Module 2 - Longitudinal Survey

Pool Habitat

Stream Name: MACKAY CREEK Survey Date: 2014-08-26
Organization Name: PSKF Project Name: ISMP
Stream Segment #: Stream Section #:
Data Entered by: ZoAnn Morten Survey ID: 47

Step 4.1 Longitudinal Survey, Measurements

Length of Survey Site Minimum: 102.000 (m) Actual: 128.800 (m) Photos Taken? no
Upstream Survey Boundary Minimum: 51.000 (m) Actual:79.400 (m) Photos Taken? no
Downstream Survey Boundary Minimum: 51.000 (m) Actual: 49.400(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 15.300 15.300 0.500 y
Pool 15.300 29.800 14.250 1.000 y
Riffle 29.800 37.600 6.600 0.000 y
Pool 37.600 49.200 12.100 0.000 y
Riffle 49.200 79.200 29.100 1.500 y
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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 #
Pool 0.000 2.100 2.200 1.000 y
Riffle 2.100 19.600 18.100 2.000 y
Pool 19.600 21.500 3.100 0.000 y
Riffle 21.500 49.400 26.200 2.000 y
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Step 4.2 Longitudinal Survey, Habitat Quality

1. Streambed material (from 25 samples)
Fines: 4.00 %
Gravel: 76.00 %
Cobble: 20.00 %
Boulder: %
Bedrock: %
Cobble and Boulder Total: 0.00 %
2. % Embeddness 18.00 %
Instream cover
Large Woody debris: 11.00 pieces
Rooted cutbank: number of instances 19.00
4. Percent Pool Habitat
Average % Survey Slope 0.89 %
Total length of pools: 31.65
Length of Reference Site: 126.95
Pool Habitat: 24.93 %
5. Off Channel Habitat
Details:
Size:
Present: none
6. Bank Stability
Active Erosion Left Bank: 1
Active Erosion Left Bank Length: 15.20
Active Erosion Right Bank: 2
Active Erosion Right Bank Length: 20.09
Bank Stabilzation Left Bank: 2
Bank Stabilzation Left Bank Length: 7.30
Bank Stabilzation Right Bank: 3
Bank Stabilzation Right Bank Length: 49.20
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: 10.90
Right Bank: 20.60
8. Overhead Canopy
Bankfull Channel covered by overhanging branches: 85.00 %
9. Riparian zone
# of channel widths: 3.00
Coniferous trees: 0.25
Deciduous trees: 0.5
Shrubs: 0.5
Grass: 0.25
Adjacent Land Use and Impacts:
right next to a playing field and play ground. Lots of activity all day and appears to be at night as well. Lots of booze bottles, dog doo and palying instream here. Next to mini hatchery for chum