Fish Inventory Site FSNPR1603C01
Coordinates (dec. deg.): 68.60530°, -149.58869°
Legal Description: U010S011E05
Region: Arctic
Datum: WGS84
Quad Name / ITM: Philip Smith Mts C-5
AWC Stream #:
Stream Name: Unnamed stream
Elevation:
Site Comments: H99 Toolik Lake approximately 1 KM from survey site and Toolik Lake Camp and landing strip. Stream parallels Dalton Highway approximately 1.5 KM East. Tributary of Kuparuk River.
Survey FSNPR16-03C01
Observers: Raye Ann Neustel, J Johnson
Station Characteristics
| Water Temperature: 9.41° C DO: 14.72 ppm | Conductivity: 93.0 μS/cm | Stream Stage: Low | |||||||||
| Water Color: Clear | Turbidity: 3.01 NTU / pH: 5.62 | Stream Gradient: 0.75% | |||||||||
| Qualitative Velocity: | 48 hr. Precipitation/Runoff: Moderate | ||||||||||
| Substrates: Cobble, Boulder, Gravel | |||||||||||
Channel Dimensions:
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Rosgen Channel Classification: (C3) Low gradient, meandering, point-bar, riffle/pool, alluvial channels with broad, well-defined floodplains. | ||||||||||
| Visit Comments: Suspect DO readings off on YSI, calibration may have not help from previous evening. | |||||||||||
Vegetation Classification
| Left Bank | Right Bank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Distance From OHW(m) |
0-5 | Closed Tall Willow Shrub | Closed Tall Willow Shrub |
| 5-10 | Closed Tall Willow Shrub | Closed Tall Willow Shrub | |
| 10-20 | Closed Tall Willow Shrub | Closed Tall Willow Shrub | |
| 20-30 | Closed Tall Willow Shrub | Tussock Tundra | |
Fish Sampling Effort
| Gear Type: Smith-Root LR-24 (A) | ||
| Channel Type: Main Channel (>50% of water flow) | ||
| Gear Type: Minnow Trap (B) | ||
| Channel Type: Main Channel (>50% of water flow) | ||
| Gear Type: Visual Observation, Ground (C) | ||
| Channel Type: Main Channel (>50% of water flow) | ||
Fish Observations
| Species: juvenile/adult Arctic grayling | Life History: Resident | ||
| Total Fish Observed: 5 | Fish Measured: 4 | Passage Barrier: | |
| Fork Lengths (mm) Min: 33 Max: 34 Mean: 33 | |||
| Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Smith-Root LR-24 (4) Visual Observation, Ground (1) | |||
| Comments: Visual observation of Arctic Grayling adult approximately 250mm | |||
| Species: juvenile/adult slimy sculpin | Life History: Resident | ||
| Total Fish Observed: 4 | Fish Measured: 4 | Passage Barrier: | |
| Fork Lengths (mm) Min: 54 Max: 94 Mean: 73 | |||
| Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Smith-Root LR-24 (4) | |||
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