Fish Passage Site 20400013

Coordinates (dec. deg.): 61.35958°, -149.57481°
Legal Description: S015N002W26
Region: South Central
Road Name: Alaska Railroad

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

Elevation:

Site Comments: At end of EKLUTNA PARK RD. RAILROAD TRACK CULVERT,

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Survey ANC04-1A013

Observers: Dean Beers, Joe Miller

Overall Fish Passage Rating: Green

Tidal: No
Backwatered: No

Step Pools:
Construction Year:


Comments: UNKNOWN FISH BELOW OUTLET, RAILROAD TRACK CULVERT, FIRE CREEK WATERSHED

Culvert Measurements

ID: 1 Structure Type: Circular pipe (Corrugated Metal) Fish Passage Rating:
 
Length(ft): 80.9
Inlet Type: Projecting
Outlet Type:
Corrugation Depth(in.): 2.0
Corrugation Width(in.): 6.0
Condition Rating(1-5): 3
Approach Angle:
Sedimentation At Inlet:
Inlet Substrate:
Outlet Substrate:
InletOutlet
Width(ft):7.0
Height(ft):7.0
Apron Length(ft):
Water Depth(ft): 3.9
Rustline Height(ft):2.2
Substrate Depth(ft):
Backwatered?:
Baffles Present: No
Embedded?: No
Outfall Height: 0.46
Outfall Type:
Constriction Ratio: 0.19
Culvert Gradient: 1.57%
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 bank full 75.0 42.60
Upstream bank full 100.0 34.50
Upstream bed width 75.0 7.50
Upstream bed width 100.0 4.70
Upstream ordinary high water 75.0 40.00
Upstream ordinary high water 100.0 32.00

Elevations

Locator ID Culvert
Number		 River
Distance (ft)1		 Distance From
Crossing (ft)2		 Relative
Elevation (ft)
D/S Thalweg 78.17
Max Pool Depth 78.77
U/S Thalweg 1 82.13
D/S Tailcrest or 1st Thalweg 83.73
OHW Left Bank 83.82
OHW Left Bank 83.95
Outlet Invert 1 0.00 0.0 80.38
Road Elev 40.00 99.64
Inlet Culvert Invert 1 80.00 0.0 81.65

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: Visual Observation, Ground (A)

Fish Observations

No fish observations occurred during this survey.

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