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RABBIT CREEK AT PORCUPINE TRAIL ROAD NEAR ANCHORAGE, AK
(15273040)

Rabbit Creek at Porcupine Trail Road

Rabbit Creek at Porcupine Trail Road looking upstream near middle of reach.

Habitat Photo Image Map

Click on a transect number to see habitat photos for that transect.

Rabbit Creek at Porcupine Trail Road habitat image mapTransect 1 habitat photosTransect 2 habitat photosTransect 3 habitat photosTransect 4 habitat photosTransect 5 habitat photosTransect 6 habitat photosTransect 7 habitat photosTransect 8 habitat photosTransect 9 habitat photosTransect 10 habitat photosTransect 11 habitat photos

Sample of bed sediment

Example of the bed material at the site. Graphical analysis of bed sediment percent fines is also available.

Sediment Photo Image Map

Click on a transect number to see sediment photos for that transect.
Rabbit Creek at Porcupine Trail Road sediment image mapTransect 1 sediment photosTransect 2 sediment photosTransect 3 sediment photosTransect 4 sediment photosTransect 5 sediment photosTransect 6 sediment photosTransect 7 sediment photosTransect 8 sediment photosTransect 9 sediment photosTransect 10 sediment photosTransect 11 sediment photos


Site Information

This site is part of the Urban Gradient Synoptic. There is one reach (C) in this site. The reach length is approximately 150 meters.

LOCATION - Lat 61° 05`15", long 149°49`06" in SE1/4 SE1/4 NW1/4 sec 33, T.12N., R. 3W. (Anchorage A-8 quad), Municipality of Anchorage, 0.8 mi upstream from Potter Marsh, 0.3 mi upstream from Old Seward Highway, and 9.7 mi south of Anchorage.

DRAINAGE AREA - 13.6 sq. mi.


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