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11th-five sites each; rank 10th-four sites). Along the Colorado River, there were 10 bottomland habitat sites within the Debeque area (rm 202.3-221.7 [rkm 326-357]), eight sites within the 15-mile reach (rm 173.9-184.2 [rkm 280- 297]), and five sites within the 18-mile reach (rm 161.0-169.6 [259 273])(Table 3). There were three sites within the Delta area along the Gunnison River (rm 50.2-54.2 [rkm 81-87]). The top ranked site was the Walter Walker State Wildlife Area in the 18- mile reach. Four other sites in the immediate vicinity ranked 6th and 10th. Johnson Boy's Slough along the Gunnison River ranked 2nd, the Clifton Pond area along the Colorado River ranked 3rd, and the Debeque I-70 Slough ranked 4th. Six other sites immediately downstream of the Debeque I-70 Slough ranked 9th and 11th. Ecology The wetland studies of the five initial bottomland sites conducted by Cooper and Severn (Table 4) were completed in 1993. Each site was unique and had varying levels of restoration potential. The bottomland habitat areas in Ouray National Wildlife Refuge, the Escalante State Wildlife Area, and the 29- 5/8 Road gravel-pit pond have the greatest potential for razorback sucker restoration. The Escalante Ranch area and Moab Slough may require significant modification for restoration. Hydrology Green River Drainage Stage vs. Discharge Relationship. Staff gauges were installed at seven different bottomland sites from mid-May (5/11) through late-June (6/28) and monitored for 34 to 48 days to obtain stage-discharge data during the high- flow period (Figures 8-14). Spring runoff in the Green, Yampa, and White rivers was moderately low in 1994 compared to moderately high flows in these rivers in 1993. The maximum daily mean discharge in 1994 was 11,068 cfs on 20 May for the Green River at the Jensen stream gauge, 5,650 cfs on 18 May for the Yampa River at the Maybell gauge, and 2,529 cfs on 23 May for the White River at the Watson gauge. In 1993, the maximum daily mean discharge was 20,000 cfs for the Green River, 17,870 cfs for the Yampa River, and 4,570 cfs for the White River. Stage-discharge data recorded at temporary staff-gauge sites were collected over a narrow range and at a lower magnitude of flows in 1994 compared to.previous higher water years (Table 5). Flows in 1994 were lower than anticipated making it difficult to develop a reliable stage vs. discharge relationship. The linear regression correlation coefficients (r2) of the stage vs. discharge relationships were high (range of 0.83 to 0.97) at six of the seven 25