Fish Inventory Site FSNPR1603A01
Coordinates (dec. deg.): 68.45735°, -152.02783°
Legal Description: U011S001W25
Region: Arctic
Datum: WGS84
Quad Name / ITM: Chandler Lake B-4
AWC Stream #:
Stream Name: Confusion Creek
Elevation:
Site Comments: WP036
Survey FSNPR16-03A01
Observers: Joe Giefer, Phillip Stacey
Station Characteristics
| Water Temperature: 13.5° C DO: 11.92 ppm | Conductivity: 186.0 μS/cm | Stream Stage: Medium | |||||||||
| Water Color: Clear | Turbidity: 3.53 NTU / pH: 7.69 | Stream Gradient: 2.5% | |||||||||
| Qualitative Velocity: Fast | 48 hr. Precipitation/Runoff: Trace | ||||||||||
| Substrates: Cobble, Sand, Gravel | |||||||||||
Channel Dimensions:
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Rosgen Channel Classification: | ||||||||||
| Visit Comments: Hanna Probe; pH = 8.08, Cond (u) = 207. Sample reach lengths randomly extended due to river characteristics. Fast, steep, and rocky pool/riffle make it tough to stop every 150m. | |||||||||||
Vegetation Classification
| Left Bank | Right Bank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Distance From OHW(m) |
0-5 | Open Low Willow Shrub | Open Low Willow Shrub |
| 5-10 | Mesic Grass-Herb Meadow Tundra | Mesic Grass-Herb Meadow Tundra | |
| 10-20 | Tussock Tundra | Tussock Tundra | |
| 20-30 | Tussock Tundra | Tussock Tundra | |
Fish Sampling Effort
| Gear Type: Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (A) | ||
| EF Time(s): 151 | Efficiency: Good | |
| Channel Type: Main Channel (>50% of water flow) | ||
| Comments: WP037-038. Extended reach lengths due to fast steep river characteristics | ||
| Gear Type: Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (B) | ||
| EF Time(s): 196 | Efficiency: Good | |
| Channel Type: Main Channel (>50% of water flow) | ||
| Comments: WP039-040 | ||
| Gear Type: Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (C) | ||
| EF Time(s): 115 | Efficiency: Good | |
| Channel Type: Main Channel (>50% of water flow) | ||
| Comments: WP041-042 | ||
| Gear Type: Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (D) | ||
| EF Time(s): 151 | Efficiency: Good | |
| Channel Type: Main Channel (>50% of water flow) | ||
| Comments: WP043-044 | ||
| Gear Type: Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (E) | ||
| EF Time(s): 128 | Efficiency: Good | |
| Channel Type: Main Channel (>50% of water flow) | ||
| Comments: WP045-046 | ||
| Gear Type: Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (F) | ||
| EF Time(s): 152 | Efficiency: Good | |
| Channel Type: Main Channel (>50% of water flow) | ||
| Comments: WP047-048 | ||
| Gear Type: Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (G) | ||
| EF Time(s): 69 | Efficiency: Good | |
| Channel Type: Main Channel (>50% of water flow) | ||
| Comments: WP049-050 | ||
| Gear Type: Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (H) | ||
| EF Time(s): 160 | Efficiency: Good | |
| Channel Type: Main Channel (>50% of water flow) | ||
| Comments: WP051-052 | ||
| Gear Type: Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (I) | ||
| EF Time(s): 151 | Efficiency: Good | |
| Channel Type: Main Channel (>50% of water flow) | ||
| Comments: WP053-054 | ||
| Gear Type: Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (J) | ||
| EF Time(s): 300 | Efficiency: Good | |
| Channel Type: Main Channel (>50% of water flow) | ||
| Comments: WP055-056 | ||
| Gear Type: Angling (K) | ||
| Channel Type: Main Channel (>50% of water flow) | ||
| Comments: WP057 - Luke (pilot) fishing just upstream of confluence of Confusion and Siksikpuk on Siksikpuk side. | ||
Fish Observations
| Species: juvenile/adult Arctic grayling | Life History: Resident | ||
| Total Fish Observed: 31 | Fish Measured: 31 | Passage Barrier: | |
| Fork Lengths (mm) Min: 98 Max: 292 Mean: 181 | |||
| Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (6) Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (4) Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (1) Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (2) Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (2) Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (4) Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (3) Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (3) Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (6) | |||
| Species: juvenile/adult Dolly Varden | Life History: Unknown | ||
| Total Fish Observed: 5 | Fish Measured: 5 | Passage Barrier: | |
| Fork Lengths (mm) Min: 81 Max: 132 Mean: 101 | |||
| Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (1) Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (1) Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (2) Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (1) | |||
| Species: juvenile/adult round whitefish | Life History: Resident | ||
| Total Fish Observed: 4 | Fish Measured: 4 | Passage Barrier: | |
| Fork Lengths (mm) Min: 204 Max: 304 Mean: 272 | |||
| Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (1) Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (2) Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (1) | |||
| Species: adult spawning Dolly Varden | Life History: Anadromous | ||
| Total Fish Observed: 3 | Fish Measured: 1 | Passage Barrier: | |
| Fork Lengths (mm) Min: 648 Max: 648 Mean: 648 | |||
| Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Angling (3) | |||
| Comments: Photos of Additional Counts from pilots camera: 0334-0341 | |||
Photos
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