Fish Passage Site 50101653

Coordinates (dec. deg.): 64.89347°, -166.16956°
Legal Description: K007S037W09
Region: Arctic
Road Name: Teller Road

Datum: NAD83
Quad Name / ITM: Nome D-3
AWC Stream #:
Stream Name: Seattle Creek

Elevation:

Site Comments: Mile 41.4. Joins stream from TR15 d/s

Survey Date: Oct 05, 2005

Survey SEW05-TR14

Project Supervisor: Dave Ryland,
Observers: Dave Ryland, Jason Cheney

Overall Fish Passage Rating: Red

Tidal: No
Backwatered: No

Step Pools: No
Construction Year:


Site Observations:

  1. Mechanical damage or joints parting
  2. Outfall height red
  3. Culvert gradient red
  4. Constriction ratio gray

Comments: None

Culvert Measurements

ID: 1 Structure Type: Circular pipe (Corrugated steel) Fish Passage Rating: Red
 
Length(ft): 66.6
Inlet Type: Mitered
Outlet Type: Mitered
Corrugation Depth(in.): 0.75
Corrugation Width(in.): 2.75
Condition Rating(1-5): 3
Approach Angle: 11.0
Sedimentation At Inlet: Yes
Inlet Substrate: None
Outlet Substrate: None
InletOutlet
Width(ft):6.5
Height(ft):4.1
Apron Length(ft):
Water Depth(ft): 0.4
Rustline Height(ft):1.2
Substrate Depth(ft):0.0 0.0
Backwatered?: No
Baffles Present: No
Embedded?: No
Embedded Depth(ft): 0.0
Outfall Height: 1.68
Outfall Type: Free Fall In To Pool
Constriction Ratio: 0.66
Culvert Gradient: 5.53%
Max Slope:
Max Slope Length:
  Culvert Observations:
  1. Mechanical damage or joints parting
  2. Outfall height red
  3. Culvert gradient red
  4. Constriction ratio gray

Stream Measurements

Stream SubstratesUpstreamDownstream
Dominant:CobbleCobble
Subdominant:BoulderBoulder
Stream Slope(deg.):
Stream Flow Stage:
Stream Width Type Distance From
Crossing (ft)		 Stream
Width (ft)
Downstream ordinary high water
Downstream ordinary high water 81.0 11.30
Upstream bank full 75.0 21.10
Upstream bank full 100.0 21.80
Upstream bank full 125.0 19.50
Upstream bank full 150.0 18.30
Upstream bed width 75.0 11.20
Upstream bed width 100.0 5.30
Upstream bed width 125.0 7.60
Upstream bed width 150.0 7.20
Upstream ordinary high water 75.0 12.70
Upstream ordinary high water 100.0 7.70
Upstream ordinary high water 125.0 9.40
Upstream ordinary high water 150.0 9.70

Elevations

Locator ID Culvert
Number		 River
Distance (ft)1		 Distance From
Crossing (ft)2		 Relative
Elevation (ft)
Max Pool Depth 2.70
Outlet Pool Water Elev 92.61
U/S Thalweg 98.58
D/S Grade Ctrl (Thalweg) 0.00 81.0 87.20
D/S Tailcrest or 1st Thalweg 69.00 12.0 91.79
OHW (Outlet Tailcrest) 69.00 12.0 92.59
D/S Thalweg 76.00 5.0 1.90
Outlet Invert 1 81.00 0.0 93.89
Road Elev 114.00 106.19
Inlet Culvert Invert 1 147.00 0.0 97.57
U/S Thalweg 158.00 11.0 98.33
U/S Grade Ctrl (Thalweg) 174.00 27.0 99.20
U/S Grade Ctrl (Thalweg) 222.00 75.0 101.68
U/S Grade Ctrl (Thalweg) 272.00 125.0 105.15

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

No fish sampling occurred during this survey.

Fish Observations

No fish observations occurred during this survey.

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