Fish Inventory Site FSH0216A74

Site Comments: Unnamed coastal, tidal slough. OHW elevation ~ 5 ft above water surface

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

Station Characteristics

Water Temperature: 16.2° C	Conductivity: 635.0 μS/cm	Stream Stage: Low
Water Color: Humic	Turbidity:	Stream Gradient: 0.0%
Qualitative Velocity: Slow	48 hr. Precipitation/Runoff: Moderate
Substrates: Silt/Clay
Channel Dimensions:   (OHW) (Wetted) Stream Width: 4.5 m 1.3 m Thalweg Depth: 0.4 m	Rosgen Channel Classification: (G6) Entrenched "gully" step/pool and low width/depth ratio on moderate gradients.
Visit Comments: Tidal influence.

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): 26		Efficiency:
Channel Type: Main Channel (>50% of water flow)
Comments: ~ 75 mm.
Gear Type: Visual Observation, Ground (B)
Channel Type: Main Channel (>50% of water flow)
Comments: Schools of 30-mm fish observed.

Fish Observations

Species: juvenile starry flounder		Life History: Marine/Estuarine
Total Fish Observed: 1	Fish Measured:	Passage Barrier:
Fork Lengths (mm) Min: Max: Mean:
Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Backpack Electrofisher (1)
Comments: ~ 60 mm.
Species: juvenile/adult threespine stickleback		Life History: Unknown	Spawning: Yes
Total Fish Observed: 200	Fish Measured:	Passage Barrier:
Fork Lengths (mm) Min: Max: Mean:
Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Visual Observation, Ground (200)
Comments: Schools of 30-mm fish observed.
Species: juvenile/adult slimy sculpin		Life History: Unknown
Total Fish Observed: 1	Fish Measured:	Passage Barrier:
Fork Lengths (mm) Min: Max: Mean:
Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Backpack Electrofisher (1)
Comments: ~ 75 mm.

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