Fish Passage Site 40401727

Coordinates (dec. deg.): 65.33879°, -146.82451°
Legal Description: F006N004E24
Region: Interior
Road Name: Nome Creek Road

Datum: WGS84
Quad Name / ITM: Circle B-6
AWC Stream #:
Stream Name: Nome Creek tributary

Elevation:

Site Comments: This site is up stream aobut 1/4 mile from NCR01 inNome Creek Rd White Mountain Rec Area.

Survey Date: Jun 18, 2010

Survey EDS10-NCR02

Observers: Mark Eisenman, Justin Leon

Overall Fish Passage Rating: Red

Tidal: No
Backwatered: No

Step Pools: No
Construction Year:


Site Observations:

  1. Culvert gradient red

Comments: Nome Creek Rd White Mountain Rec Area. No Minnow Traps used no deep pools. Natural steam bed a long way u/s from culvert. Stream narrows above influence and below. Habitat marginal above culvert.

Culvert Measurements

ID: 1 Structure Type: Circular pipe (Corrugated steel) Fish Passage Rating: Red
 
Length(ft): 80.7
Inlet Type: Projecting
Outlet Type: Projecting
Corrugation Depth(in.): 0.5
Corrugation Width(in.): 2.5
Condition Rating(1-5): 4
Approach Angle: 4.0
Sedimentation At Inlet: Yes
Inlet Substrate: None
Outlet Substrate: None
InletOutlet
Width(ft):6.0 6.0
Height(ft):6.0 6.0
Apron Length(ft):
Water Depth(ft): 0.78
Rustline Height(ft):0.5
Substrate Depth(ft):0.0 0.0
Backwatered?: No
Baffles Present: No
Embedded?: No
Outfall Height: 0.0
Outfall Type: At Stream Grade
Constriction Ratio: 1.88
Culvert Gradient: 3.90%
Max Slope:
Max Slope Length:
  Culvert Observations:
  1. Culvert gradient red

Stream Measurements

Stream SubstratesUpstreamDownstream
Dominant:GravelGravel
Subdominant:SandSand
Stream Slope(deg.):
Stream Flow Stage:Medium
Stream Width Type Distance From
Crossing (ft)		 Stream
Width (ft)
Upstream ordinary high water 203.0 3.80
Upstream ordinary high water 222.0 2.10
Upstream ordinary high water 234.0 3.70

Elevations

Locator ID Culvert
Number		 River
Distance (ft)1		 Distance From
Crossing (ft)2		 Relative
Elevation (ft)
Road Elev (Road Surface) 98.73
D/S Grade Ctrl (Thalweg) (D/S grad control point) 0.00 80.62
D/S Water Surface Elev 0.00 81.27
D/S Grade Ctrl (Thalweg) (d/s grade control point Thalweg) 38.00 82.63
D/S Water Surface Elev 38.00 83.28
D/S Tailcrest or 1st Thalweg (Tailwater control Thalweg) 81.00 83.51
D/S Water Surface Elev (Tailwater surface elev.) 81.00 84.24
Misc. (Water Surface at Invert out) 86.00 84.32
Outlet Invert (Bottom of Pipe) 86.00 83.54
Inlet Culvert Invert (Bottom of Pipe) 166.00 86.69
Misc. (Water Surface at invert in.) 166.00 87.04
U/S Headwater 170.00 87.05
U/S Thalweg 170.00 86.60
U/S Grade Ctrl (Thalweg) (0' starts d/s) 345.00 90.82
U/S Water Surface Elev 345.00 91.18

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: None (A)
Comments: No traps set water too shallow, no fish observed.

Fish Observations

No fish observations occurred during this survey.

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