Fish Passage Site 20300952

Coordinates (dec. deg.): 60.80141°, -149.43786°
Legal Description: S008N001W10
Region: South Central
Road Name: Hope Highway FH 14

Datum: NAD83
Quad Name / ITM: Seward D-7
AWC Stream #:
Stream Name: Beaver Dam Creek

Elevation:

Site Comments: Terraced beaver ponds below site.

Survey Date: Sep 13, 2001

Survey KPCS1-EK076

Observers: Cecil Rich, William Glick, James Maple

Overall Fish Passage Rating: Red

Tidal: No
Backwatered: No

Step Pools:
Construction Year:


Comments: Terraced beaver ponds below site. Small woody debris accumulations has produced broad braided outchannel. No defined outchannel.

Culvert Measurements

ID: 1 Structure Type: Circular pipe (Corrugated Metal) Fish Passage Rating:
 
Length(ft): 68.0
Inlet Type: Flared Inlet
Outlet Type:
Corrugation Depth(in.): 0.3
Corrugation Width(in.): 3.0
Condition Rating(1-5):
Approach Angle:
Sedimentation At Inlet:
Inlet Substrate: None
Outlet Substrate: None
InletOutlet
Width(ft):6.0 6.0
Height(ft):3.14 3.06
Apron Length(ft):
Water Depth(ft):0.79 0.5
Rustline Height(ft):
Substrate Depth(ft):0.31 0.0
Backwatered?:
Baffles Present: No
Embedded?: No
Outfall Height: 0.19
Outfall Type:
Constriction Ratio: 0.66
Culvert Gradient: 1.63%
Max Slope:
Max Slope Length:
  Culvert Observations:
  1. None of this type
ID: 2 Structure Type: Circular pipe (Corrugated Metal) Fish Passage Rating:
 
Length(ft): 69.5
Inlet Type: Mitered
Outlet Type:
Corrugation Depth(in.): 0.5
Corrugation Width(in.): 3.0
Condition Rating(1-5):
Approach Angle:
Sedimentation At Inlet:
Inlet Substrate: None
Outlet Substrate: None
InletOutlet
Width(ft):4.0 4.0
Height(ft):1.96 2.27
Apron Length(ft):
Water Depth(ft):0.13 0.13
Rustline Height(ft):
Substrate Depth(ft):0.0 0.0
Backwatered?:
Baffles Present: No
Embedded?: No
Outfall Height: 0.19
Outfall Type:
Constriction Ratio: 0.66
Culvert Gradient: 5.18%
Max Slope:
Max Slope Length:
  Culvert Observations:
  1. None of this type

Stream Measurements

Stream SubstratesUpstreamDownstream
Dominant:GravelGravel
Subdominant:CobbleCobble
Stream Slope(deg.):
Stream Flow Stage:
Stream Width Type Distance From
Crossing (ft)		 Stream
Width (ft)
Downstream ordinary high water 7.0 40.80
Upstream ordinary high water 5.0 16.00
Upstream ordinary high water 50.0 8.90
Upstream ordinary high water 100.0 21.50

Elevations

Locator ID Culvert
Number		 River
Distance (ft)1		 Distance From
Crossing (ft)2		 Relative
Elevation (ft)
OHW Left Bank 0.00 40.8 87.67
OHW Left Bank 33.80 7.0 87.10
D/S Tailcrest or 1st Thalweg 33.80 7.0 85.71
D/S Water Surface Elev 33.80 7.0 87.35
OHW Left Bank 35.80 5.0 86.17
Max Pool Depth 35.80 5.0 86.21
D/S Thalweg 35.80 5.0 86.21
Outlet Invert 2 40.80 0.0 86.23
Outlet Thalweg 2 40.80 0.0 86.23
Outlet Rustline Height 2 40.80 0.0 86.58
Outlet Invert 1 40.80 0.0 86.79
Outlet Thalweg 1 40.80 0.0 86.79
Outlet Rustline Height 1 40.80 0.0 87.31
Outlet Culvert Top 2 40.80 0.0 88.50
Outlet Culvert Top 1 40.80 0.0 89.85
Road Elev 74.80 95.31
Road Elev 74.80 96.48
Inlet Culvert Top 1 108.80 0.0 91.04
Inlet Rustline Height 1 108.80 0.0 89.21
Inlet Culvert Invert 2 108.80 0.0 89.83
Inlet Thalweg 2 108.80 0.0 89.83
Inlet Rustline Height 2 108.80 0.0 90.12
Inlet Culvert Top 2 108.80 0.0 91.79
Inlet Culvert Invert 1 108.80 0.0 87.90
Inlet Thalweg 1 108.80 0.0 88.21
U/S Thalweg 1 109.80 1.0 88.21
U/S Thalweg 2 109.80 1.0 89.90
U/S Thalweg 2 113.80 5.0 90.12
U/S Water Surface Elev 1 113.80 5.0 89.87
U/S OHW elevation 1 113.80 5.0 90.25
U/S Water Surface Elev 2 113.80 5.0 90.35
U/S OHW elevation 2 113.80 5.0 90.73
U/S Thalweg 1 113.80 5.0 89.00
U/S Thalweg 2 116.80 8.0 90.15
U/S Thalweg 1 120.80 12.0 89.17
U/S Thalweg 158.80 50.0 90.78
U/S Headwater 158.80 50.0 91.95
U/S Water Surface Elev 158.80 50.0 91.59
U/S Thalweg 208.80 100.0 93.87
U/S Headwater 208.80 100.0 94.26
U/S Water Surface Elev 208.80 100.0 94.26

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): 2.1
 
Gear Type: Minnow Trap (B) Trap Duration(h): 2.4

Fish Observations

Species: juvenile Dolly Varden Life History: Resident
Total Fish Observed: 4 Fish Measured: 2 Fork Lengths (mm) Min: 87 Max: 102 Mean: 94
Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Upstream Minnow Trap (4)  
 
Species: no fish collected or observed Life History: Not Applicable
Total Fish Observed: 0 Fish Measured: Fork Lengths (mm) Min: Max: Mean:
Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Downstream Minnow Trap (0)  

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