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<br />TABLE OF CONTENTS
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<br />EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. xi
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<br />INTRODUCTION .......................................................... 1
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<br />METHODS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
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<br />RESULTS AND DISCUSSION ...... . . , , . , , . , . . . , . . , . . , . . , . . , . . . . . , . . . . . , . . , . , 7
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<br />UPPER TRIBUTARlES OF THE SOUTHPLATTERIVER-HYDROUNIT 10190002.",11
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<br />MIDDLE SOUTH PLATTE DRAINAGE - HYDROUNIT 10190003 """'..,..,.".. 15
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<br />CLEARCREEKDRAINAGE-HYDROUNIT 10190004 ".".....,..,...,.,."..,,26
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<br />ST. VRAINRIVERDRAINAGE-HYDROUNIT 10190005"..,.",..,."....,.,.,.29
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<br />BIGTHOMPSONRIVERDRAINAGE-HYDROUNIT 10190006.,.,...",...,.,...,36
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<br />CACHE LA POUDRE DRAINAGE - HYDROUNIT 10190007 . , . , . , . . , . , , . . , . , . . . , . , 42
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<br />LONETREE CREEK/OWL CREEK DRAINAGE - HYDROUNIT 10 190008 ..,.., , . , . . , 51
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<br />CROWCREEKDRAINAGE-HYDROUNIT 1019009,.,...,..,..,.."..,.,..".,,53
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<br />KIOWACREEKDRAINAGE-HYDROUNIT 10190010 ..,..".,..".,.."...."..56
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<br />LOWERSOUTHPLATTE-HYDROUNIT 10190012 ,..,.,.....".,...,.,.,.,.,..61
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<br />PAWNEE CREEK DRAINAGE - HYDROUNIT 10190014 , . , . . . , . . , . , . . . , . , . . . . . , . . 67
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<br />LODGEPOLE CREEK DRAINAGE - HYDROUNIT 10190016 """""'."."..,., 70
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<br />LOWEST SOUTH PLATTE DRAINAGE - HYDkOUNIT 10190018 , . . , , . , . . , . . , . , , . , 72
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<br />SOUTH PLATTE RIVER SPECIES ASSOCIATIONS - FISH COMMUNITY ANALYSES
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<br />SPECIES STATUS AND TRENDS ASSESSMENT .,..,..,.."..,.,.".,.,.,.,.,. 80
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<br />ASSESSMENT OF BIOTIC DIVERSITY AND FISH COMMUNITY STATUS
<br />IN THE SOUTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN, . , . , . . . . . . , . . , . . , . . , . , . . . . . , . , . , 99
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