Fish Passage Site 10103529

Coordinates (dec. deg.): 55.65897°, -132.91847°
Legal Description: C072S081E01
Region: Southeast
Road Name: Big Salt Lake Road

Datum: NAD83
Quad Name / ITM: Craig C-3
AWC Stream #: 103-60-10290-2006-3013
Stream Name: Unnamed

Elevation:

Site Comments: None

Survey Date: Jun 27, 2017

Survey SEA17-BSL12

Observers: Elizabeth Flory, Kelly Petty

Overall Fish Passage Rating: Gray

Tidal: No
Backwatered: No

Step Pools: No
Construction Year:


Comments: Baffled. No survey, too steep and brushy to be safe. 5 piles of bear poop around outlet and inlet. GPS recorded at outlet. High and steep getting down from road. Lots of small spruce. Upstream is small and splits into two channels 150ft upstream. Mostly shallow riffle with gravel. A few small pools with large woody debris. Lots of sediment at outfall.

Culvert Measurements

ID: 1 Structure Type: Circular pipe (Corrugated steel) Fish Passage Rating: Gray
 
Length(ft): 221.0
Inlet Type: Mitered
Outlet Type: Mitered
Corrugation Depth(in.): 1.0
Corrugation Width(in.): 3.0
Condition Rating(1-5): 4
Approach Angle: 15.0
Sedimentation At Inlet: Yes
Inlet Substrate: Cobble
Outlet Substrate: Gravel
InletOutlet
Width(ft):6.8 5.0
Height(ft):6.2 4.1
Apron Length(ft):
Water Depth(ft):
Rustline Height(ft):1.0
Substrate Depth(ft):0.7 0.9
Backwatered?: No
Baffles Present: Yes
Embedded?: No
Outfall Height: 0.0
Outfall Type: At Stream Grade
Constriction Ratio: 1.63
Culvert Gradient:
Max Slope:
Max Slope Length:
 

Comments: Large boulders inside pipe as well as baffles. Long pipe. Possible to walk through, but not easy. No traps set.

Stream Measurements

Stream SubstratesUpstreamDownstream
Dominant:CobbleCobble
Subdominant:GravelGravel
Stream Slope(deg.):
Stream Flow Stage:Medium
Stream Width Type Distance From
Crossing (ft)		 Stream
Width (ft)
Downstream ordinary high water 40.0 4.50
Upstream ordinary high water 80.0 4.00
Upstream ordinary high water 100.0 5.00
Upstream ordinary high water 120.0 3.50

Elevations

No elevation data available.

Fish Sampling Efforts

No fish sampling occurred during this survey.

Fish Observations

No fish observations occurred during this survey.

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