TABLE OF CONTENTS 



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PART I 2 



TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 



LIST OF TABLES 4 



LIST OF FIGURES 8 



ABSTRACT 10 



CONCLUSIONS 12 



RECOMMENDATIONS 15 



INTRODUCTION 17 



METHODS 17 



DESCRIPTION OF STUDY AREA 18 



RESULTS 28 



Trout-Flow Relationships in the Hildreth Section 28 



Numbers of trout (Hildreth Section) 29 



Brown Trout . , 29 



Rainbow Trout , 36 



Biomass of Trout (Hildreth Section) 44 



Brown Trout 44 



Rainbow Trout 47 



Annual Rates of Population Changes (Hildreth Section). 49 



Growth of Trout (Hildreth Section) 53 



Trout-Flow Relationships in All Sections 53 



Comparison of trout populations in 1975 and 1976 ... 55 



Comparison of trout populations between sections ... 59 



Comparison of trout populations throughout the study . 64 



Physical and Hydraulic Characteristics 65 



DISCUSSION 69 



LITERATURE CITED 76 



APPENDIX 77 



