Fish Passage Site 40501702

Coordinates (dec. deg.): 64.97517°, -147.63254°
Legal Description: F002N001E30
Region: Interior
Road Name: Elliott Highway

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

Elevation:

Site Comments: DOT # L1+935 1800mmx31.4m. Creek is dammed further downstream.

Survey Date: Jun 28, 2010

Survey EDS10-ELH17

Observers: Mark Eisenman, Justin Leon

Overall Fish Passage Rating: Red

Tidal:
Backwatered:

Step Pools:
Construction Year:


Site Observations:

  1. Culvert gradient red
  2. Road bank erosion
  3. Outfall height gray

Comments: DOT # L1+935 1800mmx31.4m. Creek is dammed further downstream. No minnow traps set out low water. Stream is channelized upsteam and downsream.

Culvert Measurements

ID: 1 Structure Type: Circular pipe (Corrugated steel) Fish Passage Rating: Red
 
Length(ft): 112.5
Inlet Type: Projecting
Outlet Type: Projecting
Corrugation Depth(in.): 1.0
Corrugation Width(in.): 3.0
Condition Rating(1-5): 3
Approach Angle: 53.0
Sedimentation At Inlet: Yes
Inlet Substrate: None
Outlet Substrate: None
InletOutlet
Width(ft):5.9 6.2
Height(ft):6.1 6.0
Apron Length(ft):0.0 0.0
Water Depth(ft): 0.21
Rustline Height(ft):1.1
Substrate Depth(ft):0.0 0.0
Backwatered?: No
Baffles Present: No
Embedded?: No
Outfall Height: 0.39
Outfall Type: Free Fall on To Rip Rap
Constriction Ratio: 1.88
Culvert Gradient: 2.08%
Max Slope:
Max Slope Length:
  Culvert Observations:
  1. Culvert gradient red
  2. Road bank erosion
  3. Outfall height red

Stream Measurements

Stream SubstratesUpstreamDownstream
Dominant:Silt/ClaySilt/Clay
Subdominant:OrganicOrganic
Stream Slope(deg.):
Stream Flow Stage:
Stream Width Type Distance From
Crossing (ft)		 Stream
Width (ft)
Upstream ordinary high water 58.0 4.30
Upstream ordinary high water 74.0 2.60
Upstream ordinary high water 92.0 2.70

Elevations

Locator ID Culvert
Number		 River
Distance (ft)1		 Distance From
Crossing (ft)2		 Relative
Elevation (ft)
Road Elev 115.59
D/S Thalweg (DS Profile Point Thalweg) 0.00 91.67
D/S Water Surface Elev (DS Profile Point Water Surface) 0.00 92.14
D/S Tailcrest or 1st Thalweg (Thalweg) 13.00 93.28
D/S Water Surface Elev (Tailwater Control water surface) 13.00 93.87
Outlet Invert (Bottom of Pipe) 17.00 94.02
D/S Water Surface Elev (Water Surface) 17.00 94.23
Inlet Culvert Invert (bottom of pipe) 129.00 96.36
U/S Water Surface Elev (Water surface at inlet) 129.00 96.77
U/S Headwater (Water surface) 133.00 96.88
U/S Thalweg (Substrate) 133.00 96.21

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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