Fish Inventory Site FSH0206B27

Coordinates (dec. deg.): 60.45338°, -152.33331°
Legal Description: S004N018W12
Region: South Central

Datum: NAD83
Quad Name / ITM: Kenai B-7
AWC Stream #: 245-50-10140
Stream Name: Unnamed

Elevation: 37 m

Site Comments: Unnamed independent drainage to Cook Inlet. Between Harriet and Katchin Creeks. Site at mouth.

Survey Date: Jul 23, 2002

Survey FSH02-06B27

Project Supervisor: Cecil Rich, Alaska Department of Fish and Game — Anchorage, AK
Observers: Cecil Rich, Sharon Delsack

Station Characteristics

Water Temperature: 12.0° C Conductivity: 44.0 μS/cm Stream Stage: Medium
Water Color: Clear Turbidity: Stream Gradient: 5.0%
Qualitative Velocity: Medium 48 hr. Precipitation/Runoff: None/Trace
Substrates: Boulder, Cobble
Channel Dimensions:
  (OHW) (Wetted)
Stream Width: 5.8 m 5.0 m
Thalweg Depth: 0.8 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: 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): 78 Efficiency:
Channel Type:
Comments: Additional fish measured (mm): 85, 70, 105, 145, 85, 95, 83, 64, 87, 95, 105, 94, 78, 98, 92, 82.

Fish Observations

Species: juvenile/adult Dolly Varden Life History: Unknown
Total Fish Observed: 36 Fish Measured: 10 Passage Barrier:
Fork Lengths (mm) Min: 80 Max: 230 Mean: 125
Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Backpack Electrofisher (36)
Comments: Additional fish measured (mm): 85, 70, 105, 145, 85, 95, 83, 64, 87, 95, 105, 94, 78, 98, 92, 82.
 
Species: juvenile coho salmon Life History: Anadromous
Total Fish Observed: 4 Fish Measured: 2 Passage Barrier:
Fork Lengths (mm) Min: 75 Max: 83 Mean: 79
Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Backpack Electrofisher (4)
Comments: No coho found at upstream stations (06A23, 06A22, 06A18). No specific barrier is known. AWC 2002 shows COp upstream.
 
Species: juvenile/adult slimy sculpin Life History: Resident
Total Fish Observed: 2 Fish Measured: 1 Passage Barrier:
Fork Lengths (mm) Min: 121 Max: 121 Mean: 121
Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Backpack Electrofisher (2)
 

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