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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS <br />We thank Dave Beers, Mark Fuller, Tim Modde, and a number of seasonal employees of the <br />Colorado River Fish Project-Vernal, Utah, for their tireless hours in the field; we also thank <br />volunteers from Ocean Journey and staff from Utah Division of Wildlife Resources for assisting <br />with field work We thank staff of Ouray National Wildlife Refuge, especially Dan Schaad and <br />Dan Alonso, for allowing us access and permission to conduct our field work on the refuge. We <br />thank Carole Burden of U.S. Geological Survey for providing river and stage information. We <br />thank Brent Bibles and Ritch Etchberger for providing assistance with ArcView and developing <br />maps. We thank Chuck McAda, Ron Brunson, Manuel DeLeon, Kevin Bestgen, Tom Chart, and <br />Richard Clayton for providing data, comments, and their expertise throughout the course of the <br />investigation. John Hayse, Tom Chart, and Ron Brunson provided many helpful comments on <br />an earlier draft of the report. This study was funded by the Recovery Implementation Program <br />for Endangered Fish Species in the Upper Colorado River Basin. The Recovery Program is a <br />joint effort of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Western Area <br />Power Administration, states of Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming, Upper Basin water users, <br />environmental organizations, the Colorado River Energy Distributors Association, and the <br />National Park Service. <br />Mention of trade names or commercial products does not constitute endorsement or <br />recommendations for use by the authors, the Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Department of the <br />Interior, or members of the Recovery Implementation Program. <br />A-vii