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<br />U~~ <br /> <br />-The floodplain within this area is the most developed on the upper <br />Colorado River: development and maintenance is expected to continue: <br />most levees are man-made. <br />-Of high biological importance for habitat restoration, <br />-Conclusion: high priority geographic area for floodplain <br />restoration and protection because of numerous opportunities for <br />habitat restoration: because floodplain development and maintenance <br />of floodplain structures is expected to continue; and because 87 <br />high biological importance, <br /> <br />4, Gunnison River <br />a, RM 0 to 50 (Colorado River ,-onfluence to Escalante State Wildlife <br />Area) MEDIUM PRIORITY <br />-Razorbacks: believed to have been historically common in this area; <br />and locally abundant, <br />-Squawfish: adults have been captured in this section, and numbers <br />should increase,as they cuntinue to use the Redlands fish ladder, <br />-532 acres of potential floodplain habitat; some floodplain <br />development, <br />-Mostly privately owned. <br />-Of medium biological importance for habitat restoration, <br />, -Conclusion: medium priority geographic area for floodplain <br />restoration and protection because of limited floodplain <br />development. localized opportunities for restoration. 'and relatively <br />moderate biological importance, <br /> <br />b, RM 50 to RM 75 (Escalante State Wildlife Area to the North Fork of <br />the Gunnison River) HIGH PRIORITY <br />-Razorbacks: believed to have been historically abundant in this <br />area, and are being reintroduced, <br />-Squawfish: reside in this section of river; numbers should increase <br />because of Redlands fish ladder. <br />-774 acres of potential floodplain habitat, <br />-Mostly privately owned. <br />-The floodplain within this area is the most developed on the <br />Gunnison River: development is expected to continue: most levees are <br />man-made. <br />-Of high biological importance for habitat restoration, <br />-Conclusion: high priority geographic area for floodplain <br />restoration and protection'because c numerous restoration <br />opportunities: because floodplain development and maintenance of <br />'structures is expected to continue: and because of high biological <br />importance, <br /> <br />14 <br />