NCDWQ_stream_SD

NC DWO Stream Identification Form Version 4.11 J`5161
Date: ? l
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Latitude: a?
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Evaluator: _ ,s
County: F.Ny . 'J",
Longitude:
Total Points:
Stream Defier .� (circle one)
tee
Other "
Stream is at least intermittent
if? 19 or perennial if? 30
Ephemeral Ind tten Perennial
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e.g. Quad Name:
A. Geomorphology (Subtotal = )
Absent
Weak
Moderate
.............. .
Strong
1a Continuity of channel bed and bank
0
1
2
3
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg
0
r
2
3
3. In- channel structure: ex. riffle -pool, step -pool,
sequence
0
0.5
2
3
-ripple-pool
4. Particle size of stream substrate
0
1
2`
3
5. Active/relict floodplain
0
1
2
3
6. Depositional bars or benches
0
1 '
2
3
7. Recent alluvial deposits
24. Amphibians
2
3
8. Headcuts
! 0 �
1
2
3
9_ Grade control
0
0.5
1
1.5
10. Natural valley
0
0.5
.1
1.5
11. Second or greater order channel
'No = 0
Yes = 3
artificial ditches are not rated; see discussions in manual
R Hvdrnlnnv (Siihtntal = 4a 1
12. Presence of Baseflow
0
1
2
3
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed
1
2
3
14. Leaf litter
? 1.5�
1
0.5
0
15. Sediment on plants or debris
0
0.5
21. Aquatic Mollusks
1.5
16. Organic debris lines or piles
1 0
1 0.5
11
1.5
17. Soil -based evidence of high water table?
No - 0
Yes = 3
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18. Fibrous roots in streambed
3
2
CD
0
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed
3 $
2
1
0
20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance)
1
2
3
21. Aquatic Mollusks
Q
1
2
3
22. Fish
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0.5
1
1.5
23. Crayfish
0
s D. N
1
1.5
24. Amphibians
0.5
1
1.5
25. Algae
0
0-
1
1.5
26. Wetland plants in streambed
FAC = 0.75; OBL = 1.5 Other = 0
"perennial streams may also be identified using other methods. Sep: p. 35 of manual.
Notes:
Sketch: