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<br />List of Keywords <br /> <br />Flow, habitat availability, endangered fishes, Colorado pikeminnow, humpback chub, Yampa River, <br />baseflow . <br /> <br />ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS <br /> <br />This study was funded by the Recovery Implementation Program for Endangered Fish Species in the <br />Upper Colorado River Basin. The Recovery Program is a joint effort of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife <br />Service, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Western Area Power Administration, states of Colorado, Utah, and <br />Wyoming, Upper Basin water users, environmental organization, and the Colorado River energy <br />Distributors Association. We thank Henry Maddux (RIP Director) for his support and guidance through <br />this program. A panel consisting ofDrs. Stephen Ross (University of Southern Mississippi), William <br />Trush (McBain and Trush, Inc., and Humboldt State University), and Robert White (Montana <br />Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit) provided substantial guidance in technical direction and <br />final review of this report. George Smith (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service), Raymond Tenney (Colorado <br />River Water Conservation District), and Robert Wigington (The Nature Conservancy) contributed to <br />discussions on the direction of the study and content of this report. Statistical advice on analysis of river <br />channel variables was provided by Dr. Donald Sisson (Utah State University). GerryRoehm (U.S. Fish <br />and Wildlife Service) provided very helpful editorial assistance on the final draft report. William <br />Elmblad, Colorado Division of Wildlife, collected Colorado pikeminnow in the Yampa River for <br />implantation of radio transmitters in spring, 1997. <br /> <br />Mention of trade names or commercial products does not constitute endorsement or recommendation for <br />use by the authors, the Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Department ofInterior, or the Recovery <br />Implementation Program. <br /> <br />7 <br />