Module 2 - Longitudinal Survey

Stream Name: ALEXANDER CREEK Survey Date: 2013-10-30
Organization Name: Elk River Alliance Project Name:
Stream Segment #: Stream Section #:
Data Entered by: Ayla Bennett Survey ID: 42

Step 4.1 Longitudinal Survey, Measurements

Length of Survey Site Minimum: 170.000 (m) Actual: 146.000 (m) Photos Taken? yes
Upstream Survey Boundary Minimum: 85.000 (m) Actual:74.000 (m) Photos Taken? yes
Downstream Survey Boundary Minimum: 85.000 (m) Actual: 72.000(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 12.000 12.000
Pool 12.000 30.000 18.000
Riffle 30.000 45.000 15.000
Pool 45.000 55.000 10.000
Riffle 55.000 74.000 19.000
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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 72.000 72.000
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Step 4.2 Longitudinal Survey, Habitat Quality

1. Streambed material (from 25 samples)
Fines: 12.00 %
Gravel: 12.00 %
Cobble: 68.00 %
Boulder: 8.00 %
Bedrock: 0.00 %
Cobble and Boulder Total: 0.00 %
2. % Embeddness 15.00 %
Instream cover
Large Woody debris: 7.00 pieces
Rooted cutbank: number of instances 5.00
4. Percent Pool Habitat
Survey Slope
Total length of pools:
Length of Reference Site: 146
Pool Habitat: %
5. Off Channel Habitat
Details: small year round side channel/pool
Size:
Present: side
6. Bank Stability
Active Erosion Left Bank: 0
Active Erosion Left Bank Length: 0.00
Active Erosion Right Bank: 1
Active Erosion Right Bank Length: 40.00
Bank Stabilzation Left Bank: 0
Bank Stabilzation Left Bank Length: 0.00
Bank Stabilzation Right Bank: 0
Bank Stabilzation Right Bank Length: 0.00
Slides Reaching Channel Left Bank: 0
Slides Reaching Channel Left Bank Length: 0.00
Slides Reaching Channel Right Bank: 0
Slides Reaching Channel Right Bank Length: 0.00
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: 12.00 %
9. Riparian zone
# of channel widths: 0.00
Coniferous trees: 0.5
Deciduous trees: 0.25
Shrubs: 0.5
Grass: 0.5
Adjacent Land Use and Impacts:
railway, highway, logging road, rifle range