Fish Inventory Site FSH0215B62

Site Comments: Left bank tributary of McArthur River.

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

Station Characteristics

Water Temperature: 14.6° C	Conductivity: 13.0 μS/cm	Stream Stage: Medium
Water Color: Clear	Turbidity:	Stream Gradient: 0.0%
Qualitative Velocity: Still	48 hr. Precipitation/Runoff: Moderate
Substrates: Silt/Clay
Channel Dimensions:   (OHW) (Wetted) Stream Width: 4.3 m 2.7 m Thalweg Depth: 0.5 m	Rosgen Channel Classification: (E5) Low gradient, meandering riffle/pool stream with low width/depth ratio and little deposition. Very efficient and stable. High meander width ratio.
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): 351		Efficiency:
Channel Type:

Fish Observations

Species: juvenile Dolly Varden		Life History: Unknown
Total Fish Observed: 2	Fish Measured: 1	Passage Barrier:
Fork Lengths (mm) Min: 97 Max: 97 Mean: 97
Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Backpack Electrofisher (2)
Species: juvenile/adult threespine stickleback		Life History: Resident
Total Fish Observed: 2	Fish Measured: 1	Passage Barrier:
Fork Lengths (mm) Min: 50 Max: 50 Mean: 50
Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Backpack Electrofisher (2)
Species: juvenile coho salmon		Life History: Anadromous
Total Fish Observed: 18	Fish Measured: 9	Passage Barrier:
Fork Lengths (mm) Min: 48 Max: 104 Mean: 70
Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Backpack Electrofisher (18)
Species: juvenile/adult slimy sculpin		Life History: Resident
Total Fish Observed: 1	Fish Measured:	Passage Barrier:
Fork Lengths (mm) Min: Max: Mean:
Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Backpack Electrofisher (1)

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