20210915 Ver 1_Stream Form_20210915

North Carolina Division of Water Quality - Stream Identification Form, Version 4.11
Date: 9/15/21
Project/Site: Reedy Fork Ind - CH600
Latitude:
Evaluator: Sue H
County: Guilford
Longitude:
Total Points: 20
Stream is at least intermittent
if >_ 19 or perennial if >_ 30
Stream Det .rmination (circle one)
Other
e.g. Quad Name:
Ephemeralntermittent,erennial
A. Geomorphology Subtotal =7.5
Absent
Weak
Moderate
Strong
Score
la. Continuity of channel bed and bank
0
1
2
3
2
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg
0
1
2
3
1
3. In -channel structure: ex. riffle -pool, step -pool, ripple-
pool sequence
0
1
2
3
1
4. Particle size of stream substrate
0
1
2
3
1
5. Active/relic floodplain
0
1
2
3
0
6. Depositional bars or benches
0
1
2
3
0
7. Recent alluvial deposits
0
1
2
3
1
8. Headcuts
0
1
2
3
1
9. Grade control
0
0.5
1
1.5
0
10. Natural valley
0
0.5
1
1.5
0.5
11. Second or greater order channel
No = 0
Yes = 3
0
artificial ditches are not rated; see discussions in manual
B. Hydrology Subtotal = 7
12. Presence of Baseflow
0
1
2
3
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria
0
1
2
3
12
1
14. Leaf litter
1.5
1
0.5
0
I
1
15. Sediment on plants or debris
0
0.5
1
1.5
0
16. Organic debris lines or piles
0
0.5
1
1.5
0
17. Soil -based evidence of high water table?
No = 0
Yes = 3
3
C. Biology Subtotal = 5.5
18. Fibrous roots in streambed
3
2
1
0
2
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed
3
2
1
0
2
20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance)
0
1
2
3
1
21. Aquatic Mollusks
0
1
2
3
0
22. Fish
0
0.5
1
1.5
0
23. Crayfish
0
0.5
1
1.5
0
24. Amphibians tadpoles
0
0.5
1
1.5
0.5
25. Algae
0
0.5
1
1.5
0
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:
Area noted as wetland by Atlas Env. but was delineated as a stream
on prior ECS delineation. Confirmed as stream.