Reecer Creek Sediment Size and Embeddedness
Document Type
Oral Presentation
Campus where you would like to present
SURC Ballroom B/C/D
Start Date
21-5-2015
End Date
21-5-2015
Keywords
Reecer Creek, Sediment, Embeddedness
Abstract
The sediment particles in any given stream are a vital factor in determining the suitability of a given location for salmon habitats. The size of the sediment particles and how deeply they are buried in the streambed (i.e., embeddedness), in particular, are major determining factors for redd survival. We took a random sample of sediment particle sizes and embeddedness and, ultimately, found that there are some midstream and upstream sites suitable for the construction of salmon redds, while the downstream location is uninhabitable.
Recommended Citation
Ellensburg High School Students; Michel, Marcus; Gasper, Quinton; and Reynolds, Thys, "Reecer Creek Sediment Size and Embeddedness" (2015). Symposium Of University Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE). 54.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/source/2015/posters/54
Poster Number
16
Department/Program
K-12/Community Member
Additional Mentoring Department
Ellensburg High School
Reecer Creek Sediment Size and Embeddedness
SURC Ballroom B/C/D
The sediment particles in any given stream are a vital factor in determining the suitability of a given location for salmon habitats. The size of the sediment particles and how deeply they are buried in the streambed (i.e., embeddedness), in particular, are major determining factors for redd survival. We took a random sample of sediment particle sizes and embeddedness and, ultimately, found that there are some midstream and upstream sites suitable for the construction of salmon redds, while the downstream location is uninhabitable.
Faculty Mentor(s)
Jeff Hashimoto