Fish Inventory Site FSNPR1616C03

Coordinates (dec. deg.): 68.51068°, -154.31690°
Legal Description: U011S010W07
Region: Arctic

Datum: WGS84
Quad Name / ITM: Killik River C-3
AWC Stream #:
Stream Name: Travelair Creek

Elevation:

Site Comments: H95

Survey Date: Aug 11, 2016

Survey FSNPR16-16C03

Observers: Raye Ann Neustel, Marla Carter

Station Characteristics

Water Temperature: 7.99° C DO: 11.9 ppm Conductivity: 43.0 μS/cm Stream Stage: Medium
Water Color: Clear Turbidity: 8.48 NTU / pH: 6.92 Stream Gradient: 3.5%
Qualitative Velocity: 48 hr. Precipitation/Runoff: None/Trace
Substrates: Cobble, Boulder, Gravel
Channel Dimensions:
  (OHW) (Wetted)
Stream Width: 12.8 m
Thalweg Depth: 0.44 m
Rosgen Channel Classification: (B3) Moderately entrenched, moderate gradient, riffle dominated channel, with infrequently spaced pools. Very stable plan and profile. Stable banks.
Visit Comments: None

Vegetation Classification

Left Bank Right Bank
Distance
From
OHW(m)		 0-5 Closed Tall Willow Shrub Unvegetated
5-10 Unvegetated Closed Tall Willow Shrub
10-20 Closed Tall Willow Shrub 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: 3 Fish Measured: 3 Passage Barrier:
Fork Lengths (mm) Min: 39 Max: 44 Mean: 41
Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Smith-Root LR-24 (3)
 
Species: juvenile/adult Arctic grayling Life History: Resident
Total Fish Observed: 1 Fish Measured: 1 Passage Barrier:
Fork Lengths (mm) Min: 265 Max: 265 Mean: 265
Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Smith-Root LR-24 (1)
 

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