C1 West Transect – 2013

Permanent Site: C1 West Transect; Depth: Meters (Feet); Distance from river mouth: 0.7 Kilometers (0.4 Miles); Pre/Post Dam Removal: 2 years post-dam removal; Lat/Long: 48.14525225,-123.57361291; Site Description: Substrate is entirely sand. All seaweeds are absent. Woody debris is scattered along entire transect (0:21 0:34, 0:59 seconds). Invertebrates are scarce with the most common species being the ornate tubeworm Diopatra ornata (appears as small clumps of seaweed and detritus 0:10, 0:26 seconds). Other invertebrates seen: sea pen Ptilosarcus gurneyi (0:51 seconds), geoduck Panopea generosa (siphon of clam appears as two small holes in sand at 1:26 seconds).