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middle Green River have been reduced from 580 m3s-' during the pre-dam <br />period to 325 m3s"' during the post-dam period (1964-1981). <br />Higher peak flows are needed to redistribute sediment stored in river <br />beds and margins to higher elevations on river margins so that less sediment <br />will be available for transport on the rising limb in subsequent years. It is <br />recommended that flow releases following high flow management years be <br />managed to remain below newly established surface deposits and mimic natural <br />inflow patterns above Flaming Gorge Dam. Premature high spring releases <br />should be avoided by anticipating safe reservoir levels further in advance to <br />accommodate experimental release patterns. These experimental flow release <br />- patterns need to be tested using an adaptive management approach utilizing <br />channel monitoring programs and standardized larval fish monitoring programs <br />to evaluate anticipated physical and biological responses. <br />Edmund J. Wick <br />Department of Earth Resources <br />Colorado State University <br />Fort Collins, Colorado 80523 <br />Fall 1997 <br />v