Module 2 - Longitudinal Survey

Stream Name: ALEXANDER CREEK Survey Date: 2014-10-03
Organization Name: Elk River Alliance Project Name: CBWM-AC site 3
Stream Segment #: Stream Section #:
Data Entered by: Ayla Bennett Survey ID: 44

Step 4.1 Longitudinal Survey, Measurements

Length of Survey Site Minimum: 144.000 (m) Actual: 156.600 (m) Photos Taken? yes
Upstream Survey Boundary Minimum: 72.000 (m) Actual:78.000 (m) Photos Taken? yes
Downstream Survey Boundary Minimum: 72.000 (m) Actual: 78.600(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 62.000 62.000 284
Pool 62.000 78.000 16.000 281
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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 20.800 20.800 291
Pool 20.800 25.600 4.800 290
Riffle 25.600 37.700 12.100 289
Pool 37.700 40.500 2.800 288
Riffle 40.500 56.500 16.000
Pool 56.500 63.700 7.200
Riffle 63.700 78.600 14.900
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Step 4.2 Longitudinal Survey, Habitat Quality

1. Streambed material (from 25 samples)
Fines: 12.00 %
Gravel: 36.00 %
Cobble: 40.00 %
Boulder: 12.00 %
Bedrock: 0.00 %
Cobble and Boulder Total: 0.00 %
2. % Embeddness 40.00 %
Instream cover
Large Woody debris: 9.00 pieces
Rooted cutbank: number of instances 11.00
4. Percent Pool Habitat
Survey Slope
Total length of pools:
Length of Reference Site: 156.6
Pool Habitat: %
5. Off Channel Habitat
Details: 10 m long, 1m wide, 0.2 m deep, muddy
Size: 10 m
Present: side
6. Bank Stability
Active Erosion Left Bank: 0
Active Erosion Left Bank Length: 0.00
Active Erosion Right Bank: 2
Active Erosion Right Bank Length: 50.00
Bank Stabilzation Left Bank: 0
Bank Stabilzation Left Bank Length: 0.00
Bank Stabilzation Right Bank: 1
Bank Stabilzation Right Bank Length: 20.00
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: 50.00
8. Overhead Canopy
Bankfull Channel covered by overhanging branches: 40.00 %
9. Riparian zone
# of channel widths: 1.00
Coniferous trees: 0.5
Deciduous trees: 0.25
Shrubs: 0.25
Grass: 0.5
Adjacent Land Use and Impacts:
right bank: rifle range, gravel logging road, forestry left bank: highway 3 (200 m from site 3), gravel parking lot