Mitigation for the Construction and Operation of Libby Dam

Table 3. Capture location and summary observation information for 28 acoustic and 12 combined radio/acoustic tagged burbot
in Libby Reservoir. The range of observed depths for each fish is in parentheses.
Capture Location
Tag
Code
Tag
Type
River
Mile Date released
Number of
Observations
Home range
(m)
Observation Average
Depth (m)
Big Creek 30 S 248.7 12/23/03 3 27470 47.7 (20.0 – 65.2)
Big Creek 169 S 248.7 12/29/03 3 27400 39.2 (20.0 – 60.1)
Big Creek 9 S 248.7 1/14/04 3 16920 48.7 (20.0 – 60.9)
Big Creek 156 S 248.7 1/2/04 3 6890 21.0 (15.2 – 24.7)
Big Creek 22 S 248.7 12/23/03 1 4860 32.6 ( 20.0 – 45.1)
Big Creek 7 S 248.7 1/14/04 5 1010 46.8 (20.0 – 60.0)
Big Creek 14 S 248.7 12/16/03 0 20.0
Bristow Creek 114 C 231.5 2/19/04 1 9880 30.4 (20.0 – 36.3)
Bristow Creek 44 C 231.5 2/25/04 1 3950 42.6 20.0 – 60.0)
Bristow Creek 5 S 231.5 1/20/04 2 3350 30.3 (13.1 – 57.9)
Canyon Creek 100 C 222.5 3/1/04 1 13170 37.1 20.0 – 71.3)
Canyon Creek 2 C 222.5 2/2/04 1 410 16.3 12.5 – 20.0)
Cripple Horse 143 S 226.8 12/29/03 3 14350 46.3 (20.0 – 66.7)
Cripple Horse 183 S 226.8 1/8/04 4 8070 49.9 (20.0 – 71.3)
Cripple Horse 16 S 226.8 12/23/03 2 5610 36.5 (18.3 – 71.3)
Cripple Horse 138 S 226.8 12/29/03 4 4750 44.6 (12.2 – 66.8)
Cripple Horse 178 S 226.8 1/8/04 3 3060 45.0 (20.0 – 61.9)
Cripple Horse 111 S 226.8 1/8/04 5 2120 35.4 (20.0 – 61,9)
Cripple Horse 45 S 226.8 12/29/03 5 1470 45.3 (20.0 – 61.9)
Cripple Horse 193 S 226.8 1/8/04 4 1370 43.2 (20.0 – 55.8)
Cripple Horse 204 S 226.8 1/8/04 4 470 25.7 (3.0 – 49.7)
Cripple Horse 10 S 226.8 12/2/03 2 200 38.4 (20.0 – 69.5)
Cripple Horse 12 S 226.8 11/20/03 0 20.0
Sutton Creek 109 C 250.3 2/2/04 3 3370 35.5 (20.0 – 48.7)
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