The Kootenai River white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) and other native fish species are culturally important to the Kootenai Tribe of Idaho, but their habitat and recruitment have been affected by anthropogenic changes to the river. The Tribe has undertaken a large-scale restoration project and needs objective information on which to base restoration decisions.
In cooperation with the Kootenai Tribe of Idaho, we have used multibeam echosounders and other technology to conduct detailed bathymetric mappying of the Kootenai River. The data collected from these efforts helps to describe the current state of critical spawning habitat and guides efforts to restore the river. In cooperation with the Kootenai Tribe of Idaho, we have used multibeam echosounders and other technology to conduct detailed bathymetric mapping of the Kootenai River. The data collected from these efforts helps to describe the current state of critical spawning habitat and guides efforts to restore the river.
Below are other science projects associated with this project.
Kootenai River Water-Quality Monitoring Related to Transboundary Coal Mining
Evaluating Spatial and Temporal Fine-Scale Movement of Kootenai River White Sturgeon
Kootenai River Sediment Studies
- Overview
The Kootenai River white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) and other native fish species are culturally important to the Kootenai Tribe of Idaho, but their habitat and recruitment have been affected by anthropogenic changes to the river. The Tribe has undertaken a large-scale restoration project and needs objective information on which to base restoration decisions.
In cooperation with the Kootenai Tribe of Idaho, we have used multibeam echosounders and other technology to conduct detailed bathymetric mappying of the Kootenai River. The data collected from these efforts helps to describe the current state of critical spawning habitat and guides efforts to restore the river. In cooperation with the Kootenai Tribe of Idaho, we have used multibeam echosounders and other technology to conduct detailed bathymetric mapping of the Kootenai River. The data collected from these efforts helps to describe the current state of critical spawning habitat and guides efforts to restore the river.
- Science
Below are other science projects associated with this project.
Kootenai River Water-Quality Monitoring Related to Transboundary Coal Mining
The Kootenai River (Kootenay in Canada) rises from the Canadian Rockies and flows south in an arc through Montana and Idaho before swinging back into British Columbia and the Columbia River. The uplifted sedimentary rocks forming the southern Canadian Rockies have rich coal deposits that have been mined for many decades. The coal beds and associated rock layers are enriched with other minerals as...Evaluating Spatial and Temporal Fine-Scale Movement of Kootenai River White Sturgeon
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has published a plan for recovering the endangered Kootenai River white sturgeon. This study supports the objectives of that plan by quantifying white sturgeon habitat preference within a recently restored reach of the Kootenai River. Fine-scale acoustic telemetry positioning data will be integrated with quasi-three-dimensional hydraulic model simulations for the...Kootenai River Sediment Studies
The Kootenai River white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) and other native fish species are culturally important to the Kootenai Tribe of Idaho, but their habitat and recruitment have been affected by anthropogenic changes to the river. White sturgeon and burbot have not successfully spawned in the Kootenai River since the completion of Libby Dam upstream in Montana. In recent years, most white... - Publications