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Page 1: Baseline Water Quality Data From Streams Along The Rocky Mountain Front, Montana and The Implications for Native Trout. Photo By: Taylor Johnson Triston

Baseline Water Quality Data From Streams Along The Rocky Mountain Front, Montana

and The Implications for Native Trout.

Photo By: Taylor Johnson

Triston Isakson and Wyatt OstbergFairfield High School

Fairfield, MT

Page 2: Baseline Water Quality Data From Streams Along The Rocky Mountain Front, Montana and The Implications for Native Trout. Photo By: Taylor Johnson Triston

Cutthroat Trout Photo By: Dave Yerk

Page 3: Baseline Water Quality Data From Streams Along The Rocky Mountain Front, Montana and The Implications for Native Trout. Photo By: Taylor Johnson Triston

Grizzly Bears Photo By: Lisa Flowers

Page 4: Baseline Water Quality Data From Streams Along The Rocky Mountain Front, Montana and The Implications for Native Trout. Photo By: Taylor Johnson Triston

Location Map of Study Area

Page 5: Baseline Water Quality Data From Streams Along The Rocky Mountain Front, Montana and The Implications for Native Trout. Photo By: Taylor Johnson Triston

Stream County

Dearborn River Lewis and Clark

Elk Creek Lewis and Clark

Sun River Lewis and Clark

Deep Creek Teton

Teton River Teton

Muddy Creek Teton

Dupuyer Creek Pondera

Sheep Creek Pondera

Birch Creek Pondera

Badger Creek Glacier

Two Medicine River Glacier

Page 6: Baseline Water Quality Data From Streams Along The Rocky Mountain Front, Montana and The Implications for Native Trout. Photo By: Taylor Johnson Triston

Field Sampling Physical and Chemical

Photo By: R Hahn

Page 7: Baseline Water Quality Data From Streams Along The Rocky Mountain Front, Montana and The Implications for Native Trout. Photo By: Taylor Johnson Triston

Physical Parameters

Meter Units Drinking Water/Trout

Dissolved Oxygen YSI 55 mg/L Trout

pH Oakton Drinking Water/Trout

TDS Oakton ppm Drinking Water/Trout

Turbidity Hach 2100 P ntu Drinking Water/Trout

Temperature Oakton ° C Trout

Page 8: Baseline Water Quality Data From Streams Along The Rocky Mountain Front, Montana and The Implications for Native Trout. Photo By: Taylor Johnson Triston

Chemical Lab Analysis

Photo By: R Hahn

Page 9: Baseline Water Quality Data From Streams Along The Rocky Mountain Front, Montana and The Implications for Native Trout. Photo By: Taylor Johnson Triston

Chemical Parameters Meter Units Drinking Water/Trout

Copper Hach 2800 ppm Drinking Water/Trout

Hexavalent Chromium Hach 2800 ppm Drinking Water

Lead Hach 2800 ppm Drinking Water

Molybdenum Hach 2800 ppm Drinking Water

Nitrate Hach 2800 ppm Drinking Water

Nitrite Hach 2800 ppm Drinking Water

Phosphorus Hach 2800 ppm Drinking Water

TSS Energy Lab ppm Water Chemistry - Piper Diagram

Bicarbonates HCO3 Energy Lab ppm Water Chemistry - Piper Diagram

Carbonate CO3 Energy Lab ppm Water Chemistry - Piper Diagram

Chloride Energy Lab ppm Water Chemistry - Piper Diagram

Sulfate Energy Lab ppm Water Chemistry - Piper Diagram

Calcium Energy Lab ppm Water Chemistry - Piper Diagram

Iron Energy Lab ppm Water Chemistry - Piper Diagram

Magnesium Energy Lab ppm Water Chemistry - Piper Diagram

Potassium Energy Lab ppm Water Chemistry - Piper Diagram

Sodium Energy Lab ppm Water Chemistry - Piper Diagram

Page 10: Baseline Water Quality Data From Streams Along The Rocky Mountain Front, Montana and The Implications for Native Trout. Photo By: Taylor Johnson Triston

Biological Field Sampling Macro-Invertebrate

Photo By: R Hahn

Page 11: Baseline Water Quality Data From Streams Along The Rocky Mountain Front, Montana and The Implications for Native Trout. Photo By: Taylor Johnson Triston

Photo By: R Hahn

GeologyOverthrust Belt

Page 12: Baseline Water Quality Data From Streams Along The Rocky Mountain Front, Montana and The Implications for Native Trout. Photo By: Taylor Johnson Triston

Piper Diagram Plot of all Streams

Water Chemistry

Page 13: Baseline Water Quality Data From Streams Along The Rocky Mountain Front, Montana and The Implications for Native Trout. Photo By: Taylor Johnson Triston
Page 14: Baseline Water Quality Data From Streams Along The Rocky Mountain Front, Montana and The Implications for Native Trout. Photo By: Taylor Johnson Triston
Page 15: Baseline Water Quality Data From Streams Along The Rocky Mountain Front, Montana and The Implications for Native Trout. Photo By: Taylor Johnson Triston

Dissolved Oxygen

mg/L

pH Temperature° C

Turbidity ntu

PTI

EPT

Trout 7-9 5-9.5 5-12 50 >17 >18.5

Page 16: Baseline Water Quality Data From Streams Along The Rocky Mountain Front, Montana and The Implications for Native Trout. Photo By: Taylor Johnson Triston
Page 17: Baseline Water Quality Data From Streams Along The Rocky Mountain Front, Montana and The Implications for Native Trout. Photo By: Taylor Johnson Triston
Page 18: Baseline Water Quality Data From Streams Along The Rocky Mountain Front, Montana and The Implications for Native Trout. Photo By: Taylor Johnson Triston
Page 19: Baseline Water Quality Data From Streams Along The Rocky Mountain Front, Montana and The Implications for Native Trout. Photo By: Taylor Johnson Triston

