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Examination of native fish recruitment and description of the fish communities found in the San Juan and Colorado River interface zones of Lake Powell, Utah

July 1, 2001

Researchers examined the fish communities of the Colorado and San Juan river interface zones of Lake Powell during 1999 and 2000. The objectives were to: (1) search for young razorback sucker and Colorado pikeminnow and, if found, RIT tag them; (2) examine the effectiveness of the various collection techniques on juvenile native fish; and (3) describe the fish communities found in these transitory, or actually a??migratorya?? habitats. The San Juan River interface zone was sampled 5 time each year during the spring and summer while the Colorado River site was sampled a total of 3 times over the 2-year period, all in the springa?|

Publication Year 2001
Title Examination of native fish recruitment and description of the fish communities found in the San Juan and Colorado River interface zones of Lake Powell, Utah
DOI 10.3133/ofr2001159
Authors Gordon Mueller, Mike Horn, Quent Bradwisch, Lewis Boobar
Publication Type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Series Title Open-File Report
Series Number 2001-159
Index ID ofr2001159
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Fort Collins Science Center