Fish Inventory Site FSH0221A93
Coordinates (dec. deg.): 62.17661°, -150.52147°
Legal Description: S024N007W14
Region: South Central
Datum: NAD83
Quad Name / ITM: Talkeetna A-2
AWC Stream #:
Stream Name: Amber Lake
Elevation: 116 m
Site Comments: Sampled at boat ramp along Oil Well Road.
Survey FSH02-21A93
Project Supervisor: Cecil Rich, Alaska Department of Fish and Game
— Anchorage, AK
Observers: Joe Buckwalter, Michael Anderson
Station Characteristics
| Water Temperature: 15.2° C | Conductivity: 11.0 μS/cm | Stream Stage: High | |||||||||
| Water Color: Clear | Turbidity: | Stream Gradient: 0.0% | |||||||||
| Qualitative Velocity: Still | 48 hr. Precipitation/Runoff: Heavy | ||||||||||
| Substrates: Silt/Clay, Sand | |||||||||||
Channel Dimensions:
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Rosgen Channel Classification: (LAK) Lake/Pond | ||||||||||
| Visit Comments: Trapped near lakeshore. | |||||||||||
Vegetation Classification
| Left Bank | Right Bank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Distance From OHW(m) |
0-5 | ||
| 5-10 | |||
| 10-20 | |||
| 20-30 | |||
Fish Sampling Effort
| Gear Type: Minnow Trap, 1/4 in. Mesh (A) | Trap Duration(h): 1 | |
| Channel Type: | ||
| Comments: Lake is too large to adequately sample with three minnow traps. Rearing coho captured upstream in tributary to Amber Lake (26B20, 26B21). | ||
| Gear Type: Visual Observation, Ground (B) | ||
| Channel Type: | ||
| Comments: Butchered carcasses in water adjacent to boat ramp. | ||
Fish Observations
| Species: adult pink salmon | Life History: Anadromous | ||
| Total Fish Observed: 2 | Fish Measured: | Passage Barrier: | |
| Fork Lengths (mm) Min: Max: Mean: | |||
| Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Visual Observation, Ground (2) | |||
| Comments: Butchered carcasses in water adjacent to boat ramp. | |||
Photos
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