Dolores River

Native Fish Monitoring and Recommendation Team Reports (formerly called the “Implementation Team”)   

“A Way Forward”  Science Reports

A Way Forward Request for Proposals for Scientists

Scientists’ Final Report

Notes from Scientific and Water Users Panel 

2017 Ecological Monitoring Reports

2017 Ecological Monitoring Report Executive Summary (PDF, 4.4MB)

Ecological Monitoring Report Vol 1(PDF, 4.6MB)

Ecological Monitoring Report Vol 2(PDF, 7MB)

Monitoring & Evaluation Plan for Native Fish and Appendices

Lower Dolores River  Implementation, Monitoring & Evaluation Plan Overview
(PDF, 9.42 MB)

Lower Dolores River Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation Plan for Native Fish, June 2014 (PDF, 2.3 MB)

Lower Dolores River Monitoring & Evaluation Plan Appendices:

Appendix A - Spill Management Hydrograph Development (PDF 710KB)
Hydrographs (PDF 94KB)

Appendix B – Defining Recreational Flow Needs In The Lower Dolores River:
Stream Flow Evaluations For Whitewater Boating, 2012 (PDF, 3.78 MB)

Appendix C – Dolores Project Modified Operations Environmental Assessment, Proposal To Modify Operation Of Mcphee Reservoir And Acquire Additional Water For Fish And Wildlife Purposes, 1996 (PDF, 30.86 MB)

Appendix D – Rangewide Conservation Agreement And Strategy For Roundtail Chub Gila Robusta , Bluehead Sucker Catostomus Discobolus, And Flannelmouth Sucker Catostomus Latipinnis, 2006 (PDF, 722 KB)

Appendix E - Status And Trends Of Flannelmouth Sucker Catostomus Latipinnis, Bluehead Sucker Catostomus Discobolus, And Roundtail Chub Gila Robusta, In The Dolores River, Colorado, And Opportunities For Population Improvement: Phase II Report Composite Hydrographs – Flow Target Tables, 2011 (PDF, 6.33 MB)

Appendix F – Dolores River Native Fish Habitat Recommendations And Alternatives To Wild And Scenic Classifications, 2010 (PDF, 889 KB)

Appendix G – Lower Dolores Working Group ‘A Way Forward’ Researchers’
Presentations To The Oversight Panel And Legislative Committee, 2011
(PDF, 279 KB)

Appendix H – Evaluation Of Proposed Reservoir Release Guidelines: Dolores River Below McPhee Dam – Emphasis, Big Gypsum Valley Reach, 2012 (PDF, 1.83 MB)