Fish Inventory Site FSH0209A36

Coordinates (dec. deg.): 60.56973°, -152.85537°
Legal Description: S006N020W31
Region: South Central

Datum: NAD83
Quad Name / ITM: Kenai C-8
AWC Stream #:
Stream Name: Unnamed

Elevation: 393 m

Site Comments: Unnamed left bank tributary of Drift River. Mouth near beaver pond sampled with minnow traps.

Survey Date: Jul 29, 2002

Survey FSH02-09A36

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

Station Characteristics

Water Temperature: 12.8° C Conductivity: 17.0 μS/cm Stream Stage: Medium
Water Color: Clear Turbidity: Stream Gradient: 2.0%
Qualitative Velocity: Medium 48 hr. Precipitation/Runoff: None/Trace
Substrates: Gravel, Cobble
Channel Dimensions:
  (OHW) (Wetted)
Stream Width: 3.25 m 1.6 m
Thalweg Depth: 0.15 m
Rosgen Channel Classification: (B4) 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 Closed Tall Willow Shrub
5-10 Closed Tall Alder Shrub
10-20
20-30

Fish Sampling Effort

Gear Type: Backpack Electrofisher (A)
EF Time(s): 316 Efficiency:
Channel Type: Main Channel (>50% of water flow)
Comments: 25 additional Dolly Varden observed.

Fish Observations

Species: juvenile/adult Dolly Varden Life History: Unknown Spawning: Yes
Total Fish Observed: 41 Fish Measured: 8 Passage Barrier:
Fork Lengths (mm) Min: 25 Max: 118 Mean: 65
Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Backpack Electrofisher (41)
Comments: 25 additional Dolly Varden observed.
 

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