Fish Inventory Site FSNPR1613A01
Coordinates (dec. deg.): 68.81084°, -155.19252°
Legal Description: U007S014W27
Region: Arctic
Datum: WGS84
Quad Name / ITM: Killik River D-4
AWC Stream #:
Stream Name: Kurupa River
Elevation:
Site Comments: WP 264 - 286. Downstream of C40 due to low water.
Survey FSNPR16-13A01
Observers: Joe Giefer, Mark Eisenman
Station Characteristics
| Water Temperature: 9.78° C DO: 10.4 ppm | Conductivity: 151.0 μS/cm | Stream Stage: | |||||||||
| Water Color: Clear | Turbidity: 1.84 NTU / pH: 8.45 | Stream Gradient: 1.0% | |||||||||
| Qualitative Velocity: | 48 hr. Precipitation/Runoff: None/Trace | ||||||||||
| Substrates: Cobble, Gravel, Sand | |||||||||||
Channel Dimensions:
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Rosgen Channel Classification: | ||||||||||
| Visit Comments: Hanna Probe; pH = 8.81, Cond = 232 | |||||||||||
Vegetation Classification
| Left Bank | Right Bank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Distance From OHW(m) |
0-5 | Open Low Willow Shrub | Open Low Willow Shrub |
| 5-10 | Tussock Tundra | Tussock Tundra | |
| 10-20 | Tussock Tundra | Tussock Tundra | |
| 20-30 | Tussock Tundra | Tussock Tundra | |
Fish Sampling Effort
| Gear Type: Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (A) | ||
| EF Time(s): 243 | Efficiency: Fair | |
| Channel Type: Main Channel (>50% of water flow) | ||
| Comments: FW 265 - 266 | ||
| Gear Type: Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (B) | ||
| EF Time(s): 265 | Efficiency: Fair | |
| Channel Type: Main Channel (>50% of water flow) | ||
| Comments: WP 267 - 268 | ||
| Gear Type: Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (C) | ||
| EF Time(s): 240 | Efficiency: Fair | |
| Channel Type: Main Channel (>50% of water flow) | ||
| Comments: WP 269 - 270 | ||
| Gear Type: Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (D) | ||
| EF Time(s): 289 | Efficiency: Fair | |
| Channel Type: Main Channel (>50% of water flow) | ||
| Comments: WP 271 - 272 | ||
| Gear Type: Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (E) | ||
| EF Time(s): 255 | Efficiency: Fair | |
| Channel Type: Main Channel (>50% of water flow) | ||
| Comments: WP 273 - 374 | ||
| Gear Type: Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (F) | ||
| EF Time(s): 247 | Efficiency: Fair | |
| Channel Type: Main Channel (>50% of water flow) | ||
| Comments: WP 275 - 276 | ||
| Gear Type: Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (G) | ||
| EF Time(s): 258 | Efficiency: Fair | |
| Channel Type: Main Channel (>50% of water flow) | ||
| Comments: WP 277 - 278 | ||
| Gear Type: Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (H) | ||
| EF Time(s): 257 | Efficiency: Fair | |
| Channel Type: Main Channel (>50% of water flow) | ||
| Comments: WP 279 - 280 | ||
| Gear Type: Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (I) | ||
| EF Time(s): 174 | Efficiency: Poor | |
| Channel Type: Main Channel (>50% of water flow) | ||
| Comments: WP 281 - 282, Swift river, sped up to 7km/hr | ||
| Gear Type: Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (J) | ||
| EF Time(s): 334 | Efficiency: Fair | |
| Channel Type: Main Channel (>50% of water flow) | ||
| Comments: WP 283 - 284 | ||
Fish Observations
| Species: juvenile/adult Arctic grayling | Life History: Resident | ||
| Total Fish Observed: 8 | Fish Measured: 8 | Passage Barrier: | |
| Fork Lengths (mm) Min: 278 Max: 345 Mean: 313 | |||
| Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (2) Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (1) Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (1) Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (2) Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (1) Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (1) | |||
| Species: juvenile/adult Arctic grayling | Life History: Resident | ||
| Total Fish Observed: 3 | Fish Measured: 3 | Passage Barrier: | |
| Fork Lengths (mm) Min: 62 Max: 70 Mean: 65 | |||
| Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (1) Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (1) | |||
| Species: juvenile/adult longnose sucker | Life History: Resident | ||
| Total Fish Observed: 6 | Fish Measured: 6 | Passage Barrier: | |
| Fork Lengths (mm) Min: 400 Max: 456 Mean: 433 | |||
| Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (3) Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (1) Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (2) | |||
Photos
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