Module 2 - Longitudinal Survey

Pool Habitat

Stream Name: LIZARD CREEK Survey Date: 2014-10-06
Organization Name: Elk River Alliance Project Name: CBWM-LC site 3
Stream Segment #: Stream Section #:
Data Entered by: Ayla Bennett Survey ID: 46

Step 4.1 Longitudinal Survey, Measurements

Length of Survey Site Minimum: 109.000 (m) Actual: 120.000 (m) Photos Taken? yes
Upstream Survey Boundary Minimum: 55.000 (m) Actual:65.000 (m) Photos Taken? yes
Downstream Survey Boundary Minimum: 55.000 (m) Actual: 55.000(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 10.000 10.000 0 375
Pool 10.000 22.200 12.200 0 376
Riffle 22.200 38.000 15.800 0
Pool 38.000 48.500 10.500 0 377
Riffle 48.500 65.000 16.500 0 378
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 41.000 41.000 0 380
Pool 41.000 55.000 14.000 0 381
Not Recorded 0
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Step 4.2 Longitudinal Survey, Habitat Quality

1. Streambed material (from 25 samples)
Fines: 25.00 %
Gravel: 44.00 %
Cobble: 36.00 %
Boulder: 0.00 %
Bedrock: 0.00 %
Cobble and Boulder Total: 0.00 %
2. % Embeddness 10.00 %
Instream cover
Large Woody debris: 32.00 pieces
Rooted cutbank: number of instances 5.00
4. Percent Pool Habitat
Average % Survey Slope nan %
Total length of pools: 36.7
Length of Reference Site: 120
Pool Habitat: 30.58 %
5. Off Channel Habitat
Details: seasonal side channel
Size:
Present: side
6. Bank Stability
Active Erosion Left Bank: 1
Active Erosion Left Bank Length: 5.00
Active Erosion Right Bank: 0
Active Erosion Right Bank Length: 0.00
Bank Stabilzation Left Bank: 2
Bank Stabilzation Left Bank Length: 60.00
Bank Stabilzation Right Bank: 0
Bank Stabilzation Right Bank Length: 0.00
Slides Reaching Channel Left Bank: 0
Slides Reaching Channel Left Bank Length: 0.00
Slides Reaching Channel Right Bank: 0
Slides Reaching Channel Right Bank Length: 0.00
7. Length of bank with no vegetation (m)
Left Bank: 0.00
Right Bank: 0.00
8. Overhead Canopy
Bankfull Channel covered by overhanging branches: 26.00 %
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, trail, campgournd, sewage facility, Island Lake Lodge upstream