US Judge Blocks Water Pipeline in Montana That Was Meant to Boost Rare Fish

US Judge Blocks Water Pipeline in Montana That Was Meant to Boost Rare Fish

Source: Associated Press

8/3/2023

US Judge Blocks Water Pipeline in Montana That Was Meant to Boost Rare Fish

Credit: Jim Mogen/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

A U.S. judge blocked a proposed water pipeline through a wilderness area in southwest Montana that was intended to help a rare fish species that's in sharp decline due to habitat loss, warming temperatures and other pressures.

The mile-long pipeline was intended to move oxygenated water that's beneficial for fish from a creek to a lake in the Red Rock Lakes Wilderness — winter home for one of the last few populations of Arctic grayling in the Lower 48 states. The fish are prized by many anglers and known for their sail-like dorsal fins.

Red Rock Creek

Arctic Grayling

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