Fish Passage Site 20501435

Coordinates (dec. deg.): 61.56248°, -149.82570°
Legal Description: S017N003W16
Region: South Central
Road Name: Beaver Lake Road

Datum: NAD83
Quad Name / ITM: Anchorage C-8
AWC Stream #: 247-50-10330-2050
Stream Name: Meadow Creek

Elevation:

Site Comments: SUSITNA RIVER WATERSHED

Multiple surveys have been conducted at this site — click on the drop down
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Survey MSB04-ML079

Observers: Gary Greenberg, I S

Overall Fish Passage Rating: Gray

Tidal: No
Backwatered: No

Step Pools:
Construction Year:


Comments: COHO FRY ON BOTH SIDES OF CULVERT. ***This site has been resurveyed and this survey should be used for historical purposes only.

Culvert Measurements

ID: 1 Structure Type: Circular pipe (Corrugated Metal) Fish Passage Rating: Gray
 
Length(ft): 45.0
Inlet Type: Mitered
Outlet Type: Mitered
Corrugation Depth(in.):
Corrugation Width(in.): 3.0
Condition Rating(1-5):
Approach Angle:
Sedimentation At Inlet:
Inlet Substrate:
Outlet Substrate:
InletOutlet
Width(ft):5.7
Height(ft):5.4
Apron Length(ft):
Water Depth(ft):1.3 1.4
Rustline Height(ft):2.2
Substrate Depth(ft):
Backwatered?:
Baffles Present: No
Embedded?: No
Outfall Height: 0.0
Outfall Type: At Stream Grade
Constriction Ratio: 0.38
Culvert Gradient:
Max Slope:
Max Slope Length:
ID: 2 Structure Type: Circular pipe (Corrugated Metal) Fish Passage Rating: Gray
 
Length(ft): 49.0
Inlet Type: Mitered
Outlet Type: Mitered
Corrugation Depth(in.):
Corrugation Width(in.):
Condition Rating(1-5):
Approach Angle:
Sedimentation At Inlet:
Inlet Substrate:
Outlet Substrate:
InletOutlet
Width(ft):6.0
Height(ft):6.0
Apron Length(ft):
Water Depth(ft):2.2 2.0
Rustline Height(ft):3.2
Substrate Depth(ft):
Backwatered?:
Baffles Present: No
Embedded?: No
Outfall Height: 0.0
Outfall Type: At Stream Grade
Constriction Ratio: 0.38
Culvert Gradient:
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 21.00
Upstream bed width 100.0 24.00
Upstream bed width 125.0 22.00
Upstream bed width 150.0 23.00
Upstream ordinary high water 75.0 32.00
Upstream ordinary high water 100.0 31.00
Upstream ordinary high water 125.0 31.00
Upstream ordinary high water 150.0 30.00

Elevations

Locator ID Culvert
Number		 River
Distance (ft)1		 Distance From
Crossing (ft)2		 Relative
Elevation (ft)
OHW Left Bank 95.25
OHW Left Bank 95.48
D/S Tailcrest or 1st Thalweg 0.00 28.0 94.24
D/S Thalweg 14.00 14.0 93.09
Max Pool Depth 23.00 5.0 94.36
Outlet Invert 2 28.00 0.0 93.75
Outlet Invert 1 28.00 0.0 94.65
Road Elev 51.50 101.84
Inlet Culvert Invert 1 75.00 0.0 94.77
Inlet Culvert Invert 2 75.00 0.0 94.09
U/S Water Surface Elev 2 83.50 8.5 94.21
U/S Water Surface Elev 1 83.50 8.5 94.53
U/S Thalweg 2 87.00 12.0 94.77
U/S Thalweg 1 87.00 12.0 94.81

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)
Comments: Coho fry observed on both sides of culvert.

Fish Observations

No fish observations occurred during this survey.

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