20200571 Ver 1_05__Cemetery Branch (S2)_NCDWR-Stream Form_20200428

North Carolina Division of Water Quality - Stream Identification Form, Version 4.11
Date: 4/22/2020
Blount/Person Streets
Project/Site: conversion - cemetery Branch
s2
Latitude: 35.801102
Evaluator: E. Radford and M. Richards (Kimley-Hon)
r
y Count : Wake County
Longitude:-78.622282
Total Points: 32
Stream Determination c' e
Other
Stream is at least intermittent
Ephemeral Intermitt t Perennial
e.g. Quad Name: Raleigh
if >_ 19 or perennial if >_ 30
A. Geomorphology Subtotal = 16
Absent
Weak
Moderate
Strong
Score
1a. Continuity of channel bed and bank
0
1
2
3
3
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg
0
1
2
3
1
3. In -channel structure: ex. riffle -pool, step -pool,
ripple -pool sequence
0
1
2
3
2
4. Particle size of stream substrate
0
1
2
3
3
5. Active/relic floodplain
0
1
2
3
1
6. Depositional bars or benches
0
1
2
3
2
7. Recent alluvial deposits
0
1
2
3
3
8. Headcuts
0
1
2
3
0
9. Grade control
0
0.5
1
1.5
0.5
10. Natural valley
0
0.5
1
1.5
0.5
11. Second or greater order channel
No = 0
Yes = 3
0
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B. Hydrology Subtotal = 10
12. Presence of Baseflow
0
1
2
3
3
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria
0
1
2
3
0
14. Leaf litter
1.5
1
0.5
0
1.5
15. Sediment on plants or debris
0
0.5
1
1.5
1.5
16. Organic debris lines or piles
0
1 0.5
1
1 1.5
1
17. Soil -based evidence of high water table?
No = 0
Yes = 3
3
C. Biology Subtotal = 6
18. Fibrous roots in streambed
3
2
1
0
3
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed
3
2
1
0
3
20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance)
0
1
2
3
0
21. Aquatic Mollusks
0
1
2
3
0
22. Fish
0
1 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
1 0
perennial streams may also be identified using other methods. See p. 35 of manual.
Notes:
Stream S2, also known as Cemetery Branch, is an urbanized perennial stream
that has incised and degraded banks, stong baseflow and good substrate
sorting. Stream S2 confluences with stream S1, Pigeon House Branch, that
meanders in and out of the study area. Mosquito fish were observed in stream
S2, but no other biology was observed.
BKFW:
20'
BKFD:
4'
WW:
15'
W D:
6"A'
Substrate:
Grvl/Sand
Clarity:
Clear
Flow:
Strong