Evaluating the performance of instream structures for a stream restoration project in Colorado

• Published in: River research and applications Vol. 40; no. 3; pp. 308 - 321
• Main Authors: Richer, Eric E., Graf, Sam, Kondratieff, Matt C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01.03.2024; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Aquatic habitats; Assessments; Boulders; Fish populations; Habitats; instream structures; Integrity; Land use; Metals; Performance evaluation; rapid assessment; residual pool depth; Restoration; Riverbanks; Rivers; Runoff; Spawning; Stream banks; Stream pollution; stream restoration; Structures; Surveys; Trout; Vanes; Variance analysis; Water resources development; United States > US; Colorado

Metals pollution and channel disturbance associated with historical mining, land use, and water development degraded aquatic and riparian habitat along the upper Arkansas River near Leadville, Colorado. Stream restoration was conducted for an 8 km reach to improve aquatic habitat and increase trout...