Arizona Wildlife Conservation Strategy

Little Colorado River - Lower LCR-Colorado River to Blue Spring COA

The Lower Little Colorado River is managed for self-sustaining populations of native fish, such as humpback chub, speckled dace, flannelmouth sucker, and bluehead sucker. This stretch of the Little Colorado River is very important for the management/recovery of humpback chub. It is managed for native fish per the Comprehensive Fishery Management Plan for Grand Canyon National Park.

Watershed

Little Colorado River

Map

Conservation Potential

High

Management Priority

Native Aquatic Species Management (Native Fish-Self-sustaining)

Primary Strategy Species

Fish

Bluehead Sucker, Flannelmouth Sucker, Humpback Chub, Speckled Dace

Secondary Strategy Species