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NC DWQ Stream Identification Form Version 4.11
Date: / Project/Site: Latitude:
Evaluator: County:' Longitude:
Total Points:
Stream is at least intermittent Stream Determination (circle one) Other

if ? 19 or Perennial if z 30' Ephemeral Intermittent Perennial e.g. Quad Name:
11
A. Geomorphology (Subtotal = ) Absent Weak Moderate Strong
1" ' Continuity of channel bed and bank 0 1 3
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg 0 1 3
3. In-channel structure: ex. riffle-pool, step-pool,
ripple-pool sequence 0 1 3
4. Particle size of stream substrate 0 3
5. Active/relict floodplain 0 2 3
6. Depositional bars or benches 0 2 3
7. Recent alluvial deposits p 1 2 3
8. Headcuts 0 1 2 3
9. Grade control 0.5 1
10. Natural valley 0 0.5 1 1.5
11. Second or greater order channel
a No
ff? Yes = 3
artificial ditches are not rated; see discy?ssioi manual
B. Hvdrologv (Subtotal =
12. Presence of Baseflow 0 9 2 3
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria p 2 3
14. Leaf litter 1.5 1 0: 0
15. Sediment on plants or debris 0" 0.5 1.5
16. Organic debris lines or piles 0 0.5 1.5
17. Soil-based evidence of high wate table? No = 0 Ye = 3
L. tslolow (Subtotal = k p V )
18. Fibrous roots in streambed 3 1 0
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed 3 1 0
20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance) 0 2 3
21. Aquatic Mollusks 1 2 3
22. Fish 0.5 1 1.5
23. Crayfish 0.5 1 1.5
24. Amphibians 0 105 1 1.5
25. Algae 0 0.5 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:

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