8252

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 8252
• Author: Allred, T. M. and J. C. Schmidt.
• Title: Channel Narrowing of the Green River Near Green River, Utah
• USFW Year: 1999.
• USFW - Doc Type: History, Rates, and Processes of Narrowing.
• Copyright Material: NO

CONTENTS

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARy...... .................... ................... ....... .......... '" ........... ii

KEyWORDS........ ....... ......... ......... ........ ........ ............... ........ ..... .... ........ ..... iii

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ...................................................................... ...... iv

TABLE OF CONTENT.S...... .......... .......... ....... ................. ..... ............ .... ....... v

LIST OF TABLES .............. ...................... ...... ....... ........ ............. ............... vii

LIST OF FIGURES .................... .............. ................................................ viii

CHAPTER

1. INTRODUCTION .............. ... .... ...... ............ .... .......... ...... ....... 1

2. CHANNEL NARROWING OF THE GREEN RIVER
NEAR GREEN RIVER, UTAH: HISTORY AND
RATES OF NARROWING ................................................... 3

INTRODUCTION.. ........... .......................................... 3
THE GREEN RIVER IN UTAH I
THE STUDY AREA .................................................9

METHODS................... .... ..................... ........... ........ 11

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION ................................15
CONCLUSI0NS .................................... ......... ......... 26

3. CHANNEL NARROWING OF THE GREEN RIVER
NEAR GREEN RIVER, UTAH: DETAILED
MEASUREMENTS VERSUS PROCESS

MODELS .............. ......... ............. ....... ................................. 49

INTRODUCTION ............... '" ......... ............ .............. 49
BACKGROUND.... ......... ............. ...... ......... ..... ......... 50
STUDY REACH... ................................. ...... ............. 63

METHODS............................................................... 64

RESULTS................ ............................ .................... 67

DISCUSSION ............ ............. ........................ ......... 71

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