Fish Passage Site 20400017

Coordinates (dec. deg.): 61.37880°, -149.53295°
Legal Description: S015N001W19
Region: South Central
Road Name: Birchtree Street

Datum: NAD83
Quad Name / ITM: Anchorage B-7
AWC Stream #:
Stream Name: Parks Creek

Elevation:

Site Comments: FIRE CREEK WATERSHEDT, BEAVER DAM JUST UPSTREAM

Survey Date: Aug 05, 2004

Survey ANC04-1A017

Observers: Dean Beers, Joe Miller

Overall Fish Passage Rating: Red

Tidal: No
Backwatered: No

Step Pools:
Construction Year:


Comments: FIRE CREEK WATERSHED, BURBOT ABOVE CULVERT, BEAVER DAM JUST UPSTREAM

Culvert Measurements

ID: 1 Structure Type: Circular pipe (Corrugated Metal) Fish Passage Rating:
 
Length(ft): 77.6
Inlet Type: Projecting
Outlet Type:
Corrugation Depth(in.): 0.5
Corrugation Width(in.): 2.67
Condition Rating(1-5): 3
Approach Angle:
Sedimentation At Inlet:
Inlet Substrate:
Outlet Substrate:
InletOutlet
Width(ft):4.0
Height(ft):4.0
Apron Length(ft):
Water Depth(ft): 0.5
Rustline Height(ft):0.6
Substrate Depth(ft):
Backwatered?:
Baffles Present: No
Embedded?: No
Outfall Height: 0.4
Outfall Type:
Constriction Ratio: 0.44
Culvert Gradient: 2.29%
Max Slope:
Max Slope Length:

Stream Measurements

Stream SubstratesUpstreamDownstream
Dominant:
Subdominant:
Stream Slope(deg.):
Stream Flow Stage:
Stream Width Type Distance From
Crossing (ft)		 Stream
Width (ft)
Upstream bank full 75.0 26.50
Upstream bank full 100.0 16.40
Upstream bed width 75.0 4.80
Upstream bed width 100.0 2.90
Upstream ordinary high water 75.0 10.10
Upstream ordinary high water 100.0 8.20

Elevations

Locator ID Culvert
Number		 River
Distance (ft)1		 Distance From
Crossing (ft)2		 Relative
Elevation (ft)
D/S Thalweg 93.66
D/S Tailcrest or 1st Thalweg 93.86
Max Pool Depth 94.17
OHW Left Bank 94.37
OHW Left Bank 94.77
U/S Thalweg 1 95.63
Outlet Invert 1 0.00 0.0 94.27
Road Elev 38.50 104.91
Inlet Culvert Invert 1 77.00 0.0 96.05

Notes:

  1. River distance is measured continuously throughout the survey reach along the thalweg of the stream.
  2. Measured from each end of the crossing along the thalweg of the stream.

Fish Sampling Efforts

Gear Type: Visual Observation, Ground (A)

Fish Observations

No fish observations occurred during this survey.

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