HomeMy WebLinkAbout20071197 Ver 1_Worksheets_20070720North Carolina Division of Water Quality -Stream Identification Form; Version 3.1
Date: ~. ~~_'c>~~;~,) Project: ~~(,.. ~~~ ~., Latitude• '~ :35'; ~j/~c; ~ ,
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Evaluator: G~,,,;~ ~;,~~`~~,,~? Site: ~-
Longitude: ~ fCl , /~2 ,~ ~,e
Total Points:
Stream !s at least intermittent ~ j r,~ County Other
if z 19 or erannial if 2 30 ~' ~ ° N~' e.g. Quad Name: ~, ,~~'
n. ~evrnvr noio Subtotal = Z.~
1°. Continuous bed and bank
2
Sinuosit Absent
0 Weak
1 Moderate Strong
3
.
y
3
In-channel struct
iffl 0 ~„~ 2 3
.
ure: r
e-pool sequence
4
Soil texture or str
b 0 1 3
.
eam su
strate sorting
5
Active/relic flood
l
i 0 1 2 ~~
.
p
a
n
6. Depositional bars
b
h ~~ 1 2 3
or
enc
es
7
Braided channel ~ 1 2 3
.
8
Recent alluvial d
it ~ 1 2 3
.
epos
s
9' Natural levees 0 1 ~Z^} 3
10. Headcuts 1 2 3
11. Grade controls
12. Natural valle
or drai U
0
~ 2
1 3
1.5
y
nageway
13. Second or greater order ch
l 0 0.5 1.5
anne
on existin
USGS or NRCS map or other documented
evidence.
~N~
la
Yes
= 3
Man-made dkchnc sro .,..i ..,~.,.,. ~ _ ~:--••--°--- •
B. H drolo Subtotal = ~~ •.'S
14. Groundwater flow/discharge ~ ~ 1
15. Water in channel and > 48 hrs since rain, or
W 2 3
ater in channel - d or rowin season 1 2 3
16
Leaflitter
. 1 0
5
17. Sediment on plants or debris
0 .
1 0.
18
Organic debris lin
il 1.5
.
es or p
es (Wrack lines) 0
5 1
19
Hydric soils (red
i
hi . 1.5
.
ox
morp
c features) present? No = 0 Yes 1
5-
.
C. Biology (Subtotal = ~ ~~ S ~
20 . Fibrous roots in channel
3 1
21 . Rooted plants in channel
~j
2 0
22. Crayfish 1 0
23. Bivalves
0 0.5 1 1.5
24. Fish
25. Amphibians
0 1
0.5 2
1 3
1.5 ~
26. Macxobenthos {note diversity and abundance)
0 0 5
5, . 1
1.5
27. Filamentous algae; periphyton 1 1.5
28. Iron oxidizing bacteria/fungus.
0
0
5 2
1 3
29 . Wetland plants in streambed
Items 20 and 21 focus on the presence of u
land
l
t .
FAC = 0.5; FACW = 0.75; OBL = 1.5 1.5
SAV = 2.0; Other = 0
p
p
an
s, Item 29 focuses on the presence of aquatic or wetland plants.
Notes: (use back side of this form for additional notes.) Sketch: