Fish Inventory Site FSH0205A17
Coordinates (dec. deg.): 60.43484°, -152.39344°
Legal Description: S004N018W15
Region: South Central
Datum: NAD83
Quad Name / ITM: Kenai B-7
AWC Stream #: 245-40-10010
Stream Name: Harriet Creek
Elevation: 105 m
Site Comments: Site approximately 1 mile downstream of falls.
Survey FSH02-05A17
Project Supervisor: Cecil Rich, Alaska Department of Fish and Game
— Anchorage, AK
Observers: Joe Buckwalter, Michael Anderson
Station Characteristics
| Water Temperature: 7.0° C | Conductivity: 10.0 μS/cm | Stream Stage: Medium | |||||||||
| Water Color: Glacial, Low Turbidity | Turbidity: | Stream Gradient: 1.0% | |||||||||
| Qualitative Velocity: Fast | 48 hr. Precipitation/Runoff: None/Trace | ||||||||||
| Substrates: Cobble, Gravel | |||||||||||
Channel Dimensions:
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Rosgen Channel Classification: (B3) Moderately entrenched, moderate gradient, riffle dominated channel, with infrequently spaced pools. Very stable plan and profile. Stable banks. | ||||||||||
| Visit Comments: None | |||||||||||
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): 231 | Efficiency: | |
| Channel Type: Side Channel (connected to main channel at inlet and outlet) | ||
Fish Observations
| Species: juvenile Dolly Varden | Life History: Unknown | ||
| Total Fish Observed: 11 | Fish Measured: 4 | Passage Barrier: | |
| Fork Lengths (mm) Min: 29 Max: 85 Mean: 56 | |||
| Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Backpack Electrofisher (11) | |||
| Species: juvenile Chinook salmon | Life History: Anadromous | Spawning: Yes | |
| Total Fish Observed: 19 | Fish Measured: 8 | Passage Barrier: | |
| Fork Lengths (mm) Min: 29 Max: 38 Mean: 34 | |||
| Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Backpack Electrofisher (19) | |||
| Comments: See photos, specimen. Duty cycle on setting 4 (2 mS). | |||
| Species: juvenile coho salmon | Life History: Anadromous | ||
| Total Fish Observed: 2 | Fish Measured: 1 | Passage Barrier: | |
| Fork Lengths (mm) Min: 62 Max: 62 Mean: 62 | |||
| Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Backpack Electrofisher (2) | |||
| Comments: See photos. No coho captured upstream (05A15, 05A16). | |||
Photos
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