Fish Passage Site 20200944

Coordinates (dec. deg.): 60.14376°, -149.41443°
Legal Description: S001N001W26
Region: South Central
Road Name: Salmon Creek Road

Datum: NAD83
Quad Name / ITM: Seward A-7
AWC Stream #:
Stream Name: Unnamed

Elevation:

Site Comments: Distributary of Salmon Creek. Amount of water in this channel varies from year to year. Marshy on both sides of creek.

Multiple surveys have been conducted at this site — click on the drop down
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Survey KEN17-17_08

Observers: Jeff Sires, Luke Violette, Louis Mitchell

Overall Fish Passage Rating: Green

Tidal: No
Backwatered: Yes

Step Pools: No
Construction Year: 2012


Site Observations:

  1. Sediment accumulation
  2. Culvert sagging in middle
  3. Damage associated with ice problems

Comments: KWFRES_17_08. Culvert assessment data collection and photographs submitted by the Kenai Watershed Forum. Both culverts slumping in middle. C1 is main culvert. Downstream tailwater control higher than inverts, backwatering culvert, high flows at time of survey, at lower flows likely lower slow flow through culvert. C2 set higher more as an overflow and inlet invert higher than downstream grade point. Unsure is C2 takes flow at all water levels or only higher ones. Upstream water surface gradient to railroad track culverts 0.55%, downstream water surface gradient 0.17%.

Culvert Measurements

ID: 1 Structure Type: Box culvert (Structural aluminum plate) Fish Passage Rating: Green
 
Length(ft): 72.16
Inlet Type: Projecting
Outlet Type: Projecting
Corrugation Depth(in.): 2.0
Corrugation Width(in.): 8.0
Condition Rating(1-5): 3
Approach Angle: 50.0
Sedimentation At Inlet: No
Inlet Substrate: Sand
Outlet Substrate: Sand
InletOutlet
Width(ft):18.5 18.5
Height(ft):6.5 4.5
Apron Length(ft):
Water Depth(ft): 2.47
Rustline Height(ft):4.5
Substrate Depth(ft): 2.0
Backwatered?: Yes
Baffles Present: No
Embedded?: No
Outfall Height: 0.0
Outfall Type: At Stream Grade
Constriction Ratio: 0.87
Culvert Gradient: 2.16%
Max Slope:
Max Slope Length:
 

Comments: Water surface gradient through culvert 0.11%, substrate gradient through culvert -1.01%.

  Culvert Observations:
  1. Sediment accumulation
  2. Culvert sagging in middle
  3. Damage associated with ice problems
  4. Culvert gradient red
ID: 2 Structure Type: Circular pipe (Corrugated steel) Fish Passage Rating: Green
 
Length(ft): 68.88
Inlet Type: Mitered
Outlet Type: Mitered
Corrugation Depth(in.): 0.5
Corrugation Width(in.): 2.5
Condition Rating(1-5): 2
Approach Angle: 50.0
Sedimentation At Inlet: Yes
Inlet Substrate: Sand
Outlet Substrate: Sand
InletOutlet
Width(ft):6.0 6.0
Height(ft):2.75 3.5
Apron Length(ft):
Water Depth(ft): 2.05
Rustline Height(ft):2.75
Substrate Depth(ft):1.33
Backwatered?: Maybe
Baffles Present: No
Embedded?: No
Outfall Height: 0.0
Outfall Type: At Stream Grade
Constriction Ratio:
Culvert Gradient: -0.04%
Max Slope:
Max Slope Length:
 

Comments: Substrate depth at outlet not recorded, not sure if there is none. Substrate gradient through culvert 1.58%. Water surface gradient through culvert 0%.

  Culvert Observations:
  1. Sediment accumulation
  2. Culvert sagging in middle
  3. Damage associated with ice problems

Stream Measurements

Stream SubstratesUpstreamDownstream
Dominant:SandSand
Subdominant:GravelGravel
Stream Slope(deg.):0.17
Stream Flow Stage:High
Stream Width Type Distance From
Crossing (ft)
Stream
Width (ft)
Downstream ordinary high water 30.0 24.50
Downstream ordinary high water 67.0 20.50
Downstream ordinary high water 96.0 23.50
Upstream ordinary high water 23.0 16.00
Upstream ordinary high water 45.0 23.00
Upstream ordinary high water 60.0 24.50

Elevations

Locator ID Culvert
Number
River
Distance (ft)1
Distance From
Crossing (ft)2
Relative
Elevation (ft)
Road Elev 98.14
D/S Water Surface Elev 0.00 92.97
D/S Thalweg (upstream of split in creek) 0.00 91.43
D/S Water Surface Elev 15.00 92.92
D/S Grade Ctrl (Thalweg) (Large log) 15.00 90.33
D/S Thalweg 45.00 91.02
D/S Water Surface Elev 45.00 93.10
D/S Water Surface Elev 93.00 93.13
D/S Thalweg (Stream begins to form channel from outlet pool here) 93.00 91.62
Max Pool Depth 1 120.00 90.67
Outlet Pool Water Elev 1 120.00 93.10
D/S Water Surface Elev 1 121.00 93.13
Outlet Culvert Top 1 121.00 95.20
Outlet Invert (measured on top of rib corrugation) 1 121.00 90.66
Max Pool Depth 2 121.00 90.70
Outlet Pool Water Elev 2 121.00 93.07
Outlet Invert 2 125.00 91.13
Outlet Culvert Top 2 125.00 94.92
D/S Water Surface Elev 2 125.00 93.18
U/S Water Surface Elev 1 193.15 93.21
U/S Water Surface Elev 2 193.15 93.07
Inlet Culvert Top 2 193.15 94.89
Inlet Culvert Top (measured on top of rib corrugation) 1 193.15 96.58
Inlet Culvert Invert 1 193.15 89.93
Inlet Culvert Invert 2 193.15 92.22
U/S Thalweg (inlet pool) 2 198.15 92.07
U/S Thalweg (inlet pool) 1 198.15 90.71
U/S Water Surface Elev 1 198.15 93.19
U/S Water Surface Elev 2 198.15 93.19
U/S Water Surface Elev 243.15 93.47
U/S Grade Ctrl (Thalweg) (Riffle over rip rap) 243.15 92.29
U/S Thalweg 273.15 91.37
U/S Water Surface Elev 273.15 93.87
U/S Water Surface Elev 298.15 93.80
U/S Thalweg 298.15 89.90
U/S Thalweg (at outlet of upstream culvert under railroad) 313.15 90.59
U/S Water Surface Elev 313.15 93.82

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: Minnow Trap (A) Trap Duration(h): 2.0
Comments: Trap set about 100 feet upstream.
 
Gear Type: Minnow Trap (B) Trap Duration(h): 2.0
Comments: Trap set about 32 feet downstream.

Fish Observations

No fish observations occurred during this survey.

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