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Contents
Contents
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Executive Summary ............................................................. ..............................1
Introduction.......................................................... .......... ............................... 2
Animas — La Plata Project ............................ ...:..... ..... ............................. 3
Reservoir Filling ...................... . ..........I.. ........ 11 ....................... 5
A -LP Project Fish and related fi eries Issues ........... ..................
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Lake Nighthorse Fish ....... :............................. ...............
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San Jaun River Basin Fish :............ ................... ....... 8
Sleeve Valve Survival Te ,,. ...... .......... ...................................
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Testing the 10 Percent pen Position ............. . ... ...............................
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Methods........................ ::..... ... «: ....... .........................16
Holding find Acclimattori ... .... ......................
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Test'Specids .... ,. ..
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Introducing Test;Fish . ...... ...............................
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Sleeve Valve (aeration..... . :.` ....................... ...............................
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Trials .. ................... ...............................
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Bulkhead J?ai6i d <Elitraimmnet System ........... ...............................
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Pb - Expefitnental Cotlecti4n ....... ................. ...............................
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P at= xperim tal Analysis ...............
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96 Hour Delayed - Mortality .............................. ...............................
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Sump ...• ..................................... ...............................
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Results............ ....... .......................................... .............................27
Reservoir Elevation 6775 ft .................................... ...............................
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ReseiVCir Elev,88n 6795 ft .................................... ...............................
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Reserveitt F O tion 6805 ft .................................... ...............................
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Reservoir Elevation 6828 ft .................................... ...............................
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Reservoir Elevation 6846 ft .................................... ...............................
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Reservoir Elevation 6855 ft .................................... ...............................
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Reservoir Elevation 6877 ft .................................... ...............................
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Statistical Analysis ................................................. ...............................
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Conclusion......................................................................... .............................64
Recommendations............................................................. .............................69
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