Skip to main content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Electrofishing Results and Sampling of Bull Trout and Other Aquatic Vertebrates in the Vicinity of Yellow Pine, Idaho 2016

Published by U.S. Geological Survey | Department of the Interior | Catalog Last Checked: August 01, 2026 at 04:42 AM | Dataset Last Updated: September 29, 2020 at 12:00 AM
This data set summarizes electrofishing effort, observations, and tissue sampling of aquatic vertebrates near Yellow Pine, Idaho. Sampling was conducted using a backpack electrofishing unit at two reference sites including Cane Creek and Sugar Creek, and at three mine impact sites including Sugar Creek and Cinnabar Creek. Juvenile Bull Trout (Salvelinus confluentus) were present at all five sites and were the primary species targeted during our sampling effort. Additional tissue samples of Sculpin, and amphibians were taken when available. Where possible, a two pass (quantitative depletion) electrofishing survey was conducted at each site for non-USGS stakeholders (Nez Perce Tribe and Idaho Department of Fish and Game) to estimate population density if necessary to fit project needs. Electrofishing efforts were immediately halted when adult spawning Bull Trout were encountered so as to minimize harm to that species and in those cases a two pass quantitative depletion survey was not completed. Both summarized and site specific data included are in tabular form. Data is presented in both .csv and .xlsx format, the content within the Excel workbook is the same content within each individual .csv and .jpeg.

Resources

2 resources available

Find Related Datasets

data.gov

An official website of the GSA's Technology Transformation Services

Looking for U.S. government information and services?
Visit USA.gov