Small scale denil development for use in headwater streams in southwest Montana

• Main Author: Conley, Megan Elizabeth
• Other Authors: Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Kathryn Plymesser, Katey Plymesser, Kevin Kappenman, Matt Blank and Joel Cahoon were co-authors of the article, 'Arctic grayling (Thymallus arcticus) passage through a scaled denil fishway' submitted to the journal 'Journal of fish and wildlife management' which is contained within this thesis.
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Engineering 2021
• Subjects: Fishways; Rivers; Grayling; Irrigation; Habitat (Ecology); Streamflow; Arctic; Baffle; Arctic grayling; Thymallus arcticus
• Online Access: https://scholarworks.montana.edu/xmlui/handle/1/16346

The Big Hole River is located in an agricultural valley in Southwest Montana and is home to the last fluvial (river dwelling) population of Arctic grayling (Thymallus arcticus) in the contiguous United States. Grayling mostly populate the tributary streams in the upper portion of the watershed, wher...