Fish Passage Site 20501407

Coordinates (dec. deg.): 62.31582°, -150.22112°
Legal Description: S026N005W28
Region: South Central
Road Name: Susitna River Road

Datum: NAD83
Quad Name / ITM: Talkeetna B-1
AWC Stream #:
Stream Name: Trapper Creek tributary

Elevation:

Site Comments: SUSITNA RIVER WATERSHED

Multiple surveys have been conducted at this site — click on the drop down
arrow to the right of the survey date below to choose a different report for this site.

Survey PRK09-SRR04

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

Overall Fish Passage Rating: Green

Tidal: No
Backwatered: Yes

Step Pools: No
Construction Year:


Site Observations:

  1. Culvert gradient red
  2. Culvert gradient gray
  3. Hydraulic flows exceeded capacity

Comments: Two previous sites combined into one. PRK041A044 & PRK041A045

Culvert Measurements

ID: 1 Structure Type: Circular pipe (Corrugated steel) Fish Passage Rating: Green
 
Length(ft): 50.4
Inlet Type: Flared Inlet
Outlet Type: Flared Inlet
Corrugation Depth(in.): 0.5
Corrugation Width(in.): 2.67
Condition Rating(1-5): 4
Approach Angle:
Sedimentation At Inlet: No
Inlet Substrate: None
Outlet Substrate: Gravel
InletOutlet
Width(ft):2.9 3.0
Height(ft):3.0 2.1
Apron Length(ft):5.0 4.5
Water Depth(ft): 1.35
Rustline Height(ft):0.0
Substrate Depth(ft):0.0 0.9
Backwatered?: No
Baffles Present: No
Embedded?: No
Outfall Height: 0.0
Outfall Type: At Stream Grade
Constriction Ratio:
Culvert Gradient: 0.46%
Max Slope:
Max Slope Length:
  Culvert Observations:
  1. None of this type
ID: 2 Structure Type: Circular pipe (Corrugated steel) Fish Passage Rating: Red
 
Length(ft): 50.2
Inlet Type: Flared Inlet
Outlet Type: Flared Inlet
Corrugation Depth(in.): 0.5
Corrugation Width(in.): 2.67
Condition Rating(1-5): 5
Approach Angle:
Sedimentation At Inlet: No
Inlet Substrate: None
Outlet Substrate: None
InletOutlet
Width(ft):2.9 2.9
Height(ft):3.0 3.0
Apron Length(ft):5.0 4.5
Water Depth(ft): 0.0
Rustline Height(ft):0.0
Substrate Depth(ft):0.0 0.0
Backwatered?: No
Baffles Present: No
Embedded?: No
Outfall Height: 0.0
Outfall Type: At Stream Grade
Constriction Ratio:
Culvert Gradient: -1.14%
Max Slope:
Max Slope Length:
 

Comments: Dry

  Culvert Observations:
  1. Culvert gradient red
ID: 3 Structure Type: Circular pipe (Corrugated steel) Fish Passage Rating: Green
 
Length(ft): 49.8
Inlet Type: Flared Inlet
Outlet Type: Flared Inlet
Corrugation Depth(in.): 0.5
Corrugation Width(in.): 2.67
Condition Rating(1-5): 5
Approach Angle:
Sedimentation At Inlet: No
Inlet Substrate: None
Outlet Substrate: None
InletOutlet
Width(ft):3.0 3.0
Height(ft):2.9 2.9
Apron Length(ft):5.0 4.5
Water Depth(ft): 0.42
Rustline Height(ft):0.0
Substrate Depth(ft):0.0 0.0
Backwatered?: Yes
Baffles Present: No
Embedded?: No
Outfall Height: 0.0
Outfall Type: At Stream Grade
Constriction Ratio:
Culvert Gradient: -0.28%
Max Slope:
Max Slope Length:
 

Comments: Pipe is backwatered.

  Culvert Observations:
  1. None of this type
ID: 4 Structure Type: Circular pipe (Corrugated steel) Fish Passage Rating: Gray
 
Length(ft): 49.8
Inlet Type: Flared Inlet
Outlet Type: Flared Inlet
Corrugation Depth(in.): 0.5
Corrugation Width(in.): 2.67
Condition Rating(1-5): 5
Approach Angle:
Sedimentation At Inlet: No
Inlet Substrate: None
Outlet Substrate: None
InletOutlet
Width(ft):2.9 2.9
Height(ft):3.0 3.0
Apron Length(ft):4.5 4.5
Water Depth(ft): 0.42
Rustline Height(ft):0.0
Substrate Depth(ft):0.0 0.0
Backwatered?: No
Baffles Present: No
Embedded?: No
Outfall Height: 0.0
Outfall Type: At Stream Grade
Constriction Ratio:
Culvert Gradient: 0.98%
Max Slope:
Max Slope Length:
  Culvert Observations:
  1. Culvert gradient gray
ID: 5 Structure Type: Circular pipe (Corrugated steel) Fish Passage Rating: Red
 
