Fish Inventory Site FSNPR1605A01
Coordinates (dec. deg.): 68.59220°, -150.89975°
Legal Description: U010S005E11
Region: Arctic
Datum: WGS84
Quad Name / ITM: Chandler Lake C-2
AWC Stream #: 330-00-10700-2255-3370
Stream Name: Kanayut River
Elevation:
Site Comments: WP073 - Sample reaches started downstream of target site C43 due to low water levels.
Survey FSNPR16-05A01
Observers: Joe Giefer, Phillip Stacey
Station Characteristics
| Water Temperature: 9.41° C DO: 11.29 ppm | Conductivity: 166.0 μS/cm | Stream Stage: Low | |||||||||
| Water Color: Clear | Turbidity: 0.61 NTU / pH: 7.9 | Stream Gradient: 2.0% | |||||||||
| Qualitative Velocity: Fast | 48 hr. Precipitation/Runoff: None/Trace | ||||||||||
| Substrates: Cobble, Sand, Gravel | |||||||||||
Channel Dimensions:
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Rosgen Channel Classification: | ||||||||||
| Visit Comments: Hanna Probe; pH = 8.14, Cond (u) = 216. Swift & windy. Very tough to see fish when immobilized due to swift steep gradient. 5.5km/hr plus 30mph downriver wind. | |||||||||||
Vegetation Classification
| Left Bank | Right Bank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Distance From OHW(m) |
0-5 | Open Low Alder Shrub | Open Tall Willow Shrub |
| 5-10 | Tussock Tundra | Tussock Tundra | |
| 10-20 | Tussock Tundra | Tussock Tundra | |
| 20-30 | Tussock Tundra | Tussock Tundra | |
Fish Sampling Effort
| Gear Type: Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (A) | ||
| EF Time(s): 229 | Efficiency: Fair | |
| Channel Type: Main Channel (>50% of water flow) | ||
| Comments: WP074-075 | ||
| Gear Type: Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (B) | ||
| EF Time(s): 168 | Efficiency: Fair | |
| Channel Type: Main Channel (>50% of water flow) | ||
| Comments: WP076-077 | ||
| Gear Type: Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (C) | ||
| EF Time(s): 253 | Efficiency: Fair | |
| Channel Type: Main Channel (>50% of water flow) | ||
| Comments: WP078-079 | ||
| Gear Type: Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (D) | ||
| EF Time(s): 168 | Efficiency: Fair | |
| Channel Type: Main Channel (>50% of water flow) | ||
| Comments: WP080-081 | ||
| Gear Type: Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (E) | ||
| EF Time(s): 188 | Efficiency: Poor | |
| Channel Type: Main Channel (>50% of water flow) | ||
| Comments: WP082-083 | ||
| Gear Type: Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (F) | ||
| EF Time(s): 206 | Efficiency: Fair | |
| Channel Type: Main Channel (>50% of water flow) | ||
| Comments: WP084-085 | ||
| Gear Type: Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (G) | ||
| EF Time(s): 206 | Efficiency: Fair | |
| Channel Type: Main Channel (>50% of water flow) | ||
| Comments: WP086-087 | ||
| Gear Type: Visual Observation, Boat (GG) | ||
| Channel Type: | ||
| Comments: WP086-087 | ||
| Gear Type: Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (H) | ||
| EF Time(s): 218 | Efficiency: Fair | |
| Channel Type: Main Channel (>50% of water flow) | ||
| Comments: WP088-089. Deep pools in this reach (3+m deep, 100m long) | ||
| Gear Type: Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (I) | ||
| EF Time(s): 249 | Efficiency: Fair | |
| Channel Type: Main Channel (>50% of water flow) | ||
| Comments: WP090-091 | ||
| Gear Type: Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (J) | ||
| EF Time(s): 299 | Efficiency: Fair | |
| Channel Type: Main Channel (>50% of water flow) | ||
| Comments: WP092-093. Deep pools in this reach (2-3m deep) | ||
| Gear Type: Visual Observation, Boat (JJ) | ||
| Channel Type: | ||
| Comments: WP092-093 | ||
| Gear Type: Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (K) | ||
| EF Time(s): 274 | Efficiency: Fair | |
| Channel Type: Main Channel (>50% of water flow) | ||
| Comments: WP094-095 | ||
| Gear Type: Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (L) | ||
| EF Time(s): 206 | Efficiency: Fair | |
| Channel Type: Main Channel (>50% of water flow) | ||
| Comments: WP096-097 | ||
Fish Observations
| Species: juvenile/adult Arctic grayling | Life History: Resident | ||
| Total Fish Observed: 13 | Fish Measured: 13 | Passage Barrier: | |
| Fork Lengths (mm) Min: 152 Max: 403 Mean: 304 | |||
| Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (1) Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (3) Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (5) Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (2) Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (1) Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (1) | |||
| Species: juvenile/adult Dolly Varden | Life History: Unknown | ||
| Total Fish Observed: 3 | Fish Measured: 3 | Passage Barrier: | |
| Fork Lengths (mm) Min: 102 Max: 105 Mean: 103 | |||
| Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (1) Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (1) Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (1) | |||
| Species: adult Dolly Varden | Life History: Anadromous | ||
| Total Fish Observed: 5 | Fish Measured: 3 | Passage Barrier: | |
| Fork Lengths (mm) Min: 590 Max: 626 Mean: 613 | |||
| Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (1) Visual Observation, Boat (1) Visual Observation, Boat (1) Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (2) | |||
| Comments: GG est >450mm. JJ est >400mm. | |||
| Species: juvenile/adult round whitefish | Life History: Resident | ||
| Total Fish Observed: 2 | Fish Measured: 2 | Passage Barrier: | |
| Fork Lengths (mm) Min: 343 Max: 351 Mean: 347 | |||
| Collected/Observed by Gear Type: Boat-Mounted Electrofisher (2) | |||
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