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TABLE OF CONTENTS <br />ACKNOWLEGEMENTS.............................................................................................................................2 <br />SUMMARY....................................................................................................................................................3 <br />INTRODUCTION.........................................................................................................................................6 <br />DMRW <br />...............................................................................6 <br />ESCRIPTION OF THE ANCOSIVER ATERSHED <br />METHODS...................................................................................................................................................12 <br />TRS-RA(RSRA)M <br />..........................................................12 <br />HEAPIDTREAMIPARIAN SSESSMENT ETHOD <br />RESULTS.....................................................................................................................................................17 <br />INDIVIDUALASSESSMENTSITEDESCRIPTIONS <br />.......................................................................17 <br />Survey Site Selection <br />.............................................................................................................................17 <br />Site Descriptions and Narrative of Findings <br />......................................................................................18 <br />A. Canyon and Plateau Sites <br />................................................................................................................24 <br />1. East Mancos River, Reddert Ranch Reach...................................................................................24 <br />2. Middle Mancos River, Weber Reservoir Inlet Diversion Reach...................................................27 <br />3. West Mancos River, Above Mesa Verde Pipeline Diversion.........................................................30 <br />4. West Mancos River, Jackson Gulch Reservoir Diversion Reach.................................................34 <br />5. West Mancos River, Colyer Ranch Reach.....................................................................................37 <br />B. Mancos Valley Sites <br />.........................................................................................................................40 <br />6. West Mancos River, Weber Diversion Reach................................................................................40 <br />7. Mancos River, Root and Ratliff Ditch Diversion Reach...............................................................44 <br />8. Mancos River, Redwood/Black Reach...........................................................................................47 <br />9. Mancos River, Excelsior Plant Reach...........................................................................................51 <br />10. Mancos River, Road J Bridge Reach...........................................................................................55 <br />11. Mancos River, Lazy F/W Ranch Reach......................................................................................58 <br />12. Mancos River, Perry Ranch Reach.............................................................................................62 <br />13. Mancos River, Soussanna Ranch Reach....................................................................................65 <br />14. Mancos River, Mitchell Ranch Reach.........................................................................................69 <br />C. Mancos Canyon Sites <br />.......................................................................................................................73 <br />15. Mancos River, Mesa Verde National Park- Ute Mountain Ute Indian Reservation Border <br />Reach..................................................................................................................................................73 <br />D. Tributaries of the Mancos River Sites <br />...........................................................................................77 <br />16. Chicken Creek, Valley Inn Reach...............................................................................................77 <br />17. Mud Creek, Mud Creek Ranch Reach........................................................................................80 <br />TRENDSINTHEFUNCTIONALCONDITIONOFTHEMANCOSRIVERTHROUGH <br />MANCOSVALLEY <br />.................................................................................................................................85 <br />Overall Mean Score for Functional Condition <br />...................................................................................86 <br />Water Quality (non-chemical) <br />.............................................................................................................86 <br />Hydrogeomorphology <br />...........................................................................................................................88 <br />Fish and Aquatic Habitat <br />.....................................................................................................................94 <br />Riparian Vegetation <br />............................................................................................................................100 <br />Terrestrial Wildlife Habitat <br />...............................................................................................................113 <br />CONCLUSIONS........................................................................................................................................117 <br />REFERENCES...........................................................................................................................................123 <br />