Fish Passage Site 20400036

Coordinates (dec. deg.): 61.19961°, -149.83821°
Legal Description: S013N003W20
Region: South Central
Road Name: Lake Otis Parkway

Datum: NAD83
Quad Name / ITM: Anchorage A-8
AWC Stream #: 247-50-10050
Stream Name: Chester Creek Middle Fork

Elevation:

Site Comments: CHESTER CREEK WATERSHED

Survey Date: Aug 12, 2004

Survey ANC04-2A036

Observers: Dean Beers, Joe Miller

Overall Fish Passage Rating: Red

Tidal: No
Backwatered: No

Step Pools:
Construction Year:


Comments: CHESTER CREEK WATERSHED, THREE RAINBOW TROUT OBSERVED BELOW OUTLET, ALL WERE EXPIRED

Culvert Measurements

ID: 1 Structure Type: Circular pipe (Corrugated Metal) Fish Passage Rating:
 
Length(ft): 78.8
Inlet Type: Projecting
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):6.0
Height(ft):6.0
Apron Length(ft):
Water Depth(ft): 0.7
Rustline Height(ft):1.6
Substrate Depth(ft):
Backwatered?:
Baffles Present: No
Embedded?: No
Outfall Height: 1.36
Outfall Type:
Constriction Ratio: 0.92
Culvert Gradient: 0.88%
Max Slope:
Max Slope Length:
ID: 2 Structure Type: Circular pipe (Corrugated Metal) Fish Passage Rating:
 
Length(ft): 79.3
Inlet Type: Projecting
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):6.0
Height(ft):6.0
Apron Length(ft):
Water Depth(ft): 0.9
Rustline Height(ft):1.6
Substrate Depth(ft):
Backwatered?:
Baffles Present: No
Embedded?: No
Outfall Height: 1.36
Outfall Type:
Constriction Ratio: 0.92
Culvert Gradient: 0.90%
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 30.20
Upstream bank full 100.0 18.00
Upstream bank full 125.0 21.80
Upstream bed width 75.0 16.50
Upstream bed width 100.0 10.70
Upstream bed width 125.0 11.80
Upstream bed width 150.0 10.50
Upstream ordinary high water 75.0 18.80
Upstream ordinary high water 100.0 10.90
Upstream ordinary high water 125.0 12.60
Upstream ordinary high water 150.0 10.00

Elevations

Locator ID Culvert
Number		 River
Distance (ft)1		 Distance From
Crossing (ft)2		 Relative
Elevation (ft)
D/S Thalweg 90.29
D/S Tailcrest or 1st Thalweg 91.42
OHW Left Bank 92.46
Max Pool Depth 92.66
OHW Left Bank 92.73
U/S Thalweg 2 94.28
U/S Thalweg 1 94.29
Outlet Invert 2 0.00 0.0 93.19
Outlet Invert 1 0.00 0.0 93.28
Road Elev 39.50 100.09
Inlet Culvert Invert 2 79.00 0.0 93.90
Inlet Culvert Invert 1 79.00 0.0 93.97

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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