Fish Passage Site 20502058

Coordinates (dec. deg.): 63.20198°, -147.27859°
Legal Description: F020S002E12
Region: South Central
Road Name: Valdez Mining District Road

Datum: NAD83
Quad Name / ITM: Healy A-1
AWC Stream #:
Stream Name: Gregg Creek tributary

Elevation:

Site Comments: Old mine road off the Denali Highway

Survey Date: Jul 06, 2011

Survey MSB11-PSVMD04

Project Supervisor: Gillian O'Doherty, Alaska Department of Fish and Game — Anchorage, AK
Observers: John Greuey, Abraham Gioffre

Overall Fish Passage Rating: Red

Tidal: No
Backwatered: No

Step Pools: No
Construction Year:


Site Observations:

  1. Outfall height red
  2. Structural Problem
  3. Culvert sagging in middle
  4. Mechanical damage or joints parting

Comments: Culvert is on a small tributary draining an upland area of mountain hillside. Inlet is greater than 75% plugged with rocks creating a hydraulic jump in pipe near inlet of about 2'. Culvert sags in middle and inlet and outlet both partially crushed.

Culvert Measurements

ID: 1 Structure Type: Circular pipe (Non-corrugated metal) Fish Passage Rating: Red
 
Length(ft): 40.0
Inlet Type: Projecting
Outlet Type: Projecting
Corrugation Depth(in.):
Corrugation Width(in.):
Condition Rating(1-5): 1
Approach Angle: 9.0
Sedimentation At Inlet: No
Inlet Substrate: None
Outlet Substrate: None
InletOutlet
Width(ft):2.25 3.25
Height(ft):1.1 0.3
Apron Length(ft):0.0 0.0
Water Depth(ft): 0.2
Rustline Height(ft):
Substrate Depth(ft):0.0 0.0
Backwatered?: No
Baffles Present: No
Embedded?: No
Outfall Height: 0.8
Outfall Type: Free Fall In To Pool
Constriction Ratio: 0.5
Culvert Gradient:
Max Slope:
Max Slope Length:
  Culvert Observations:
  1. Outfall height red
  2. Structural Problem
  3. Culvert sagging in middle
  4. Mechanical damage or joints parting

Stream Measurements

Stream SubstratesUpstreamDownstream
Dominant:CobbleCobble
Subdominant:GravelBoulder
Stream Slope(deg.):
Stream Flow Stage:Low

No stream width data available.

Elevations

No elevation data available.

Fish Sampling Efforts

No fish sampling occurred during this survey.

Fish Observations

No fish observations occurred during this survey.

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