8239

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 8239
• Author: McAda, C. and K. Fenton.
• Title: Relationship of Fish Habitat to River Flow in the Gunnison River.
• USFW Year: 1998.
• USFW - Doc Type: Project number 47,
• Copyright Material: NO

Grand Junction
Colorado River
Gunnison River
i Austin Hotchtdss
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5 NoAh Fork of
[] Delta Gunnison Rimer
Giuu~ison
Rat~ideau ~ Rimer
Creek Riupr
Figure 1. -- Location of study sites (~*) in the Gunnison River. USES river
gauges are indicated with ~.
Table 1. -Location of study sites in the Gunnison River.
Location (River Mile)
Study Site Study Site Transect General Description
i 31.8 - 32.4 31.9 Straight, single channel. The simplest
32,2 study site. Documented Colorado
squawfish use.
2 33.6 -34.1 33,7 Pool and eddy complex with
34.0 documented Colorado squawFsh use.
3 34.3 - 34.9 34.5 Island complex with iwo side channels
34,7 at most flows. Second most complex
34.9 site.
4 37.4 - 38.3 37.5 BR, USGS flushing flow-study site
37.6 (Milhous, in press). Habitat mapping
was done in the lower 0.5-mi section of
the site. Selected for the flushing flow
study because it was thought to be
representative of Colorado squawfish
spawning sites in other rivers.
5 50.7 - 52.3 51.1 Wide, floodplain complex within
51.7 Escalante SWA near Delta Colorado.
52.2 The most complex of all the sites.
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