Effects of the 2011 Missouri River flood on walleye natal recruitment and habitat use in Lake Sharpe, South Dakota

Floods affect fish populations in the short term (e.g. entrainment, mortality) and long term (e.g. recruitment, habitat availability), but oftentimes long-term effects are overlooked. In 2011, a catastrophic flood with record peak flows (4,200 m3/s) occurred in Lake Sharpe, a mainstem Missouri River reservoir. The flood’s immediate impacts on the Lake Sharpe walleye (Sander vitreus) population have been documented, but long-term effects on natal...