9317

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 9317
• Author: Spahr, N. E., L. E. Apodaca, J. R. Deacon, J. B. Bails, N. C. Bauch, C. M. Smith and N. E. Driver.
• Title: Water Quality in the Upper Colorado River Basin, Colorado, 1996-98.
• USFW Year: 2000.
• USFW - Doc Type: Denver.
• Copyright Material: NO

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Tobl. 12.....1.Ciqo betwlaa d\ffioulov :.;~:. ~G: ::~~ ~ d"~ftAl.
ar.a e~ ~. cellt:ribut:ill.'t:ribut;;ia 6. ft ha
CGlerada Rt'WIr_ -ContinueeS., .
Contributing 1921
area of 10,000
lapieS MM River drainage. , cubic fe.t Ilater-.urface
aU. In .quar. per .econeS fall, in feet
aUe. rating
Ruby 104.8 6.6 6 8
Serpentine 105.9 1.5 7 10
.... 107.5 5.5 4 4
Sblm.o Creek 108.5 85.5 4 8
Val tellberl 112.2 6.3 7 14
112.5 Mile 112.5 0.9 2 4
RancieS Tuna 113.0 0.5 6 4
.lackeal1' 120.1 9.3 3 7
122 Kl1. 121.8 3.1 5 4
For.ter 122.8 3.9 6 7
Fo..l1 125.0 13.2 6 15
128 Mil. 128.4 3.0 5 8
Spect.r 129.0 3.1 6 5
leclrock 130.5 8.2 8 7
Deubenclorf 131.8 7.3 8 15
Tapeat. 133.8 82.9 6 7
134 Mil. 134.3 2.2 3 7
135 Mil. 134.9 1.8 5 2
Dorb 137.7 0.3 6 2
Fbheal1 139.0 7.7 6 10
lCaDab Cr..k 143.5 2,290.0 3 18
Up..t 149.8 30.9 8 15
Lna 'al18 179.3 96.9 10 10
205 Mil. 205.5 10.6 7 9
209 Mil. 208.8 88.3 7 12
L'11 IutareS 212.1 0.2 3 5
217 Mil. 217.3 9.2 7 13

IlAYiptiona1 cUfficulty ancl vat.r-.urfac. fall throup a rapleS ar. not good
precl1ctor. of the fr.quency or .1&. of clebrb now. froa the trlbutarl..,
they are the oaty bovn characterbtlc. avai1ab1. forth. .ntlr. Colorado
11..1' corridor. DraiDaI.-b..in ar.a b the hyclro1olic varlab1. ao.t
CUI ~n1, ..eS to ...... 1'.&1011&1 fiood ancl ..cS1Mnt-trauport potential.
All rapl. with a llalala ratl. ar.at.r than 4 (Staftu, 1983) are
illel... with the eueptiOllof Lover Lava lapieS, which 18 contro11.eS by
outwuh debrt. fr_ Lava 'all. lapleS ADd Pro.,.ct Cr..k, ADd IUxon Rock
lapid, *lGb 1. controll.d by rockfall.. S.l.ct.eS raplu with a lias...
ratilla of 4 or 1... "1'. 41.0 included (tabl. 12). With the exceptlon of
t:IMi 'aria act Littl. Colorado 11".1'., all drainq.. lDeluded Iwl obviou
cIebd..no. ~.it8 at the Colorado 11".1'.