Module 2 - Longitudinal Survey

Pool Habitat

Stream Name: MCDONALD CREEK-WestV Survey Date: 2016-06-12
Organization Name: PSKF Project Name: Sk's training
Stream Segment #: Stream Section #:
Data Entered by: ZoAnn Morten Survey ID: 57

Step 4.1 Longitudinal Survey, Measurements

Length of Survey Site Minimum: 66.000 (m) Actual: 66.000 (m) Photos Taken? no
Upstream Survey Boundary Minimum: 33.000 (m) Actual:66.000 (m) Photos Taken? yes
Downstream Survey Boundary Minimum: (m) Actual: (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 66.000 66.000 5.000 yes
Not Recorded 0
Not Recorded 0
Not Recorded 0
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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 #
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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Step 4.2 Longitudinal Survey, Habitat Quality

1. Streambed material (from 25 samples)
Fines: 12.00 %
Gravel: 40.00 %
Cobble: 40.00 %
Boulder: 8.00 %
Bedrock: 0.00 %
Cobble and Boulder Total: 0.00 %
2. % Embeddness 30.00 %
Instream cover
Large Woody debris: 4.00 pieces
Rooted cutbank: number of instances 2.00
4. Percent Pool Habitat
Average % Survey Slope 5.00 %
Total length of pools: 0
Length of Reference Site: 66
Pool Habitat: 0.00 %
5. Off Channel Habitat
Details:
Size:
Present: none
6. Bank Stability
Active Erosion Left Bank: 2
Active Erosion Left Bank Length: 7.00
Active Erosion Right Bank:
Active Erosion Right Bank Length:
Bank Stabilzation Left Bank:
Bank Stabilzation Left Bank Length: 25.00
Bank Stabilzation Right Bank:
Bank Stabilzation Right Bank Length:
Slides Reaching Channel Left Bank: 0
Slides Reaching Channel Left Bank Length: 0.00
Slides Reaching Channel Right Bank:
Slides Reaching Channel Right Bank Length:
7. Length of bank with no vegetation (m)
Left Bank:
Right Bank: 6.00
8. Overhead Canopy
Bankfull Channel covered by overhanging branches: 80.00 %
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:
Residential on left bank and park on right bank eagle nest in tree - eagle harassed by the crows. Gabions are beginning to deteriorate Well loved park for walking, relaxing, dog walks