterroot
Mountain Columbia: Blackfoot
Mountain Columbia: Flathead
Mountain Columbia: Kootenai
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| Hatcheries
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| Dams
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| Keywords
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population survey
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| Lead Person and Organization That Created the Data Set
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Dawn Anderson
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
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| Other Participating Organizations
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| Contact Person for Questions About the Data
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Name: Dawn Anderson
Position:
Organization: Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
Address: PO Box 200701
Helena,
MT 59601
USA
Phone: 406-444-3373
email: dawanderson@mt.gov
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| Broad Category of Methods
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Field
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| Data Collection Methods
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Electroshocking, gill netting, trapping, seining. See data for detailed sample collection methods.
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| File Formats
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Adobe Acrobat Reader
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| Data structure description
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See data set files.
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| URL where updated data may be available
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https://myfwp.mt.gov/fishMT/reports/surveyreport
https://gis-mtfwp.hub.arcgis.com/
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Some data sets are intrinsically linked to software, tools, models, or statistical procedures, and must be used in
association in order to be of value. If this applies to this data set then the following information will apply:
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| Relationship between the data set and the software, model, etc.
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| Where the software, tools, models, etc. can be obtained if they are not included with the data download.
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| Contact person for questions about the software, tools, models, etc.
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Name: Dawn Anderson
Organization: Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
Address: PO Box 200701
Helena, MT 59620
United States
Phone: 4064443373
email: dawanderson@mt.gov
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| Papers, reports, and presentations that were done under this project.
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| Restrictions or legal prerequisites for accessing and using this data set.
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Permission is required to use data in any published work. Contact individual data provider for permission.
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