Module 2 - Longitudinal Survey

Pool Habitat

Stream Name: HASTINGS CREEK Survey Date: 2017-08-12
Organization Name: North Shore Streamkeepers Project Name: Module two on N S st
Stream Segment #: Stream Section #:
Data Entered by: ZoAnn Survey ID: 69

Step 4.1 Longitudinal Survey, Measurements

Length of Survey Site Minimum: 76.800 (m) Actual: 94.300 (m) Photos Taken? yes
Upstream Survey Boundary Minimum: 38.400 (m) Actual:49.100 (m) Photos Taken? yes
Downstream Survey Boundary Minimum: 38.400 (m) Actual: 45.200(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 2.200 2.300 1.000
Pool 2.200 8.600 6.300 1.000
Riffle 8.600 13.500 4.700 4.000
Pool 13.500 20.700 7.300 0.000
Riffle 20.700 49.100 28.600 2.000
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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 16.800 16.700 1.500
Pool 16.800 29.400 12.700 0.000
Riffle 29.400 35.200 5.900 2.000
Pool 35.200 45.200 9.500 0.000
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Step 4.2 Longitudinal Survey, Habitat Quality

1. Streambed material (from 25 samples)
Fines: 8.00 %
Gravel: 52.00 %
Cobble: 40.00 %
Boulder: 0.00 %
Bedrock: 0.00 %
Cobble and Boulder Total: 0.00 %
2. % Embeddness 27.00 %
Instream cover
Large Woody debris: 39.00 pieces
Rooted cutbank: number of instances 7.00
4. Percent Pool Habitat
Average % Survey Slope 1.28 %
Total length of pools: 35.8
Length of Reference Site: 94
Pool Habitat: 38.09 %
5. Off Channel Habitat
Details:
Size:
Present: none
6. Bank Stability
Active Erosion Left Bank:
Active Erosion Left Bank Length:
Active Erosion Right Bank: 1
Active Erosion Right Bank Length: 10.20
Bank Stabilzation Left Bank:
Bank Stabilzation Left Bank Length:
Bank Stabilzation Right Bank:
Bank Stabilzation Right Bank Length:
Slides Reaching Channel Left Bank:
Slides Reaching Channel Left Bank Length:
Slides Reaching Channel Right Bank:
Slides Reaching Channel Right Bank Length:
7. Length of bank with no vegetation (m)
Left Bank: 10.50
Right Bank: 26.10
8. Overhead Canopy
Bankfull Channel covered by overhanging branches: 90.00 %
9. Riparian zone
# of channel widths: 2.00
Coniferous trees: 0.5
Deciduous trees: 0.5
Shrubs: 0.5
Grass: 0
Adjacent Land Use and Impacts:
Park / playground for all ages dog walk, horses Surrounded by residential area, storm drains bypass the riparian protection. Pipes directly into stream one was running freely with water. Greyish subst