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Upper Branham Lakes

Upper Branham Lakes

Waterbody Information

Size:	18.504 acres
Elevation:	8795 ft
Directions:	From Highway 287, turn onto Mill Creek Road in Sheridan and head east. Mill Creek Road becomes USFS Road 111 and goes right to Branham Lakes.
Status of the Fishery:	Both Upper and Lower Branham Lakes have abundant self-sustaining populations of Brook trout. Sampling in 2018 found the average size of Brook Trout to be 9 inches with not many getting much larger than that.
Township/Range/Section:	4S 3W 5
Latitude/Longitude:	45.51877 -111.99174
FWP Region:	Region 3
County:	Madison
Fishing District:	Central
Owner:	Forest Service (406)-683-3900 Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest Office ]
Type:	MTNLAKE
Notes:	Branham Lake have ample shore fishing opportunities for high numbers of aggressive Brook trout. These fish can be caught on a variety of gear.

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	Waterbody	Section	Field Form Type	Date	Purpose	Species

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Species	Count	Avg	StdDev	Min	Max	AvgWgt	StdDevWgt	MinWeight	S/L	Sects	Surveys	Waterbody

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Waterbody	Section	Species	Count	AveLength	StdDevLength	MinLength	MaxLength	AveWeight	StdDevWeight	MinWeight	MaxWeight

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Waterbody	Year	Section	Species	Count	AveLength	StdDevLength	MinLength	MaxLength	AveWeight	StdDevWeight	MinWeight	MaxWeight

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Year	Species Abbrv	Length	Weight	M/C	Count	Sex	Mort	Hook Scar	Disease	Scales	Otolith	Fin Clip	Tag	Comment	Genetics	Age	Stomach	Intercept	Slope	Gear	Equipment	Trip	Date	Pass/Run	Water	Section	Lat/Down	Lon/Down	Lat/Up	Lon/Up	Agency	Start Depth	End Depth

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Fishing Pressure

Year	Angler Days	Std. Error
2021	415	294
2020	407	235
2019	264	190
2015	372	263

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Gauging Stations

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Fish Consumption Advisory

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Upper Branham Lakes Bathymetric Map

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