Fish Inventory Site FSH0227B32

Site Comments: Left bank tributary of Little Susitna River above My Lake.

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

Station Characteristics

Water Temperature: 14.5° C	Conductivity: 152.0 μS/cm	Stream Stage: Medium
Water Color: Clear	Turbidity:	Stream Gradient: 0.0%
Qualitative Velocity: Medium	48 hr. Precipitation/Runoff: Moderate
Substrates: Gravel, Silt/Clay
Channel Dimensions:   (OHW) (Wetted) Stream Width: 3.6 m 2.7 m Thalweg Depth: 0.48 m	Rosgen Channel Classification: (E5) Low gradient, meandering riffle/pool stream with low width/depth ratio and little deposition. Very efficient and stable. High meander width ratio.
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): 452		Efficiency:
Channel Type:

Fish Observations

Species: juvenile/adult threespine stickleback		Life History: Resident
Total Fish Observed: 8	Fish Measured:	Passage Barrier:
Fork Lengths (mm) Min: Max: Mean:
Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Backpack Electrofisher (8)
Species: juvenile/adult Pacific lamprey		Life History: Anadromous	Spawning: Yes
Total Fish Observed: 2	Fish Measured: 1	Passage Barrier:
Fork Lengths (mm) Min: 175 Max: 175 Mean: 175
Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Backpack Electrofisher (2)
Comments: Post-metamorphosis.
Species: juvenile coho salmon		Life History: Anadromous
Total Fish Observed: 6	Fish Measured: 3	Passage Barrier:
Fork Lengths (mm) Min: 75 Max: 103 Mean: 86
Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Backpack Electrofisher (6)
Species: adult rainbow trout		Life History: Unknown
Total Fish Observed: 6	Fish Measured: 3	Passage Barrier:
Fork Lengths (mm) Min: 65 Max: 155 Mean: 96
Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Backpack Electrofisher (6)

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