3135

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 3135
• Author: Wiltzius, W. J.
• Title: Some Factors Historically Affecting the Distribution and Abundance of Fishes in the Gunnison River
• USFW Year: 1978.
• USFW - Doc Type: Final Report for Fishery Investigations of the Lower Gunnison River Drainage.
• Copyright Material: NO

LIST OF TABLES
Table
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1 Curecanti Unit-specifications of dams, reservoirs
and powerplants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2 Quarterly fisherman questionnaire used during
1973-74 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
3 Sampling dates for lower Gunnison creel census,
1977 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
4 Historic mean monthly discharge (cfs) of Taylor
River at Almont with estimated effects of Taylor
Park and Curecanti reservoirs. . . . ... . . . . . . . . . 44
5 Mean monthly and annual flows and diversions at
the Tunnel area of the Gunnison River during
various time periods, 1904-1975 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
6 Historical effect of Taylor Dam on flows at various
stations below the dam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
7 Monthly mean maximum and minimum temperatures
(F) of Blue Mesa Reservoir discharge after
initial impoundment in October 1965. . . . . . . . . . . . 51
8 Mean monthly temperature at various stations
below Curecanti reservoirs with estimated effect
of the dams on temperatures in the Tunnel area
of the Gunnison River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
9 Mean monthly water temperature (F) of Gunnison
River at Grand Junction, Colorado, 1951-1973 . . . . . . . 55
10 Historical flow pattern of Gunnison River before
and after Curecanti dams at two stations below
the reservoirs during some months when tempera-
tures were significantly lowered at Grand Junction,
Colorado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
11 Historic creel-census and stocking data from
the Gunnison River above the Cimarron River,
1942-1965 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
12 Creel-census and stocking data for Blue Mesa
Reservoir, 1966-1976 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
13 Estimates and projections of fisherman-use and
harvest for various sections of the Gunnison
River below North Beaver Creek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
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