Fish Passage Site 20400006

Coordinates (dec. deg.): 61.34479°, -149.56254°
Legal Description: S015N002W36
Region: South Central
Road Name: Terrace Lane

Datum: NAD83
Quad Name / ITM: Anchorage B-7
AWC Stream #: 247-50-10150
Stream Name: Fire Creek

Elevation:

Site Comments: Fire Ck. Watershed. V-notch rock weirs installed downstream in 1991.

Survey Date: Aug 04, 2004

Survey ANC04-1A006

Observers: Dean Beers, Joe Miller

Overall Fish Passage Rating: Gray

Tidal: No
Backwatered: No

Step Pools:
Construction Year:


Comments: Fire Ck. Watershed. Burbot was trapped downstream of outlet. Stream measurements above 100 ft were not taken due to Glenn Highway being above that point.

Culvert Measurements

ID: 1 Structure Type: Circular pipe (Corrugated Metal) Fish Passage Rating:
 
Length(ft): 102.6
Inlet Type: Headwall
Outlet Type:
Corrugation Depth(in.): 0.5
Corrugation Width(in.): 2.67
Condition Rating(1-5): 3
Approach Angle:
Sedimentation At Inlet:
Inlet Substrate:
Outlet Substrate:
InletOutlet
Width(ft):4.0
Height(ft):4.0
Apron Length(ft):
Water Depth(ft): 0.7
Rustline Height(ft):1.0
Substrate Depth(ft):
Backwatered?:
Baffles Present: No
Embedded?: No
Outfall Height: -0.04
Outfall Type:
Constriction Ratio: 0.58
Culvert Gradient: 0.84%
Max Slope:
Max Slope Length:

Stream Measurements

Stream SubstratesUpstreamDownstream
Dominant:
Subdominant:
Stream Slope(deg.):
Stream Flow Stage:
Stream Width Type Distance From
Crossing (ft)		 Stream
Width (ft)
Upstream bed width 75.0 6.90
Upstream bed width 100.0 3.10
Upstream ordinary high water 75.0 8.80
Upstream ordinary high water 100.0 5.00

Elevations

Locator ID Culvert
Number		 River
Distance (ft)1		 Distance From
Crossing (ft)2		 Relative
Elevation (ft)
D/S Thalweg 94.39
Max Pool Depth 94.46
D/S Tailcrest or 1st Thalweg 94.76
OHW Left Bank 95.02
OHW Left Bank 95.13
U/S Thalweg 1 95.58
Outlet Invert 1 0.00 0.0 94.28
Road Elev 51.00 112.30
Inlet Culvert Invert 1 102.00 0.0 95.14

Notes:

  1. River distance is measured continuously throughout the survey reach along the thalweg of the stream.
  2. Measured from each end of the crossing along the thalweg of the stream.

Fish Sampling Efforts

Gear Type: Minnow Trap (A) Trap Duration(h): 21.0

Fish Observations

No fish observations occurred during this survey.

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