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4 7 <br />TABLE OF CONTENTS <br />Page <br />• ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 3 <br />INTRODUCTION 4 <br />DESCRIPTION OF AREA 7 <br />Geology and Physiography 7 <br />The Yampa River 7 <br />The Green River from Lodore Ranger Station to Echo Park 11 <br />The Green River from Echo Park through Split Mountain 12 <br />Flow Regimes 14 <br />' The Yampa River 14 <br />The Green River above the Yampa 18 <br />The Green River below the Yampa 19 <br />Vegetation Zones and Floristics 20 <br />METHODS 23 <br />Timing of Fieldwork 23 <br />Vegetation Surveys 24 <br />Tamarisk Seedling Establishment 27 <br />Tamarisk Ages 28 <br />Comparative Photographs 29 <br />Mapping 30 <br />Plant Collections 30 <br />RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 31 <br />The Yampa River. 31 <br />Anderson Hole 47 <br />Tepee Rapids 57 <br />Haystack Rock 59 <br />Big Joe Rapids. 64 <br />Mather' s Hole 71 <br />Laddie Park and Box Elder g0 <br />Summary: The Yampa 90 <br />The Green River above the Yampa. 108 <br />Kolb. 110 <br />Harp Falls. 115 <br />Rippling Brook. 121 <br />Limestone Draw. 126 <br />Summary: The Upper Green 130 <br />The Green River below the Yampa. 147 <br />Stateline and Compromise. .147 <br />Potential Effects of Flow Regulation on the Yampa River. 157 <br />SUMMARY .166 <br />LITERATURE CITED. 169 <br />2 <br />APPENDIX . 17 3 <br />