Fish Passage Site 40501687

Coordinates (dec. deg.): 64.95953°, -147.61809°
Legal Description: F002N001E31
Region: Interior
Road Name: Private Drive

Datum: WGS84
Quad Name / ITM: Fairbanks D-2
AWC Stream #:
Stream Name: Goldstream Creek tributary

Elevation:

Site Comments: 153' downstream from ELH01.

Survey Date: Jun 10, 2010

Survey EDS10-ELH02

Observers: Mark Eisenman, Justin Leon

Overall Fish Passage Rating: Green

Tidal: No
Backwatered: No

Step Pools: No
Construction Year:


Site Observations:

  1. Structural Problem
  2. Sediment accumulation

Comments: This stream was ditched upstream, as well as downstream. The pipe itself was bowing slightly in the top-middle portion. 153' downstream from ELH01.

Culvert Measurements

ID: 1 Structure Type: Circular pipe (Corrugated steel) Fish Passage Rating: Green
 
Length(ft): 40.4
Inlet Type: Projecting
Outlet Type: Projecting
Corrugation Depth(in.): 0.5
Corrugation Width(in.): 2.8
Condition Rating(1-5): 3
Approach Angle: 19.0
Sedimentation At Inlet: Yes
Inlet Substrate: Silt/Clay
Outlet Substrate: Silt/Clay
InletOutlet
Width(ft):4.9 5.0
Height(ft):4.45 4.84
Apron Length(ft):
Water Depth(ft): 0.62
Rustline Height(ft):2.27
Substrate Depth(ft):0.22 0.24
Backwatered?: No
Baffles Present: No
Embedded?: No
Outfall Height: 0.0
Outfall Type: At Stream Grade
Constriction Ratio:
Culvert Gradient: 0.40%
Max Slope:
Max Slope Length:
  Culvert Observations:
  1. Structural Problem
  2. Sediment accumulation

Stream Measurements

Stream SubstratesUpstreamDownstream
Dominant:Silt/ClaySilt/Clay
Subdominant:OrganicOrganic
Stream Slope(deg.):
Stream Flow Stage:Medium
Stream Width Type Distance From
Crossing (ft)		 Stream
Width (ft)
Upstream ordinary high water 49.0 5.96
Upstream ordinary high water 78.0 5.88
Upstream ordinary high water 114.0 4.72

Elevations

Locator ID Culvert
Number		 River
Distance (ft)1		 Distance From
Crossing (ft)2		 Relative
Elevation (ft)
Road Elev (Road Surface) 103.48
D/S Tailcrest or 1st Thalweg (Substrate) 0.00 95.40
D/S Water Surface Elev (Water Surface) 0.00 95.75
Outlet Culvert Top (Top of Pipe) 8.00 99.84
Outlet Invert (Substrate) 8.00 95.13
D/S Water Surface Elev (Water Surface) 8.00 95.75
Inlet Culvert Invert (Substrate) 48.00 95.49
Inlet Culvert Top (Top of Pipe) 48.00 100.00
U/S Headwater (Water Surface) 48.00 95.77
U/S Headwater (Water Surface) 56.00 95.88
U/S Grade Ctrl (Thalweg) (Substrate) 56.00 95.49

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: Minnow Trap (A) Trap Duration(h): 2.0
Channel Type: Main Channel (>50% of water flow)
Comments: No fish were caught.
 
Gear Type: Minnow Trap (B) Trap Duration(h): 2.0
Channel Type: Main Channel (>50% of water flow)
Comments: No fish were caught.

Fish Observations

Species: no fish collected or observed Life History: Not Applicable
Total Fish Observed: 0 Fish Measured: Fork Lengths (mm) Min: Max: Mean:
Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Downstream Minnow Trap (0)  Upstream Minnow Trap (0)  

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