Woodens River Watershed Environmental Organization |
Advance Stream Habitat Survey Field Data Sheet (Module 2) |
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Date |
Stream |
River Code |
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1. Benchmark Location |
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2. Cross-Sectional Survey |
BF Width (m) |
Wetted Width (m) |
Avg. BF Depth (m) |
Avg. Wetted Depth (m) |
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3. Stream Discharge |
Cross-section Area of Wetted Stream (m2)
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Trials (sec) |
Avg. Time (sec) |
Avg. Velocity (m/sec) |
Correction Factor |
Avg. Stream Discharge (m3/sec)
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4.1 Longitudinal Survey, Measurements |
Length of Survey Site (m) |
Upstream Survey Boundary (u of BM) (m)* |
Downstream Survey Boundary (d of BM) (m)* |
* distance upstream (u) or Downstream (d) |
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Habitat Type (pool / riffle) |
Top of Habitat Unit (m) |
Bottom of Habitat Unit (m) |
Length of Habitat unit (m) |
% Slope |
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4.2 Longitudinal Survey, Habitat Quality |
1. Streambed Material |
% Fines (<0.2cm) |
% Gravel (0.2-5cm) |
% Cobble (5-25cm) |
% Boulder (25cm) |
%Bedrock |
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2. Percent Embeddedness |
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3. Instream Cover |
# Pieces LWD |
# Pieces LWD / Channel Width |
# Rooted Cutbanks |
# Rooted Cutbanks / Channel Width |
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4. Percent Pool Habitat |
Survey Site Slope |
Total Length of Pools (m) |
Total Length of Reference Site (m) |
% pool habitat |
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5. Off Channel Habitat |
Present / Absent |
Description |
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6. Bank Stability |
Active Bank Erosion |
Bank Stabilization |
# Slides |
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7. Length of Bank with no Veg (m) |
Left Bank |
Right Bank |
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8. Overhead Canopy |
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9. Riperian Zone |
# Channel Widths |
Coniferous Trees |
Decidous Trees |
Shrubs |
Grasses |
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Adjacent Land Use and Impacts |
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5. Habbitat Assesment Score |
Total Score |