Module 2 - Longitudinal Survey

Pool Habitat

Stream Name: LIZARD CREEK Survey Date: 2013-10-21
Organization Name: Elk River Alliance Project Name: CBWM- site 3
Stream Segment #: Stream Section #:
Data Entered by: Ayla Bennett Survey ID: 25

Step 4.1 Longitudinal Survey, Measurements

Length of Survey Site Minimum: 114.000 (m) Actual: 118.000 (m) Photos Taken? no
Upstream Survey Boundary Minimum: 57.000 (m) Actual:60.000 (m) Photos Taken? no
Downstream Survey Boundary Minimum: 57.000 (m) Actual: 58.000(m) Photos Taken? no

* distance upstream (Up) of benchmark

Habitat Unit Typebottom of habitat unit*top of habitat unit*length of habitat unit (m)% slopePhoto frame #
Riffle 0.000 3.000 3.000 0.000
Pool 3.000 6.200 3.200 0.000
Riffle 6.200 14.000 7.800 0.000
Pool 14.000 33.000 19.000 0.000
Riffle 33.000 40.500 7.500 0.000
Pool 40.500 47.000 6.500 0.000
Riffle 47.000 60.000 13.000 0.000
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* distance downstream (Dn) of benchmark

Habitat Unit Typebottom of habitat unit*top of habitat unit*length of habitat unit (m)% slopePhoto frame #
Riffle 0.000 21.000 21.000 0.000
Pool 21.000 31.500 10.500 0.000
Riffle 31.500 58.000 26.500 0.000
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Step 4.2 Longitudinal Survey, Habitat Quality

1. Streambed material (from 25 samples)
Fines: 24.00 %
Gravel: 52.00 %
Cobble: 24.00 %
Boulder: 0.00 %
Bedrock: 0.00 %
Cobble and Boulder Total: 0.00 %
2. % Embeddness 55.00 %
Instream cover
Large Woody debris: 15.00 pieces
Rooted cutbank: number of instances 8.00
4. Percent Pool Habitat
Average % Survey Slope 0.00 %
Total length of pools: 39.2
Length of Reference Site: 118
Pool Habitat: 33.22 %
5. Off Channel Habitat
Details: 1 year-round side channel, 1 seasonal side channel
Size:
Present: side
6. Bank Stability
Active Erosion Left Bank:
Active Erosion Left Bank Length: 22.00
Active Erosion Right Bank:
Active Erosion Right Bank Length: 0.00
Bank Stabilzation Left Bank:
Bank Stabilzation Left Bank Length: 45.00
Bank Stabilzation Right Bank:
Bank Stabilzation Right Bank Length: 0.00
Slides Reaching Channel Left Bank: 0
Slides Reaching Channel Left Bank Length:
Slides Reaching Channel Right Bank: 0
Slides Reaching Channel Right Bank Length:
7. Length of bank with no vegetation (m)
Left Bank: 20.00
Right Bank: 0.00
8. Overhead Canopy
Bankfull Channel covered by overhanging branches: 11.00 %
9. Riparian zone
# of channel widths: 0.00
Coniferous trees: 0.5
Deciduous trees: 0.25
Shrubs: 0.5
Grass: 0.5
Adjacent Land Use and Impacts:
Provincial Park campground & trails, Island Lake Lodge is upstream