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Influence of dredging and high discharge on the ecology of Black Canyon
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Influence of dredging and high discharge on the ecology of Black Canyon
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Paulson, Larry J.
Miller, Theron G. Baker, John R. U.S. Water and Power Resources Service |
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| Description |
The Water and Power Resources Service is considering dredging in Black Canyon to create a larger forebay to accommodate higher peak discharges and reverse flows for proposed modifications to Hoover Dam.
The Black Canyon area from Hoover Dam to Willow Beach supports a heavily utilized trout fishery and is important habitat for the razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus) and possibly bonytail chub (Gila elegans).
The Water and Power Resources Service initiated this investigation to determine what...
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1980-01-01
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text
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application/pdf
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http://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/water_pubs/65
http://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1070&context=water_pubs |
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Publications (WR)
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Digital Scholarship@UNLV
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Benthic organisms
Black Canyon (Ariz. –Nev.) Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) Freshwater phytoplankton Hydrodynamics Lake Mead (Ariz. -Nev.) Periphytons Phytoplankton Zooplankton Aquaculture and Fisheries Environmental Engineering Environmental Indicators and Impact Assessment Environmental Monitoring Environmental Sciences Fresh Water Studies Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecology Water Resource Management |
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