8091

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 8091
• Author: Miller, W. H., et al.
• Title: White River Fishes Study
• USFW Year: 1982.
• USFW - Doc Type: Final Report.
• Copyright Material: NO

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
LIST OF TABLES .................... ................................. ii
..................
LIST OF FIGURES ................................. iii
. 1
INTRODUCTION ...................... .................................
Setting ........................ ................................. 1
1
Objectives ..................... .................................
4
METHODS ........................... .................................
Standardized Sampling Program .. ................................. 5
Sampling Design and Procedure ................................ 5
Sampling Equipment .......... ................................. 12
Special Investigations ......... ................................. 13
Abundance and Distribution of Young Colorado Squawfish ....... 14
Movements, Habitat Preference and Spawning of
Colorado Squawfish ........ ................................. 14
Data Storage and Retrieval ..... ................................. 15
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION ............ ................................. 17
Survey of the Habitat and Relationships of Fishes ............... 17
General ..................... ................................. 17
Physicochemical Description o f Strata ......................... 17
Distribution and Relative Abu ndance of all Fish Species ...... 21
Habitat Preferences of all Fi sh Species ...................... 24
Rare Fishes .................... ................................. 31
Colorado Squawfish .......... ................................. 31
Distribution and Relative Abundance ....................... 31
Migration and Movement ... ................................. 34
Habitat Preferences ....... ................................. 43
Age, Growth and Mrotality ................................. 52
Associated Species ....... ................................. 52
Spawning .:............... ................................. 52
CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ... ................................. 56
LITERATURE CITED .................. ................................. 57