Fish Inventory Site FSNPR1611C02

Coordinates (dec. deg.): 69.73413°, -156.92934°
Legal Description: U004N021W01
Region: Arctic

Datum: WGS84
Quad Name / ITM: Lookout Ridge C-2
AWC Stream #:
Stream Name: UsuktuK River

Elevation:

Site Comments: H3

Survey Date: Aug 06, 2016

Survey FSNPR16-11C02

Observers: Raye Ann Neustel, Marla Carter

Station Characteristics

Water Temperature: 10.04° C DO: 10.06 ppm Conductivity: 79.0 μS/cm Stream Stage: Low
Water Color: Clear Turbidity: 2.92 NTU / pH: 7.63 Stream Gradient: 0.5%
Qualitative Velocity: 48 hr. Precipitation/Runoff: None
Substrates: Gravel, Silt/Clay
Channel Dimensions:
  (OHW) (Wetted)
Stream Width: 2.8 m
Thalweg Depth: 0.2 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 Sedge-Willow Tundra Sedge-Willow Tundra
5-10 Bluejoint-Herb Bluejoint-Herb
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: 15 Fish Measured: 9 Passage Barrier:
Fork Lengths (mm) Min: 36 Max: 225 Mean: 64
Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Smith-Root LR-24 (9) Minnow Trap (6)
 
Species: juvenile/adult ninespine stickleback Life History: Resident
Total Fish Observed: 28 Fish Measured: 7 Passage Barrier:
Fork Lengths (mm) Min: 21 Max: 29 Mean: 24
Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Smith-Root LR-24 (7) Minnow Trap (21)
 

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