Module 2 - Longitudinal Survey

Pool Habitat

Stream Name: BUCK CREEK Survey Date: 2015-07-02
Organization Name: A Rocha Canada Project Name: UBR Streamkeepers
Stream Segment #: Stream Section #:
Data Entered by: Cindy Verbeek Survey ID: 49

Step 4.1 Longitudinal Survey, Measurements

Length of Survey Site Minimum: 312.000 (m) Actual: 160.000 (m) Photos Taken? yes
Upstream Survey Boundary Minimum: 156.000 (m) Actual:160.000 (m) Photos Taken? yes
Downstream Survey Boundary Minimum: 156.000 (m) Actual: 0.000(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 #
Pool 0.000 28.000 28.000 1.000 yes
Riffle 28.000 45.400 17.700 3.500 yes
Pool 45.400 132.900 87.800 0.500 yes
Riffle 132.900 160.700 28.000 0.000 yes
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 #
Not Recorded 0
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Step 4.2 Longitudinal Survey, Habitat Quality

1. Streambed material (from 25 samples)
Fines: 8.00 %
Gravel: 36.00 %
Cobble: 48.00 %
Boulder: 8.00 %
Bedrock: 0.00 %
Cobble and Boulder Total: 0.00 %
2. % Embeddness 41.00 %
Instream cover
Large Woody debris: 27.00 pieces
Rooted cutbank: number of instances 15.00
4. Percent Pool Habitat
Average % Survey Slope 1.25 %
Total length of pools: 115.8
Length of Reference Site: 161.5
Pool Habitat: 71.70 %
5. Off Channel Habitat
Details: Small channels present during high water on right bank.
Size: not measured
Present: seco
6. Bank Stability
Active Erosion Left Bank: 0
Active Erosion Left Bank Length: 0.00
Active Erosion Right Bank: 1
Active Erosion Right Bank Length: 4.20
Bank Stabilzation Left Bank: 0
Bank Stabilzation Left Bank Length: 0.00
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: 10.00 %
9. Riparian zone
# of channel widths: 2.00
Coniferous trees: 0.25
Deciduous trees: 0.5
Shrubs: 0.5
Grass: 0.5
Adjacent Land Use and Impacts:
Public lands with forestry road and bridge nearby. May be forestry activity in area.