Module 2 - Longitudinal Survey

Pool Habitat

Stream Name: TERMINAL CREEK Survey Date: 2018-07-16
Organization Name: Bowen Island Fish & Wildlife Club Project Name: Habitat review above
Stream Segment #: Stream Section #:
Data Entered by: ZoAnn Morten Survey ID: 91

Step 4.1 Longitudinal Survey, Measurements

Length of Survey Site Minimum: 77.400 (m) Actual: 167.000 (m) Photos Taken? yes
Upstream Survey Boundary Minimum: 77.400 (m) Actual:87.100 (m) Photos Taken? yes
Downstream Survey Boundary Minimum: 77.400 (m) Actual: 79.900(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 14.900 15.300 2.000 y
Pool 14.900 21.600 6.100 1.500 y
Riffle 21.600 35.400 14.300 3.000 y
Pool 35.400 47.300 12.100 1.000 y
Riffle 47.300 57.500 9.300 4.000 y
Pool 57.500 71.300 14.300 1.000 y
Riffle 71.300 75.900 4.700 10.000 y
Pool 75.900 87.100 10.900 1.000 y
Not Recorded 0
Not Recorded 0
Not Recorded 0
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 #
Riffle 0.000 0.600 0.900 1.000 y
Pool 0.600 23.800 23.400 1.000 y
Riffle 23.800 51.900 28.100 0.750 y
Pool 51.900 62.300 10.400 0.500 y
Riffle 62.300 72.300 9.950 0.500 y
Pool 72.300 79.900 8.500 1.000 y
Not Recorded 0
Not Recorded 0
Not Recorded 0
Not Recorded 0
Not Recorded 0
Not Recorded 0
Not Recorded 0

Step 4.2 Longitudinal Survey, Habitat Quality

1. Streambed material (from 25 samples)
Fines: 8.00 %
Gravel: %
Cobble: 64.00 %
Boulder: 20.00 %
Bedrock: 8.00 %
Cobble and Boulder Total: 0.00 %
2. % Embeddness 18.00 %
Instream cover
Large Woody debris: 15.00 pieces
Rooted cutbank: number of instances 7.00
4. Percent Pool Habitat
Average % Survey Slope 2.02 %
Total length of pools: 85.7
Length of Reference Site: 168.25
Pool Habitat: 50.94 %
5. Off Channel Habitat
Details: none
Size: 40cm
Present: seco
6. Bank Stability
Active Erosion Left Bank:
Active Erosion Left Bank Length:
Active Erosion Right Bank:
Active Erosion Right Bank Length:
Bank Stabilzation Left Bank: 2
Bank Stabilzation Left Bank Length: 14.60
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: 2.80
Right Bank:
8. Overhead Canopy
Bankfull Channel covered by overhanging branches: 80.00 %
9. Riparian zone
# of channel widths: 2.00
Coniferous trees: 0.5
Deciduous trees: 0.5
Shrubs: 0.5
Grass: 0.5
Adjacent Land Use and Impacts:
This creek has room to expand in areas to diffuse highwater. Gentle meanders with pool riffle sequences in sync with a natural stream pattern. Fine layer of silt / alga on the rocks so a little slippe