D2 East Transect – 2013

Permanent Site: D2 East Transect; Depth: 11.8 Meters (38.7 Feet); Distance from river mouth: 0.3 Kilometers (0.2 Miles); Pre/Post Dam Removal: 2 years post-dam removal; Lat/Long: 48.15233001,-123.56829403; Site Description: This site is right off the mouth of the river. Substrate is mainly gravel with some sand and cobble. No live seaweeds are present. Only the dead stalks of the perennial seaweed Pterygophora californica remain (0:19, 0:56, 1:26seconds). The feather duster tubeworm Chone aurantiaca that was abundant last year is scarce. Other invertebrates are scarce and none can be seen on video.