Fish Inventory Site FSNPR1607A01
Coordinates (dec. deg.): 69.04984°, -153.08357°
Legal Description: U004S005W34
Region: Arctic
Datum:
Quad Name / ITM: Ikpikpuk River A-1
AWC Stream #:
Stream Name: Ninuluk Creek
Elevation:
Site Comments: Downstream of C12
Survey FSNPR16-07A01
Observers: Joe Giefer, Phillip Stacey
Station Characteristics
| Water Temperature: 9.73° C DO: 9.87 ppm | Conductivity: 113.0 μS/cm | Stream Stage: Low | |||||||||
| Water Color: Clear | Turbidity: 0.77 NTU / pH: 7.22 | Stream Gradient: 2.0% | |||||||||
| Qualitative Velocity: Slow | 48 hr. Precipitation/Runoff: None/Trace | ||||||||||
| Substrates: Gravel, Cobble, Silt/Clay | |||||||||||
Channel Dimensions:
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Rosgen Channel Classification: | ||||||||||
| Visit Comments: Hanna Probe: pH= 7.22, Cond (u)= 177 | |||||||||||
Vegetation Classification
| Left Bank | Right Bank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Distance From OHW(m) |
0-5 | Open Low Willow Shrub | Open Tall Alder-Willow Shrub |
| 5-10 | Tussock Tundra | Tussock 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): 176 | Efficiency: Poor | |
| Channel Type: Main Channel (>50% of water flow) | ||
| Comments: WP0126-0127 | ||
| Gear Type: Visual Observation, Boat (AA) | ||
| Channel Type: | ||
| Comments: WP0127 | ||
| Gear Type: Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (B) | ||
| EF Time(s): 158 | Efficiency: Poor | |
| Channel Type: Main Channel (>50% of water flow) | ||
| Comments: WP0128-0129 | ||
| Gear Type: Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (C) | ||
| EF Time(s): 174 | Efficiency: Poor | |
| Channel Type: Main Channel (>50% of water flow) | ||
| Comments: WP0130-0131 | ||
| Gear Type: Visual Observation, Boat (CC) | ||
| Channel Type: | ||
| Comments: WP0131 | ||
| Gear Type: Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (D) | ||
| EF Time(s): 136 | Efficiency: Poor | |
| Channel Type: Main Channel (>50% of water flow) | ||
| Comments: WP0132-0133 | ||
| Gear Type: Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (E) | ||
| EF Time(s): 173 | Efficiency: Fair | |
| Channel Type: Main Channel (>50% of water flow) | ||
| Comments: WP0134-0135 | ||
| Gear Type: Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (F) | ||
| EF Time(s): 106 | Efficiency: Poor | |
| Channel Type: Main Channel (>50% of water flow) | ||
| Comments: WP0136-0137 | ||
| Gear Type: Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (G) | ||
| EF Time(s): 115 | Efficiency: Poor | |
| Channel Type: Main Channel (>50% of water flow) | ||
| Comments: WP0138-0139 | ||
| Gear Type: Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (H) | ||
| EF Time(s): 167 | Efficiency: Poor | |
| Channel Type: Main Channel (>50% of water flow) | ||
| Comments: WP0140-0141 | ||
| Gear Type: Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (I) | ||
| EF Time(s): 155 | Efficiency: Poor | |
| Channel Type: Main Channel (>50% of water flow) | ||
| Comments: WP0142-0143 | ||
| Gear Type: Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (J) | ||
| EF Time(s): 169 | Efficiency: Poor | |
| Channel Type: Main Channel (>50% of water flow) | ||
| Comments: WP0144-0145 | ||
Fish Observations
| Species: juvenile/adult Arctic grayling | Life History: Resident | ||
| Total Fish Observed: 24 | Fish Measured: 16 | Passage Barrier: | |
| Fork Lengths (mm) Min: 209 Max: 385 Mean: 272 | |||
| Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Visual Observation, Boat (2) Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (2) Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (5) Visual Observation, Boat (6) Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (3) Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (2) Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (1) Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (3) | |||
| Comments: AA = >200mm, CC = >200mm | |||
| Species: juvenile/adult Arctic grayling | Life History: Resident | ||
| Total Fish Observed: 2 | Fish Measured: 2 | Passage Barrier: | |
| Fork Lengths (mm) Min: 45 Max: 52 Mean: 48 | |||
| Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (1) Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (1) | |||
| Species: juvenile/adult round whitefish | Life History: Resident | ||
| Total Fish Observed: 3 | Fish Measured: 3 | Passage Barrier: | |
| Fork Lengths (mm) Min: 328 Max: 355 Mean: 340 | |||
| Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (1) Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (2) | |||
| Species: juvenile/adult slimy sculpin | Life History: Resident | ||
| Total Fish Observed: 1 | Fish Measured: 1 | Passage Barrier: | |
| Fork Lengths (mm) Min: 78 Max: 78 Mean: 78 | |||
| Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (1) | |||
Photos
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