Distribution of Fishes in North and South Dakota Basins Affected by the Garrison Diversion Unit

Authors

• John B. Owen, University of North Dakota
• Dean S. Elsen, University of North Dakota
• Gordon W. Russell, University of North Dakota

Files

Description

"The distribution of fishes in the James River basin in North and South Dakota and the Wild Rice, Sheyenne, and Souris River basins and Devils Lake closed basin in North Dakota was investigated in 1974 and 1975 by University of North Dakota biologists. The purpose of this study was to obtain current fish distribution records and to identify factors affecting distribution...A large water development project, the Garrison Diversion Unit, is being planned in the above basins for irrigation, municipal and industrial, and fish and wildlife purposes. This project may affect fish distribution and enable fish species to be carried inadvertently from the Missouri River drainage to the Wild Rice, Sheyenne, and Souris River basins which are in the Hudson Bay drainage." (from the abstract, page xv)

Publication Date

1981

City

Grand Forks

Keywords

Fish diversion, Life histories, Fish, Taxonomy, Garrison Diversion

Publisher

University of North Dakota

Recommended Citation

Owen, John B.; Elsen, Dean S.; and Russell, Gordon W., "Distribution of Fishes in North and South Dakota Basins Affected by the Garrison Diversion Unit" (1981). UND Publications. 116.
https://commons.und.edu/und-books/116