Fish Inventory Site FSNPR1614C02

Coordinates (dec. deg.): 69.19019°, -154.54942°
Legal Description: U003S011W09
Region: Arctic

Datum: WGS84
Quad Name / ITM: Ikpikpuk River A-3
AWC Stream #:
Stream Name: September Creek

Elevation:

Site Comments: H133

Survey Date: Aug 09, 2016

Survey FSNPR16-14C02

Observers: Raye Ann Neustel, Marla Carter

Station Characteristics

Water Temperature: 11.76° C DO: 8.59 ppm Conductivity: 285.0 μS/cm Stream Stage: Low
Water Color: Clear Turbidity: 10.6 NTU / pH: 7.81 Stream Gradient: 0.75%
Qualitative Velocity: 48 hr. Precipitation/Runoff: Moderate
Substrates: Gravel, Silt/Clay
Channel Dimensions:
  (OHW) (Wetted)
Stream Width: 4.7 m
Thalweg Depth: 0.52 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 Closed Tall Willow Shrub Unvegetated
5-10 Tussock Tundra Unvegetated
10-20 Tussock Tundra 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: 2 Fish Measured: 2 Passage Barrier:
Fork Lengths (mm) Min: 44 Max: 44 Mean: 44
Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Smith-Root LR-24 (2)
 
Species: juvenile/adult ninespine stickleback Life History: Resident
Total Fish Observed: 1 Fish Measured: 1 Passage Barrier:
Fork Lengths (mm) Min: 81 Max: 81 Mean: 81
Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Smith-Root LR-24 (1)
 

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