Fish Passage Site 20703249

Coordinates (dec. deg.): 57.76713°, -152.52919°
Legal Description: S028S020W09
Region: Southwest
Road Name: Magazine Access Road

Datum: NAD83
Quad Name / ITM: Kodiak D-2
AWC Stream #: 259-21-10120-2011-3121
Stream Name: Battery Creek Tributary

Elevation:

Site Comments: Culvert located at MP 0.3. Creek is an unnamed tributary to Battery Creek. Site is behind a locked Coast Guard gate. Confluence of another small stream 19ft upstream of inlet

Multiple surveys have been conducted at this site — click on the drop down
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Survey UPD21-MAR05

Project Supervisor: Kim Clark, ADFG — Anchorage, AK
Observers: Kim Clark, Michael Mazzacavallo

Overall Fish Passage Rating: Green

Tidal: No
Backwatered: No

Step Pools: No
Construction Year: 2019


Site Observations:

  1. Culvert sagging in middle

Comments: Very small wetland stream. Confluence with another small stream 19ft upstream of inlet. Channel gradient was 0.5% upstream of the culvert and 1.16% downstream of the culvert per designs. The designed pipe gradient was 3.25% . There is a slight sag in the middle of middle of the culvert.

Culvert Measurements

ID: 1 Structure Type: Circular pipe (Corrugated aluminum) Fish Passage Rating: Green
 
Length(ft): 50.2
Inlet Type: Projecting
Outlet Type: Projecting
Corrugation Depth(in.): 0.5
Corrugation Width(in.): 2.75
Condition Rating(1-5): 5
Approach Angle: 10.0
Sedimentation At Inlet: No
Inlet Substrate: Cobble
Outlet Substrate: Cobble
InletOutlet
Width(ft):6.2 6.2
Height(ft):4.2 4.3
Apron Length(ft):
Water Depth(ft): 0.25
Rustline Height(ft):
Substrate Depth(ft):2.0 1.9
Backwatered?: No
Baffles Present: No
Embedded?: Yes
Embedded Depth(ft): 1.9
Outfall Height: 0.0
Outfall Type: At Stream Grade
Constriction Ratio: 1.45
Culvert Gradient: 2.51%
Max Slope:
Max Slope Length:
 

Comments: Top of culvert gradient 2051%. Water Surface Gradient 2.53%. Invert Gradient 2.4%. Culvert dimesions from designs are 13'3"x 6'9"x 63"
  Culvert Observations:
  1. Culvert sagging in middle

Stream Measurements

Stream SubstratesUpstreamDownstream
Dominant:SandGravel
Subdominant:OrganicSand
Stream Slope(deg.):3.25
Stream Flow Stage:Low
Stream Width Type Distance From
Crossing (ft)		 Stream
Width (ft)
Downstream ordinary high water 36.0 2.50
Downstream ordinary high water 46.0 3.80
Downstream ordinary high water 75.0 2.60

Elevations

Locator ID Culvert
Number		 River
Distance (ft)1		 Distance From
Crossing (ft)2		 Relative
Elevation (ft)
Road Elev (road surface) 102.44
D/S Thalweg 0.00 94.89
D/S Water Surface Elev 0.00 95.52
D/S Water Surface Elev 10.00 95.57
D/S Thalweg (bottom of riffle) 10.00 95.42
D/S Thalweg 21.00 95.82
D/S Water Surface Elev 21.00 96.03
D/S Water Surface Elev 25.00 96.05
Outlet Invert 25.00 95.80
Outlet Culvert Top 25.00 100.00
Inlet Culvert Top 75.20 101.26
Inlet Culvert Invert 75.20 97.07
U/S Water Surface Elev 75.20 97.25
U/S Thalweg 81.20 97.11
U/S Water Surface Elev 81.20 97.36
U/S Water Surface Elev 88.80 97.53
U/S Thalweg 88.80 97.11
U/S Thalweg (spring comes in at 19) 95.20 96.98
U/S Water Surface Elev 95.20 97.61
U/S Water Surface Elev 106.20 97.59
U/S Thalweg (pool depth) 106.20 96.39
U/S Water Surface Elev 109.20 97.59
U/S Thalweg (pool crest) 109.20 97.35

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

No fish sampling occurred during this survey.

Fish Observations

No fish observations occurred during this survey.

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