Wyoming Spring Creeks

This beautiful cutthroat was taken at one of this area's many spring creeks.A spring creek is just what it sounds like--a creek that originates from a spring.Because it originates from the ground and flows through limestone,it has a more constant water temperature through the year and its' pH is more toward the basic (not acidic) end of the scale.Fish thrive in spring creeks because of this constancy of conditions; this is one reason we need to be aware of invasive species such as zebra mussels, which rob the very baseline of food that inhabits streams such as these.Wash your equipment!