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Table 3. Fluvial habitat characteristics of the Colorado River trend zone, Palisade to Clifton, Colorado, August <br />1977 to February 1978. <br />Subreacha Near Site A Site A to B Near Site B Near Site C Site D to E <br />Width, Mean (m) 60 45 60 30 55 <br />Max (m) 120 60 75 40 75 <br />Depth, Mean (m) 0.8 1.4 1.1 1.1 1.1 <br />Max (m) 1.5 2.4-3.0 1.5 2.4-3.6 1.7 <br />Deepwater Habitat b: d c d a d <br />Backwater Habitat c: b d a a d <br />Channel Configuration: shallow, normal, parabolic deep, triangular shallow, <br /> trapezoidal triangular parabolic <br />Substrate: large cobbles cobbles, flat large cobbles, cobbles cobbles <br /> rock bed mud <br />Channel Pattern: braided,straight straight straight, straight straight, <br /> alluvial islands alluvial islands alluvial islands <br />Features: destabelized deep channel major backwater deep channel critical passage <br /> due to effects near cliffs near cliffs, crossings <br /> of diversion major backwater <br /> and scour <br />Longitudinal Profile: runs 500 m runs 200 m runs 200 m runs 300 m runs 300 m <br /> riffles 50 m crossings 20 m crossings 20 m crossings 20 m crossings 20 m <br />FOe'l-cfes % S.e T4 Lie I. <br />N <br />s <br />t