7274

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 7274
• Author: Pucherelli, M. J., R. C. Clark and R. D. Williams.
• Title: 1989 Upper Basin Interagency Standardized Monitoring Program - Green and Colorado Rivers Habitat Mapping Using Airborne Video.
• USFW Year: 1990.
• USFW - Doc Type: ‎(Report No. R-90-20)‎,
• Copyright Material: NO

CONTENTS

Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

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Methods ............................................................. 1

Results .............................................................. 5

Green River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Colorado River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Discussion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Channel width - Green River ........................................... 6
Channel width - Colorado River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Green River upper and lower monitoring reaches - 1989 ...................... 7
Colorado River upper and lower monitoring reaches - 1989 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Green River 1988-1989 backwater comparisons ............................. 7
Correlation of video monitoring and catch data ............................. 8

Bibliography .......................................................... 8

Table

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TABLES

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Backwater characteristics for the upper and lower reaches of
the Green River, 1989 ISMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Side channel characteristics for the upper and lower reaches of
the Green River, 1989 ISMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Average channel width for the lower and upper reaches of
the Green River, 1989 ISMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Backwater characteristics for the upper and lower reaches of
the Colorado River, 1989 ISMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Side channel characteristics for the upper and lower reaches of
the Colorado River, 1989 ISMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Average channel width for the lower and upper reaches of
the Colorado River, 1989 ISMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Comparison of backwater number and area between 1988 and 1989
for the upper and lower reaches of the Green River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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FIGURES

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1989 video image. Green River mile 254 (Ouray) ....................

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