20131217 Ver 1_Stream ID Forms_20131122

NC DWO Stream Identification Form Version 4.11
Date: P-0112
Project/Site: - Z'
Latitude:
Evaluator: V
County: M/gHtl
Longitude:
Total Points:
Stream is least intermittent
Stream Date inrtq ation (circle one)
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Other
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if s 19 or perennial if z 30' -"
C2
3
A. Geomorphology (Subtotal = `I t 1
Absent
Weak
Moderate
Strong
1a_ Continuity of channel bed and bank
0
1
Q'
3
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg
0
1
C2
3
3. In- channel structure: ex. riffle -pool, step -pool,
ripple-pool sequence
0
t4)
2
3
4. Particle size of stream substrate
0
4'
2
3
5. Active /relict floodplain
0
4'
2
3
6. Depositional bars or benches
m
1
2
3
7. Recent alluvial deposits
- 0
0
2
3
8. Headcuts
9
1
2
3
9. Grade control
4P
0.5
1
1.5
10. Natural valley
0
0.5
1
11. Second or greater order channel
-
Yes = 3
a artificial ditches are not rated; see discussions in manual
B. Hydrology (Subtotal = 4? )
12. Presence of Baseflow
0
1
2
P
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria
0
4;,
2
3
14. Leaf litter
1.5
cv
0.5
0
15. Sediment on plants or debris
0
IV. 6
1
1.5
16. Organic debris lines or piles
0
Ab
1
1.5
17. Soil -based evidence of high water table?
No = 0
Yes =
C. Biology (Subtotal = 1.'7i )
18. Fibrous roots in streambed
C3
2
1
0
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed
9
2
1
0
20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance)
0
cP
2
3
21. Aquatic Mollusks
40
1
2
3
22. Fish
d
0.5
1
1.5
23. Crayfish
0
0'.5
Q
1.5
24. Amphibians
0
0.5
et
1.5
25. Algae
0.5
1
1.5
26. Wetland plants in streambed
ACW = 0. ; 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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