Fish Inventory Site FSNPR1609C01

Coordinates (dec. deg.): 68.74795°, -153.15761°
Legal Description: U008S005W18
Region: Arctic

Datum: WGS84
Quad Name / ITM: Killik River C-1
AWC Stream #:
Stream Name: Coal Creek

Elevation:

Site Comments: H46 Tributary of Killik River

Survey Date: Aug 03, 2016

Survey FSNPR16-09C01

Observers: Raye Ann Neustel, J Johnson

Station Characteristics

Water Temperature: 6.13° C DO: 12.56 ppm Conductivity: 261.1 μS/cm Stream Stage: Medium
Water Color: Humic Turbidity: 10.7 NTU / pH: 7.57 Stream Gradient: 2.0%
Qualitative Velocity: 48 hr. Precipitation/Runoff: None
Substrates: Gravel, Cobble
Channel Dimensions:
  (OHW) (Wetted)
Stream Width: 11.3 m
Thalweg Depth: 0.11 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 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: 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: 5 Fish Measured: 5 Passage Barrier:
Fork Lengths (mm) Min: 37 Max: 49 Mean: 43
Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Smith-Root LR-24 (5)
 
Species: juvenile/adult Arctic grayling Life History: Resident
Total Fish Observed: 1 Fish Measured: 1 Passage Barrier:
Fork Lengths (mm) Min: 278 Max: 278 Mean: 278
Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Smith-Root LR-24 (1)
 

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