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North Carolina Division of Water Quality -Stream Identification Form; Version 3.1
Date: ~/$~J-7 Project: Latitude:
Evaluator: ~ (,~~ Site: Longitude:
Total Points: ~ Other
Stream is at least intermittent / ~ County:
if? 19 or erennial if z 30 U~l ~' ~~ e.g. Quad Name:

A. Geomor hol0 (Subtotal = ~ ' J ) Absent W k Moderate Strong.
1a. Continuous bed and bank 0 1 3
2. Sinuosity 0 1 2 3
3. In-channel structure: riffle-pool sequence 0 3
4. Soil texture or stream substrate sorting 1 2 3
5. Active/relic floodplain 2 3
6. Depositional bars or benches 0 1 2 3
7. Braided channel 0 1 2 3
8. Recent alluvial deposits 0 ~ 1 2 3
9 a Natural levees 2 3
10. Headcuts 1 2 3
11. Grade controls 5 1 1.5
12. Natural valley or drainageway 0 0. 1 1.5
13. Second or greater order channel on existin
USGS or NRCS map or other documented
evidence.
No = 0
Yes = 3
"Man-made ditches are not rated; see discussions in manual
B. Hvdroloav (Subtotal = ~ 1
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14. Groundwater flow/discharge 0 1 2 3
15. Water in channel. and > 48 hrs since rain, or
Water in channel -- d or rowin season 0 1 2 3
16. Leaflitter 1.5 1 0.5 0
17. Sediment on plants or debris 0 1 1.5
18. Organic debris lines. or piles (Wrack lines) 0.5 1.5
19. Hydric soils (redoximorphic features) present? No = 0 Yes = 1.5
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C. Bioloav (Subtotal = (/~~ ~ ~l
20 . Fibrous roots in channel 3 2 1 0
21b. Rooted plants in channel 3 2 1 0
22. Crayfish 0.5 1 1.5
23. Bivalves 1 2 3
24. Fish. 0 0.5 1 1.5
25. Amphibians 0 0.5 1.5
26. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance) 0. 1.5
27. Filamentous algae; periphyton 0 1 2 3
28. Iron oxidizing bacteria/fungus. 0 1.5
29 . Wetland plants in streambed FAC = 0.5; FACW = 0.75; BL = 1.5 S V = 2.0; Other = 0
- Items ZU antl Z1 tocus on the presence of upland plants, Item 29 focuses on the pre nse ce of aqu~r wetland plants.
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Notes: (use back side of this form for additional notes.)
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