Fish Inventory Site FSNPR1613C05

Coordinates (dec. deg.): 69.83194°, -153.58253°
Legal Description: U006N008W08
Region: Arctic

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

Elevation:

Site Comments: H47

Survey Date: Aug 08, 2016

Survey FSNPR16-13C05

Observers: Raye Ann Neustel, Marla Carter

Station Characteristics

Water Temperature: 10.41° C DO: 10.14 ppm Conductivity: 74.0 μS/cm Stream Stage: Low
Water Color: Muddy Turbidity: 7.8 NTU / pH: 6.95 Stream Gradient: 0.5%
Qualitative Velocity: 48 hr. Precipitation/Runoff: None
Substrates: Sand, Organic
Channel Dimensions:
  (OHW) (Wetted)
Stream Width: 1.9 m
Thalweg Depth: 0.34 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 Mesic Grass-Herb Meadow Tundra Mesic Sedge-Herb Meadow Tundra
5-10 Mesic Grass-Herb Meadow Tundra 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 ninespine stickleback Life History: Resident
Total Fish Observed: 5 Fish Measured: 5 Passage Barrier:
Fork Lengths (mm) Min: 23 Max: 35 Mean: 29
Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Smith-Root LR-24 (5)
 

Photos

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