7177

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 7177
• Author: Miller, W. H., H. M. Tyus and C. W. McAda.
• Title: Movement, Migration and Habitat Preference of Radiotelemetered Colorado Squawfish; Green, White and Yampa Rivers, Colorado and Utah.
• USFW Year: 1983.
• USFW - Doc Type: Salt Lake City, Utah.
• Copyright Material: NO

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Table 6. Physical characteristics of Yampa River at RK 26.4 (RM 16.5), 5 July, 1981
TRANSECTSI

1 2 3 4 5
A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C

Depth2 6 5 3 3 3 2 7 8 7 7 10 5 3 6 6
Velocity3 2.8 2.4 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.1 0 1.4 0.3 0.1 1.4 0 0.5 1.6 1.3
4
Primary
Substrate CO CO CO Sa CO CO Sa - Sa Sa Si CO Sa BO
Secondary
Substrate CO Sa Sa CO
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N
Approximate
Width of
wetted channel 40 m 50 m 70 m .60 m 70 m
Habitat Riffle Riffle Pool Pool Pool
1Location of transects shown in Figure 16 and 17,
2Depth given to the nearest foot.
3Velocity given to the nearest ft/sec.
4CO=Cobble, Sa=Sand, Si=Silt