Dissolved Oxygen

mg/L

pH Temperature° C

Turbidity ntu

PTI

EPT

Trout 7-9 5-9.5 5-12 50 >17 >18.5

Page 20: Baseline Water Quality Data From Streams Along The Rocky Mountain Front, Montana and The Implications for Native Trout. Photo By: Taylor Johnson Triston

Native Fish pH Temperature Dissolved Oxygen

Turbidity

PTI EPT

Cutthroat Grayling Bull

Dearborn River

Native Fish pH Temperature Dissolved Oxygen

Turbidity

PTI EPT

Cutthroat Grayling Bull

Elk Creek

Native Fish pH Temperature Dissolved Oxygen

Turbidity

PTI EPT

Cutthroat Grayling Bull

Sun River

Native Fish pH Temperature Dissolved Oxygen

Turbidity

PTI EPT

Cutthroat Grayling Bull

Deep Creek

(Permissive = Green Not Permissive = Red)

Native Fish pH Temperature Dissolved Oxygen

Turbidity

PTI EPT

Cutthroat Grayling Bull

Teton River

Page 21: Baseline Water Quality Data From Streams Along The Rocky Mountain Front, Montana and The Implications for Native Trout. Photo By: Taylor Johnson Triston

Native Fish pH Temperature Dissolved Oxygen

Turbidity PTI EPT

Cutthroat Grayling Bull

Sheep Creek

Native Fish pH Temperature

Dissolved Oxygen

Turbidity PTI EPT

Cutthroat Grayling Bull

Dupuyer Creek

Native Fish pH Temperature Dissolved Oxygen

Turbidity PTI EPT

Cutthroat Grayling Bull

Muddy Creek

(Permissive = Green Not Permissive = Red)

Page 22: Baseline Water Quality Data From Streams Along The Rocky Mountain Front, Montana and The Implications for Native Trout. Photo By: Taylor Johnson Triston

Native Fish pH Temperature Dissolved Oxygen

Turbidity PTI ETP

Cutthroat Grayling Bull

Two Medicine River

Native Fish pH Temperature

Dissolved Oxygen

Turbidity PTI ETP

Cutthroat Grayling Bull

Badger Creek

Native Fish pH Temperature

Dissolved Oxygen

Turbidity PTI ETP

Cutthroat Grayling Bull

Birch Creek

(Permissive = Green Not Permissive = Red)

Page 23: Baseline Water Quality Data From Streams Along The Rocky Mountain Front, Montana and The Implications for Native Trout. Photo By: Taylor Johnson Triston

Native Fish

Dearborn River

Elk Creek Sun River

Deep Creek

Teton River

Muddy Creek

Dupuyer Creek

Sheep Creek

Birch Creek

Badger Creek

Two Medicine

Bull

Cutthroat

Grayling

Native Fish

Dearborn River

Elk Creek

Sun River

Deep Creek

Teton River

Muddy Creek

Dupuyer Creek

Sheep Creek

Birch Creek

Badger Creek

Two Medicine

Bull

Cutthroat

Grayling

Eliminate EPT Index

Streams With One or More Non Permissive Indicators

(Permissive = Green Not Permissive = Red)

Page 24: Baseline Water Quality Data From Streams Along The Rocky Mountain Front, Montana and The Implications for Native Trout. Photo By: Taylor Johnson Triston

Teton River has an established Cutthroat Population Checked old data from Brock Allen, 2007

Upper Teton pHDissolved Oxygen Temperature

11/21/2007

Native Fish pH Temperature Dissolved Oxygen Turbidity PTI EPT

Cutthroat

Grayling

Bull

Page 25: Baseline Water Quality Data From Streams Along The Rocky Mountain Front, Montana and The Implications for Native Trout. Photo By: Taylor Johnson Triston

Conclusions• Each stream had at least one non permissive indicator.

• Temperature is the leading limitation to re-establishing native fish along the Rocky Mountain Front. The waters are too warm for Bull Trout.

• None of the stream evaluated has potential to re-introduce Bull, Cutthroat, or Grayling below the sample sites.

• The upper sections of the Teton River has a native Cutthroat population.

Page 26: Baseline Water Quality Data From Streams Along The Rocky Mountain Front, Montana and The Implications for Native Trout. Photo By: Taylor Johnson Triston

Next Step• Based on high EPT values, and• Brock Allen’s sampling from 2007

• Evaluate Upper Reaches and Tributaries Teton River

• Detailed Macro-invertebrate survey• Fish Inventory

Intention to re-introduce/expand Cutthroat Trout

Page 27: Baseline Water Quality Data From Streams Along The Rocky Mountain Front, Montana and The Implications for Native Trout. Photo By: Taylor Johnson Triston

Next Step

• Based on the results for the Dearborn River

• Evaluate Upper Reaches and Tributaries• Detailed Macro-invertebrate survey• Fish Inventory

Intention to re-introduce/expand Cutthroat Trout

Page 28: Baseline Water Quality Data From Streams Along The Rocky Mountain Front, Montana and The Implications for Native Trout. Photo By: Taylor Johnson Triston

Photo By: R Hahn

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