Fish Inventory Site FSH0234B63

Site Comments: Unnamed outlet stream of Big Beaver Lake. Directions to site: north on Beaver Lake Road; right on ATV trail ~ 1/4 mile past Linda Lake.

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

Station Characteristics

Water Temperature: 9.6° C	Conductivity: 52.0 μS/cm	Stream Stage: High
Water Color: Clear	Turbidity:	Stream Gradient: 0.5%
Qualitative Velocity: Medium	48 hr. Precipitation/Runoff: Heavy
Substrates: Organic, Sand, Gravel
Channel Dimensions:   (OHW) (Wetted) Stream Width: 18.0 m 2.7 m Thalweg Depth: 0.35 m	Rosgen Channel Classification: (WET) Wetland
Visit Comments: Undersized (12-inch) culvert, perched at inlet and outlet, stream flowing completely underneath. Site located at ATV trail/driveway(?) crossing.

Vegetation Classification

		Left Bank	Right Bank
Distance From OHW(m)	0-5	Open Low Sweetgale-Graminoid Bog	Open Low Sweetgale-Graminoid Bog
	5-10
	10-20
	20-30

Fish Sampling Effort

Gear Type: Minnow Trap, 1/4 in. Mesh (A)		Trap Duration(h): 26
Channel Type: Main Channel (>50% of water flow)
Comments: Six upstream, 2 downstream of culvert. Traps checked 09/28 by Matthew Lacroix.

Fish Observations

Species: juvenile/adult stickleback-unspecified		Life History: Resident
Total Fish Observed: 4	Fish Measured:	Passage Barrier:
Fork Lengths (mm) Min: Max: Mean:
Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Minnow Trap, 1/4 in. Mesh (4)
Species: juvenile coho salmon		Life History: Anadromous
Total Fish Observed: 16	Fish Measured: 8	Passage Barrier:
Fork Lengths (mm) Min: 55 Max: 85 Mean: 67
Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Minnow Trap, 1/4 in. Mesh (16)
Comments: Six upstream, 2 downstream of culvert. Traps checked 09/28 by Matthew Lacroix.

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