Fish Passage Site 20501468

Coordinates (dec. deg.): 62.16042°, -149.93346°
Legal Description: S024N004W24
Region: South Central
Road Name: Malaspina

Datum: WGS84
Quad Name / ITM: Talkeetna Mts A-6
AWC Stream #:
Stream Name: Unnamed

Elevation:

Site Comments: None

Multiple surveys have been conducted at this site — click on the drop down
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Survey PRK09-MAL01

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 red
  3. Inlet perch
  4. Mechanical damage or joints parting

Comments: Top of pipe is caved in in middle nearly to water surface in middle of pipe. Length measured by tape across road. Inlet perch formed by cobble & vegetation

Culvert Measurements

ID: 1 Structure Type: Circular pipe (Corrugated steel) Fish Passage Rating: Red
 
Length(ft): 40.3
Inlet Type: Projecting
Outlet Type: Projecting
Corrugation Depth(in.): 0.5
Corrugation Width(in.): 2.67
Condition Rating(1-5): 3
Approach Angle: 41.0
Sedimentation At Inlet: Yes
Inlet Substrate: None
Outlet Substrate: None
InletOutlet
Width(ft):2.9 2.9
Height(ft):2.9 2.8
Apron Length(ft):
Water Depth(ft): 0.13
Rustline Height(ft):1.5
Substrate Depth(ft):0.0 0.0
Backwatered?: No
Baffles Present: No
Embedded?: No
Outfall Height: 0.63
Outfall Type: Cascade Over Rip-Rap
Constriction Ratio: 1.03
Culvert Gradient: 2.36%
Max Slope:
Max Slope Length:
  Culvert Observations:
  1. Outfall height red
  2. Culvert gradient red
  3. Inlet perch
  4. Mechanical damage or joints parting

Stream Measurements

Stream SubstratesUpstreamDownstream
Dominant:Silt/ClayCobble
Subdominant:CobbleCobble
Stream Slope(deg.):
Stream Flow Stage:Medium
Stream Width Type Distance From
Crossing (ft)
Stream
Width (ft)
Downstream ordinary high water 36.0 2.00
Downstream ordinary high water 72.0 4.00
Downstream ordinary high water 85.0 3.00

Elevations

Locator ID Culvert
Number
River
Distance (ft)1
Distance From
Crossing (ft)2
Relative
Elevation (ft)
Outlet Pool Water Elev (WS outlet pool) 1 95.70
D/S Grade Ctrl (Thalweg) (2nd GP d/s confluence of 2 channels) 1 0.00 28.0 92.66
D/S Water Surface Elev (WS at GP) 1 0.00 28.0 92.95
D/S Grade Ctrl (Thalweg) (TWC for smaller channel) 1 19.20 8.8 95.36
D/S Tailcrest or 1st Thalweg 1 22.80 5.2 95.40
D/S Water Surface Elev (WS at TWC) 1 22.80 5.2 95.66
D/S Thalweg (bottom outlet pool) 1 26.20 1.8 94.70
Outlet Invert 1 28.00 0.0 96.20
D/S Thalweg (stream bed end of pipe) 1 28.00 0.0 95.32
Road Elev 1 48.00 101.59
Inlet Culvert Invert 1 68.00 0.0 97.15
U/S Thalweg 1 68.80 0.8 97.67
U/S Grade Ctrl (Thalweg) 1 69.50 1.5 97.83
U/S Headwater (WS at top of inlet perch) 1 69.50 1.5 98.21
U/S Thalweg (u/s chan (slough) bottom) 1 79.50 11.5 95.29

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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