20200425 Ver 1_Stream Evaluation Form_Stream C upper portion_20200327

Stream C - Upstream portion
Stream Reach Evaluation Form 1
Date:
8.21.19 1 Evaluator: I Aliisa Harjumemi
Easting:
-80.728718
Project:
Mallard Creek
Northing:
35.350922
Total Points:
Stream is at least intermittent if > 19 or perennial if > 30*
F14.
(right -click the purple number and left -click Update Field to summarizepoints)
A. Geomorphology
Absent
Weak
Moderate
Strong
SCORE
1a. Continuity of channel bed and bank
0
1
2
3
1
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg
0
1
2
3
1
3. In -channel structure: riffle- / step- pool sequence
0
1
2
3
1
4. Particle size of stream substrate
0
1
2
3
1
5. Active/relic flood lain
0
1
2
3
1
6. Depositional bars or benches
0
1
2
3
0
7. Recent alluvial deposits
0
1
2
3
0
8. Headcuts
0
1
2
3
0
9. Grade controls
0
0.5
1
1.5
0
10. Natural valley
0
0.5
1
1.5
1
11. Second or greater order channel
No = 0
Yes = 3
0
Geomorphology Subtotal
6.0
a Man-made ditches are not rated: see discussion in NCDWQ Manual
B. Hydrology
12. Presence of Baseflow
0
1
2
3
0
13. Iron Oxidizing Bacteria
0
1
2
3
0
14. Leaf litter
1.5
1
0.5
0
1
15. Sediment on plants or debris
0
0.5
1
1.5
0.5
16. Organic debris lines or piles Wrack lines
0
0.5
1
1.5
0.5
17. Soil -based Evidence of high water table?
No = 0
Yes = 3
3
Hydrology Subtotal
5
C. Biology
18. Fibrous roots in streambed
3
2
1
0
1
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed
3
2
1
0
2
20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance)
0
1
2
3
0
21. Aquatic Mollusks
0
1
2
3
0
22. Fish
0
0.5
1
1.5
0
23. Crayfish
0
0.5
1
1.5
0
24. Amphibians
0
0.5
1
1.5
0
25. Algae
0
0.5
1
1.5
0
26. Wetland plants in streambed
FACW=
0.75, OBL= 1.5, Other-- 0
0
Biology Subtotal
3
* perennial streams may also be identified using other methods. See page 35 of NCDWQ manual.
Notes:
I certify that this evaluation conforms to the latest version of
the NCDWQ document entitled Methodology for Identification
of Intermittent and Perennial Streams and their Origins.
Signature of Certified Evaluator
(version 4.11)
Form #PC039