Breeding Birds of the Platte River Valley

Table 3

Table 3. Changes in area (in ha) of channel and vegetation between 1938 and 1982 at 3 locations of the Big Bend reach of the Platte River compared with 1860. Data from Currier et al. (1985)

                                                        

                         Channel                 Vegetation
                         %change                  %change                
Location            Area     since 1860       Area     since 1860


Odessa

 1938              291.5        -39          188.7         +39

 1969               69.6        -85          394.7         +82

 1982               62.3        -87          403.4         +84

% change                        -48                        +45
1938-1982


Denman

 1938              199.0        -21           51.8         +21

 1969               83.6        -67          165.8         +66

 1982               68.4        -73          181.6         +72

% change                        -52                        +51
1938-1982


Shoemaker Island (Main Channel)

 1938               71.2        -62          116.2         +62

 1969               97.2        -48           68.4         +36

 1982               47.4        -75           76.9         +41

% change                        -13                        +21
1938-1982