Fish Inventory Site FSH0223A07
Coordinates (dec. deg.): 62.48229°, -151.27896°
Legal Description: S028N011W27
Region: South Central
Datum: NAD83
Quad Name / ITM: Talkeetna B-3
AWC Stream #:
Stream Name: Wetbutt Creek
Elevation: 307 m
Site Comments: None
Survey FSH02-23A07
Project Supervisor: Cecil Rich, Alaska Department of Fish and Game
— Anchorage, AK
Observers: Michael Anderson, Sharon Delsack
Station Characteristics
| Water Temperature: 8.2° C | Conductivity: 37.0 μS/cm | Stream Stage: Medium | |||||||||
| Water Color: Clear | Turbidity: | Stream Gradient: 3.0% | |||||||||
| Qualitative Velocity: Fast | 48 hr. Precipitation/Runoff: Moderate | ||||||||||
| Substrates: Boulder, Cobble, Gravel | |||||||||||
Channel Dimensions:
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Rosgen Channel Classification: (B5) Moderately entrenched, moderate gradient, riffle dominated channel, with infrequently spaced pools. Very stable plan and profile. Stable banks. | ||||||||||
| Visit Comments: Excellent spawning gravels at mouth of creek. | |||||||||||
Vegetation Classification
| Left Bank | Right Bank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Distance From OHW(m) |
0-5 | Closed Tall Alder-Willow Shrub | |
| 5-10 | Open Balsam Poplar (Black Cottonwood) Forest | ||
| 10-20 | |||
| 20-30 | |||
Fish Sampling Effort
| Gear Type: Backpack Electrofisher (A) | ||
| EF Time(s): | Efficiency: | |
| Channel Type: | ||
| Comments: Sockeye (spawning and rearing) and Dolly Varden observed ~2.5 miles downstream of site at 23A08. No specific barrier is known. | ||
Fish Observations
No fish were collected at this site.
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