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3 1. . Abbott , C. C. 1861. Descriptions of four new species of North American Cyprinidae. Proc. Phila. Acad. Nat. Sci. 12(1860): 473-474. DESCRIPTION, FISH-rare, RIVER-Colorado First description of the humpback sucker, Xyrauchen texanus, from the Colorado and New Rivers. 2. Adams, W. Y. 1960. Ninety years of Glen Canyon archaeology, 1869-1953 - a brief historical sketch and bibliography of archaeological investigations from J. W. Powell to the Glen Canyon Project. North. Ariz. Soc. Sci. Art, Inc. Flagstaff. 35 pp. (Also published as Mus. North. Ariz., Flagstaff, Bull. 33) ARCHAEOLOGY, BIBLIOGRAPHY, HISTORY, RIVER-Colorado List of expeditions and description of archaeological sites in Glen Canyon in regard to the Upper Colorado River Basin salvage project. An annotated bibliography and maps are included. 3. Ameniza, M., N. Evans, W. D. Kemper, M. M. Hastings, and C. W. Robinson. 1955. Reclama- tion of saline-alkali soils in the Upper Colorado River Basin. Colo. Agric. Exp. Stn., Gen. Ser. Pap. 619. 21 pp. AGRICULTURE, MANAGEMENT, RIVER-Colorado, SOIL, WATER QUALITY Emphasizes that the proper management of crops, soil, and water can restore production in unproductive alkali soils. Several suggested management practices included drainage by pumping and proper use of irrigation water. 4. American Society of Civil Engineers. 1966. Methods for estimating evapotranspiration. Am. Soc. Civil Eng., Irrigation and Drainage Specialty Conf., Las Vegas, Nev., Nov. 2-4, 1966. 236 pp. VEGETATION, WATER QUANTITY The advantages and limitations of the various methods used to measure evapotranspiration are discussed in the proceedings of this specialty conference. Water loss through this process is considerable in arid to semiarid areas of the United States such as that in the Colorado River Basin. 5. American Society of Engineers, Committee on Sedimentation. mechanics: fundamentals of sediment transportation. 97(HY12): 1979-2022. 1971. Sediment transportation Proc. Am. Soc. Civil Eng. SEDIMENT Reviews many aspects of sediment transport and movement of stream bedload. 6. Ames, E. L. 1977. Aquatic insects of two western slope rivers, Colorado. M.S. Thesis. Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins. 95 pp. ABUNDANCE, DISTRIBUTION, ECOLOGY, INSECT, RlVER-~ite, Yampa Provides information on the abundance and species composition of aquatic insects in the Yampa and White Rivers during a time period of one year. Diversity indices indicate that the Yampa is generally a clean river while the White is moderately polluted. The distribution, life history, and ecology of several species of mayflies are discussed as potential indicator species.