20130918_SAG_NCDWQ_20130214

NC DWQ Stream Identification Form Version 4.11
Date: OA ®i 13
Project/Site: tJ -ASS
Latitude: 36-103063
Evaluator: �.EP,%
County: 6vy A14
Longitude:- 77.0 - aS7
Total Points:
Stream Deter ' ircle one)
Other
Stream is at least intermittent
Ephemeral @erTitleny Perennial
e.g. Quad Name:
if? 19 or erennial if? 3V
0.5
3
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
1
0.5
3
3. In- channel structure: ex. riffle -pool, step -pool,
ripple-pool sequence
0
1�
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
1
3
7. Recent alluvial deposits
0
1
1
3
8. Headcuts
1
2
3
9. Grade control
0
0.5
1.5
10. Natural valley
0
0.5
1
1.5
11. Second or greater order channel
No
Yes
a artificial ditches are not rated; see discussions in manual
B. Hydrology Subtotal =--7-
12. Presence of Baseflow
0
1
(L)
3
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria
0
1
2
3
14. Leaf litter
1.5
1
0.5
0
15. Sediment on plants or debris
0
1
1
1.5
16. Organic debris lines or piles
0
0.5
1
1.5
17. Soil -based evidence of high water table?
No = 0
Yes =t3)
C. Biology Subtotal =
18. Fibrous roots in streambed
3
2
0
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
0.5
1
1.5
24. Amphibians
0.5
1
1.5
25. Algae
0
0.5
1
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:
Sketch: