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<br />Routine temperature data continued in 2002 along with preparing the 2002 for <br />archiving and publishing on the web. The yearly process includes downloading data <br />in the field in March, July, and October, graphically plotting the data and visually <br />checking the data and preparing presentation quality graphs using Excel spreadsheets. <br />The spreadsheets are then web enabled and linked to the River data Web page. The <br />temperature data can be accessed and downloaded from the River data Web page at <br />http://www.r6.fws.gov/riverdata/ or by email request from FWS Division of Water <br />Resources (address above). A photo was included on the web page to display the <br />general location of each thermograph. GPS location for each thermograph is <br />available by request, for security purposes the exact locations are not provided on the <br />web page. We also continued organizing the temperature data collected since 1987. <br /> <br />A new temperature monitoring project got underway in 2001 and continued in 2002 <br />to monitor real-time water temperatures at Echo Park above and below the <br />confluences of the Yampa and Green rivers. After investigation of cost associated <br />with purchasing equipment to monitor and transmit data out of Echo Park it was <br />determined that the budget for the project was only sufficient to purchase equipment <br />for one real-time monitoring station and four stations were needed. This <br />development was brought to the attention of the Flaming Gorge work team and <br />Recovery Program staff and a decision was made to scale back the project and try to <br />accomplish the same objective by adding real-time temperature monitoring to the <br />Deerlodge Park USGS gage and to add a USGS temperature gage at the Gates of <br />Lodore. The" equipment for the gages was purchased by Wyoming using funding <br />which usually is eannarked for the Division of Water Resources out of Wyoming <br />aIillual contribution to the Recovery Program. The equipment was ordered in <br />September, permits were obtained from Dinosaur National Monument, and all the <br />equipment was installed in the spring of 2002 prior to spring runoff. <br /> <br />The Grand Junction CRFP office currently maintains thermograph at six locations <br />on the Colorado River and one on the Gunnison River. Current installation protocol <br />calls for two thermograph to be deployed at separate but relatively nearby locations <br />so that backup data will be available if one should be lost or stolen. Older Ryan <br />thermographs have been phased out and replaced by the newer, cheaper, Onset <br />Tidbit devices. Thermograph duta is downloaded either annually or bimmually, <br />unfortunately the Grand Junction CRFP is behind on converting the raw 2-hour <br />interval data into daily means. In 2001 and 2002, the Grand Junction CRfP <br />office has made an effort to become caught up with this m1d substantial progresswas <br />made in 2002 but, there is still a ways to go. <br /> <br />B. Hydrology Support for Biological Opinions <br /> <br />The Division of Water Resources monitored endangered fish releases from Flaming <br />Gorge, Ruedi, and the Aspinall Unit during the spring runoff and post runoff period. <br />The interest of the Recovery Program was represented at the quarterly operational <br />meetings, where input was provided on flow patterns and protection of water for <br /> <br />19b-2 <br />