Fish Inventory Site FSH0220A88
Coordinates (dec. deg.): 62.36295°, -150.81362°
Legal Description: S026N008W08
Region: South Central
Datum: NAD83
Quad Name / ITM: Talkeetna B-2
AWC Stream #:
Stream Name: Bear Creek
Elevation: 425 m
Site Comments: One mile from upstream terminus.
Survey FSH02-20A88
Project Supervisor: Cecil Rich, Alaska Department of Fish and Game
— Anchorage, AK
Observers: Joe Buckwalter, Michael Anderson
Station Characteristics
| Water Temperature: 9.5° C | Conductivity: 1.0 μS/cm | Stream Stage: High | |||||||||
| Water Color: Clear | Turbidity: | Stream Gradient: 3.0% | |||||||||
| Qualitative Velocity: Fast | 48 hr. Precipitation/Runoff: Moderate | ||||||||||
| Substrates: Gravel, Cobble | |||||||||||
Channel Dimensions:
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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 | Closed Tall Willow Shrub | Closed Tall Willow Shrub |
| 5-10 | |||
| 10-20 | |||
| 20-30 | |||
Fish Sampling Effort
| Gear Type: Backpack Electrofisher (A) | ||
| EF Time(s): 251 | Efficiency: | |
| Channel Type: Main Channel (>50% of water flow) | ||
Fish Observations
| Species: juvenile coho salmon | Life History: Anadromous | ||
| Total Fish Observed: 6 | Fish Measured: 3 | Passage Barrier: | |
| Fork Lengths (mm) Min: 47 Max: 54 Mean: 49 | |||
| Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Backpack Electrofisher (6) | |||
| Species: juvenile/adult slimy sculpin | Life History: Resident | ||
| Total Fish Observed: 6 | Fish Measured: | Passage Barrier: | |
| Fork Lengths (mm) Min: Max: Mean: | |||
| Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Backpack Electrofisher (6) | |||
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