Module 2 - Longitudinal Survey

Pool Habitat

Stream Name: Buck Creek Survey Date: 2015-09-10
Organization Name: Yukon Salmon Sub Committee Project Name: Streamkeepers Traini
Stream Segment #: Stream Section #:
Data Entered by: ZoAnn Morten Survey ID: 50

Step 4.1 Longitudinal Survey, Measurements

Length of Survey Site Minimum: 81.600 (m) Actual: 37.400 (m) Photos Taken? yes
Upstream Survey Boundary Minimum: 40.800 (m) Actual: (m) Photos Taken? no
Downstream Survey Boundary Minimum: 40.800 (m) Actual: 37.400(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 #
Not Recorded 0
Not Recorded 0
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Not Recorded 0
Not Recorded 0
Not Recorded 0
Not Recorded 0
Not Recorded 0
Not Recorded 0
Not Recorded 0
Not Recorded 0
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Not Recorded 0

* 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 12.900 13.500 2.000 y
Pool 12.900 37.400 25.000 0.000 y
Not Recorded 0
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Not Recorded 0

Step 4.2 Longitudinal Survey, Habitat Quality

1. Streambed material (from 25 samples)
Fines: 8.00 %
Gravel: 56.00 %
Cobble: 28.00 %
Boulder: 8.00 %
Bedrock: 0.00 %
Cobble and Boulder Total: 0.00 %
2. % Embeddness 11.50 %
Instream cover
Large Woody debris: 15.00 pieces
Rooted cutbank: number of instances 5.00
4. Percent Pool Habitat
Average % Survey Slope 1.00 %
Total length of pools: 25
Length of Reference Site: 38.5
Pool Habitat: 64.94 %
5. Off Channel Habitat
Details:
Size:
Present: none
6. Bank Stability
Active Erosion Left Bank: 4
Active Erosion Left Bank Length: 3.00
Active Erosion Right Bank: 0
Active Erosion Right Bank Length:
Bank Stabilzation Left Bank: 0
Bank Stabilzation Left Bank Length:
Bank Stabilzation Right Bank: 0
Bank Stabilzation Right Bank Length:
Slides Reaching Channel Left Bank: 0
Slides Reaching Channel Left Bank Length:
Slides Reaching Channel Right Bank: 0
Slides Reaching Channel Right Bank Length:
7. Length of bank with no vegetation (m)
Left Bank: 0.00
Right Bank: 13.00
8. Overhead Canopy
Bankfull Channel covered by overhanging branches: 50.00 %
9. Riparian zone
# of channel widths: 2.00
Coniferous trees: 0.5
Deciduous trees: 0.5
Shrubs: 0.5
Grass: 0.25
Adjacent Land Use and Impacts:
Riparian vegetation lose was due to a small trail this is a campsite and it is a very small trail. Area shows it is well tended and respected Campground / highway / bridge / abandoned copper mine / h