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. . begin. As in 2004, all drift nets were equipped with a GO Model 2030R mechanical flow meter suspended in the center of the net. Samples were collected for up to five hr at each drift net station and over 36 hours during each release when all sites were considered, which was ample time to allow beads to travel the 85 km from the release sites to the site furthest downstream. Depth and velocity measurements were taken across a transect within each wetland breach using a Marsh-McBirney flow meter, usually at the beginning of the sampling period, but sometimes at the end as well if flow stage changed by> 1.5 cm. Depth and velocity measurements allowed for the calculation of the total flow entrained into the breach. On 21 and 25 May, Tetra Tech (2005) measurements were used at the Stirrup as this information was not taken during the sampling period. Main channel flows were recorded using measurements from the USGS gauging station near Jensen, Utah. Significant tributary inflows (e.g., Ashley Creek (Gage # 09266500) and Brush Creek (Gage # 09261700)) were added to Green River flows in appropriate locations to properly estimate river flows near breaches. In addition, travel times were taken into account for the Stirrup and Leota sites, as it takes over 24 hours for flows to reach these sites from the Jensen gage. . . . . . . Samples were kept in a cooler following collection with the intention of picking larvae immediately. The number and size of samples did not allow for immediate processing so samples were stored in a refrigerated environment for up to several months. Because larvae were stored too long and likely disintegrated over the storage time, larvae were lost from nearly all 2005 samples. Immediate sorting of one sample from a Thunder Ranch breach by one of us (KRB) revealed that six razorback sucker larvae were captured, demonstrating that larvae were transported downstream and entrained into that flood plain wetland. . . 24 .