<br />TABLE OF CONTENTS
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<br />LIST OF FIGURES ."".""".....................,...........,..,.......,..,........".......,.........,.................... ii
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<br />LIST OF TABLES ...................................,...,.......................,....................................."...... iv
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<br />EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .,......,...........,....,...,.."...,...,.,..,."...,.,.......,...,.,...."....,......,....,....v
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<br />INTRODUCTION ",....."....."..,.,..,.,.......,..,.,.,............''.....",..,..,.....,.,....,...,..,.....................1
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<br />Study Area ... ,.............,....... .... ,......... ....... ..... ,.. ... ,. ,. ,. ,.... ,. ,... ". ,...,. ,.. ... ,.,...,.... ..,.. ....,...".....1
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<br />METHODS .,....,..."......"..,..,.,...,....,....,..,....,...................,.".....".....,......,......,..."...,.....,.......2
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<br />Daily observations...".....................................,.......,......"..,.."...",......,..,,,,....................,.. 4
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<br />RESULTS .......,...,.."...,......,.....,....,.......,....,...,.......,...,.....,......"..,.,.....,.,......,...,......,...,.......,4
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<br />Colorado Squawfish ,.....,..... ,.........,... ,...... ,... ,........ '" '... ,..... ".....,... ....,.... ".. ..,.. ..,..........,...4
<br />Colorado Squawfish #40:7810 (CS78I) ........."..""."........"."......"..""...."..................4
<br />Colorado Squawfish #40:7419 (CS741) "......""".""".""...""....."....".."".."...............8
<br />Colorado Squawfish #40:6840 (CS684) .......".......",."..."............"...""................."....8
<br />Colorado Squawfish #40:6635 (CS663) "....."...""".".""."""....."..."."...",...............13
<br />Colorado Squawfish #40:7143 (CS714) ...""........".......".",,,.,,,,,,....,,.,,.....,,....,,........14
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<br />Channel Catfish" "'" ",,,..... ".. "....".... "..., ,,,. ,... "..."... '."., "" ". ". ". ..". "". "."" "......... ,,,...21
<br />Channel Catfish #40:5539 (CC553) "..."..".."......"".,.",,,,,,,,.,,...,,...,,.,,.,,..............,,...21
<br />Channel Catfish #40:6732 (CC673)"......."".."""""."""",,,.,,.,,.,,,,,,.,,.,,..,,,,,...,,..,,....21
<br />Channel Catfish #40:6532 (CC653)"......."........".."""..."".."."..".".."".........".."...,,21
<br />Channel Catfish #40:7033 (CC703)....".."......,,,.,,.,,,,,,,,,,..,,..,,,,,,,,.,,,,,,,,.,,,.........,,.,...27
<br />Channel Catfish #40:7719 (CC771) ......"...."""..,..".""....".",,,.........,,........,..,,..,,,,....27
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<br />Northern Pike '. ".......,.. ,. "..... ,....,.. ,.,. ..... ,.,...... ,... ,... ,.... ,. ,.... ..,... ........ ".... ,... ,.,... ,.... ..,....,..32
<br />Northern Pike #40:5834 (NP583) .........."..".."..,..".."""""""....""..,,,,,.,,.,,,,.............32
<br />Northern Pike #40:5440 (NP544) ."..."..""..""........""..,,,,,...,,..,,,,...,,,,..,,..,...........,,..32
<br />Northern Pike #40:7919 (NP791) ......""...."......."".......""..""...."."""".............",,,..38
<br />Northern Pike #40:6135 (NP613) ."......"..."....".""""".."".."...""..""..."".""....."....38
<br />Northern Pike #40:5936 (NP593) ""..."."......".....""...."""".""."......""."""....".."...38
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<br />DISCUSSION., ... ,'. "..... ".... ,. .... ,....... ,.,. ,..... ,... ,.......... ,., ".. ... ".... ".... ,.... ,. ... ,. ,.. .... '...... .......,44
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<br />Flows ...,... ,......, ,. "......".... ,.,...,.... ,.. .... ...... ,... ,...,...... ... ".. ... ,...., ,...,.,...., ,...., ,.,. ,.. ..,......,.....44
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<br />Fish Movement. "".. ".." "....., ,,,. ",... ".." ...".."" .... ,..." ".,,, ""." "." "."" "..""., ".. ,. '" ..".....45
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<br />Habitat Use.",,,, "". ". ,,,... ".... "...... .... ".........".."...."" "." "'"'' ". ". ...... ,"", ".. "......... "......45
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<br />RECOMMEND A TrONS ...."...."......".."..."..".....".......",."".",,,,,.,,....,,.,,,,,.,,...,..,,...,,.....49
<br />FY 1997 SCOPE OF WORK.."..."........."."".."",."..,,,,,..,,,,,,.,,,..,,....,,,,..,,,,,,..,,..."........,,50
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<br />APPENDIX A ,.""",,,,,,,.,,,,,....,,..,,,..,,...,,.,.,,.,,,..,,.,,,..,,.,,.,,.,,...,,.",,,....,,.,,,,...,,,..,,.......,,,,..53
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<br />Yampa River Radio Telemetry Report
<br />Miller Ecological Consultants, Inc.
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