Fish Inventory Site FSNPR1608C06

Coordinates (dec. deg.): 69.39405°, -153.44811°
Legal Description: U001N006W31
Region: Arctic

Datum: WGS84
Quad Name / ITM: Ikpikpuk River B-1
AWC Stream #: 330-00-10900-2081-3042
Stream Name: Wolf Creek

Elevation:

Site Comments: H14

Survey Date: Sep 29, 2016

Survey FSNPR16-08C06

Observers: Raye Ann Neustel, J Johnson

Station Characteristics

Water Temperature: 10.86° C DO: 10.22 ppm Conductivity: 262.0 μS/cm Stream Stage: Low
Water Color: Clear Turbidity: Stream Gradient: 1.0%
Qualitative Velocity: 48 hr. Precipitation/Runoff: Moderate
Substrates: Gravel, Cobble
Channel Dimensions:
  (OHW) (Wetted)
Stream Width: 10.9 m
Thalweg Depth: 0.3 m
Rosgen Channel Classification: (C4) Low gradient, meandering, point-bar, riffle/pool, alluvial channels with broad, well-defined floodplains.
Visit Comments: turbidimeter batteries need to be replaced, did not get reading

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 Tussock Tundra Tussock Tundra

Fish Sampling Effort

Gear Type: Smith-Root LR-24 (A)
Channel Type: Main Channel (>50% of water flow)
Gear Type: (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: 14 Fish Measured: 14 Passage Barrier:
Fork Lengths (mm) Min: 33 Max: 47 Mean: 39
Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Smith-Root LR-24 (14)
 

Photos

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