8157

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 8157
• Author: Pitlick, J., M. V. Steeter, B. Barkett, R. Cress and M. Franseen.
• Title: Geomorphology and Hydrology of the Colorado and Gunnison Rivers and Implications for Habitats Used by Endangered Fishes.
• USFW Year: 1999.
• USFW - Doc Type: \
• Copyright Material: NO

Figure 24. Relations between discharge and dimensionless shear stress in two reaches of the
Colorado River ......................................................................................... .38
Figure 25. Relations between discharge and dimensionless shear stress in 4 additional reaches
of the Colorado River .....................................................................................39
Figure 26. Downstream trends in bankfull width, depth, and dimensionless shear stress of the
Colorado River .............................................................................................42
Figure 27. Downstream trends in bankfull width, depth, and dimensionless shear stress of the
Gunnison River .............................................................................:..............43
Figure 28. Estimates of the critical discharge and the bankfull discharge at individual cross
sections of the Colorado River and the Gunnison River ............ ............45
Figure 29. Magnitude-frequency relations for sediment transport at the Palisade and the State
Line gauging stations ......................................................................................47
Figure 30. Magnitude-frequency relations for the Colorado River near Cameo under different
flow augmentation scenarios .............................................................................49
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