Length(ft): 53.3
Inlet Type: Flared Inlet
Outlet Type: Flared Inlet
Corrugation Depth(in.): 0.5
Corrugation Width(in.): 2.67
Condition Rating(1-5): 5
Approach Angle:
Sedimentation At Inlet: No
Inlet Substrate: None
Outlet Substrate: None
InletOutlet
Width(ft):2.9 3.0
Height(ft):3.0 2.9
Apron Length(ft):4.5 4.5
Water Depth(ft): 0.41
Rustline Height(ft):0.0
Substrate Depth(ft):0.0 0.0
Backwatered?: No
Baffles Present: No
Embedded?: No
Outfall Height: 0.0
Outfall Type: At Stream Grade
Constriction Ratio:
Culvert Gradient: 1.44%
Max Slope:
Max Slope Length:
  Culvert Observations:
  1. Culvert gradient red
ID: 6 Structure Type: Circular pipe (Corrugated steel) Fish Passage Rating: Red
 
Length(ft): 49.6
Inlet Type: Flared Inlet
Outlet Type: Flared Inlet
Corrugation Depth(in.): 0.5
Corrugation Width(in.): 2.67
Condition Rating(1-5): 4
Approach Angle:
Sedimentation At Inlet: No
Inlet Substrate: None
Outlet Substrate: None
InletOutlet
Width(ft):2.9 2.9
Height(ft):3.0 3.0
Apron Length(ft):4.5 4.5
Water Depth(ft): 0.85
Rustline Height(ft):0.0
Substrate Depth(ft):0.0 0.0
Backwatered?: No
Baffles Present: No
Embedded?: No
Outfall Height: 0.0
Outfall Type: At Stream Grade
Constriction Ratio:
Culvert Gradient: 1.25%
Max Slope:
Max Slope Length:
  Culvert Observations:
  1. Culvert gradient red

Stream Measurements

Stream SubstratesUpstreamDownstream
Dominant:Silt/ClaySilt/Clay
Subdominant:
Stream Slope(deg.):
Stream Flow Stage:Medium

No stream width data available.

Elevations

Locator ID Culvert
Number
River
Distance (ft)1
Distance From
Crossing (ft)2
Relative
Elevation (ft)
Outlet Pool Water Elev 4 95.76
U/S Headwater 4 95.88
Outlet Pool Water Elev 5 96.46
Outlet Pool Water Elev 3 96.53
U/S Headwater 2 96.54
U/S Headwater 3 96.55
Outlet Pool Water Elev 1 96.69
U/S Headwater 1 96.70
Outlet Pool Water Elev 6 96.85
U/S Headwater 6 96.86
D/S Water Surface Elev (ws @ TWC) 3 0.00 30.0 96.53
D/S Tailcrest or 1st Thalweg (TWC for pipe 3) 3 0.00 30.0 96.37
D/S Tailcrest or 1st Thalweg (TWC of out pool #4) 4 14.50 15.5 95.57
D/S Water Surface Elev (ws @ TWC) 4 14.50 15.5 95.75
D/S Thalweg (end apron) 4 25.50 4.5 95.21
D/S Thalweg (end apron) 3 25.50 4.5 95.98
D/S Thalweg (end apron) 2 25.50 4.5 96.77
D/S Thalweg (end apron) 5 25.60 4.4 95.93
D/S Thalweg (end apron) 6 25.70 4.3 95.81
D/S Thalweg (end apron) 1 25.70 4.3 95.63
Outlet Invert 4 30.00 0.0 95.34
Outlet Invert 1 30.00 0.0 95.34
Outlet Invert 6 30.00 0.0 96.00
Outlet Invert 5 30.00 0.0 96.05
Outlet Invert 3 30.00 0.0 96.11
Outlet Invert 2 30.00 0.0 96.94
Road Elev (over pipe 1) 55.00 103.30
Road Elev (over pipe 6) 55.00 103.69
Inlet Culvert Invert 2 80.00 0.0 96.37
Inlet Culvert Invert 5 80.00 0.0 96.82
Inlet Culvert Invert 6 80.00 0.0 96.62
Inlet Culvert Invert 1 80.00 0.0 95.57
Inlet Culvert Invert 4 80.00 0.0 95.83
Inlet Culvert Invert 3 80.00 0.0 95.97
U/S Thalweg (end apron) 4 84.40 4.4 95.84
U/S Thalweg (end apron - WD = .28 @ end apron) 5 84.40 4.4 96.45
U/S Thalweg (end apron) 2 84.50 4.5 95.90
U/S Thalweg (end apron) 3 84.60 4.6 95.83
U/S Thalweg (end apron) 1 84.70 4.7 95.63
U/S Thalweg (end apron) 6 86.00 6.0 95.82

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

No fish sampling occurred during this survey.

Fish Observations

No fish observations occurred during this survey.

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