Fish Passage Site 10302211

Coordinates (dec. deg.): 58.38741°, -134.64822°
Legal Description: C040S065E22
Region: Southeast
Road Name: Glacier Highway

Datum: NAD83
Quad Name / ITM: Juneau B-2
AWC Stream #:
Stream Name: Bay Creek

Elevation:

Site Comments: None

Survey Date: Jul 14, 2011

Survey SEA11-GLH16

Project Supervisor: Gillian O'Doherty, Alaska Department of Fish and Game — Anchorage, AK
Observers: Jason Olds, Charmagne Gutierrez

Overall Fish Passage Rating: Gray

Tidal: No
Backwatered: No

Step Pools: No
Construction Year:


Site Observations:

  1. Constriction ratio gray
  2. Mechanical damage or joints parting

Comments: Could not shoot for safety concerns. Access to invert in only by walking through pipe. Baffled and unable to shoot through pipe. Extremly steep grade up hills from invert in. Fish observed at outlet and inlet. Channelized DS/US Outlet adjacent to Auke Bay wastewater treatment ~100' Upstream of Auke Bay. *Water depth at outlet estimated with Survey Rod

Culvert Measurements

ID: 1 Structure Type: Circular pipe (Corrugated steel) Fish Passage Rating: Gray
 
Length(ft): 106.0
Inlet Type: Flared Inlet
Outlet Type: Flared Inlet
Corrugation Depth(in.): 0.5
Corrugation Width(in.): 3.0
Condition Rating(1-5): 2
Approach Angle: 4.0
Sedimentation At Inlet: No
Inlet Substrate: None
Outlet Substrate: None
InletOutlet
Width(ft):5.0 5.0
Height(ft):5.0 5.0
Apron Length(ft):6.0 6.0
Water Depth(ft): 0.59
Rustline Height(ft):1.35
Substrate Depth(ft):0.0 0.0
Backwatered?: No
Baffles Present: No
Embedded?: No
Outfall Height: 0.0
Outfall Type: At Stream Grade
Constriction Ratio: 0.69
Culvert Gradient:
Max Slope:
Max Slope Length:
  Culvert Observations:
  1. Constriction ratio gray
  2. Mechanical damage or joints parting

Stream Measurements

Stream SubstratesUpstreamDownstream
Dominant:GravelGravel
Subdominant:CobbleCobble
Stream Slope(deg.):2.9
Stream Flow Stage:Medium
Stream Width Type Distance From
Crossing (ft)		 Stream
Width (ft)
Upstream ordinary high water 57.0 6.10
Upstream ordinary high water 98.0 9.40
Upstream ordinary high water 126.0 6.30

Elevations

No elevation data available.

Fish Sampling Efforts

Gear Type: Visual Observation, Ground (A)
Channel Type: Main Channel (>50% of water flow)
Comments: Unidentified fish observed upstream and downstream from culvert.
 
Gear Type: Visual Observation, Ground (B)
Channel Type: Main Channel (>50% of water flow)
 
Gear Type: Visual Observation, Ground (A)

Fish Observations

No fish observations occurred during this survey.

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