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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />COLORADO RIVER RECOVERY PROGRAM <br />FY-97 ANNUAL PROJECT REPORT <br /> <br />RECOVERY PROGRAM <br />PROJECT # --B..- <br /> <br />I. Project Title: 15-Mile Reach Gage Operation & Maintenance <br /> <br />II. Principal Investigator: George Smith <br />P.O. Box 25486. Denver. CO 80225-0486 <br />E-mail: george smith@fws.gov <br />Phone: (3031 236-5322. ext, 235 <br />Fax: (3031 236-4224 <br /> <br />III. Project Summary: <br /> <br />In 1990 the Recovery Program identified a need for a permanent USGS gage in the <br />15-Mile Reach of the Colorado River. The gage was needed to ensure that water <br />secured under the Recovery Program is delivered to the 15-Mile Reach. The gage <br />also has been useful in providing a basis for refining flow recommendations and <br />serving as a control for relating habitat studies to flow. The gage was installed <br />during the summer of 1991 and became operational October 1. 1991. Annual gage <br />operation and maintenance are provided by the U.S. Geological Survey. The gage is <br />operated under a cooperative agreement between the Colorado Division of Wildlife <br />(CDOWI and the Geological Survey with matching Section 7 funding managed by the <br />Fish and Wildlife Foundation. <br /> <br />IV. <br />V. <br /> <br />Study Schedule: Initial Year - 1990 Final Year - Ongoing <br /> <br />Relationship to RIPRAP: <br /> <br />Colorado River Action Plan. I.A.#.c.(31. <br />Deliver flow to the 15-Mile Reech. <br /> <br />VI. Accomplishments: <br /> <br />The USGS operates and maintains the gage as specified in their cooperative <br />agreement with the Colorado Division of Wildlife. USGS produces daily flow and <br />temperature records which will be published in the annual water resource paper for <br />Colorado. Data also are available on the Colorado Water Talk System which can be <br />accessed by dialing 303/831-7135 (the Palisade gage is located in Division 5. Station <br />Number 451 Interim data is available by FAX from the Grand Junction USGS office. <br />303/245-5257. <br /> <br />VII. Recommendations: None <br /> <br />VIII. Project Status: The gage is in operation and information is available from Watertalk <br />or the USGS Water Resource Papers for Colorado (printed annually). <br /> <br />IX. FY-96 Budget: <br /> <br />Funds provided <br />Funds expended <br />Differences <br /> <br />$4.100 <br />4.100 <br />o <br /> <br />X. Status of Data Submissions: Not applicable. <br /> <br />XI. Signed: George Smith. December 10. 1997 <br /> <br />W:\UCA8\REPORTS\AEPTS87\117PALO.AEP <br />