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 (cont.)
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14 Comparison of fisherman-use and harvest estimates
for some area of the Gunnison River with that
of Blue Mesa Reservoir in various years. . . . . . . . . . 86
15 Creel-census estimates for various areas of the
Gunnison River below Crystal dam, April 16 -
October 11, 1977 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
16 Comparison of 1977 fisherman-use, harvest and
stocking costs for various areas of the Gunni-
son River below North Beaver Creek with Curecanti
(W.C.) and without Curecanti Unit (W.O.C.) . . . . . . . . 98
17 Comparison of rainbow trout total length ranges
(in.) for various ages, pre- and post-Curecanti
Unit in the Gunnison National Monument . . . . . . . . . . 100
18 Comparison of species composition, mean length
(in.), and ranges for the fish captured within
the Gunnison National Monument, pre- and post-
Curecanti Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
19 Percent of years with mean monthly flow above
long-term historic average flow (cfs) in various
historic periods for the Gunnison River at
Grand Junction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
20 Composition comparison for the sucker species
taken in various years pre- and post-Curecanti
Unit in different sections of the Gunnison
River below the dams and above the North Fork
junction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
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