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<br />ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND DISCLAIMER. ..........,............,....................,.............,.........,.,... II
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<br />TABLE OF CONTENTS...................... ...................................,.................................... ...... .-.,....... III
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<br />LIST OF TABLES.......... .........................,.,.........,.,.... ......................,............... ............................. V
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<br />LIST OF FIGURES... ............................................. .........,..................,.,........................,.............. VI
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<br />LIST OF KEY WORDS................... ......... ............... .......,..................,........................,............. VIII
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<br />EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................,....................,........................................ IX
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<br />INTRODUCTION ........................................................,.,..............................,.............................. 13
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<br />STUDY AREA ................,.........................,..........,.............,.......,............,................................ ,.,. 18
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<br />METHODS..... .................. .... ..........................................,.. ....................... ................... ... ...... ........ 19
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<br />2004...........................................................................................,.............................. ................. 21
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<br />2005................,.,.......,...,..................................,...,..............,.................,................... ................. 22
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<br />2006..................................................................,....................................................... ................. 26
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<br />Thunder Ranch...........................................,.,.....................,........,....................................,.... 26
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<br />Stewart Lake,.,.,."",.",.,.,.,...,.........,.,.,.,."".,.""",.,...""""..""""..,.,.,.,......",.,.,....."".,....".", 29
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<br />Bonanza Bridge.....................................,......................,.......,.......,..............,......................... 30
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<br />RESULTS AND DISCUSSION.....................,.........................., .................................................. 32
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<br />2004......................................................................................,...................,........,...,.. ................. 32
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<br />2005.............................................,.,..........................,............................................... ................. 36
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<br />Cross-channel bead distribution"."""."",.,.",......."".,.....",.,....."""....,.,.,..,.....,.,.,......"",... 36
<br />Flood plain connections and sampling, 2005....................................................................... 37
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<br />Thunder Ranch, 2005..........."""."",.....,.,............",.,.,.....,.,.,...,.",......"".".....",.,.,...."",...... 38
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<br />Stewart Lake, 2005"".,.,.,.,...........,.,."""""".,.,."....,.",.....,.""......,.,.,...,.,.".",......",.......,.",. 39
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<br />Stirrup, 2005""",.,.",.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.........,.,......."".,.,.,.....,.",.....,.,......,.",.......,."",.,....""......"" 40
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<br />Leota 7, 2005 ..,.,.,.,.,......,.""""",....................,."",.,....,.,.,....."",.....",.,........,.,.,.,....,.,.,.....,., 41
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<br />200<?.. ..... ............................... ........ .... .............. .....,........................... ...,. .................... ................ 44
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<br />Thunder Ranch, 2006"""."".............".,.,.,."""".....,.,.,.,.....",.,.....""......".,.,..........,.,.....,.,.,. 44
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<br />Stewart Lake, 2006..............,.,.,."",............,.......,."".......",......",.......,.,.,.,......"",......,.,.,....., 4 7
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<br />Bonanza Bridge, 2006...........,.,.,.",.,.,...,.,.,..........",.,.....",.,.....,.".....,.""........,.,.,.,....,.",....., 48
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<br />Implications for flood plain wetland management in the middle Green River..................... 49
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<br />CONCLUSIONS..................................................,........................................................................ 54
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<br />RECOMMENDATIONS .....,.. ...... .... ...... ..................,.. ....................... ....... ................. ........... ....... 57
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<br />LITERATURE CITED... ... .............. .............,................... .........,.,........................ ........... ............. 59
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<br />APPENDIX I ...................................................................................,...................................,........ 84
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<br />APPENDIX II..... ..... ........... ...... .........., ................ ................................. ....... .................,............... 87
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<br />APPENDIX III......... ...... ...... ................. ................... .....,. .................... ....... ..... ......... .......... ........... 89
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