Fish Inventory Site FSNPR1615C03

Coordinates (dec. deg.): 70.07867°, -150.56965°
Legal Description: U008N006E02
Region: Arctic

Datum: WGS84
Quad Name / ITM: Harrison Bay A-1
AWC Stream #: 330-00-10700-2090
Stream Name: Kachemach River

Elevation:

Site Comments: H105

Survey Date: Aug 10, 2016

Survey FSNPR16-15C03

Observers: Raye Ann Neustel, Marla Carter

Station Characteristics

Water Temperature: 9.77° C DO: 9.9 ppm Conductivity: 209.0 μS/cm Stream Stage: Low
Water Color: Clear Turbidity: 2.08 NTU / pH: 8.75 Stream Gradient: 0.5%
Qualitative Velocity: 48 hr. Precipitation/Runoff: None/Trace
Substrates: Gravel, Silt/Clay, Organic
Channel Dimensions:
  (OHW) (Wetted)
Stream Width: 4.1 m
Thalweg Depth: 0.58 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 Tussock Tundra Tussock Tundra
10-20 Tussock Tundra Tussock Tundra
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 ninespine stickleback Life History: Resident
Total Fish Observed: 2 Fish Measured: 2 Passage Barrier:
Fork Lengths (mm) Min: 27 Max: 42 Mean: 34
Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Smith-Root LR-24 (2)
 

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