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<br />Beach/habitat-building flows
<br />New population of humpback chub ,
<br />Further study of selective withdrawal
<br />Emergency exception criteria
<br />Mitigation , , , , , , , '
<br />Power adjustments , , , ,
<br />Permits and regulatory approvals
<br />Alternatives considered and eliminated from detailed study
<br />Run-<>f-the-River Alternative
<br />Evaluation of alternative
<br />Conclusions . . . .
<br />Historic Pattern Alternative
<br />Evaluation of alternative
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<br />Reregulated Flow Alternative
<br />Evaluation of alternative ,
<br />Conclusions , , , , ,
<br />Concepts eliminated from detailed study
<br />Sand pumping ,,"
<br />Beach protection , , ' , , , , ,
<br />Remove Glen Canyon Dam , , , ,
<br />Move hydropower peaking from Glen Canyon Dam to Hoover Dam
<br />Summary comparison of alternatives and impacts
<br />Resource Management Objectives
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<br />Chapter III Affected environment
<br />Setting ",'"
<br />Immediate area
<br />Colorado River region
<br />Geology , , , , ,
<br />Climate , , , , ,
<br />Colorado River system resource linkages
<br />Water volume and pattern of release ,
<br />Sediment transport and its effect on other resources
<br />Flows, sediment, and downstream resources
<br />Aquatic resources
<br />Terrestrial resources
<br />Summary
<br />Water ,"',"
<br />Strearnflows , , , ,
<br />Predam strearnflows
<br />Postdam strearnflows
<br />Downstream transformation of fluctuating releases
<br />Travel time of water
<br />Tributary flows
<br />Floodflows and other spills
<br />Reservoir storage
<br />Water allocation deliveries
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