Fish Inventory Site FSNPR1615C04

Coordinates (dec. deg.): 69.71278°, -152.09613°
Legal Description: U004N001W10
Region: Arctic

Datum: WGS84
Quad Name / ITM: Umiat C-4
AWC Stream #: 330-00-10700-2202
Stream Name: Kikiakrorak River

Elevation:

Site Comments: H161

Survey Date: Aug 10, 2016

Survey FSNPR16-15C04

Observers: Raye Ann Neustel, Marla Carter

Station Characteristics

Water Temperature: 9.53° C DO: 10.72 ppm Conductivity: 185.0 μS/cm Stream Stage: Low
Water Color: Clear Turbidity: 2.04 NTU / pH: 8.3 Stream Gradient: 1.5%
Qualitative Velocity: 48 hr. Precipitation/Runoff: None/Trace
Substrates: Sand
Channel Dimensions:
  (OHW) (Wetted)
Stream Width: 3.4 m
Thalweg Depth: 0.2 m
Rosgen Channel Classification: (C5) 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 Unvegetated Sedge-Willow Tundra
5-10 Unvegetated Mesic Grass-Herb Meadow Tundra
10-20 Bluejoint-Herb 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 Arctic grayling Life History: Resident
Total Fish Observed: 12 Fish Measured: 12 Passage Barrier:
Fork Lengths (mm) Min: 46 Max: 105 Mean: 63
Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Smith-Root LR-24 (11) Visual Observation, Ground (1)
 
Species: juvenile/adult ninespine stickleback Life History: Resident
Total Fish Observed: 6 Fish Measured: 2 Passage Barrier:
Fork Lengths (mm) Min: 29 Max: 39 Mean: 34
Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Smith-Root LR-24 (2) Minnow Trap (4)
 

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