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RESULTS' Starvation Reservoir spills No spill occurred in 2003 or 2004. In 2002, spilling began on 2 April and ended on 8 April. Only 109 AF of water spilled with a peak spill of 16 cfs. The depth of water aver the spillway during this time was not measured; however, during the 2002 spills, the water going over the spillway was observed to be a thin sheet, not more than a few inches. In 2005, the final year of the evaluation, the reservoir began spilling on 16 June; spills continued through 11 July for a total of 15,533 AF and a peak spill of 494 cfs (Figure 5). Water depth over the spillway during this spill was at least six inches, though again, depth was not physically measured, only observed. 2002 Initial draining of stilling basins Fish removed after pumping of the outlet basin included predominantly brown trout and mountain whitefish (Prosopium williamsoni), though some centrarchids and catostomids were also found. Target species included one smallmouth bass and four walleye (Table 3}. The last days of pumping in the spillway basin were windy, which created large waves on the reservoir thus causing a spill and filling the stilling basin. Because of this, the crew used an electrofishing boat, trammel nets, and seines to get as many fish out as possible before the stilling basin completely refilled. As a result, not all of the fish were removed during the initial draining of the spillway basin. Fish removed from the stilling basin during this effort resulted in the capture of predominantly carp (Cyprinus carpio), green sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus), and ~ Because this evaluation is looking at problematic nonnative fishes, this report will not discuss native fishes captured during this evaluation. Numbers are included in information tables; however, it is presumed that these fishes are not a problem and thus are not discussed. Table 2 lists whether species mentioned are native or nonnative to the drainage. 9