Module 2 - Longitudinal Survey

Pool Habitat

Stream Name: BOUCHER CREEK Survey Date: 2013-08-14
Organization Name: Lake Babine Nation Project Name:
Stream Segment #: Stream Section #:
Data Entered by: Leanne Miranda Survey ID: 27

Step 4.1 Longitudinal Survey, Measurements

Length of Survey Site Minimum: 160.800 (m) Actual: 194.000 (m) Photos Taken? no
Upstream Survey Boundary Minimum: 80.400 (m) Actual:104.000 (m) Photos Taken? no
Downstream Survey Boundary Minimum: 80.400 (m) Actual: 90.000(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 10.000 10.000 2.000
Pool 10.000 16.500 6.500 1.000
Riffle 16.500 33.400 16.900 2.000
Pool 33.400 41.400 8.000 2.000
Riffle 41.400 55.700 14.600 3.000
Pool 55.700 74.000 18.300 1.000
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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 90.000 90.000 5.000
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Step 4.2 Longitudinal Survey, Habitat Quality

1. Streambed material (from 25 samples)
Fines: 15.00 %
Gravel: %
Cobble: 10.00 %
Boulder: 30.00 %
Bedrock: 30.00 %
Cobble and Boulder Total: 0.00 %
2. % Embeddness 80.00 %
Instream cover
Large Woody debris: 5.00 pieces
Rooted cutbank: number of instances 3.00
4. Percent Pool Habitat
Average % Survey Slope 2.38 %
Total length of pools: 32.8
Length of Reference Site: 194.3
Pool Habitat: 16.88 %
5. Off Channel Habitat
Details:
Size:
Present: none
6. Bank Stability
Active Erosion Left Bank: 2
Active Erosion Left Bank Length: 2.00
Active Erosion Right Bank: 2
Active Erosion Right Bank Length: 2.00
Bank Stabilzation Left Bank:
Bank Stabilzation Left Bank Length:
Bank Stabilzation Right Bank:
Bank Stabilzation Right Bank Length:
Slides Reaching Channel Left Bank: 1
Slides Reaching Channel Left Bank Length:
Slides Reaching Channel Right Bank: 1
Slides Reaching Channel Right Bank Length:
7. Length of bank with no vegetation (m)
Left Bank: 80.40
Right Bank: 80.40
8. Overhead Canopy
Bankfull Channel covered by overhanging branches: 70.00 %
9. Riparian zone
# of channel widths: 10.00
Coniferous trees: 0.5
Deciduous trees: 0.25
Shrubs: 0.5
Grass: 0.25
Adjacent Land Use and Impacts:
logging upstream and bridge approx. 1100 m