Survey of fish, invertebrates and algae in Salt Wash, Arches National Park
Selby DA and Holden PB. 1979. Survey of fish, invertebrates and algae in Salt Wash, Arches National Park. PR-27-1. Bio/West, Inc. Moab, UT
On October 6 and 7, 1979, the authors collected fishes, benthic invertebrates, algal samples and basic water chemistry data from three locations in Salt Wash and one in Freshwater Canyon, a tributary to Salt Wash. Salt Wash is a semi-perennial stream in Arches National Park, with springs emanating from a five-mile stretch in the park before its confluence with the Colorado River at the park boundary. Native speckled dace and flannelmouth suckers, and nonnative fathead minnows and plains killfish were collected. Waters in Salt Wash proper were fitting of the name, being very saline. The algae Chara was common throughout the system. Several filamentous green algae species of the genera Spirogyra and Cladophora were found at Wall spring, as were a number of diatom species. A table presents preliminary information on the presence or absence of the most common invertebrate species observed at each of the four sample sites.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Selby, Douglas; Holden, Paul
- Date of Issue
- 1979-11
- Publisher
- Bio/West, Inc
- Units
- ARCH
- Keywords
- Animal Studies, Aquatic Studies, Fish, fish (ichthyology), Inventory, Invertebrates, Limnology, Monitoring, Non-Vascular Plants, Salt Wash Arches National Park UT