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JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association

JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volume 16 Issue 4, Pages 690 - 696

Published Online: 8 Jun 2007

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EFFECTS OF WATER DRAWDOWN ON THE FAUNA IN SMALL COLD WATER RESERVOIRS1
Mary E. McAfee 2
  2 Wildlife Researcher, Colorado Division of Wildlife, 711 Independent Avenue, Grand Junction, Colorado 81501.
 

1 Paper No. 80030 of the Water Resources Bulletin. Discussions are open until April 1, 1981.

Copyright 1980 by the American Water Resources Association
KEYWORDS
drawdown effects • drawdown patterns • small cold water reservoirs • invertebrates • trout • suckers • reservoir ecology

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT: Two small cold water reservoirs with stable water levels were compared with two reservoirs scheduled for complete drawdown to determine the effects of drawdown on invertebrate abundance and fish abundance and density. An extensive literature review supplemented the results with other applicable information. No conclusive evidence of effects of drawdown on invertebrates or fish was found. Characteristics of a reservoir and its drainage basin which obscure or lessen drawdown effects are discussed. Analysis and observation of drawdown procedures showed that duration and scheduling of draw-down periods are important in determining whether drawdown will be harmful to fauna in a given reservoir.


DIGITAL OBJECT IDENTIFIER (DOI)
10.1111/j.1752-1688.1980.tb02450.x About DOI

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