Advanced Stream Habitat Survey Data Sheet - Module 2
Stream Name: LIZARD CREEK Survey Date: 2013-10-21
Organization Name: Elk River Alliance Project Name: CBWM- site 3
Stream Segment #: Stream Section #:
Data entered by: Ayla Bennett Survey ID: 25
Step 1 BENCHMARK LOCATION
Directions to Benchmark: Site 3 on Lizard Creek. Within Mt Fernie Provincial Park, near campground. Park in overflow lot and walk upstream ~800 meters.
Step 2 CROSS-SECTIONAL SURVEY
Latitude: Longitude:
Location relative to benchmark: ~1.5 m downstream of bm Photos Taken? yes
Bankfull Channel Width: 9.50 Average Bankfull Depth: 0.28
Wetted Channel Width: 7.20 Average Wetted Depth: 0.16
Measurements taken every 1.00 metres Number of measurements taken: 13

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

Left Bank 0.10 0.08 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 7.80 8.00 9.00 9.40 Right Bank
Wetted Depth 0.02 0.17 0.27 0.46 0.29 0.11 0.04 0.03 0.04 Wetted Depth
Bankfull Depth 0.05 0.21 0.36 0.46 0.65 0.48 0.30 0.23 0.22 0.23 0.19 0.15 0.12 Bankfull Depth
Step 3 CALCULATE DISCHARGE
Cross-sectional area of wetted stream (m2)
Discharge Wetted Width: 7.200 Discharge Average Depth: 0.160 = 1.152
Average Time (sec)
21.030 8.560 9.660 10.880 15.940 66.07 13.21
Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3 Trial 4 Trial 5 Total Trials / 5 Average Time
Average Velocity (sec)
10.000 13.21 0.757
Length (m) Average Time (sec) Average Velocity (m/sec)
Average Stream Discharge (m3/sec)
1.15200 0.75677 x 0.8 0.06974
Cross sectional area (m2) Average velocity (m/sec) correction factor Discharge (m3/sec)