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and relocation program to populate the river above the dams with mature sturgeon. Eggs and young fish were also used to achieve a breeding population of sturgeon in Legend Lake, a 1304 acre lake in
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440:Viral hemorrhagic septicemia
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680:"Hook and Line Record Fish"
565:List of rivers of Wisconsin
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581:References
533:freshwater
519:white bass
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