20130918_SAF_Intermittent_NCDWQ_20130214

NC DWQ Stream Identification Form Version 4.11
Date: 61 t
Project/Site:Q-?S2�'b
Latitude:' Q Z �7
Evaluator: k4,f .vt5
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County: �L,y� Jd
Longitude: -'%�, 6 ftO6
Total Points:
Stream is at least intermittent
Stream Deter 'rcle one)
Ephemera ntermittent, erennial
Other
e.g. QuadName:
if2
ifz 19 or erennial 30*
0
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A. Geomor holo (Subtotal = i )
Absent
Weak
Moderate
Strong
1a Continuity of channel bed and bank
0
1
2
3
2, Sinuosity of channel along thalweg
0
1
2
3
3. In- channel structure: ex. riffle -pool, step -pool,
n le- ool se uence
0
.5
2
3
4. Particle size of stream substrate
0
1
2
3
5. Active /relict floodplain
0
1
1
3
6. Depositional bars or benches
0
1
2
3
7. Recent alluvial deposits
0
0
2
3
8. Headcuts
0 )
25. Algae
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
a artificial ditches are not rated; see disc%}'�ssions in manual
B. Hydrology (Subtotal = l`T )
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
.5
1
1.5
16. Organic debris lines or piles
0
2
1
1.5
17. Soil -based evidence of high water table?
No = 0
Yes 3
C. Biolo Subtotal =
18. Fibrous roots in streambed
3
1
0
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed
3
2
1
0
20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance)
1
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
0.5
1
1.5
25. Algae
0
0.5
1
1.5
26. Wetland plants in streambed
FACW = 0.75; OBL =
1.5 Othe - 0
*perennial streams may also be identified using other methods. See p. 35 of manual.
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