Fish Inventory Site FSNPR1608C03

Coordinates (dec. deg.): 69.41856°, -154.28861°
Legal Description: U001N010W23
Region: Arctic

Datum: WGS84
Quad Name / ITM: Ikpikpuk River B-3
AWC Stream #:
Stream Name: Fry Creek

Elevation:

Site Comments: H18 Tributary of Ikpikpuk River

Survey Date: Aug 01, 2016

Survey FSNPR16-08C03

Observers: Raye Ann Neustel, J Johnson

Station Characteristics

Water Temperature: 9.89° C DO: 11.09 ppm Conductivity: 55.0 μS/cm Stream Stage: Low
Water Color: Humic Turbidity: 10.0 NTU / pH: 6.5 Stream Gradient: 0.5%
Qualitative Velocity: 48 hr. Precipitation/Runoff: Trace
Substrates: Cobble, Boulder
Channel Dimensions:
  (OHW) (Wetted)
Stream Width: 9.5 m
Thalweg Depth: 0.38 m
Rosgen Channel Classification: (C3) Low gradient, meandering, point-bar, riffle/pool, alluvial channels with broad, well-defined floodplains.
Visit Comments: Snowing

Vegetation Classification

Left Bank Right Bank
Distance
From
OHW(m)
0-5 Closed Tall Willow Shrub Closed Tall Willow Shrub
5-10 Closed Tall Willow Shrub Closed Tall Willow Shrub
10-20 Closed Tall Willow Shrub Closed Tall Willow Shrub
20-30 Closed Tall Willow Shrub Closed Tall 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)
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: 9 Fish Measured: 9 Passage Barrier:
Fork Lengths (mm) Min: 48 Max: 63 Mean: 55
Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Smith-Root LR-24 (9)
 

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