Fish Inventory Site FSH0217A75

Coordinates (dec. deg.): 61.11190°, -151.38442°
Legal Description: S012N012W22
Region: South Central

Datum: NAD83
Quad Name / ITM: Tyonek A-4
AWC Stream #:
Stream Name: Tyonek Creek

Elevation: 189 m

Site Comments: Upstream from beaver dam.

Survey Date: Aug 14, 2002

Survey FSH02-17A75

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

Station Characteristics

Water Temperature: 10.9° C Conductivity: 37.0 μS/cm Stream Stage: Medium
Water Color: Humic Turbidity: Stream Gradient: 2.0%
Qualitative Velocity: 48 hr. Precipitation/Runoff: None/Trace
Substrates: Boulder
Channel Dimensions:
  (OHW) (Wetted)
Stream Width: 2.8 m 2.3 m
Thalweg Depth: 0.14 m
Rosgen Channel Classification: (B2) Moderately entrenched, moderate gradient, riffle dominated channel, with infrequently spaced pools. Very stable plan and profile. Stable banks.
Visit Comments: Gradient measured in riffle. Glide downstream.

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): 258 Efficiency:
Channel Type: Main Channel (>50% of water flow)
Comments: No specific barrier known downstream of site. Rearing coho documented ~1.5 miles downstream of site (AWC 2002).

Fish Observations

No fish were collected at this site.

Photos

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