Fish Inventory Site FSH0219A87

Coordinates (dec. deg.): 62.47134°, -150.72237°
Legal Description: S028N008W34
Region: South Central

Datum: NAD83
Quad Name / ITM: Talkeetna B-2
AWC Stream #:
Stream Name: Unnamed

Elevation: 453 m

Site Comments: Unnamed left bank tributary of Peter's Creek. Southeast of site 19A85.

Survey Date: Aug 20, 2002

Survey FSH02-19A87

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

Station Characteristics

Water Temperature: 9.9° C Conductivity: 9.0 μS/cm Stream Stage: High
Water Color: Clear Turbidity: Stream Gradient: 2.5%
Qualitative Velocity: 48 hr. Precipitation/Runoff: Moderate
Substrates: Cobble, Gravel, Sand
Channel Dimensions:
  (OHW) (Wetted)
Stream Width: 2.9 m 2.8 m
Thalweg Depth: 0.14 m
Rosgen Channel Classification: (B3) 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): 55 Efficiency:
Channel Type: Main Channel (>50% of water flow)

Fish Observations

Species: juvenile Chinook salmon Life History: Anadromous
Total Fish Observed: 2 Fish Measured: 1 Passage Barrier:
Fork Lengths (mm) Min: 85 Max: 85 Mean: 85
Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Backpack Electrofisher (2)
 
Species: juvenile coho salmon Life History: Anadromous
Total Fish Observed: 6 Fish Measured: 3 Passage Barrier:
Fork Lengths (mm) Min: 38 Max: 58 Mean: 50
Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Backpack Electrofisher (6)
 

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