Fish Inventory Site FSNPR1610C07

Coordinates (dec. deg.): 68.85629°, -153.60608°
Legal Description: U007S007W08
Region: Arctic

Datum: WGS84
Quad Name / ITM: Killik River D-2
AWC Stream #:
Stream Name: Unnamed stream

Elevation:

Site Comments: H168 Tributary of Killuk River

Survey Date: Aug 04, 2016

Survey FSNPR16-10C07

Observers: Raye Ann Neustel, J Johnson

Station Characteristics

Water Temperature: 8.76° C DO: 12.47 ppm Conductivity: 62.0 μS/cm Stream Stage: Medium
Water Color: Humic Turbidity: 7.67 NTU / pH: 7.03 Stream Gradient: 1.0%
Qualitative Velocity: 48 hr. Precipitation/Runoff: None
Substrates: Cobble, Gravel, Organic
Channel Dimensions:
  (OHW) (Wetted)
Stream Width: 3.6 m
Thalweg Depth: 0.15 m
Rosgen Channel Classification: (C3) 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 Low Willow Shrub Closed Low Willow Shrub
10-20 Closed Low Willow Shrub Closed Low 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: (C)
Channel Type: Main Channel (>50% of water flow)

Fish Observations

Species: juvenile/adult Arctic grayling Life History: Resident
Total Fish Observed: 1 Fish Measured: 1 Passage Barrier:
Fork Lengths (mm) Min: 217 Max: 217 Mean: 217
Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Smith-Root LR-24 (1)
 
Species: juvenile/adult Arctic grayling Life History: Resident
Total Fish Observed: 2 Fish Measured: 2 Passage Barrier:
Fork Lengths (mm) Min: 46 Max: 47 Mean: 46
Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Smith-Root LR-24 (2)
 
Species: juvenile/adult slimy sculpin Life History: Resident
Total Fish Observed: 8 Fish Measured: 8 Passage Barrier:
Fork Lengths (mm) Min: 79 Max: 91 Mean: 83
Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Smith-Root LR-24 (8)
Comments: all sculpin retained for UAF Fish Museum
 

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