4247

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 4247
• Author: Pucherelli, M. J. and R. C. Clark.
• Title: Comprehensive Report ‎(1986-1988)‎ on the Effects of Green River Flows on Backwater Habitat Availability as Determined by Remote Sensing Techniques ‎(Remote Sensing)‎.
• USFW Year: 1989.
• USFW - Doc Type: Denver, Colorado.
• Copyright Material: NO

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Teble 10. Green River interDreted class area (m2) under seven flows at
Sand Wash, 1987.
flow CFS
Clus 5260 2423 1773 1687 1430 1381 1101
R i oar isn 1179376 1179376 1179376 1179376 1179376 1179376 1179376
ODen Water 1097585 369134 847608 822718 780618 855589 837543
Vegetated island 0 0 0 0 0 0 .~ b
Vegetated sandbar 25223 25824 26072 28253 25514 26514 26265
Sandbar 163322 386629 t<.05180 429933 480145 397949 419757
BaCkwater 4962 8466 11147 9428 5713 10817 9270
Isolated Dool 2437 1595 1658 2175 1598 2260 1071
Total 2472905 2471024 247104.1 2471883 2472964 2472565 2473282

Table 11. Green River backwater number, area, and average size,
under seven flows at Sand Wash, 1987.
Flow CFS
Backwater descriptors 5,260 2,423 1,773 1,687 1,430 1,381 1,101
Size class (m& )
Bank
<20 3 0 1 2 0 0 1
>20<200 2 6 3 3 3 3 1
>200<500 0 0 2 3 2 3 3
>500<1000 0 1 2 0 2 1 1
>1000 1 2 3 3 0 3 2
Total number 6 9 11 11 7 10 8
Total area 2,210 5,891 8,958 7,005 2,721 8,563 6,950
Average size 368 655 814 637 389 856 869
Channel
<20 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
>20<200 12 2 0 1 1 0 1
>200<500 3 1 0 1 0 0 0
>500<1000 1 0 0 1 2 0 1
>1000 0 2 2 1 1 2 1
Total number 16 6 2 4 4 2 3
Total area 2,752 2,575 2,189 2,423 2,992 2,314 2,320
Average size 172 429 1,095 606 748 1,157 773
Total Number 22 15 13 15 11 12 11
Backwaters/mile 6 4 3 4 3 3 3
Total Area 4,962 8,466 11,147 9,428 5,713 10,877 9,270
Area/mile 1,306 2,228 2,933 2,481 1,503 2,862 2,439
Average Size 226 564 857 629 519 906 843