|
<br />-,---"------'
<br />
<br />August 2, 1962
<br />
<br />River dropped about 1 inch since last recording.
<br />Time: 10:30 a.m. - Yampa River. pH, 7.'. D.O., 1.8 p.p.m. uater
<br />temperature" 69.5 F. phth." 7 p.p.m. M.O., 123 p.p.m. Heather" clear"
<br />breeze. Air temperature" 83.0op. Took nothing in small mesh gill net.
<br />Time: 11:15 a.m. - Green River. pH, 7.5. D.O., 7.8 p.p.m. ~~ter
<br />temperature, 69.0oP. phth., 6 p.p.m. }.f.O., 133 p.p.m. "leather,
<br />clear" breeze. Air temperature 84.50,. Took a small amount of
<br />plankton in slo,,-moving water of the Yampa. Found one dying squawt"ish
<br />about 3 inches long where the north channel of the Yampa empties into
<br />the Green River. It had a yellowish-brown mucus on its pedlmcle region.
<br />I preserved it.
<br />
<br />August 3, 1962
<br />
<br />River dropped about 3/4 inch since last recording.
<br />Time: 4:10 p.m. - Yampa River. pH, 7.5. D.O., 7.9 p.p.m. Hater
<br />'temperature, 72. ,Opt. phth., 9 p.p.m. M.O., 124 p.p.m. Weather,
<br />clear, windy. Air temperature" 8~.
<br />T~; 4:50 p.m. - Green River. pH. 7.5 D.O., 7.9 p.p.m. '-later
<br />temperature, 70.00P. phth." 6 p.p.m. M.O., 1)4. p.p.m. Ueather,
<br />partly cloudy, windy. Air temperature, eo.Oo:r.
<br />Took one Colorado River squawfish in fine mesh gill net by ranger
<br />stat ion. Fish was taken in fairly rapid water close to shore over a
<br />rubble bottom.
<br />
<br />August 4, 1962
<br />
<br />River dropped about t inch since last recording.
<br />Time: 12:30 p.m. - Yampa River. pH" 7.5. D.O." 7.8 p.p.m. ~Tater
<br />temperature" 71.0~. phth., 10 p.p.m. M.O., 129 p.p.m. '-leather,
<br />clear, windy. Air temperature, 87. OOp.
<br />Time: 1:20 p.m. - Green River. pH, 7.5. D.O., 8.0 p.p.m. \-later
<br />temperature, 71. OaF. phth., 9 p.p.m. M.O., 138 p.p.m. Heather,
<br />Air temperature, 87. OaF. Took 2 channel catfish on throwlines, J. about
<br />8" i and 1 &bout 10 inches. Since I did not have a container large
<br />enoUBh to hold the squawfish caught the ~ before" I kept it on a
<br />stringer in the river. It died, so I took the length and weight,
<br />preserved the insides, and took some scales. Some are in the jar con-
<br />taining the entrails and some are in an envelope. Length vas 20.6
<br />inches and weight was 1,213.7 gms. Sex, female.
<br />
<br />August 5, 1962
<br />
<br />River dropped about 1- inch since last recordin6.
<br />Time: ll:OO a.m. -Y~a River. pH, 7.5 D.O., 7.8 p.p.m. Uater
<br />tempera.ture,.. 67.00F. oP.. h., Q p.p.m. Heather, clear, vindy.
<br />Air temperaturei 83.0 F. M.O., 131 p.p.m.
<br />River dropped 2-'a inches since last recording.
<br />Time: 1l:45 a.m.- Green River. pH,7.5 D.O., 1.8 p.p.m. l1ater
<br />temperature, 68.001'. phth., 8 p.p.m. M.O., 141 p.p.m. Weather,
<br />clear, windy. Air temperature, 85.50r. The Green River increased
<br />in turbidity considera.bly during the n1sht. One channel catfish was
<br />taken on hook and line.
<br />
<br />-19-
<br />
|