University of Colorado Boulder. Department of Geography.
2) Aerial photograph/GIS analysis and field studies of the 15 and 18 mile reach of the Colorado River
Author
Pub. Date
1994.
Description
Surveys of the Colorado River near Grand Junction, Colorado show that populations of Colorado squawfish (Ptychocheilus lucius) and razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus) are small and continue to decline. A potentially important factor in their decline is a reduction in the amount of available habitat. The fish are most commonly found in habitats of complex channel which may be affected by bank stabilizing activities and regulation of the river flow....
Author
Pub. Date
1995.
Description
It has been suggested in a number of recent reports that the decline in native fish populations in the Colorado River system is due primarily to habitat loss and environmental changes associated with the construction of reservoirs and water diversions. However until we began examining this issue no one had actually determined the significance of channel change on the Colorado River nor had the link between flow regulation and channel change been well...
Author
Pub. Date
1996.
Description
This report summarizes recent observations and field measurements of channel change in selected reaches of the Colorado River near Grand Junction Colorado This work was undertaken to assess effects of recent high flows on sites that have been monitored as part of on-going fish habitat studies.
