TABLE OF CONTENTS 



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OBJECTIVES 1 



MATERIALS AND METHODS 2 



Single Transect Method 2 



Multiple Transect Method 3 



Non-field Method 4 



IFG Incremental Method 5 



STUDY AREA 6 



Madison River '■ 6 



Beaverhead River 9 



Gallatin River 15 



Big Hole River 20 



RESULTS 27 



Standing Crop and Flow Relationships 27 



Instream Flow Recommendations 49 



Hydrographs 68 



Manpower and Cost Evaluations 76 



Reliability of Hydraulic Simulation Models — 79 



APPRAISAL OF METHODS '■ 92 



Single Transect Method 92 



Multiple Transect Method . 94 



,'* Non-field Method 95 



IFG Incremental Method 96 



SUr^MARY 98 



LITERATURE CITED 100 



APPENDIX 102 



