Fish Inventory Site FSH0217A81

Coordinates (dec. deg.): 61.18903°, -151.66045°
Legal Description: S013N013W29
Region: South Central

Datum: NAD83
Quad Name / ITM: Tyonek A-5
AWC Stream #:
Stream Name: Unnamed

Elevation: 453 m

Site Comments: Right bank tributary of Chulitna River.

Survey Date: Aug 14, 2002

Survey FSH02-17A81

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

Station Characteristics

Water Temperature: 13.3° C Conductivity: 26.0 μS/cm Stream Stage: Medium
Water Color: Clear Turbidity: Stream Gradient: 1.5%
Qualitative Velocity: Medium 48 hr. Precipitation/Runoff: None/Trace
Substrates: Gravel, Boulder, Sand
Channel Dimensions:
  (OHW) (Wetted)
Stream Width: 6.6 m 4.7 m
Thalweg Depth: 0.3 m
Rosgen Channel Classification: (B4) Moderately entrenched, moderate gradient, riffle dominated channel, with infrequently spaced pools. Very stable plan and profile. Stable banks.
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): 82 Efficiency:
Channel Type: Main Channel (>50% of water flow)

Fish Observations

Species: juvenile/adult Dolly Varden Life History: Unknown
Total Fish Observed: 14 Fish Measured: 7 Passage Barrier:
Fork Lengths (mm) Min: 36 Max: 138 Mean: 74
Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Backpack Electrofisher (14)
 
Species: juvenile Chinook salmon Life History: Anadromous
Total Fish Observed: 4 Fish Measured: 2 Passage Barrier:
Fork Lengths (mm) Min: 39 Max: 62 Mean: 50
Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Backpack Electrofisher (4)
 
Species: juvenile coho salmon Life History: Anadromous
Total Fish Observed: 12 Fish Measured: 6 Passage Barrier:
Fork Lengths (mm) Min: 39 Max: 53 Mean: 47
Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Backpack Electrofisher (12)
 

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