Wet Meadows: Hypotheses 1-8 ‎(2)‎

• File Number: 8461.100
• Description: Adaptive Management Workgroup
• State: CO
• Basin: South Platte
• Water Division: 1
• Date: 6/5/2006
• Author: PRRIP
• Title: Wet Meadow: Hypotheses 1-8
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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As flows increase there is a corresponding increase in both the
number of species and number of indivdual fish. At some flow the
numbers of fish decline due to the fact that some species w ith
large numbers of individuals (e.g., killifish) due better at low er
flow s. The numbers of overall species increases because some
of the individuals rerrrain as well as other species "move in".
Number of fish
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species
What flows produce adequate fish (size,
number, distribution, etc.) for tem prey base?
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Discharge (cfs) during May-Sept at Grand Island