The Harkness Lakes are located in the Big Sheep Creek Drainage in the Beaverhead Mountains. The Harkness Lakes consist of Upper Harkness Lake, Middle Harkness Lake, and Lower Harkness Lake.
Harkness Lakes
| Size: | 6.0547 acres |
| Elevation: | 8180.32 ft |
| Directions: | From I-15, take Big Sheep Creek Road to Forest Route 657. From Forest Route 657, turn right onto USFS Rd. 8274. Follow the road to the lakes. |
| Status of the Fishery: | Middle and Lower Harkness Lakes was sampled in 2012 and found Westslope Cutthroat trout in various sizes. The trout averaged 10.5 inches with a few reaching 15 inches. |
| Township/Range/Section: | 16S 11W 4 |
| Latitude/Longitude: | 44.47052 -112.94876 |
| FWP Region: | Region 3 |
| County: | Beaverhead |
| Fishing District: | Central |
| Owner: |
Forest Service |
| Type: | MTNLAKE |
| Notes: | There are multiple pot hole type lakes associated with the Harkness Lakes, none of them have enough depth to overwinter fish except for the bottom lake (Lower Harkness Lake) and the top lake .Upper Harkness Lake). However Upper Harkness Lake is inaccessible because it is entirely located on private property. Lower Harkness Lake is stocked with WCT and it has a good inlet which provides natural reproduction as well. Fisherman should expect to catch Westslope Cutthroat of all age classes. WCT sampled ranged in size from 6.5 inches to 14 inches long. |
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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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| Year | Angler Days | Std. Error |
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| 2015 | 433 | 433 |
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No Gauging Stations found.
There is no fish consumption advisory for this waterbody.
