Fish Inventory Site FSNPR1612C03

Coordinates (dec. deg.): 70.11018°, -155.67341°
Legal Description: U009N015W27
Region: Arctic

Datum: WGS84
Quad Name / ITM: Teshekpuk A-5
AWC Stream #:
Stream Name: Unnamed stream

Elevation:

Site Comments: H15 Tributary of Ishuktak Creek

Survey Date: Aug 07, 2016

Survey FSNPR16-12C03

Observers: Raye Ann Neustel, Marla Carter

Station Characteristics

Water Temperature: 15.84° C DO: 9.6 ppm Conductivity: 56.0 μS/cm Stream Stage: Low
Water Color: Clear Turbidity: 1.16 NTU / pH: 7.98 Stream Gradient: 0.75%
Qualitative Velocity: 48 hr. Precipitation/Runoff: None
Substrates: Sand
Channel Dimensions:
  (OHW) (Wetted)
Stream Width: 1.7 m
Thalweg Depth: 0.32 m
Rosgen Channel Classification: (E5) Low gradient, meandering riffle/pool stream with low width/depth ratio and little deposition. Very efficient and stable. High meander width ratio.
Visit Comments: None

Vegetation Classification

Left Bank Right Bank
Distance
From
OHW(m)
0-5 Fresh Sedge Marsh Wet Sedge Meadow Tundra
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: 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: 1 Passage Barrier:
Fork Lengths (mm) Min: 309 Max: 309 Mean: 309
Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Smith-Root LR-24 (1) Visual Observation, Ground (1)
 
Species: juvenile/adult Arctic grayling Life History: Resident
Total Fish Observed: 11 Fish Measured: 2 Passage Barrier:
Fork Lengths (mm) Min: 61 Max: 64 Mean: 62
Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Smith-Root LR-24 (2) Visual Observation, Ground (9)
 

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