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<br />Table 1. Instream flow techniques and research needs in the western United States (Reiser et. al <br />1989) . <br /> <br />Stale Ouantification Technioue Research Needs <br />Alaska . IFIM . Test methods and modify for Alaska conditions. <br /> . Tennant . Develop local preference curves. <br /> . Other Droven methods . More lZallin2 stations. <br />Colorado . R2CROSS . Validate relationship between Weighted Usable Area <br /> . IFIM in Selected cases and fish DODulation resnonse. <br />Hawaii . IFIM . Define microhabitat requirements. <br />.090 <br />Idaho . IFIM . More stream~ and species.specific probability-or-use <br /> . Wetted Perimeter infonnation. . <br />Kansas . IFIM . Validate response of standing crops to varying flow <br /> reszimes. <br />Montana . Wetted Perimeter . Sununarize biological response to flow. <br /> . Flows for wetlands and riparian habitats. <br /> . Impacts of f1uctuaring flows. <br /> . Flushing flow requirements. <br /> . Imnacts of winter flow reductions. <br />Nebraska . None specified . Determine channel maintenance flows in alluvial <br /> streams. <br />Oregon . IFIM . Validate IFIM habitat:f1ow relationship. <br /> . Oregon method . Develop low cost methods for water resources planning <br /> and small proiects. . .. <br />Utah . IFIM . Effects of peaking flows on fisheries. <br /> . Tennant . Develop preference curves for non.game species. <br /> . . Validate IFIM habitat:f1ow relationship. <br /> . Develon flushing flow methods. <br />Washington . IFIM . Methods for high gradient streams. <br /> . USGS Toe-Width . Improve saImonid preference curveS. <br /> . Tennant . Verify habitat preference curves. <br /> . Big river flow models. <br /> . Test fish oroduction v. habitat:f1ow relationshin. <br />Wyoming . IFIM . Validate IFIM. <br /> . Habitat Quality Ir!dex (HQI) . Winter flow requirements. <br /> . Tennant . Flushing flows. <br /> . Verifv flow recommendations. <br /> <br />5 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br />