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Stream SA
NC DWQ Stream Identification Form Version 4.11
Date:03/22/16 Project/Site: B-5797 Latitude:34.983317
Evaluator: Pete Stafford, Hal Bain County: Union Longitude:-80.709236
Total Points: Stream Determination (circle one) Other
Stream is a[[east intermittent 19.75 Ephemeral termitter Perennial e.g. Quad Name:Waxh aW
if x 79 or perennial if z 30'
A. Geomorphology (Subtotal = 9.5 ) Absent Weak Moderate Strong
1a Continuity of channel bed and bank 00 1 ❑ 2 ❑ 3 0
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg 0❑ 1 El 2 0 3❑
3. In-channel structure: ex. riffle-pool, step-pool,
ripple-pool sequence 0❑ 1 ❑✓ I 2 ❑ 3 ❑
4. Particle size of stream substrate OD 1 0 20 3❑ ,
5.Active/relict floodplain 0❑ 1 0 W 2 ID_ 3 El_.
6. Depositional bars or benches 0❑ 1 pi2 El 3 n
7. Recent alluvial deposits 0❑f 1 E] 2 ❑ 3 In
8. Headcuts OH 1 ❑ 20 30
9 Grade control 0n 0.5M 1 ❑ 1.50
10. Natural valley 00 0.5E 1 ❑ 1.5❑ ,
11. Second or greater order channel No=0 M Yes=3 ❑
a artificial ditches are not rated;see discussions in manual
B. Hydrology (Subtotal = 5.5 )
12. Presence of Baseflow 0❑ 1 ElI 20 3 ❑
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria 0❑ 1 ❑ 2 ❑ 3 ❑✓
14. Leaf litter 1.5❑✓ 1 ❑ 0.5❑ 0 0
15. Sediment on plants or debris 0❑✓ 0.50 I n 1.5❑
16. Organic debris lines or piles 0 n 0.50 1 ❑ 1.50
17. Soil-based evidence of high water table? No= 0❑ Yes=3 0
C. Biology (Subtotal = 4.75 )
18. Fibrous roots in streambed 31M 2 ❑ 17 0
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed 3❑J 2 ❑ 1 ❑ 0 _
20. Macrobenthos(note diversity and abundance) 0 1 2 3 .__
21.Aquatic Mollusks OM 10 2 3
22. Fish 0 n 0.5 1 ❑ 1.5
23. Crayfish 0n 0.5 1 .�J 1.5_
24.Amphibians On 0.5 1 1.5
25. Algae On 0.5 n i 2 i 1.5____
26.Wetland plants in streambed JACW=0.75;0L= 1.5 Other=0
"perennial streams may also be identified using other methods. See p.35 of manual.
Notes:
Stream SA:UT to East Fork of Twelve Mile Creek is an intermittent stream channel.
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Sketch: See figures for sketch.