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Crater Lake

Crater Lake is a moderately sized (16.8 acre), remote, glacial cirque lake located in the North Fork Fish Creek drainage. The lake lies on the Lolo National Forest (Ninemile Ranger District) in the proposed Great Burn Wilderness Area.

Waterbody Information

Size:	16.5 acres
Elevation:	5672 ft
Directions:	Crater Lake can most easily be accessed by taking Fish Creek Road (USFS Road #343) from Interstate Highway 90, then traveling west on USFS Road #7750 to the campground and Forest Service outpost (Clearwater Crossing) at the end of the road. Take the North Fork Fish Creek Trail (USFS Trail #103) approximately 4 miles to an unofficial pack trail to the southwest which leads to Crater Lake. The hike to the lake is only ~ 1.5 miles from the trail junction, but the trail is extremely steep.
Status of the Fishery:
Township/Range/Section:	14N 26W 34
Latitude/Longitude:	46.92734 -114.88089
FWP Region:	Region 2
County:	Mineral
Fishing District:	Western

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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
2020	137	137

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Gauging Stations

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Crater Lake Bathymetric Map

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Crater Lake

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Survey Data

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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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Stocking Information

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Gauging Stations

Fish Consumption Advisory

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Additional Files

Additional Information

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