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<br />uM~ <br /> <br />-Of low biological importance for habitat restoration; opportunities <br />limited, <br />-Conclusion: low priority geographic area for floodplain restoration <br />and protection because floodability-enhancement opportunities <br />limited, and no floodplain development has occurred or is expected <br />to occur, <br /> <br />b, RM 0 to RM 32 (Canyonlands) LOW PRIORITY <br />-Squawfish: Larval nursery area; adult distribution area, <br />-127 acres of primarily floodplain terrace habitat, <br />-Floodplain owned, managed, and protected by the National Park <br />Service; no floodplain development has occurred or is expected to <br />occur; levees, if any, are natural. <br />-Of low biological importance for habitat restoration; opportunities <br />limited, <br />-Conclusion: low priority geographic area for floodplain restoration <br />and protection because floodability-enhancement opportunities are <br />limited, and no floodplain development has occurred or is expected <br />to occur, <br /> <br />c, RM 32 to RM 127 (Canyonlands to Westwater) MEDIUM PRIORITY <br />-Squawfish: adult and juvenile concentration area: larval squawfish <br />high-density nursery area. <br />-Razorbacks: historical adult distribution area, <br />-1,356 acres of potential floodplain habitat, <br />-A mix of BLM, NPS, and private lands: includes Moab (RM 62-64). <br />Arches National Park (RM 64-75), and the Dolores River (RM 96); some <br />floodplain development has occurred, <br />-Of high biological importance for habitat restoration; some <br />opportunities may be available on private lands, <br />-Conclusion: medium priority geographic area for floodplain <br />restoration and protection because of limited floodplain development <br />and little additional development anticipated in the near future, <br /> <br />d, RM 127 to RM 240 (Westwater to Rifle) HIGH PRIORITY <br /> <br />-Razorbacks: historical concentration area (razorbacks are believed <br />to have been historically abundant in this area). <br />-Squawfish: adult high concentration area: larval nursery area, <br />-3.588 acres of potential floodplain habitat, <br />-Mostly privately-owned, <br /> <br />13 <br />