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• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 7798
• Author: Richardson, S.
• Title: Conceptual Management Plan for Razorback Sucker Habitat Enhancement in Flooded Bottomlands, Escalante Ranch, Jensen, Utah.
• USFW Year: 1994.
• USFW - Doc Type: \
• Copyright Material: NO

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Figure 13. Hydrographs of the Green River and Ground Water at
stations in the Escalante Wetlands during 1993
(From Cooper and Severn 1994b)

The Green River is losing water to the east, i.e. into the
wetlands, and the wetlands are losing water to the west, i.e.
into the river. Water sampling within the wetland indicated no
serious contamination and these two flows flush the area with
relatively clean water free of any known problematic chemical
compounds (Cooper and Severn 1994b).

If the Green River dike was not in place and the wetlands were
allowed to flood, the deepest portions of the wetland could be
flooded with up to seven feet of water. Water of this depth
would likely be sufficient to drown many emergent plant species.
Thus, removing the dike would allow the area to flood with
potentially very deep water. The high sediment loads and cold,
deep water could reduce primary productivity of the existing
wetlands. High flows flushing through the wetland may damage the
existing wetland and remove the substrate rich in organic matter.

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