Advanced Stream Habitat Survey Data Sheet - Module 2
Stream Name: ALEXANDER CREEK Survey Date: 2013-10-30
Organization Name: Elk River Alliance Project Name: CBWM-AC site 1
Stream Segment #: site 1 Stream Section #: site 1
Data entered by: Ayla Bennett Survey ID: 42
Step 1 BENCHMARK LOCATION
Directions to Benchmark: ~100 m upstream of Alexander Creek mouth (flows into Michel Creek)
Step 2 CROSS-SECTIONAL SURVEY
Latitude: Longitude:
Location relative to benchmark: at benchmark Photos Taken? yes
Bankfull Channel Width: 14.20 Average Bankfull Depth: 0.40
Wetted Channel Width: 12.30 Average Wetted Depth: 0.22
Measurements taken every 1.00 metres Number of measurements taken: 15

First and Last Measurements Taken .1m from the streambank edge

Left Bank 0.10 1.00 1.70 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.00 9.00 10.00 11.00 12.00 13.00 Right Bank
Wetted Depth 0.10 0.15 0.02 0.16 0.24 0.19 0.24 0.12 0.24 0.18 0.47 0.50 0.28 Wetted Depth
Bankfull Depth 0.04 0.15 0.32 0.37 0.24 0.38 0.46 0.41 0.46 0.34 0.46 0.40 0.69 0.72 0.50 Bankfull Depth
Step 3 CALCULATE DISCHARGE
Cross-sectional area of wetted stream (m2)
Discharge Wetted Width: 12.300 Discharge Average Depth: 0.210 = 2.583
Average Time (sec)
27.600 11.460 9.750 11.720 18.600 79.13 15.83
Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3 Trial 4 Trial 5 Total Trials / 5 Average Time
Average Velocity (sec)
10.000 15.83 0.632
Length (m) Average Time (sec) Average Velocity (m/sec)
Average Stream Discharge (m3/sec)
2.58300 0.63187 x 0.8 0.13057
Cross sectional area (m2) Average velocity (m/sec) correction factor Discharge (m3/sec)