Fish Inventory Site FSNPR1607C02

Coordinates (dec. deg.): 68.65909°, -150.11104°
Legal Description: U009S009E18
Region: Arctic

Datum: WGS84
Quad Name / ITM: Chandler Lake C-1
AWC Stream #:
Stream Name: Unnamed stream

Elevation:

Site Comments: H151 Tributary of May Creek

Survey Date: Aug 01, 2016

Survey FSNPR16-07C02

Observers: Raye Ann Neustel, J Johnson

Station Characteristics

Water Temperature: 10.04° C DO: 10.91 ppm Conductivity: 39.0 μS/cm Stream Stage: Medium
Water Color: Humic Turbidity: 1.81 NTU / pH: 6.94 Stream Gradient: 3.5%
Qualitative Velocity: 48 hr. Precipitation/Runoff: None
Substrates: Boulder, Cobble, Gravel
Channel Dimensions:
  (OHW) (Wetted)
Stream Width: 1.4 m
Thalweg Depth: 0.18 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 Unvegetated Closed Low Willow Shrub
5-10 Unvegetated Closed Low Willow Shrub
10-20 Closed Low Willow Shrub Closed Low Willow Shrub
20-30 Closed Low Willow Shrub Closed Low Willow Shrub

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)
Comments: 1255-1325 hrs
Gear Type: Visual Observation, Ground (C)
Channel Type: Main Channel (>50% of water flow)

Fish Observations

Species: juvenile/adult Dolly Varden Life History: Unknown
Total Fish Observed: 4 Fish Measured: 4 Passage Barrier:
Fork Lengths (mm) Min: 109 Max: 123 Mean: 115
Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Smith-Root LR-24 (4)
 
Species: juvenile/adult Arctic grayling Life History: Resident
Total Fish Observed: 13 Fish Measured: 13 Passage Barrier:
Fork Lengths (mm) Min: 34 Max: 46 Mean: 40
Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Smith-Root LR-24 (13)
 

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