WSP07697

• File Number: 8240.200.10.B
• Description: UCRBRIP - Riverine Fish Flow Investigations
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Date: 7/1/2001
• Author: CDOW
• Title: Riverine Fish Flow Investigations 2001
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

Table A6. Habitat composition by area and percent for the 16 habitat types at a flow of600
cfs for both site and at a typical base flow of 200 cfs on the Yampa and 1400 cfs on the
Colorado River.

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Habitat Tvoes Depth Velocity Corn Lake DutTv Com Lake DutTv
:i0lWb7Bli\WWdt4t+;.1WA (m) (m/s) 600 cfs 600 cfs 600 cfs 600 cfs
t{t.Ulrltil1i#11g%\tlt~$%tt ha/km ha/km Percent Percent
Wetted Sand 0.01 - 0.2 < 0.15 0.115 0.078 2.4% 1.2%
Shoal 0.2 - 0.5 < 0.15 0.155 0.178 3.2% 2.8%
Shallow 0001 0.5 - 1.0 < 0.15 0.128 0.172 2.6% 2.7%'
Medi -nool 1.0 - 2.0 <0.15 0.029 0.025 0.6% 0.4%
DeeD 0001 > 2.0 < 0.15 0.001 0.000 0.0% 0.0%
Wetted area .01 - 0.2 0.15 - 0.6 0.205 0.149 4.2% 2.4%
Shoal-run 0.2 - 0.5 0.15 -0.6 0.541 1.115 11.1% 17.7%
Shallow run 0.5 to 1.0 0.15 - 0.6 0.880 2.953 18.1% 46.8%
Medi-run 1.0 to 2.0 0.15-0.6 0.913 0.698 18.8% 11.1%
DeeD run > 2.0 0.15-0.6 0.032 0.096 0.6% 1.5%
Shallow rime < 0.2 0.6 - 1.5 0.079 0.019 1.6% 0.3%
Rime 0.2 to 0.5 0.6 - 1.5 0.671 0.376 13.8% 5.9%
DeeD rime 0.5 to 1.0 0.6 - 1.5 0.844 0.423 17.4% 6.7%
Very deep rime > 1.0 0.6 - 1.5 0.207 0.022 4.3% 0.3%
Shallow rapid < 0.5 >1.5 0.041 0.008 0.8% 0.1%
Deep rapid >0.5 > 1.5 0.015 0.000 0.3% 0.0%
total 4.855 6.312 100% 100%
Mean stream width 48.6 m 63.1 m
Habitat Tvnes Depth Velocitv Com Lake DutTy Com Lake DulTv
%...,:'t.t,&.%-~:::.:%>>j*::m~x:;:::::~tMW: (m) (m/s) 1400 cfs 200 cfs 1400 cfs 200 cfs
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Wi'1illfffimttl%liIT!iJ*11ilWw ha/km ha/km Percent Percent
Wetted Sand 0.01 - 0.2 < 0.15 0.100 0.279 1.6% 5.0%
Shoal 0.2 - 0.5 < 0.15 0.113 0.805 1.9% 14.3%
Shallow pool 0.5 - 1.0 < 0.15 0.125 0.703 2.2% 12.5%
Medi -pool 1.0 - 2.0 < 0.15 0.053 0.299 1.1% 5.3%
DeeD nool > 2.0 < 0.15 0.002 0.055 0.1% 1.0%
Wetted area .01 - 0.2 0.15 -0.6 0.257 0.353 4.5% 6.3%
Shoal-run 0.2 - 0.5 0.15-0.6 0.392 1.992 6.7% 35.5%
Shallow run 0.5 to 1.0 0.15 - 0.6 0.417 0.799 6.6% 14.2%
Medi-run 1.0 to 2.0 0.15 - 0.6 0.779 0.093 11.4% 1.7%
DeeD run > 2.0 0.15 - 0.6 0.086 0.000 1.6% 0.0%
Shallow rime < 0.2 0.6 - 1.5 0.056 0.052 0.9% 0.9"10
Rime 0.2 to 0.5 0.6 - 1.5 0.590 0.185 9.5% 3.3%
DeeD rime 0.5 to 1.0 0.6 - 1.5 1.426 0.001 24.9% 0.0%
Verv deeD rime > 1.0 0.6 - 1.5 0.912 0.000 21.3% 0.0%
Shallow rapid < 0.5 > 1.5 0.059 0.001 1.1% 0.0%
Deep rapid > 0.5 >1.5 0.154 0.000 4.7% 0.0%
total 5.521 5.618 100% 100%
Mean stream width 55.2m 56.2m

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