Fish Inventory Site FSH0205A15
Coordinates (dec. deg.): 60.43956°, -152.39711°
Legal Description: S004N018W15
Region: South Central
Datum: NAD83
Quad Name / ITM: Kenai B-7
AWC Stream #: 245-40-10010
Stream Name: Harriet Creek
Elevation: 127 m
Site Comments: Site approximately 1/2 mile downstream of falls.
Survey FSH02-05A15
Project Supervisor: Cecil Rich, Alaska Department of Fish and Game
— Anchorage, AK
Observers: Joe Buckwalter, Michael Anderson
Station Characteristics
| Water Temperature: 5.8° C | Conductivity: 11.0 μS/cm | Stream Stage: Medium | |||||||||
| Water Color: Glacial, Low Turbidity | Turbidity: | Stream Gradient: 1.5% | |||||||||
| Qualitative Velocity: Fast | 48 hr. Precipitation/Runoff: None/Trace | ||||||||||
| Substrates: Gravel, Boulder, Cobble | |||||||||||
Channel Dimensions:
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Rosgen Channel Classification: (B4) Moderately entrenched, moderate gradient, riffle dominated channel, with infrequently spaced pools. Very stable plan and profile. Stable banks. | ||||||||||
| Visit Comments: Depth estimated - thalweg not wadeable. | |||||||||||
Vegetation Classification
| Left Bank | Right Bank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Distance From OHW(m) |
0-5 | ||
| 5-10 | |||
| 10-20 | |||
| 20-30 | |||
Fish Sampling Effort
| Gear Type: Backpack Electrofisher (A) | ||
| EF Time(s): 310 | Efficiency: | |
| Channel Type: Side Channel (connected to main channel at inlet and outlet) | ||
| Comments: Suspect waterfall ~1/2 mile upstream is barrier to fish passage (barrier code GWG), but no sampling upstream occurred. | ||
Fish Observations
| Species: juvenile Dolly Varden | Life History: Unknown | Spawning: Yes | |
| Total Fish Observed: 18 | Fish Measured: 9 | Passage Barrier: | |
| Fork Lengths (mm) Min: 52 Max: 145 Mean: 98 | |||
| Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Backpack Electrofisher (18) | |||
| Comments: Suspect waterfall ~1/2 mile upstream is barrier to fish passage (barrier code GWG), but no sampling upstream occurred. | |||
| Species: juvenile Chinook salmon | Life History: Anadromous | Spawning: Yes | |
| Total Fish Observed: 4 | Fish Measured: 2 | Passage Barrier: | |
| Fork Lengths (mm) Min: 40 Max: 42 Mean: 41 | |||
| Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Backpack Electrofisher (4) | |||
| Comments: Spawning habitat. Suspect waterfall ~1/2 mile upstream is barrier to fish passage (barrier code GWG), but no sampling upstream occurred. | |||
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