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<br />b, The highest density of wild adult Colorado squawfish in the White <br />River occurred inunediately downstream of Taylor Draw Dam in the <br />spillway tailwaters. <br /> <br />c, Twelve wild adult Colorado squawfish were implanted with radio tags <br />in the Fall of 1992 and Spring of 1993 directly downstream of Taylor <br />Draw Dam, Eight fish were relocated upstream of Kenney Reservoir in <br />April 1993 and established new home range in historic habitat in the <br />White River. All twelve fish migrated out of the White River to <br />spawning sites in the Green and Yampa rivers in June and July 1993. <br />All displayed home range fidelity by migrated back to the White River <br />in August 1993, Two fish were recaptured in September and placed <br />directly in Kenney Reservoir above Taylor Draw Dam and moved upstream <br />into historic habitat in October 1993, These fish, included the 2 <br />relocated above Kenney Reservoir in September 1993, migrated out of <br />the White River to the same spawning sites in the Yampa and Green <br />rivers and returned to the White River in 1994. <br /> <br />d. The study confirmed that these Colorado squawfish stockpiling below <br />Taylor Draw Dam would likely use a fish passage facility to access <br />historic home-range above Kenney Reservoir. Although adult Colorado <br />squawfish used this habitat above the dam, it apparently wasn't used <br />for spawning or rearing purposes, <br /> <br />VII. Recommendations: <br /> <br />Hatchery-reared Colorado squawfish should not be stocked in Kenney <br />Reservoir or in any other similar situation. A water release plan should <br />be developed that will balance hydroelectric generation with spillway <br />flows that maximize useable habitat and prey-base densities in tailwater <br />areas, The Recovery Program should use the information from this study <br />and that from the Work Plan being developed by the Utah Division of <br />Wildlife Resources to support instream flow recommendations for the White <br />River, <br /> <br />VIII, Project Status: Goal #1 of this project is complete. <br /> <br />IX, 1994 Budget: <br /> <br />A, Funds Provided: $7,0 <br />B, Funds Expended: $7.0 <br /> <br />X. Status of Data Submission (where applicable): Data were submitted to the <br />database manager with the completion of the Final Report in August 1994. <br /> <br />XI. Signed: Dave Irving and Tim Hodde, December 14, 1994. <br /> <br />APPENDIX: <br /> <br />Irving, David B, and Tim Hodde. 1994. Assessment of Colorado squawfish in the <br />White River, Colorado and Utah, 1992-1994. USFWS, Colorado River Fishery <br />Project, 79p, <br /> <br />2 <br />