Fish Inventory Site FSNPR1607C04

Coordinates (dec. deg.): 69.13908°, -151.48988°
Legal Description: U003S003E31
Region: Arctic

Datum: WGS84
Quad Name / ITM: Umiat A-3
AWC Stream #:
Stream Name: Outpost Creek

Elevation:

Site Comments: H107 Tributary of the Chandler River

Survey Date: Aug 01, 2016

Survey FSNPR16-07C04

Observers: Raye Ann Neustel, J Johnson

Station Characteristics

Water Temperature: 12.5° C DO: 9.75 ppm Conductivity: 38.0 μS/cm Stream Stage: Medium
Water Color: Humic Turbidity: Stream Gradient: 0.5%
Qualitative Velocity: 48 hr. Precipitation/Runoff: None
Substrates: Gravel, Cobble
Channel Dimensions:
  (OHW) (Wetted)
Stream Width: 7.9 m
Thalweg Depth: 0.2 m
Rosgen Channel Classification: (C4) 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 Closed Tall Willow Shrub Closed Tall 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: 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: 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)
 
Species: juvenile/adult slimy sculpin Life History: Resident
Total Fish Observed: 1 Fish Measured: 1 Passage Barrier:
Fork Lengths (mm) Min: 96 Max: 96 Mean: 96
Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Smith-Root LR-24 (1)
 

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