Fish Inventory Site FSH0212B52

Coordinates (dec. deg.): 60.93612°, -152.00031°
Legal Description: S010N015W19
Region: South Central

Datum: NAD83
Quad Name / ITM: Kenai D-6
AWC Stream #:
Stream Name: Blacksand Creek

Elevation: 57 m

Site Comments: None

Survey Date: Aug 01, 2002

Survey FSH02-12B52

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

Station Characteristics

Water Temperature: 13.3° C Conductivity: 37.0 μS/cm Stream Stage: Medium
Water Color: Feric Turbidity: Stream Gradient: 0.0%
Qualitative Velocity: Still 48 hr. Precipitation/Runoff: Moderate
Substrates: Sand, Silt/Clay
Channel Dimensions:
  (OHW) (Wetted)
Stream Width: 6.2 m 5.5 m
Thalweg Depth: 0.2 m
Rosgen Channel Classification: (C5) Low gradient, meandering, point-bar, riffle/pool, alluvial channels with broad, well-defined floodplains.
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): 90 Efficiency:
Channel Type:
Comments: Additional fish measured (mm): 54, 33, 49, 42, 34, 42, 35, 54, 34, 33.

Fish Observations

Species: juvenile coho salmon Life History: Anadromous
Total Fish Observed: 30 Fish Measured: 10 Passage Barrier:
Fork Lengths (mm) Min: 35 Max: 63 Mean: 51
Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Backpack Electrofisher (30)
Comments: Additional fish measured (mm): 54, 33, 49, 42, 34, 42, 35, 54, 34, 33.
 
Species: juvenile/adult slimy sculpin Life History: Resident
Total Fish Observed: 2 Fish Measured: 1 Passage Barrier:
Fork Lengths (mm) Min: 48 Max: 48 Mean: 48
Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Backpack Electrofisher (2)
 

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