Module 2 - Longitudinal Survey

Pool Habitat

Stream Name: MURRAY CREEK Survey Date: 2017-09-26
Organization Name: Nechako Secondary School Project Name: Streamkeepers traini
Stream Segment #: Stream Section #:
Data Entered by: ZoAnn Morten Survey ID: 77

Step 4.1 Longitudinal Survey, Measurements

Length of Survey Site Minimum: 36.600 (m) Actual: 18.500 (m) Photos Taken? yes
Upstream Survey Boundary Minimum: 18.300 (m) Actual:18.500 (m) Photos Taken? yes
Downstream Survey Boundary Minimum: 18.300 (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 7.700 7.700 1.000 y
Riffle 7.700 18.500 10.800 1.500 y
Not Recorded 0
Not Recorded 0
Not Recorded 0
Not Recorded 0
Not Recorded 0
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Not Recorded 0
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
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: 8.00 %
Gravel: 56.00 %
Cobble: 36.00 %
Boulder: %
Bedrock: %
Cobble and Boulder Total: 0.00 %
2. % Embeddness 34.00 %
Instream cover
Large Woody debris: 6.00 pieces
Rooted cutbank: number of instances 5.00
4. Percent Pool Habitat
Average % Survey Slope 1.25 %
Total length of pools: 7.7
Length of Reference Site: 18.5
Pool Habitat: 41.62 %
5. Off Channel Habitat
Details:
Size:
Present: none
6. Bank Stability
Active Erosion Left Bank: 2
Active Erosion Left Bank Length: 3.70
Active Erosion Right Bank:
Active Erosion Right Bank Length:
Bank Stabilzation Left Bank:
Bank Stabilzation Left Bank Length:
Bank Stabilzation Right Bank:
Bank Stabilzation Right Bank Length:
Slides Reaching Channel Left Bank: 2
Slides Reaching Channel Left Bank Length: 1.26
Slides Reaching Channel Right Bank:
Slides Reaching Channel Right Bank Length:
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: 80.00 %
9. Riparian zone
# of channel widths: 2.00
Coniferous trees: 0
Deciduous trees: 0.5
Shrubs: 0.5
Grass: 0.5
Adjacent Land Use and Impacts:
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