Pallid Sturgeon and the Role of the Proposed Program

• Description: related to the Platte River Endangered Species Partnership ‎(aka Platte River Recovery Implementation Program or PRRIP)‎
• State: CO
• State: NE
• State: WY
• Basin: South Platte
• Water Division: 1
• Date: 1/1/2002
• Author: Working Group of the Technical Committee of the Platte River Endangered Species Partnership ‎(aka Platte River Recovery Implementation Program or PRRIP)‎
• Title: Pallid Sturgeon Slides
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Meeting

Basic Conclusion: There is no clear scientific evidence
that shows the Platte River does or ever has been a
significant contributor to the survival, reproduction or
mortality of pallid sturgeon.
Issue: Despite the fact the USFWS identifies the lower
Platte River as one of the least altered tributaries of the
lower Missouri River, and despite the fact that no
empirical evidence collected to date identifies the Platte
River as playing a significant part in the life cycle of
pallid sturgeon, water developments 650 miles upstream
on tributaries of the Platte have been identified as causing
jeopardy to the existence of the pallid sturgeon.