Fish Passage Site 20501396

Coordinates (dec. deg.): 62.31191°, -150.39220°
Legal Description: S026N006W28
Region: South Central
Road Name: Petersville Road

Datum: NAD83
Quad Name / ITM: Talkeetna B-1
AWC Stream #: 247-41-10200-2081-3100-4136-5013
Stream Name: Ninemile Creek tributary

Elevation:

Site Comments: SUSITNA RIVER WATERSHED

Multiple surveys have been conducted at this site — click on the drop down
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Survey PRK09-PVR07

Project Supervisor: Gillian O'Doherty, ADFG
Observers: Heidi Zimmer, Ben Histand

Overall Fish Passage Rating: Red

Tidal: No
Backwatered: No

Step Pools: No
Construction Year:


Site Observations:

  1. Outfall height red
  2. Culvert gradient gray
  3. Compound gradient in pipe
  4. Mechanical damage or joints parting

Comments: Resurvey of PRK04IA033; compound grade from large cobble 1/3 of way from inlet; max grade is inlet miter. Evidence of old beaver activity downstream. **Updated site photos added from 9/9/16 site visit from Sampling Unmapped Streams in the MSB project. Fish sampling information entered into AFFI.

Culvert Measurements

ID: 1 Structure Type: Circular pipe (Structural steel plate) Fish Passage Rating: Red
 
Length(ft): 84.2
Inlet Type: Mitered
Outlet Type: Mitered
Corrugation Depth(in.): 0.5
Corrugation Width(in.): 2.67
Condition Rating(1-5): 3
Approach Angle: 10.0
Sedimentation At Inlet: Yes
Inlet Substrate: None
Outlet Substrate: None
InletOutlet
Width(ft):4.9 4.9
Height(ft):4.9 5.0
Apron Length(ft):
Water Depth(ft): 0.09
Rustline Height(ft):2.5
Substrate Depth(ft):0.0 0.0
Backwatered?: No
Baffles Present: No
Embedded?: No
Outfall Height: 0.43
Outfall Type: Free Fall In To Pool
Constriction Ratio: 0.86
Culvert Gradient: 0.57%
Max Slope: 3.4
Max Slope Length:
  Culvert Observations:
  1. Outfall height red
  2. Culvert gradient gray
  3. Compound gradient in pipe
  4. Mechanical damage or joints parting

Stream Measurements

Stream SubstratesUpstreamDownstream
Dominant:Silt/ClaySilt/Clay
Subdominant:CobbleCobble
Stream Slope(deg.):
Stream Flow Stage:Medium
Stream Width Type Distance From
Crossing (ft)
Stream
Width (ft)
Upstream ordinary high water 112.0 6.00
Upstream ordinary high water 150.0 7.00
Upstream ordinary high water 200.0 4.00

Elevations

Locator ID Culvert
Number
River
Distance (ft)1
Distance From
Crossing (ft)2
Relative
Elevation (ft)
Outlet Pool Water Elev 1 90.27
U/S Headwater 1 91.53
D/S Grade Ctrl (Thalweg) 1 0.00 48.0 89.34
D/S Water Surface Elev (ws at gp) 1 0.00 48.0 89.62
D/S Tailcrest or 1st Thalweg 1 38.00 10.0 90.06
D/S Water Surface Elev (ws at twc) 1 38.00 10.0 90.28
D/S Thalweg (bottom of pool) 1 44.50 3.5 89.27
D/S Water Surface Elev (ws at gp) 1 45.00 3.0 91.55
D/S Thalweg (stream bed at end of pipe) 1 48.00 0.0 90.05
Outlet Invert (end of pipe) 1 48.00 0.0 90.61
D/S Thalweg (invert at top of miter at outlet) 1 54.00 -6.0 90.50
Road Elev 1 90.00 100.69
U/S Thalweg (invert at top of miter at inlet) 1 127.00 -5.0 90.92
Inlet Culvert Invert (end of pipe) 1 132.00 0.0 91.09
U/S Grade Ctrl (Thalweg) 1 135.00 3.0 91.31

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

No fish sampling occurred during this survey.

Fish Observations

No fish observations occurred during this survey.

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