Fish Inventory Site FSNPR1603C05

Coordinates (dec. deg.): 69.06350°, -149.76646°
Legal Description: U004S010E29
Region: Arctic

Datum: WGS84
Quad Name / ITM: Sagavanirktok A-5
AWC Stream #:
Stream Name: Unnamed stream

Elevation:

Site Comments: H147 Tributary of Kuparuk River

Survey Date: Jul 28, 2016

Survey FSNPR16-03C05

Observers: Raye Ann Neustel, J Johnson

Station Characteristics

Water Temperature: 9.9° C DO: 13.49 ppm Conductivity: 42.0 μS/cm Stream Stage: Medium
Water Color: Clear Turbidity: 1.3 NTU / pH: 5.36 Stream Gradient: 1.5%
Qualitative Velocity: 48 hr. Precipitation/Runoff: Moderate
Substrates: Cobble, Gravel, Organic
Channel Dimensions:
  (OHW) (Wetted)
Stream Width: 6.9 m
Thalweg Depth: 0.43 m
Rosgen Channel Classification:
Visit Comments: None

Vegetation Classification

Left Bank Right Bank
Distance
From
OHW(m)		 0-5 Wet Sedge Meadow Tundra Wet Sedge Meadow Tundra
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

Species: juvenile/adult Arctic grayling Life History: Resident
Total Fish Observed: 7 Fish Measured: 3 Passage Barrier:
Fork Lengths (mm) Min: 39 Max: 43 Mean: 41
Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Visual Observation, Ground (4)
Comments: Visual observation of 2 juvenile grayling and 2 adult grayling.
 
Species: juvenile/adult slimy sculpin Life History: Resident
Total Fish Observed: 3 Fish Measured: 3 Passage Barrier:
Fork Lengths (mm) Min: 69 Max: 80 Mean: 74
Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Smith-Root LR-24 (3)
 

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