Fish Inventory Site FSNPR1609C03

Coordinates (dec. deg.): 68.98120°, -152.74997°
Legal Description: U005S004W25
Region: Arctic

Datum: WGS84
Quad Name / ITM: Chandler Lake D-5
AWC Stream #:
Stream Name: East Fork Ninuluk River

Elevation:

Site Comments: H20

Survey Date: Aug 03, 2016

Survey FSNPR16-09C03

Observers: Raye Ann Neustel, J Johnson

Station Characteristics

Water Temperature: 6.51° C DO: 6.12 ppm Conductivity: Stream Stage: Medium
Water Color: Clear Turbidity: 4.15 NTU / pH: 6.75 Stream Gradient: 1.5%
Qualitative Velocity: 48 hr. Precipitation/Runoff: None
Substrates: Cobble, Gravel
Channel Dimensions:
  (OHW) (Wetted)
Stream Width: 22.2 m
Thalweg Depth: 0.2 m
Rosgen Channel Classification: (C3) Low gradient, meandering, point-bar, riffle/pool, alluvial channels with broad, well-defined floodplains.
Visit Comments: Conductivity calibration failed

Vegetation Classification

Left Bank Right Bank
Distance
From
OHW(m)
0-5 Closed Tall Willow Shrub Unvegetated
5-10 Tussock Tundra Closed Tall Willow Shrub
10-20 Closed Tall Willow Shrub Tussock Tundra
20-30 Closed Tall Willow Shrub 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: 2 Fish Measured: 2 Passage Barrier:
Fork Lengths (mm) Min: 244 Max: 283 Mean: 263
Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Smith-Root LR-24 (2)
 

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