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<br />APPROVAL PAGE ..................................,..., ............. .................. ............................ ..........., ...... ....,.... iii
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<br />LIST OF TABLES ........ ............................,.................................,.. ....... ....,..,.... ......., ,................ ..........' v
<br />LI ST 0 F F I GU RES",..."..."....".,..", ....." ...',.......'"..".,'.'...'"."'......'"'.."."".',."..,,,.,,, ...",.""......""". vi
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<br />INTRODUCTION ..,..... '..........,.....,..........'",.........,.... ....,.."............'".,'..."..',.."..,...", '..'".",.""." ..,...,,1
<br />The Stud y Objecti ves "'" ,., ...., .......,."..",.........."..,...".,..,..... ,...,." ..."..,...,.."'.'",...,..."...."""",,, I
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<br />STUDY AREA ",.......... ..'".",...,................."."..........,....,...'"..., ......,..,.."."".....".",.",...",.",...".....,.,...2
<br />Site Location..........,....,.., ,.........,..,'......"...............,..., ........, .....,...,...,...,..,..",.""....,.."",.""""..,2
<br />Site Geomorphology..........," ......,............",........,..,......,......'"",..."",'..'..",."..."....".."".......", ,6
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<br />Site Hydrology.......,.."...,..,..........."....."........,.....,...".............,.."..."."..,...,..."""""" ....."""".,,8
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<br />METHODS ,....',...,."".............,........."..,.........,...,."...,."..,........,......,........",..,.."."..,....."".",."...........15
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<br />RESU L TS ,......".....,'........"....".."...........,......"..., "... ....,.,'."..,......."..,.,'...,.." ",....."" ,.."...."."",.....",,15
<br />Y ampa River."..",........", ," .....'"..."....."...,'...,.,..."....."'."...'"......"".".,...",.",'..."""..',,,...... ..16
<br />Duffy ..." ...........,..,.....'.'"......,...... ..."", ...............,........,....,'..' ..............",..'" ...".""..."", ....16
<br />Sevens ...."..."........ ... ," ..........."....,...,..'".....,.,......... _....."'......,...,'."."'."'........."","'. ....." .18
<br />Lily Park ..........."....,...., .....",'...... ..."..................,..,'. ...... ,.,..,...""".....",.",...""." .....,.... ....21
<br />Hayden, Juniper, Maybell and Lily Park - below ............................................................,.25
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<br />Colorado Ri ver"........ ....,........""........."'....."...,,,..... ...,........,.... ............,."..." ...."..."'...,,.... ,." ,27
<br />Gunnison River ...'", ,.,..""."'.....".,.......,,.............., ..."...., ,.......,.,...' ......,'.......",..",'.., .....,.... ....31
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<br />DISCUSSION..."...."..".,...."......,..,......",.,'.'...".....'...,.,..,........,..,'..,."..,....,...."."........"".,.".,..,.......,.35
<br />Y ampa River '..',.... ..."...,'..'",....".....'...... .......,....."..,.......',....,..,......., ......".".."..,'...... ..."", ...3 5
<br />Colorado River, 15-Mile Reach ,......,'.,........,.......,.".........,..,....,.",......"."..................,....,...",.3 7
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<br />Gunnison Ri ver '..."............,..,.""..',.....".... ,...,.....,...,..".",...,..,.,..... .....,..,'..."..."",." ...., .........3 9
<br />Dolores Ri ver ,..."......"'........".........",, ................,....,,'......., ........"...,.'......",.,....."""........", ...40
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<br />SUMMARY '..."...,'...."............,..,...................,........'..........,...,............"."....,..........,.""...".",.....""....41
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<br />RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH.......,..."...,.....,..,..",."..,."..."...",........",..,.....42
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<br />HYPOTHESIS PRESENTATION ,....','..........".,.,....,.,'.........,'.........,..,..........,..,............."..",....,..",.43
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<br />ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ..,...,...........,..._...,......,.."..,..,.,.....,......,.......,...'.............".".."'....,...."..,,....45
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<br />REFERENCES,.,." ..,. ,. ..." ... ..."..' " ..., .., ,......... ....,.. ....... ... ..., ..,.. ,.. ,.. .., ,.,.., ..." ...."." ... ..' '. .... '. ...." ......", ,46
<br />APPENDIX TABLES AND FIGURES .......,..,...,....,...,'................,........,............",."..............."........48
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