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1 OREGON DEPT. FISH AND WILDLIFE HABITAT INVENTORY Report Date: 3//3 Survey Date: 7/3/ REACH T37S-R4W-S7NW REACH Valley and Channel Summary Narrow Valley Floor Steep V-shape Moderate V-shape Open V-shape Hillslope Bedrock Terrace Alt. Terrace/Hill Landuse Valley Characteristics (Percent Reach Length) Valley Width Index Constrained % % % Broad Valley Floor Constraining Terraces Multiple Terraces Wide Floodplain. VWI Range: 4 - Channel Morphology (Percent Reach Length) % % % % % Channel Characteristics Unconstrained Single Channel Multiple Channel Braided Channel % % % % % % Type Length (m) Area (m) Dry Units Primary Secondary Channel Dimensions (m) Wetted Active Floodprone First Terrace Width Depth..8 Stream Flow Type: Avg. Unit Gradient: Width Height 65, W:D ratio Entrenchment.8 LF Water temp (C): % Habitat Units/m: 7.4 Riparian, Bank, and Wood Summary.7.6 Land Use: Riparian Vegetation: Primary LG G Bank Condition and Shade Secondary EX M5 Bank Status Percent Reach Length Shade (% of 8) Actively Eroding: Undercut Banks: 7% 4% Reach avg: 6% Range: - 94 All pieces (>=3m x.5m): Volume (m 3 ): Key pieces (>=m x.6m): Large Wood Debris Total Total / m Monday, March, 3

2 OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE HABITAT INVENTORY Report Date: 3//3 Survey Date: 7/3/ REACH T37S-R4W-S7NW REACH HABITAT DETAIL Habitat Type Number Total Avg Avg Total Large Substrate Units Length Width Depth Area Boulders Percent Wetted Area (m) (m) (m) (m ) (#>.5m) S/O Snd Grvl Cbl Bldr Bdrk CASCADE/BOULDERS CULVERT CROSSING GLIDE POOL-LATERAL SCOUR POOL-PLUNGE RAPID/BOULDERS RIFFLE STEP/BOULDERS STEP/COBBLE STEP/LOG Total: , Avg HABITAT SUMMARY Habitat Group Number Total Avg Avg Units Length Width Depth Wetted Area Large Boulders (m) (m) (m) (m ) Percent Number (# / m ) Dammed & BW Pools % Scour Pools % Glides % Riffles % Rapids % Cascades % Step/Falls % Dry % Culverts % POOL SUMMARY All Pools: Pools >=m deep: Complex pools (LWD pieces>=3): Pool frequency (channel widths/pool): Residual pool depth (avg): Total # / Km 6..5 Monday, March, 3

3 OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE HABITAT INVENTORY Report Date: Summary of Riparian Zone (-3m) 3//3 Survey Date: 7/3/ RIPARIAN ZONE VEGETATION SUMMARY REACH REACH 3 transects Total hardwoods/ Total conifers/ ft Total conifers >" dbh/ ft Total conifers >35" dbh/ ft Diameter class (cm) 3-5cm 5-3cm 3-5cm 5-9cm >9cm Total/m Average number of trees in a 5-meter wide band Zone Zone Zone 3 Zones -3 - meters - meters - 3 meters -3 meters Canopy closure Shrub cover Grass/forb cover Hillslope High terrace Low terrace Floodplain Wetland/meadow Stream channel Roadbed/Railroad Riprap Surface slope (%) Canopy closure and ground cover Zone Zone Zone 3 - meters - meters - 3 meters (%) (%) (%) Predominant landform in each zone Zone Zone Zone 3 - meters - meters - 3 meters (%) (%) (%) Monday, March, 3

4 OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE HABITAT INVENTORY Report Date: 3//3 Survey Date: 7/3/ RIPARIAN ZONE VEGETATION Reach Reach Cover (percent) Diameter class (cm) Unit Side Zone Surface Slope Canopy Shrub 7 LF RB 5 6 Grass >9 7 LF HS LF 3 HS RT HT 75 5 Notes ELDERBERRY 7 RT HT 5 PASTURE 7 RT 3 HT PASTURE 3 LF HS LF RB 6 FENCES, EXCLOSURE 3 LF 3 HS RT HT 5 PASTURE 3 RT HT 3 RT 3 HT LF HT 75 9 LF HT LF 3 RB 45 RT HS RT HS RT 3 HS Monday, March, 3

5 MONITORING AREA: Comment Summary Oregon Plan Monitoring Sites 5-SC SITE ID: 49 UNIT# TYPE CHAN DIST. (m) COMMENTS NOTE ESTIMATOR NOTE NUMERATOR RB 8.4 T = 9:3, START A CONFL W/ HUNTE RI 39.9 OLD COW PIES IN/NEAR STR 3 LP 48.4 WATER QUALITY TESTING D 4 RI 66.8 WL FROG 5 LP 8.4 FROG 7 RI 6.4 BC, FC,CS/ FC, BC RANCH ROAD, BARBED WIR 8 LP 69.8 CAR IN CREEK - BANK ST 9 RI 8.5 FC ELECTRIC FENCE LP 88.7 OLD CAR ENGINES IN STRE RI 9.8 PVC & METAL PIPING IN STR 3 RI 54. WL SOME POCKET POOLS NEWT, SMALL POCKET POO 5 RI 79. HS LARGE LOGS IN STREAM 6 RB 89.3 PASTURE ON RIGHT GL 97. ROADBED ON LEFT 8 RI 38.6 CS/CS LARGE BOULDERS 9 CC 33. CC.5x3.5, ROCKY BOTTOM, GARVEL, COBBLE, ETC IN C LP 34.7 FC LP 364. AI, HS LARGE LOG OVER STREAM 3 RI /TJ, HS /TJ LOG OVER STREAM 4 CB TRIB UNIT 6 RB 48. /SS Monday, March, 3

6 MONITORING AREA: Comment Summary Oregon Plan Monitoring Sites 5-SC SITE ID: 49 UNIT# TYPE CHAN DIST. (m) COMMENTS NOTE ESTIMATOR NOTE NUMERATOR 9 RB 447. HS 6 LARGE LOGS IN/OVER STR 3 RB 46.6 /TJ 3 CB 46.6 TRIB UNIT 3 LP 47.6 WL, /SS /SS NEWT 35 LP HS HABITAT LOG LARGE LOG 36 RI 56.7 DJ, HS LARGE LOGS 37 SL 56.9 H =.4 4 RB 59 HS HABITAT LOGS 3 LARGE LOGS 43 SB 6.4 H =.3 45 RB 66.3 POWER LINES OVERHEA 47 RB 65.3 FC, /TJ,SS /TJ BARBED WIRE AT TOP OF U 48 CB 65.3 END AT FENCELINE POWERLINES DIRECTLY OV Monday, March, 3

7 46 9 m m m m m 3 83 m 3 84 m 3 85 m START SURVEY END SURVEY 46 9 m m m m 3 83 m 3 84 m 3 85 m Name: GOLD BEACH Date: 3//3 Scale: inch equals 666 feet Location: E N Caption: TURNER CREEK RESTORATION SITE - HUNTER BASIN Copyright (C) 997, Maptech, Inc.

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