Module 2 - Longitudinal Survey

Pool Habitat

Stream Name: HIUIHILL CREEK Survey Date: 2014-09-05
Organization Name: PSkF Project Name: SEP and Science
Stream Segment #: Stream Section #:
Data Entered by: z Survey ID: 41

Step 4.1 Longitudinal Survey, Measurements

Length of Survey Site Minimum: 60.800 (m) Actual: 72.500 (m) Photos Taken? yes
Upstream Survey Boundary Minimum: 30.400 (m) Actual:33.400 (m) Photos Taken? yes
Downstream Survey Boundary Minimum: 30.400 (m) Actual: 39.100(m) Photos Taken? yes

* 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 7.900 7.000 2.000 y
Pool 7.900 14.700 7.300 0.000 y
Riffle 14.700 24.600 8.700 4.000 y
Pool 24.600 28.300 3.800 1.000 y
Riffle 28.300 33.400 4.500 2.500 y
Not Recorded 0
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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 1.600 1.500 1.000 y
Pool 1.600 5.600 4.000 0.500 y
Riffle 5.600 13.800 7.600 1.800 y
Pool 13.800 15.400 2.450 1.700 y
Riffle 15.400 20.800 6.700 1.200 y
Pool 20.800 25.000 4.100 0.000 y
Riffle 25.000 39.100 13.900 2.000 y
Not Recorded 0
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Step 4.2 Longitudinal Survey, Habitat Quality

1. Streambed material (from 25 samples)
Fines: 20.00 %
Gravel: 40.00 %
Cobble: 28.00 %
Boulder: 12.00 %
Bedrock: %
Cobble and Boulder Total: 0.00 %
2. % Embeddness 18.00 %
Instream cover
Large Woody debris: 11.00 pieces
Rooted cutbank: number of instances 28.00
4. Percent Pool Habitat
Average % Survey Slope 1.48 %
Total length of pools: 21.65
Length of Reference Site: 71.55
Pool Habitat: 30.26 %
5. Off Channel Habitat
Details:
Size:
Present: none
6. Bank Stability
Active Erosion Left Bank: 1
Active Erosion Left Bank Length: 2.00
Active Erosion Right Bank: 1
Active Erosion Right Bank Length: 4.30
Bank Stabilzation Left Bank:
Bank Stabilzation Left Bank Length:
Bank Stabilzation Right Bank:
Bank Stabilzation Right Bank Length:
Slides Reaching Channel Left Bank:
Slides Reaching Channel Left Bank Length:
Slides Reaching Channel Right Bank:
Slides Reaching Channel Right Bank Length:
7. Length of bank with no vegetation (m)
Left Bank:
Right Bank:
8. Overhead Canopy
Bankfull Channel covered by overhanging branches: 85.00 %
9. Riparian zone
# of channel widths: 3.00
Coniferous trees: 0.5
Deciduous trees: 0.25
Shrubs: 0.25
Grass: 0.25
Adjacent Land Use and Impacts:
This is a mature forested area. Not full vegetation a top of bankfull as light is limited by the large trees. Vegetated where you would expect to find it.This appears to be a stable stream, has dug in