7628

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 7628
• Author: Pucherelli, M. J., R. C. Clark and J. N. Halls.
• Title: Green River Backwater Habitat Mapping Study, 1987
• USFW Year: 1988.
• USFW - Doc Type: Interim Report.
• Copyright Material: NO

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TABLE 11

GREEN RIVER BACKWATER STUDY

ISLAND PARK, JENSEN, OURAY, AND SAND WASH SITE TOTALS

BACKWATER NUMBER, SIZE DISTRIBUTION, AREA (SQM), AND AVERAGE SIZE
BY BACKWATER TYPE FOR SEVEN FLOWS (CFS)

Backwater Type Size Flow
Sqrn 5260 2423 1773 1687 1430 1381 1101
Bank <20 9 2 13 12 7 19 9
>20<200 27 47 46 40 48 41 46
>200<500 7 11 18 19 18 18 22
>500<1000 4 7 9 7 11 6 14
<1000 6 7 14 18 16 24 21
Total Number 53 74 100 96 100 108 112
Total Area 18181 39253 62833 63552 56532 62774 72210
Average Size 343 530 628 662 565 581 645
Channel <20 7 2 7 13 4 6 6
>20<200 53 46 37 47 36 50 36
>200<500 14 9 10 13 13 13 8
>500<1000 9 8 7 7 3 6 7
>1000 2 8 5 5 4 5 5
Total Number 85 73 66 86 60 80 62
Total Area 21145 26838 20270 23362 17498 19591 19429
Average Size 249 368 307 272 292 245 313
Total Number 138 147 166 182 160 188 174
BaCkwaters/Mile 5 5.3 6 6.6 5.8 6.8 6.3
Total Area 39326 66091 83103 86914 74020 82365 91639
Sqrn/Mile 1425 2395 3011 3149 2682 2984 3320
Average Size 285 450 501 478 463 438 527