Fish Passage Improvement site 20300995

Fish Passage Site 20300995

Coordinates (dec. deg.): 60.53073°, -150.46218°
Legal Description: S005N007W14
Region: South Central
Road Name: Sterling Highway

Datum: NAD83
Quad Name / ITM: Kenai C-2
AWC Stream #: 244-30-10010-2063-3036
Stream Name: Moose River East Fork

Elevation:

Site Comments: None

Survey Date: Jul 30, 2001

Survey KPCS1-NK040

site photos

Observers: Cecil Rich, Michael Lund

Overall Fish Passage Rating: Gray

Tidal: No
Backwatered: No

Step Pools:
Construction Year:

Comments: Some erosion at outlet caused by road drainage structure.

Culvert Measurements

ID: 1

Structure Type: Closed-bottom arch (Strutural Metal Plate)

Fish Passage Rating:

Length(ft): 84.0

Inlet Type: Mitered

Outlet Type:

Corrugation Depth(in.): 2.0

Corrugation Width(in.): 6.0

Condition Rating(1-5):

Approach Angle:

Sedimentation At Inlet:

Inlet Substrate: Gravel

Outlet Substrate: Cobble

	Inlet	Outlet
Width(ft):	8.71	8.42
Height(ft):	10.17	9.79
Apron Length(ft):
Water Depth(ft):	1.0	1.0
Rustline Height(ft):
Substrate Depth(ft):	0.0	0.0

Backwatered?:

Baffles Present: No

Embedded?: No

Outfall Height: 0.0

Outfall Type:

Constriction Ratio: 0.63

Culvert Gradient: 0.61%

Max Slope:

Max Slope Length:

Culvert Observations:

None of this type

Stream Measurements

Stream Substrates	Upstream	Downstream
Dominant:	Gravel	Gravel
Subdominant:	Gravel	None

Stream Slope(deg.):
Stream Flow Stage:

Stream Width Type	Distance From Crossing (ft)	Stream Width (ft)
Downstream ordinary high water	26.0	32.80
Downstream ordinary high water	86.0	9.60
Downstream ordinary high water	150.0	10.00
Upstream ordinary high water	5.0	14.00
Upstream ordinary high water	53.0	13.60
Upstream ordinary high water	113.0	14.20

Elevations

Locator ID	Culvert Number	River Distance (ft)¹	Distance From Crossing (ft)²	Relative Elevation (ft)
D/S Thalweg		0.00	150.0	85.62
D/S Water Surface Elev		0.00	150.0	86.27
D/S OHW Elev		0.00	150.0	86.33
D/S Water Surface Elev		64.00	86.0	86.33
D/S Thalweg		64.00	86.0	85.40
D/S OHW Elev		64.00	86.0	86.56
OHW Left Bank		124.00	26.0	86.57
D/S Water Surface Elev		124.00	26.0	86.46
D/S Tailcrest or 1st Thalweg		124.00	26.0	84.87
D/S Thalweg		145.00	5.0	84.96
Max Pool Depth		145.00	5.0	85.48
OHW Left Bank		145.00	5.0	86.65
OHW Left Bank		145.00	5.0	86.67
Outlet Rustline Height	1	150.00	0.0	86.96
Outlet Culvert Top	1	150.00	0.0	95.17
Outlet Invert	1	150.00	0.0	85.65
Outlet Thalweg	1	150.00	0.0	85.65
Road Elev		192.00		99.85
Road Elev		192.00		100.98
Inlet Culvert Top	1	234.00	0.0	91.73
Inlet Rustline Height	1	234.00	0.0	87.00
Inlet Culvert Invert	1	234.00	0.0	86.16
Inlet Thalweg	1	234.00	0.0	86.16
U/S Thalweg	1	235.00	1.0	85.95
U/S Thalweg	1	239.00	5.0	85.18
U/S Water Surface Elev	1	239.00	5.0	87.18
U/S OHW elevation	1	239.00	5.0	87.37
U/S Thalweg	1	251.40	17.4	85.29
U/S Thalweg		287.00	53.0	86.08
U/S Headwater		287.00	53.0	87.23
U/S Water Surface Elev		287.00	53.0	87.25
U/S Thalweg		347.00	113.0	86.68
U/S Headwater		347.00	113.0	87.41
U/S Water Surface Elev		347.00	113.0	87.52

Notes:

River distance is measured continuously throughout the survey reach along the thalweg of the stream.
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): 2.15

Fish Observations

Species: adult stickleback-unspecified		Life History: Resident
Total Fish Observed: 167	Fish Measured:	Fork Lengths (mm) Min: Max: Mean:
Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Downstream Minnow Trap (120) Upstream Minnow Trap (47)

Species: juvenile coho salmon		Life History: Anadromous
Total Fish Observed: 66	Fish Measured: 20	Fork Lengths (mm) Min: 50 Max: 120 Mean: 71
Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Downstream Minnow Trap (36) Upstream Minnow Trap (30)

Species: juvenile rainbow trout		Life History: Resident
Total Fish Observed: 24	Fish Measured: 12	Fork Lengths (mm) Min: 59 Max: 161 Mean: 105
Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Downstream Minnow Trap (8) Upstream Minnow Trap (16)

Species: juvenile/adult sculpin-unspecified		Life History: Resident
Total Fish Observed: 80	Fish Measured:	Fork Lengths (mm) Min: Max: Mean:
Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Downstream Minnow Trap (80)

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