20201100 Ver 1_NC DWQ Stream Identification Form Version 4 (Site 3)_20200826

NC Division of Water Quality -Methodology for Identification of Intermittent and
Perennial Streams and Their Origins v. 4.1
NC DWQ Stream Identification Form Version 4.1
Date: 8/13/2020
Project/Site: Barefoot #3
Latitude: 35.512621
Evaluator: Deborah Shirley
county: Harnett
Longitude:-78.758565
Total Points:
Stream is least intermittent 21
Stream Determination (circle one)
Other
at
if >_ 19 or perennial if >_ 30"
Ephemeral Intermittent Perennial
e.g. Quad Name: Fuquay-vagina Quad
A. Geomorphology (Subtotal = 9 )
Absent
Weak
Moderate
Strong
1a. Continuity of channel bed and bank
0
1
2
3
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg
0
Q
2
3
3. In -channel structure: ex. riffle -pool, step -pool,
ripple -pool sequence
0
10
2
3
4. Particle size of stream substrate
0
1
2
3
5. Active/relict floodplain
1
2
3
6. Depositional bars or benches
1
2
3
7. Recent alluvial deposits
(5)
1
2
3
8. Headcuts
0
©
2
3
9. Grade control
0
0.5
1
10. Natural valley
0
0
1
1.5
11. Second or greater order channel
o =
Yes = 3
a artificial ditches are not rated; see discussions in manual
B. Hydrology (Subtotal = 9 )
12. Presence of Baseflow
0
1
2
3Q
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria
0
1
20
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 1.5
17. Soil -based evidence of high water table?
No = 0
es =
C. Biology (Subtotal = _a
18. Fibrous roots in streambed
3
2
1
00
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed
©
2
1
0
20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance)
OO
1
2
3
21. Aquatic Mollusks
DO
1
2
3
22. Fish
0
0.5
1
1.5
23. Crayfish
0
0.5
1
1.5
24. Amphibians
OQ
0.5
1
1.5
25. Algae
OQ
0.5
1
1.5
26. Wetland plants in streambed
FACW = 0.75; OBL =
1.5 they =
'perennial streams may also be identified using other methods. See p. 35 of manual.
Notes:
Sketch: