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Cottonwood Lake

Cottonwood Lake is part of the Big Sheep Creek Drainage in the Beaverhead Mountains. This remote lake is found at the very top end of Cottonwood Creek and is near the Continental Divide.

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Size:	3.3893 acres
Elevation:	9620.24 ft
Directions:	From I-15, take Big Sheep Creek Road up the valley. Turn left onto Forest Route 657. Turn right onto USFS Rd. 8274 and follow to the Harkness Lakes. Bushwack from Harkness Lakes ~2.5 miles southwest to Cottonwood Lake.
Status of the Fishery:	Cottonwood Lake has not been stocked and is believed to be fishless. Future sampling will decide if the lake can support fish and should be stocked.
Township/Range/Section:	16S 11W 7
Latitude/Longitude:	44.4567344181 -112.997740247
FWP Region:	Region 3
County:	Beaverhead
Fishing District:	Central
Owner:	Forest Service
Type:	MTNLAKE

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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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Cottonwood Lake

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For Comparative analysis all Length Units are millimeters : all Weights are grams

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For Comparative analysis all Length Units are millimeters : all Weights are grams

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