8119

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 8119
• Author: Valdez, R. A. and B. R. Cowdell.
• Title: Effects of Flow Regulation and Ice Formation on Overwinter Nursery Habitat and Survival of Age-0 Colorado Squawfish in the Green River Below Flaming Gorge Dam - Draft.
• USFW Year: 1996.
• USFW - Doc Type: Logan, Utah.
• Copyright Material: NO

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Table 9.

Summary of overwinter habitat suitability of 14 backwaters sampled during
winter of 1993-94.

Site # (River Mile) Suitable Habitat Reason Not Suitable
Backwater Channel Type Through Winter
(Yes/No)
Reach 1
1 (332.0) chute No Backwater became a flow-through from
unknown channel morphology changes
2 (329.7) chute Yes
3 (328.5) scour No Ice jams caused darning and flow-through
4 (327.3) chute No Ice jams caused darning and flow-through
Reach 2
5 (316.2) eddy-return Yes
6 (314.7) chute Yes
7 (314.7) scour Yes
8 (298.2) chute Yes
9 (297.2) chute Yes
10 (295.5) chute No Ice jams caused darning and flow-through
11 (293.0) chute Yes
12 (292.5) scour Yes
Reach 3
13 (258.3) chute Yes
14 (255.8) chute No Ice jam caused darning and flow-through