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<br />~ <br /> <br />'J <br /> <br />whether the differences in fish movement are the result of different <br />flow patterns below the dam caused by the construction and operation of <br />the new turbine installed in the spring of 1993, or different flows <br />associated with the medium water year of 1992 and the high water year of <br />1993, <br /> <br />Squawfish radio tracked in 1993 migrating to spawning sites in the Green <br />and Yampa rivers, These squawfish also displayed home-range fidelity by <br />returning to the White River in the fall of 1993 followin9 spawning, <br />Squawfish captured in the spring of 1993 below Taylor Draw Dam and <br />released 30 river kilometers (rkm) above Kenney Reservoir established <br />new home-range in historic habitat, remained in this river reach for two <br />months, and then migrating down the White River to spawning sites in the <br />Green and Yampa rivers. Squawfish captured below Taylor Draw Dam in the <br />fall of 1993 after spawning were released 0,8 rkm above the dam in <br />Kenney Reservoir and swam to the upstream portion of the reservoir, The <br />telemetry work suggests that squawfish, given the opportunity, may <br />access and use history home-range above Kenney Reservoir. <br /> <br />The purpose of this study is to assess whether wild adult Colorado <br />squawfish will use habitat above Taylor Draw Dam before and after <br />spawning if given the opportunity, <br /> <br />III, Study Goals, Objectives, and End Products: <br /> <br />Goal I: <br /> <br />To assess whether wild adult Colorado squawfish will use <br />habitat above Taylor Draw Dam before and after spawning if <br />given the opportunity. <br /> <br />Objective: <br /> <br />o Monitor movement patterns of squawfish following return from <br />spawning migration, <br /> <br />o Capture wild adult Colorado squawfish below Taylor Draw Dam <br />and release them 0,8 rkm above the dam to note up- or <br />downriver movement patterns, <br /> <br />o Document upriver movement above Kenney Reservoir, re- <br />establishment of home-range in historic habitat above Kenney <br />Reservoir, and downriver movement through Kenney Reservoir <br />and over Taylor Draw Dam, <br /> <br />IV. Study Area: <br /> <br />The study area includes the White River from Rangely, Colorado, the area <br />below Taylor Draw Dam, Kenney Reservoir, and historic home-range above <br />Kenney Reservoir. <br /> <br />2 <br />