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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SITE 11 (RM 293.0)

Site 11 was a narrow chute channel located above the Bonanza Bridge at RM 293.0. This backwater had
an area of 360 m2 with a maximum depth of 2.2 ft. On February 1, surfape ice was an average 0.6 ft thick
with and average 1.7 ft of free water. By February 22, warming temperatures had reduced average ice
cover to 0.3 ft. This backwater was suitable habitat though the entire winter.

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150 foot baseline

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Bathymetric map of Site 11 (RM 293.0), showing waters edge and 1 ft contour lines.

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Photographs of Site 11 (RM 293.0) taken September 1993 (top) and February 1994 (bottom).