Fish Inventory Site FSNPR1603C02

Coordinates (dec. deg.): 68.86518°, -149.46611°
Legal Description: U007S011E11
Region: Arctic

Datum: WGS84
Quad Name / ITM: Philip Smith Mts D-5
AWC Stream #:
Stream Name: Unnamed stream

Elevation:

Site Comments: H9 Tributary of Kuparuk River

Survey Date: Jul 28, 2016

Survey FSNPR16-03C02

Observers: Raye Ann Neustel, J Johnson

Station Characteristics

Water Temperature: 11.56° C DO: 9.39 ppm Conductivity: 114.0 μS/cm Stream Stage: Medium
Water Color: Clear Turbidity: 7.91 NTU / pH: 5.45 Stream Gradient: 2.0%
Qualitative Velocity: 48 hr. Precipitation/Runoff: Moderate
Substrates: Cobble, Gravel
Channel Dimensions:
  (OHW) (Wetted)
Stream Width: 10.7 m
Thalweg Depth: 0.63 m
Rosgen Channel Classification: (C3) Low gradient, meandering, point-bar, riffle/pool, alluvial channels with broad, well-defined floodplains.
Visit Comments: None

Vegetation Classification

Left Bank Right Bank
Distance
From
OHW(m)
0-5 Dry Fescue Dry Fescue
5-10 Closed Low Willow Shrub Closed Low Willow Shrub
10-20 Tussock Tundra Tussock Tundra
20-30 Tussock Tundra 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

No fish were collected at this site.

Photos

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