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<br />COLORADO RIVER RECOVERY PROGRAM <br />FY 2002 ANNUAL PROJECT REPORT <br /> <br />RECOVERY PROGRAM <br />PROJECT NUMBER: ~ <br /> <br />1. Project Title: Basin Wide Stream Gage Operation & Maintenance <br /> <br />II. Principal Investigator: <br />George Smith <br />P.O. Box 25486, Denver, CO 80225-0486 <br />E-mail: george_smith@fws.gov <br />Phone: (303) 236-5322, ext. 235 <br />Fax: (303) 236-4224 <br /> <br />III. Project Summary: <br /> <br />In 1990, the Recovery Program first identified a need for a permanent USGS gage in the <br />IS-Mile Reach of the Colorado River. The gage was installed during the summer of 1991 <br />and became operational on October 1, 1991. The gage was to ensure that water secured <br />lmder the Recovery Program is delivered to the 15-Mile Reach. In 1996, the Recovery <br />Program again identified a need for gages on the Yampa River, and the USGS installed <br />gages above and below the confluence with the Little Snake River. Annual gage <br />operation and maintenance are provided by USGS under contract with CDOW. The gage <br />on the Colorado River was very helpful in 2002 in the management of releases from <br />Colorado River mainstem reservoirs such as Ruedi, Green Mountain, Williams Fork, and <br />Wolford to augment flows in the l5-Mile Reach. The gages on the Yampa River were <br />used for monitoring river conditions but no water was released for habitat support of <br />endangered fish. <br /> <br />IV. Study Schedule: Initial Year - 1990, Final Year - Ongoing <br /> <br />V. Relationship to RlPRAP: <br /> <br />Colorado River Action Plan: Mainstem; LA.S; Provide and legally protect instream flows <br />pursuant to Colorado River PBO <br />Green River Action Plan: <br />Duchesne River; LA; ID Year-round flow needs for recovery <br />Yampa River; LA. 1 ; ID fish habitat and flow needs <br /> <br />VI. Accomplishments of 2002 Tasks and Deliverables, Discussion of Initial Findings and <br />Shortcomings: <br /> <br />The USGS operates and maintains the gages as specified in their Cooperative Agreement <br />with the CDOW. USGS produces daily flow and temperature records, which will be <br />published in the annual Water Resource paper for Colorado. Interim data are available by <br />FAX from the Grand Junction USGS office, 970-245-5257. Near real-time data from the <br />gages can also be found on the Internet @ <br />http://waterdata. usgs. gov/ co/nwis/ current/?type=flo\v. <br /> <br />8-1 <br />