F2 West Transect – 2016

Permanent Site: F2 West Transect; Depth: 11.3 Meters (37.2 Feet); Distance from river mouth: 1.5 Kilometers (0.9 Miles) east; Pre/Post Dam Removal: 5 years post-dam removal; Lat/Long: 48.15672004,-123.55036603; Site Description: Substrate is mainly a gravel - cobble mixture with an occasional boulder. Seaweed is abundant but is not as abundant as pre-dam removal levels, except for two Laminaria spp. (0:42, 1:53 seconds) which have increased in numbers. Larger reds are present (0:30, 1:04 seconds). Nine species of brown seaweed were noted including the acid kelp Desmarestia (2:01 seconds). Invertebrates were present and diverse but not abundant and none are seen on video.