Table 21. Estimated fish harvest from Platte River (Agency to confluence with Missouri River) for period of August 31, 1970 to August 29, 1971 (Fleener 1971).
Species Upper Section Lower Section Total Number Percent of Total
Common Carp 3,710 10,566 14,276 39.6
Channel catfish 2,346 11,436 13,782 38.3
Flathead catfish 173 5,605 5,778 16.0
Bullhead 0 479 479 1.3
Freshwater drum 0 754 754 2.1
Crappie 0 291 291 0.8
Paddlefish 0 72 72 0.2
American eel 486 0 486 1.4
Largemouth bass 66 0 66 0.2
Buffalo 0 16 16 0.1
Total 6,781 29,219 36,000 100.0

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