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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20190138 Ver 2_Field Evaluation_20191016NC DWR Stream Identification Form Version 4.11 Date: o l -I,_ to - Project/Site: Latitude: Evaluator: Ci County: \' , �I Longitude: Total Points: Stream Determination (circle one) Other Stream is at least intermittent if>: 19 or perennial it>_ 30" Ephemeral Intermittent Perennial P a Quad Name: g. A. Geomor holo (Subtotal = ) Absent Weak Moderate Strong 1 a. Continuity of channel bed and bank 0 1 2 3 2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg 0 1 2 3 3. In -channel structure: ex. riffle -pool, step -pool, ripple -pool sequence 0 1 2 3 4. Particle size of stream substrate 0 1 2 3 5. Active/relict floodplain 0 1 2 3 6. Depositional bars or benches 0 1 2 3 7. Recent alluvial deposits 0 1 2 3 8. Headcuts 0 1 2 3 9. Grade control 0 0.5 1 1.5 10. Natural valley 0 0.5 1 1.5 11. Second or greater order channel No = 0 Yes = 3 a artificial ditches are not rated; see discussions in manual B. Hydrology (Subtotal = ) 12, Presence of Baseflow 0 1 2 3 13. Iron oxidizing bacteria 0 - 1 2 3 14, Leaf litter 1.5 1 - 0.5 0 15. Sediment on plants or debris 0 0.5 1 1.5 16, Organic debris lines or piles 0 0.5 1 1.5 17, Soil -based evidence of high water table? No = 0 Yes = 3 C. Biology (Subtotal = 18. Fibrous roots in streambed 3 2 1 0 19. Rooted upland plants in streambed 3 2 1 0 20. Macrobenlhos (note diversity and abundance) 0 1 2 3 21. Aquatic Mollusks 0 1 2 3 22. Fish 0 0.5 1 1.5 23. Crayfish 0 0.5 1 1.5 24. Amphibians 0 0.5 1 1.5 25. Algae 0 0.5 1 1.5 26. Wetland plants in streambed FACW = 0.75; OBL = 1.5 Other = 0 'perennial streams may also be identified using other methods. See p. 35 of manual. Notes: Sketch: „�� r �rJr a.tCc�. / ire -. r