7266

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 7266
• Author: Pearson, W. D.
• Title: Distribution of Macroinvertebrates in the Green River below Flaming Gorge Dam, 1965-1973.
• USFW Year: 1967.
• USFW - Doc Type: Utah State University,
• Copyright Material: NO

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LIST OF TABLES
Table Page
1. Location of sampling stations and distance below
Flaming Gorge Dam 7
2. Average gradient between selected points on the Green
River below Flaming Gorge Dam (data from U. S. G. S.
maps) . 13
3. Mean monthly discharges of the Green River at Green-
dale (0.5 MBD) and near Jensen (93.4 MBD) before and
after the construction of Flaming Gorge Dam, 1950-
1965 -- expressed in cubic feet per second 14
4. Frequency of turbidity readings at the four major
stations, Green River, 1964-1965 20
5. Mean concentration of suspended sediments.in the
Green River near Jensen before and after construction
of Flaming Gorge Dam (data from U.S. Geological
Survey) . ' 21
6. Dissolved oxygen concentration at five stations, Green
River 1964-1965 22
7. Analyses of water at Greendale (0.5 MBD), Green River,
before and after impoundment (data from U. S. Geologi-
cal Survey) -- expressed in parts per million 24
8. Abundance of benthic invertebrates on rubble or-gravel
substrates, Little Hole, Green River, 1964-1965 --
expressed as mean number per square foot.. 29
9. Abundance of benthic invertebrates on sand or silt
substrates, Little Hole, Green River, 1964-1965 --
expressed as mean number per square foot.. 30
10. Abundance of benthic invertebrates on silt or sand sub-
strates, Carr Ranch, Green River, 1964-1965 -- ex-
pressed as mean number per square foot. 32