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

WC 3 Whooping crane use of the central Platte River
study area will increase proportionally to an increase in
wet meadows
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640 ac / 2
10% increase
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No change
First Increment
Table 1 wet meadow characteristics:
• Within 2 miles of channel habitat
13-years
• 640 contiguous acres
• Not less than 0.5-mile distant or appropriately screened from
disturbance
• Appropriate mix of vegetation, hydrology, topography and soils, and
food sources (see set meadow hypotheses