Canal Monitoring
The Gila River Basin Native Fishes Conservation Program has developed and implemented a long-term monitoring program to examine the presence and distribution of non-native fish in the Central Arizona Project (CAP) and its primary connected waters. These locations include the CAP aqueducts, SRP canals, Florence-Casa Grande Canal, Gila River below Coolidge Dam, Salt River between Stewart Mountain Dam and Granite Reef Dam, San Pedro River downstream of the US/Mexico border, and the Cienega Creek Preserve. Monitoring at these sites occurred annually from 1995 – 2010; however, in recent years, emphasis has shifted towards monitoring wild populations of listed fishes in the Gila River basin (see Stream Monitoring page). The CAP and its primary connected waters are now monitored every 5 years.
Annual Reports:
- 1995-1996 Annual Canal Monitoring Report
- 1997 Annual Canal Monitoring Report
- 1998 Annual Canal Monitoring Report
- 1999 Annual Canal Monitoring Report
- 2000 Annual Canal Monitoring Report
- 2001 Annual Canal Monitoring Report
- 2002 Annual Canal Monitoring Report
- 2003 Annual Canal Monitoring Report
- 2004 Annual Canal Monitoring Report
- 2005 Annual Canal Monitoring Report
- 2006 Annual Canal Monitoring Report
- 2007 Annual Canal Monitoring Report
- 2008 Annual Canal Monitoring Report
- 2009 Annual Canal Monitoring Report
- 2010 Annual Canal Monitoring Report
- 2015 Annual Canal Monitoring Report
- 2020 Annual Canal Monitoring Report
Five-Year Reports:
- 1995-1999 Analysis of Fish Monitorining Data Report
- 2000-2004 Analysis of Fish Monitorining Data Report
- 2005-2009 Analysis of Fish Monitorining Data Report
Additional Reports:
- Environmental DNA Metabarcoding of Fish in the Central Arizona Project Canal During Water Release From Lake Pleasant
- Environmental DNA Metabarcoding of Fish in the Central Arizona Project Canal for Detection of Non-native Species
- Issues in Defining, Detecting and Quantifying Rare Species
- Power Analysis for Long-Term Monitoring of Fishes in Selected Waters of the Gila River Basin, Arizona
