Fish Inventory Site FSH0204A13

Site Comments: Unnamed independent drainage to Cook Inlet. First stream south of Redoubt Creek.

Project Supervisor: Cecil Rich, Alaska Department of Fish and Game — Anchorage, AK
Observers: Joe Buckwalter, Michael Anderson

Station Characteristics

Water Temperature: 9.5° C	Conductivity: 16.0 μS/cm	Stream Stage: Medium
Water Color: Clear	Turbidity:	Stream Gradient: 2.0%
Qualitative Velocity: Medium	48 hr. Precipitation/Runoff:
Substrates: Boulder, Cobble, Sand
Channel Dimensions:   (OHW) (Wetted) Stream Width: 8.84 m 7.01 m Thalweg Depth: 0.66 m	Rosgen Channel Classification: (B2) Moderately entrenched, moderate gradient, riffle dominated channel, with infrequently spaced pools. Very stable plan and profile. Stable banks.
Visit Comments: Hundreds of anadromous adult Dolly Varden at mouth of creek and 400 feet upstream. One possible adult sockeye sighted at mouth.

Vegetation Classification

		Left Bank	Right Bank
Distance From OHW(m)	0-5
	5-10	Closed Tall Alder Shrub	Closed Tall Alder Shrub
	10-20
	20-30

Fish Sampling Effort

Gear Type: Dip Net (A)
Channel Type:
Comments: Caught six Dolly Varden between 10 - 20 inches. Saw 100's more in reach from mouth to ~400 feet upstream.
Gear Type: Backpack Electrofisher (B)
EF Time(s): 57		Efficiency:
Channel Type:
Comments: Many more juveniles sighted.

Fish Observations

Species: adult Dolly Varden		Life History: Anadromous
Total Fish Observed: 6	Fish Measured:	Passage Barrier:
Fork Lengths (mm) Min: Max: Mean:
Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Dip Net (6)
Comments: Caught six Dolly Varden between 10 - 20 inches. Saw 100's more in reach from mouth to ~400 feet upstream.
Species: juvenile Dolly Varden		Life History: Unknown
Total Fish Observed: 16	Fish Measured: 5	Passage Barrier:
Fork Lengths (mm) Min: 50 Max: 145 Mean: 108
Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Backpack Electrofisher (16)
Comments: Many more juveniles sighted.

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