Arizona Wildlife Conservation Strategy

Colorado River Lees Ferry Reach COA

This section of the river is managed as a sport fishery for rainbow trout from below Glen Canyon Dam to the Paria riffle. It has special regulations. It is also managed for self-sustaining populations of flannelmouth sucker.

Watershed

Lower Colorado River-Lake Mead

Map

Conservation Potential

High

Management Priority

Sport Fish Recreation (Sport Fish Cold Water-Quality); Native Aquatic Species Management (Native Fish-Self-sustaining)

Primary Strategy Species

Fish

Rainbow Trout

Secondary Strategy Species

Fish

Flannelmouth Sucker