Fish Inventory Site FSH0210A43
Coordinates (dec. deg.): 60.87861°, -152.31332°
Legal Description: S009N017W09
Region: South Central
Datum: NAD83
Quad Name / ITM: Kenai D-7
AWC Stream #:
Stream Name: Unnamed
Elevation: 219 m
Site Comments: Unnamed left bank tributary of North Fork Big River. Canyon 1 mile downstream may be fish barrier.
Survey FSH02-10A43
Project Supervisor: Cecil Rich, Alaska Department of Fish and Game
— Anchorage, AK
Observers: Joe Buckwalter, Michael Anderson
Station Characteristics
| Water Temperature: 9.9° C | Conductivity: 2.0 μS/cm | Stream Stage: High | |||||||||
| Water Color: Clear | Turbidity: | Stream Gradient: 1.0% | |||||||||
| Qualitative Velocity: Medium | 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: Excellent spawning and rearing habitat. | |||||||||||
Vegetation Classification
| Left Bank | Right Bank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Distance From OHW(m) |
0-5 | Open Low Alder Shrub | |
| 5-10 | Unvegetated | ||
| 10-20 | |||
| 20-30 | |||
Fish Sampling Effort
| Gear Type: Backpack Electrofisher (A) | ||
| EF Time(s): 254 | Efficiency: | |
| Channel Type: Side Channel (connected to main channel at inlet and outlet) | ||
| Comments: Excellent S&R habitat. COr, Pr, and Ssr observed ~3 miles downstream at 10A45. Suspect canyon ~1 mile downstream is barrier. | ||
Fish Observations
No fish were collected at this site.
Photos
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