Platte River Management Joint Study Final Report

• File Number: 8461.100
• Description: Adaptive Management Workgroup
• State: CO
• Basin: South Platte
• Water Division: 1
• Date: 7/20/1990
• Author: Biology Workgroup
• Title: Platte River Management Joint Study Final Report
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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The.Joint Study effort to develop
models app]..icable to habitat needs
of endanger-ed and threatened species ... 47
How the spe:cies models will be
applied to the P:Latte River system ..... 49
Model verif:ication and validation ...... 49
Modeling of Endangered and Threatened
Species Habitat Needs ....................... 50
Whooping crane model ................... 50
Tern/plover management ................. 76
Forage fish model ....................... 79
Habitat Management Alternatives ............. 92
Platte River habitat management
alternatives ........................... 92
Historic conditions plan .......... 92
Segment management plan,............ 94
Block management plan ............. 97
Hlock/segment plan ................ 100
Maintain the status quo ........... 103
The 89-mile plan .................. 105
Platte-River system
management plan ................... 108
No action plan ...........:........ 110
Alternative implementation methods ..... 112
Water management .................. 112
In-channel vegetation management .. 113
Wet meadow management ............. 114
On-site species management ......... 116
Habitat protection methods ........ 116
Habitat impacts ................... 117
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