20130750 Ver 1_Staff Notes_20130724

NC DWQ Stream Identification Form Version 4.11
Date: �,
Project/Site: 13-Wo A
Latitude: �S� y j Si0
Evaluator: r
County: k/!1
Longitude: o
Total Points:
S rn Determination (circle one)
Other k4V
Stream is at least intermittent
if z 19 or perennial if >_ 30' -7 `
phem I Intermittent Perennial
e.g. Quad Name:
A. Geomorphology (Subtotal = `i )
Absent
Weak
Moderate
Strong
1a Continuity of channel bed and bank
0
eD
2
3
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg
1.5
1
2
3
3. In- channel structure: ex. riffle -pool, step -pool,
ripple-pool sequence
2
1
2
3
4. Particle size of stream substrate
QD
1
2
3
5. Active /relict floodplain
0
0
2
49
6. Depositional bars or benches
QT
1
2
3
7. Recent alluvial deposits
0
1
2
3
8. Headcuts
(1)
1
2
3
9. Grade control
m
0.5
1
1.5
10. Natural valley
0
0.5
d,
1.5
11. Second or greater order channel
o =
Yes = 3
° artificial ditches are not rated; see discussions in manual
B. Hvdroloqv (Subtotal= 1 )
12. Presence of Baseflow
rni
1
2
3
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed
1
2
3
14. Leaf litter
1.5
1
0.5
IV
15. Sediment on plants or debris
2
0.5
1
1.5
16. Organic debris lines or piles
0.5
1
1 1.5
17. Soil -based evidence of high water table?
No = 0
< es - 3
C. Biology (Subtotal = 0 -'7< )
18. Fibrous roots in streambed
3
2
1
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
0.5
1
1.5
25. Algae
0.5
1
1 1.5
26. Wetland plants in streambed
CW = 0.75;= OBL = 1.5
Other = 0
'perennial streams may also be identified using other methods. See p. 35 of manual.
Notes:
Sketch:
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