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<br />Table of Contents
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<br />AFPROV AL PAGE,
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<br />LIST OF TABLES,.. ,.,..,..".........,..,.., .............".."",....', ....',..",.."....,..".,.. .......' ,.....,.."..... ,....,.... ,..v
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<br />LIST OF FIGURES ,....".,..,.',.,.,...." .....",..,.."..,'..,....,....",....,..,..,....................,....,..,..,.,..,.,..,...."Vl
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<br />INTRODUCTION,." .,..".. ,..., ,.,..... ....,..,....' '..', '........,.."..".. .....',.... ............,..,...,.."......,..,..,..,.., I
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<br />STUDY AREA ",..,... ...,.......,..",..".".".."..........""....",.....,...............,............,...,..,..,'..,.........,.., 3
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<br />METHODS.".,......,.,.....,.,..,.".,.".,., ,......"......".., ........,...........,..,.,..,.,.,........ ,...... ,....,..,..,....,....,.... ,I 0
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<br />Fish samples,..",.., ....,....,.......,....,.., ........"....,..,....", ..............,..............,.,......,..,..,.........' .....10
<br />Habitat mapping ..,.,....,..,.. .........., ,..........,.....,.. '.. ,.."....,..,.."..,.,...,....'... ......... ,.....,....,...., ....,\3
<br />Hydraulic simulation ,..........' ........,....,.....", ..,..'.....',..,."...,........,..,.. ..... ......,..,..".,.',.,......, ,17
<br />Habitat availability..." .....,..".".,...... ....,..."",......,...... ......... ..... ............,.."....,..,..,....,.., ..,..,..18
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<br />RESULTS and DISCUSSION,......., ............,...",.... ........,.....' ...."...,....,.. ..........., ,......,..,..,.,..,.. ......, ,20
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<br />Species Composition.,....,....,.,..,.." ......,..."" ......"..,..',..".." ....,............ ....,....,..'... ....,.... ...... ,20
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<br />Yampa River ,."""'.""""."""""".".,..",."",.""""."""".",'.".."""",.",.".",..".",."",.,, ,20
<br />Colorado River ,....,."......,..... .......,..", ..,..,.., .....,....,..,..."........,..,.,.".,.,.,..".." .....,., ,...... ,24
<br />Dolores River""."",.",.",."""""""",."""""""""...",..""..".""""""""",.,.""."""""", ,27
<br />Length Frequency (by species) ".."......,'.."",..,.."....'".."..",................,........,..,'......',.........,27
<br />Density Estimation .... '.........,.,..,.",......,..,.." '..,..., .....',..".."..,.. ........,...,........, ...... ....',....,.. ..,33
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<br />Yampa River..,.,..,.,."......,.... .........,.."", ......" .....' ......... ....,............ ....'....".,..,....',......... ,33
<br />Colorado River ..' '.... ,....,.,..,.." ......,..,,'.. '..,.." ....'"......., ...., ............,..........."."...' ...........37
<br />Dolores River"....,.. .........' .....,..,...."..",.. ........"..' ...."...,.. ...........,..,....,....' ,....,.........' .....39
<br />Habitat Composition (Duffy and Colorado River).....................,.........................................40
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<br />Radio Telemetry ..,.,..,.,..,.,....,..,.." ..,..".."",..,..",.....'........ ,....".."..,.... ......,...........,.".,..,.....45
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<br />SUMMARy"", ,.""" ",.."" "".", .,.".., ,., '" ,.""""""" ,.,."", ,," ,.." "."",., "., '.", ."" """', ,.", ....'", ,,',' ,.,46
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<br />CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ",...."".....,..............,.."....,....,..........,........,...."..48
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<br />ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.""""".. '.. '. ". ."""", ,." ,.", ,.., ""'" ..", ".""", ",."", "'" ,.,..""" ,."", ,.""..",48
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<br />REFERENCES",..,..,...."."...,.... .......' ,..,..,......" ....... '.......",.. ...."......,..........', ........, '.., ...........,.." ....50
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<br />APPENDIX TABLES AND FIGURES,.."...... ........ ........",.. ...,,'......,....,......, .......,.." ..............' ....,52
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