Fish Passage Site 20301012

Coordinates (dec. deg.): 60.70316°, -150.83939°
Legal Description: S007N009W15
Region: South Central
Road Name: Swanson River Road, off

Datum: NAD83
Quad Name / ITM: Kenai C-3
AWC Stream #:
Stream Name: Breeze Lake Creek

Elevation:

Site Comments: None

Multiple surveys have been conducted at this site — click on the drop down
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Survey KPCS1-NK084

Observers: Cecil Rich, Tom Sigurdsson, James Maple

Overall Fish Passage Rating: Red

Tidal: No
Backwatered: No

Step Pools:
Construction Year:


Comments: Road grader pushing material into stream. Pipe inlet jacked up.

Culvert Measurements

ID: 1 Structure Type: Circular pipe (Corrugated Metal) Fish Passage Rating:
 
Length(ft): 43.0
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: Gravel
Outlet Substrate: None
InletOutlet
Width(ft):3.0 2.9
Height(ft):2.88 2.9
Apron Length(ft):
Water Depth(ft):0.35 0.33
Rustline Height(ft):
Substrate Depth(ft):0.0 0.79
Backwatered?:
Baffles Present: No
Embedded?: No
Outfall Height:
Outfall Type:
Constriction Ratio: 0.76
Culvert Gradient:
Max Slope:
Max Slope Length:
  Culvert Observations:
  1. None of this type

Stream Measurements

Stream SubstratesUpstreamDownstream
Dominant:Silt/ClayGravel
Subdominant:NoneCobble
Stream Slope(deg.):
Stream Flow Stage:
Stream Width Type Distance From
Crossing (ft)		 Stream
Width (ft)
Downstream ordinary high water 1.6 3.40
Downstream ordinary high water 50.0 6.40
Downstream ordinary high water 100.0 4.00
Upstream ordinary high water 50.0 4.80
Upstream ordinary high water 100.0 3.10

Elevations

Locator ID Culvert
Number		 River
Distance (ft)1		 Distance From
Crossing (ft)2		 Relative
Elevation (ft)
D/S Thalweg 0.00 100.0 88.65
D/S Water Surface Elev 0.00 100.0 89.12
D/S OHW Elev 0.00 100.0 90.04
D/S OHW Elev 50.00 50.0 90.77
D/S Thalweg 50.00 50.0 89.42
D/S Water Surface Elev 50.00 50.0 89.83
Max Pool Depth 95.00 5.0 91.87
D/S Thalweg 95.00 5.0 91.87
OHW Left Bank 95.00 5.0 92.48
OHW Left Bank 95.00 5.0 92.23
OHW Left Bank 98.40 1.6 92.67
D/S Tailcrest or 1st Thalweg 98.40 1.6 91.96
D/S Water Surface Elev 98.40 1.6 92.15
Outlet Thalweg 1 100.00 0.0 91.87
Outlet Rustline Height 1 100.00 0.0 92.87
Outlet Culvert Top 1 100.00 0.0 93.98
Road Elev 121.50 96.10
Road Elev 121.50 96.27
Inlet Culvert Top 1 143.00 0.0 95.67
Inlet Rustline Height 1 143.00 0.0 93.31
Inlet Culvert Invert 1 143.00 0.0 92.79
Inlet Thalweg 1 143.00 0.0 92.79
U/S Thalweg 1 144.00 1.0 92.42
U/S Water Surface Elev 1 148.00 5.0 93.00
U/S Thalweg 1 148.00 5.0 92.10
U/S Thalweg 1 149.00 6.0 91.77
U/S Thalweg 193.00 50.0 92.02
U/S Headwater 193.00 50.0 93.27
U/S Water Surface Elev 193.00 50.0 92.98
U/S Thalweg 243.00 100.0 92.42
U/S Water Surface Elev 243.00 100.0 93.04
U/S Headwater 243.00 100.0 93.44

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): 0.45
 
Gear Type: Minnow Trap (B) Trap Duration(h): 0.55

Fish Observations

Species: juvenile coho salmon Life History: Anadromous
Total Fish Observed: 61 Fish Measured: 20 Fork Lengths (mm) Min: 46 Max: 105 Mean: 62
Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Downstream Minnow Trap (21)  Upstream Minnow Trap (40)  
 
Species: juvenile rainbow trout Life History: Resident
Total Fish Observed: 15 Fish Measured: 7 Fork Lengths (mm) Min: 45 Max: 77 Mean: 63
Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Downstream Minnow Trap (12)  Upstream Minnow Trap (3)  

Photos

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