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Rabbit Creek at Porcupine Trail near Anchorage

Rabbit Creek at Porcupine Trail Road

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

Habitat Photo Image Map

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Rabbit Creek at Porcupine Trail Road habitat image map Transect 1 habitat photos Transect 2 habitat photos Transect 3 habitat photos Transect 4 habitat photos Transect 5 habitat photos Transect 6 habitat photos Transect 7 habitat photos Transect 8 habitat photos Transect 9 habitat photos Transect 10 habitat photos Transect 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 map Transect 1 sediment photos Transect 2 sediment photos Transect 3 sediment photos Transect 4 sediment photos Transect 5 sediment photos Transect 6 sediment photos Transect 7 sediment photos Transect 8 sediment photos Transect 9 sediment photos Transect 10 sediment photos Transect 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.