9316

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 9316
• Author: Camp Dresser & McKee Inc.
• Title: Replacement of the Plateau Creek Pipeline.
• USFW Year: 1996.
• USFW - Doc Type: Denver.
• Copyright Material: NO

5. To provide recommendations to the Recovery Program outlining research and
management actions to improve our understanding of the role of tributary
streams in recovery of listed fishes.
In a narrow sense, the project is a review and synthesis of existing information
concerning the potential of selected tributaries to make. significant contributions either
directly or indirectly to recovery of the endangered fishes. In a broad sense, the project
encourages asystem-wide view of management options for optimizing habitat
conditions for the native fish community.
In addition to the five broad goals outlined above, specific objectives of this study
included:
1 }determining the geographic extent and frequency of use of endangered fish
habitat in upper basin tributaries that were evaluated;
2} determining which tributaries may especially influence endangered fish habitat
in downstream areas because of the location in the river system;
3) determining direct and indirect benefits that may accrue for each of the
selected tributaries;
4) relating identified benefits with specific life history strategies and stages of the
affected fish or fishes;
5) evaluating potential obstacles that may limit use of any identified benefits by
the fish;
6) integrating stream characterizations to contrast potential benefits against
obstacles that may preclude realization of recovery measures, and
7) providing recommendations to the Recovery Program about the relative
importance of various tributaries for recovery of the endangered fishes and
measures that may need to be taken to increase the effectiveness of the recovery
effort.
STUDY METHODS AND APPROACH
This-study constitutes a review and synthesis of existing information with two
assumptions: (1) some tributary streams are important for endangered fishes, and (2)
there may be opportunities to enhance recovery of the endangered fishes in some
tributaries by informed management actions. The study area for this project is confined
to certain tributary streams of the upper Colorado River basin above the confluence
with the San Juan River, as identified by the Recovery Program. At some point in all
streams a decision is made about what is tributary and what is the mainstream river. In
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