Fish Passage Site 40501701

Coordinates (dec. deg.): 65.06119°, -147.66231°
Legal Description: F003N001W25
Region: Interior
Road Name: Elliott Highway

Datum: WGS84
Quad Name / ITM: Livengood A-2
AWC Stream #:
Stream Name: Dome Creek

Elevation:

Site Comments: DOT # 653+15

Survey Date: Jun 28, 2010

Survey EDS10-ELH16

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
  2. Outfall height red
  3. Compound gradient in pipe
  4. Structural Problem
  5. Mechanical damage or joints parting
  6. Road bank erosion

Comments: The pipe is bent and a little twisted.

Culvert Measurements

ID: 1 Structure Type: Circular pipe (Structural steel plate) Fish Passage Rating: Red
 
Length(ft): 121.5
Inlet Type: Mitered
Outlet Type: Mitered
Corrugation Depth(in.): 2.0
Corrugation Width(in.): 6.0
Condition Rating(1-5): 2
Approach Angle: 1.0
Sedimentation At Inlet: Yes
Inlet Substrate: None
Outlet Substrate: None
InletOutlet
Width(ft):11.5 11.5
Height(ft):13.1 13.1
Apron Length(ft):
Water Depth(ft): 0.32
Rustline Height(ft):2.5
Substrate Depth(ft):0.0 0.0
Backwatered?: No
Baffles Present: No
Embedded?: No
Outfall Height: 3.18
Outfall Type: Free Fall on To Rip Rap
Constriction Ratio: 1.2
Culvert Gradient: 1.12%
Max Slope: 3.65
Max Slope Length: 37.0
  Culvert Observations:
  1. Culvert gradient red
  2. Outfall height red
  3. Compound gradient in pipe
  4. Structural Problem
  5. Mechanical damage or joints parting
  6. Road bank erosion

Stream Measurements

Stream SubstratesUpstreamDownstream
Dominant:Silt/ClaySilt/Clay
Subdominant:GravelGravel
Stream Slope(deg.):
Stream Flow Stage:Medium
Stream Width Type Distance From
Crossing (ft)		 Stream
Width (ft)
Upstream ordinary high water 130.0 10.70
Upstream ordinary high water 152.0 8.80
Upstream ordinary high water 192.0 10.60

Elevations

Locator ID Culvert
Number		 River
Distance (ft)1		 Distance From
Crossing (ft)2		 Relative
Elevation (ft)
Road Elev (Road Surface) 117.23
D/S Grade Ctrl (Thalweg) (Substrate) 0.00 92.05
D/S Water Surface Elev (Water Surface) 0.00 92.99
D/S Tailcrest or 1st Thalweg (Thalweg) 26.00 93.43
D/S Water Surface Elev (Water Surface) 26.00 94.14
D/S Water Surface Elev (Outfall Height - Water Surface) 28.00 94.03
Misc. (Outfall Height - Substrate) 28.00 93.19
Outlet Invert (Bottom of Pipe) 31.00 96.89
D/S Water Surface Elev (Water Surface) 31.00 97.21
Misc. (Max Gradient - Water Surface) 115.00 97.37
Misc. (Max Gradient - Thalweg) 115.00 95.54
U/S Water Surface Elev (Water Surface) 152.00 98.67
Inlet Culvert Invert (Bottom of Pipe) 152.00 98.24
U/S Grade Ctrl (Thalweg) (Thalweg) 156.00 98.28
U/S Headwater (Water Surface) 156.00 99.18
U/S Water Surface Elev (Water Surface) 168.00 99.54
U/S Grade Ctrl (Thalweg) (Substrate of Thalweg) 168.00 98.97

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): 1.83
Channel Type: Main Channel (>50% of water flow)
Comments: Nothing was caught.
 
Gear Type: Minnow Trap (B) Trap Duration(h): 1.83
Channel Type: Main Channel (>50% of water flow)
Comments: Nothing was 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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