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1997 Paris-River Native Fish Monitoring <br />Other Species <br />Two bluehead suckers were caught in the Paris River at RK 0.8. These fish were 146 and <br />254 mm TL. <br />Eighteen redside shiners were caught, all in the mouth of the Paria River (RK 0.0). These <br />fish ranged in total length from 46 - 56 mm and in weight from 0.3 - 1.7 g. All fish were <br />preserved. <br />4~ <br />Mean Paris River temperatures in 1997 ranged from 9.8 - 26.9° C (Table 6). Highest <br />temperature was recorded on 19 May at Site 8 (32.0° C). Lowest temperature recorded was <br />7.0° C on 17 Febnlary at Site 1. <br />Representative depths were relatively constant throughout 1997 (Table 6). Mean <br />representative depths at each sampling period ranged from 12.0 - 22.5 cm. <br />Velocity was highly variable at sampling sites in 1997 (Table 6). Mean velocities ranged <br />from 44.3 cm/s on 13 August to 61.6 cm/s on 15 March. The lowest velocity was recorded on 16 <br />April (2 cm/s) and the highest on 27 July (106 cm/s). Sampling was only conducted during <br />periods of base flow for safety reasons. Depth and velocity would be greater during flood events. <br />Paris River discharge in 1997 was relatively stable with few spring spates but frequent and <br />large monsoon flooding from August -early October (Figure 5), The highest discharge in the <br />Paris River was 4,090 cfs on 10 August and the lowest was 1.3 cfs on 5 August. <br />450( <br />400( <br />w 350( <br />U <br />~ 300( <br />oo <br />250( <br />. ~ 200( <br />A <br />.~ 150( <br />.,,, <br />A 100( <br />50( <br />0 <br />Mean <br />...... Minimum $ Maximum <br />Jan >~~eb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec <br />1997 <br />Figure 5. Mean, minimum and maximum daily dischazge in the Paris River, 1997. <br />10 Brooder and Ho~agle, 1997 Armual Report <br />Ariaa°s Game & Fish Departmerri <br />~~ <br />J <br />•I <br />~~ <br />