Fish Passage Site 30103640

Coordinates (dec. deg.): 51.82804°, -176.63483°
Legal Description: S096S195W26
Region: Southwest
Road Name: Finger Bay Road

Datum: NAD83
Quad Name / ITM: Adak C-2
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Stream Name: Unnamed

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Site Comments: Tributary to Finger Creek

Survey Date: Sep 15, 2017

Survey ADAK17-C159

Observers: Mark Eisenman, Jeanette Alas

Overall Fish Passage Rating: Black

Tidal: No
Backwatered: No

Step Pools: No
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Comments: This information was gathered as part of the joint reconnaissance level project between the ADF&G Habitat Division and the Fish Passage Assessment Project on Adak Island. Due to time constraints full site assessments were not conducted, but base line information was collected. No culvert at site, site is a low water crossing/ford. Creek empites out into Finger Creek directly below crossing. Adult pinks observered upstream from crossing and site was trapped and juvenile coho captured. Creek has been nominated to AWC.

Culvert Measurements

ID: 1 Structure Type: Other Fish Passage Rating: Black
 
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Stream Measurements

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Stream Flow Stage:Medium

No stream width data available.

Elevations

No elevation data available.

Fish Sampling Efforts

Gear Type: Minnow Trap (A) Trap Duration(h): 17.0
Comments: Trap set upstream near where creek emerges.
 
Gear Type: Visual Observation, Ground (B)

Fish Observations

Species: juvenile coho salmon Life History: Anadromous
Total Fish Observed: 9 Fish Measured: 9 Fork Lengths (mm) Min: 55 Max: 83 Mean: 65
Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Upstream Minnow Trap (9)  
 
Species: juvenile/adult Dolly Varden Life History: Unknown
Total Fish Observed: 6 Fish Measured: 6 Fork Lengths (mm) Min: 72 Max: 105 Mean: 90
Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Upstream Minnow Trap (6)  
 
Species: adult spawning pink salmon Life History: Anadromous
Total Fish Observed: 20 Fish Measured: Fork Lengths (mm) Min: Max: Mean:
Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Upstream Visual Observation, Ground (20)  
Comments: Pinks observed upstream to where stream emerges and was trapped. Carcasses at mouth of creek at confluence with Finger Creek.

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