2014 Annual Stream Monitoring Report
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FISH MONITORING OF SELECTED STREAMS WITHIN THE GILA RIVER BASIN 2014 Annual Report Ross J. Timmons, Sheridan Paulus, Lara Upton Arizona Game & Fish Department 5000 W. Carefree Highway Phoenix, AZ 85086 Prepared for: Robert W. Clarkson (Contracting Officer Representative) Bureau of Reclamation Phoenix Area Office 6150 W. Thunderbird Road Glendale, AZ 85306 In partial fulfillment of Bureau of Reclamation Contract No. R12PC32007 1 Fish Monitoring of Selected Streams within the Gila River Basin-2014 ARIZONA GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT To conserve Arizona’s diverse wildlife resources and manage for safe, compatible outdoor recreation opportunities for current and future generations. CIVIL RIGHTS AND DIVERSITY COMPLIANCE The Arizona Game and Fish Department prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, age, or disability in its programs and activities. If anyone believes they have been discriminated against in any of AGFD’s programs or activities, including its employment practices, the individual may file a complaint alleging discrimination directly with AGFD Deputy Director, 5000 W. Carefree Highway, Phoenix, AZ 85086, (623) 236-3290 or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 4040 N. Fairfax Dr., Ste. 130, Arlington, VA 22203. AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT COMPLIANCE Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation, such as a sign language interpreter, or this document in an alternative format, by contacting the AGFD Deputy Director, 5000 W. Carefree Highway, Phoenix, AZ 85086, (623) 236-3290, or by calling TTY at 1-800-367-8939. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow sufficient time to arrange for accommodation. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We would like to acknowledge and thank the following people for their assistance with these monitoring efforts during 2014: Hunter McCall, Ross Humphreys, Doug Duncan, Angus McGee, Mike Childs, David Jordan, Brian Hickerson, Tiffany Love-Chezem, Bill Burger, and Tony Robinson. SUGGESTED CITATION: Timmons, Ross J., S. A. Paulus and L. J. Upton. 2015. Fish monitoring of selected streams within the Gila River Basin, 2014 Annual Report. Annual Report to Bureau of Reclamation, Contract No. R12PC32007. Arizona Game and Fish Department, Nongame Branch, Phoenix, AZ. 51 pp. + Appendices. 2 Fish Monitoring of Selected Streams within the Gila River Basin-2014 Table of Contents Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 6 Methods ........................................................................................................................................................ 6 Departures from Protocol ............................................................................................................................. 8 Results ........................................................................................................................................................... 8 Salt River - East of Guest Ranch ................................................................................................................ 9 Salt River - South of Guest Ranch ............................................................................................................. 9 Salt River - Foxtail Administrative Site .................................................................................................... 10 Salt River - Bluepoint Administrative Site ............................................................................................... 11 Salt River - Phon D. Sutton ...................................................................................................................... 12 Salt River - Below Verde Confluence ...................................................................................................... 13 Deadman Creek at South Fork confluence ............................................................................................. 14 South Fork Deadman Creek .................................................................................................................... 15 Tonto Creek below Camp Tontozona ..................................................................................................... 15 Tonto Creek - Bear Flats Campground .................................................................................................... 16 Tonto Creek above Gun Cr. Gauge .......................................................................................................... 17 Tonto Creek below Narrows ................................................................................................................... 17 Tonto Creek above The Box .................................................................................................................... 18 Tonto Creek above Gisela ....................................................................................................................... 18 Redrock Canyon @ Pig Camp .................................................................................................................. 19 Redrock Canyon @ The Falls ................................................................................................................... 20 Gun Creek................................................................................................................................................ 20 Sonoita Creek below Highway 82 bridge ................................................................................................ 21 Sonoita Creek below Patagonia Lake ...................................................................................................... 21 West Clear Creek below Bull Pen ............................................................................................................ 22 West Clear Creek @ Cash Tank Trail ....................................................................................................... 23 West Clear Creek below FR 142F ............................................................................................................ 23 Upper Santa Cruz River - Humphrey’s Corrals ........................................................................................ 24 Upper Santa Cruz River - above Bridge #8169 ........................................................................................ 25 Sheehy Spring .......................................................................................................................................... 26 Spring Creek (Verde R. subbasin) ............................................................................................................ 27 3 Fish Monitoring of Selected Streams within the Gila River Basin-2014 Cottonwood Spring ................................................................................................................................. 28 Monkey Spring ........................................................................................................................................ 29 Chalky Spring ........................................................................................................................................... 29 Morgan City Wash ................................................................................................................................... 30 Walker Creek ........................................................................................................................................... 31 Haigler Creek @ Fisherman’s Point ........................................................................................................ 31 Haigler Creek @ The Bridge .................................................................................................................... 32 Haigler Creek below Alderwood Campground ....................................................................................... 32 Lower Haigler Creek ................................................................................................................................ 33 Spring Creek at Brady Canyon ................................................................................................................. 34 Spring Creek below Spring Creek Ranch ................................................................................................. 34 Wet Beaver Creek below Montezuma Castle 1 ...................................................................................... 35 Wet Beaver Creek below Montezuma Castle 2 ...................................................................................... 35 Wet Beaver Creek above Montezuma Castle ......................................................................................... 36 Wet Beaver Cr. at Lawrence Crossing ..................................................................................................... 36 Wet Beaver Cr. at Beaver Cr. Campground ............................................................................................ 37 Wet Beaver Cr. below Beaver Cr. Ranch ................................................................................................. 37 Salome Creek E. of JR Ranch ................................................................................................................... 38 Salome Creek S.E. of JR Ranch ................................................................................................................ 38 Salome Creek below The Jug .................................................................................................................