Module 2 - Longitudinal Survey

Pool Habitat

Stream Name: Mallett Creek Survey Date: 2018-07-26
Organization Name: Gabriola Streamkeepers Project Name: Streamkeepers Mod 2
Stream Segment #: Stream Section #:
Data Entered by: ZoAnn Morten Survey ID: 92

Step 4.1 Longitudinal Survey, Measurements

Length of Survey Site Minimum: 10.800 (m) Actual: 14.800 (m) Photos Taken? yes
Upstream Survey Boundary Minimum: 5.400 (m) Actual:8.100 (m) Photos Taken? yes
Downstream Survey Boundary Minimum: 5.400 (m) Actual: 6.700(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 1.400 1.700 8.000 y
Pool 1.400 4.000 2.500 0.000 y
Riffle 4.000 5.100 1.800 3.000 y
Pool 5.100 8.100 2.800 0.000 y
Not Recorded 0
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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 2.600 2.600 3.000 y
Pool 2.600 6.700 3.300 0.000 y
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Step 4.2 Longitudinal Survey, Habitat Quality

1. Streambed material (from 25 samples)
Fines: 56.00 %
Gravel: %
Cobble: 36.00 %
Boulder: 8.00 %
Bedrock: %
Cobble and Boulder Total: 0.00 %
2. % Embeddness 21.00 %
Instream cover
Large Woody debris: 5.00 pieces
Rooted cutbank: number of instances 1.00
4. Percent Pool Habitat
Average % Survey Slope 2.33 %
Total length of pools: 8.6
Length of Reference Site: 14.7
Pool Habitat: 58.50 %
5. Off Channel Habitat
Details:
Size:
Present: none
6. Bank Stability
Active Erosion Left Bank: 0
Active Erosion Left Bank Length:
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: 0.00
8. Overhead Canopy
Bankfull Channel covered by overhanging branches: 95.00 %
9. Riparian zone
# of channel widths: 6.00
Coniferous trees: 0.5
Deciduous trees: 0.5
Shrubs: 0.25
Grass: 0.5
Adjacent Land Use and Impacts:
This area is undeveloped 6+ BF widths. Large riparian are of mixed vegetation, very little invasives. Holly could be removed. Stream has reported fish sightings and provides cool water for lower secti