Fish Passage Site 20301004

Coordinates (dec. deg.): 60.72488°, -150.67837°
Legal Description: S007N008W04
Region: South Central
Road Name: Swan Lake Road

Datum: NAD83
Quad Name / ITM: Kenai C-2
AWC Stream #:
Stream Name: Sucker Creek

Elevation:

Site Comments: None

Survey Date: Sep 05, 2001

Survey KPCS1-NK063

Observers: Cecil Rich, William Glick, James Maple

Overall Fish Passage Rating: Red

Tidal: No
Backwatered: No

Step Pools:
Construction Year:


Comments: Right pipe is abandoned. Creek known to be used by andromonous fish for spawning but none were observed. Inlet pipe near outlet to lake.

Culvert Measurements

ID: 1 Structure Type: Circular pipe (Corrugated Metal) Fish Passage Rating:
 
Length(ft): 56.0
Inlet Type: Projecting
Outlet Type:
Corrugation Depth(in.): 0.5
Corrugation Width(in.): 3.0
Condition Rating(1-5):
Approach Angle:
Sedimentation At Inlet:
Inlet Substrate: Cobble
Outlet Substrate: Cobble
InletOutlet
Width(ft):3.9 3.9
Height(ft):3.9 3.9
Apron Length(ft):
Water Depth(ft):0.48 0.56
Rustline Height(ft):
Substrate Depth(ft):0.43 0.35
Backwatered?:
Baffles Present: No
Embedded?: No
Outfall Height:
Outfall Type:
Constriction Ratio: 0.3
Culvert Gradient: 1.87%
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): 57.5
Inlet Type: Projecting
Outlet Type:
Corrugation Depth(in.): 0.5
Corrugation Width(in.): 3.0
Condition Rating(1-5):
Approach Angle:
Sedimentation At Inlet:
Inlet Substrate: Cobble
Outlet Substrate: Cobble
InletOutlet
Width(ft):4.0 4.0
Height(ft):4.06 3.96
Apron Length(ft):
Water Depth(ft):
Rustline Height(ft):
Substrate Depth(ft):
Backwatered?:
Baffles Present: No
Embedded?: No
Outfall Height:
Outfall Type:
Constriction Ratio: 0.3
Culvert Gradient: 0.38%
Max Slope:
Max Slope Length:
  Culvert Observations:
  1. None of this type

Stream Measurements

Stream SubstratesUpstreamDownstream
Dominant:GravelCobble
Subdominant:CobbleCobble
Stream Slope(deg.):
Stream Flow Stage:
Stream Width Type Distance From
Crossing (ft)		 Stream
Width (ft)
Downstream ordinary high water 38.0 9.90
Downstream ordinary high water 70.0 14.40
Downstream ordinary high water 97.0 22.00
Upstream ordinary high water 5.0 7.50
Upstream ordinary high water 50.0 21.80
Upstream ordinary high water 95.0 31.60

Elevations

Locator ID Culvert
Number		 River
Distance (ft)1		 Distance From
Crossing (ft)2		 Relative
Elevation (ft)
D/S Thalweg 92.86
D/S Thalweg 0.00 97.0 92.21
D/S Water Surface Elev 0.00 97.0 92.98
D/S OHW Elev 0.00 97.0 93.04
D/S OHW Elev 27.00 70.0 93.81
D/S Thalweg 27.00 70.0 92.96
D/S Water Surface Elev 27.00 70.0 93.35
D/S Tailcrest or 1st Thalweg 59.00 38.0 90.15
D/S Water Surface Elev 59.00 38.0 93.77
OHW Left Bank 59.00 38.0 94.37
Max Pool Depth 92.00 5.0 93.54
OHW Left Bank 92.00 5.0 93.82
OHW Left Bank 92.00 5.0 93.88
Outlet Invert 1 97.00 0.0 93.25
Outlet Thalweg 1 97.00 0.0 93.61
Outlet Rustline Height 1 97.00 0.0 94.54
Outlet Invert 2 97.00 0.0 94.88
Outlet Culvert Top 1 97.00 0.0 97.15
Outlet Culvert Top 2 97.00 0.0 98.84
Road Elev 125.00 103.16
Road Elev 125.00 103.22
Inlet Rustline Height 1 153.00 0.0 94.43
Inlet Culvert Top 2 153.00 0.0 99.16
Inlet Culvert Top 1 153.00 0.0 98.20
Inlet Culvert Invert 2 153.00 0.0 95.10
Inlet Culvert Invert 1 153.00 0.0 94.30
Inlet Thalweg 1 153.00 0.0 93.82
U/S Thalweg 1 154.00 1.0 93.85
U/S Thalweg 1 158.00 5.0 93.87
U/S Water Surface Elev 1 158.00 5.0 94.39
U/S OHW elevation 1 158.00 5.0 95.14
U/S Thalweg 1 160.80 7.8 93.89
U/S Thalweg 203.00 50.0 93.62
U/S Headwater 203.00 50.0 95.28
U/S Water Surface Elev 203.00 50.0 94.87
U/S Water Surface Elev 248.00 95.0 94.99
U/S Headwater 248.00 95.0 96.03
U/S Thalweg 248.00 95.0 94.28

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): 1.3
 
Gear Type: Minnow Trap (B) Trap Duration(h): 1.3

Fish Observations

Species: adult stickleback-unspecified Life History: Resident
Total Fish Observed: 15 Fish Measured: Fork Lengths (mm) Min: Max: Mean:
Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Downstream Minnow Trap (13)  Upstream Minnow Trap (2)  
 
Species: juvenile coho salmon Life History: Anadromous
Total Fish Observed: 44 Fish Measured: 20 Fork Lengths (mm) Min: 53 Max: 83 Mean: 68
Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Downstream Minnow Trap (24)  Upstream Minnow Trap (20)  
 
Species: juvenile rainbow trout Life History: Resident
Total Fish Observed: 18 Fish Measured: 9 Fork Lengths (mm) Min: 83 Max: 124 Mean: 101
Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Downstream Minnow Trap (10)  Upstream Minnow Trap (8)  

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