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Panther Creek, an image of the stream that was affected by Blackbird Mine.The creek had very good habitat but for the mine discharge. By 1960steelhead trout and chinook salmon were extirpated from the river due to thecontaminants released at Blackbird Mine.
Credit
NOAA Fisheries, NW region, Nick Iadanza
Location
Idaho, Cobalt and Forney Ranch, Lemhi County
Collection
Restoration
Damage Assessment Restoration Program (DARP)
Blackbird Mine