20140103 Ver 1_Stream ID Form_20140203

NC DWQ Stream Identification Form Version 4.11
Date: t )�
Project/Site: IN, a 10 3
Latitude: X- 1402'f
Evaluator: S
County: j7A4�.t7Lty
Longitude:
Total Points:
Stream Determination (circle one)
Other c
Stream is at least intermittent
if219 or perennial if? 30'
Ephe e I Intermittent Perennial
e. g. Quad Name:
:
A. Geomorphology (Subtotal =_1'L_)
Absent
Weak
Moderate
Strong
1' Continuity of channel bed and bank
0
1
2
0
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg
1.5
1
2
3
3. In- channel structure: ex. riffle -pool, step -pool,
ripple-pool sequence
0
W
2
3
4. Particle size of stream substrate
rO
1
2
3
5. Active /relict floodplain
0
Yes =
2
3
6. Depositional bars or benches
Op
1
2
3
7. Recent alluvial deposits
d)
1
2
3
8. Headcuts
FACW = 0.75; OBL = 1.5 Oth$ = 0
1
2
3
9. Grade control
dY
0.5
1
1.5
10. Natural valley
0
Sketch: �oktl w�
���V9�SJA'vN
1
1.5
11. Second or greater order channel
X076
. Yes = 3
° artificial ditches are not rated; see discussions in manual .�
B. Hydrology (Subtotal= y,L
12. Presence of BaseFlow
0
ep
2
3
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria
3
1
2
3
14. Leaf litter
1.5
1
2
0
15. Sediment on plants or debris
0.5
1
1.5
16. Organic debris lines or piles
0
6$
1
1.5
17. Soil -based evidence of high water table?
No = 0
Yes =
C. Biology (Subtotal=
18. Fibrous roots in streambed
3
0
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed
3
(
(v7
0
20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance)
tv
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
1.5
26. Wetland plants in streambed
FACW = 0.75; OBL = 1.5 Oth$ = 0
`perennial streams may also be identified using other methods. See p. 35 of manual.
Notes:
Sketch: �oktl w�
���V9�SJA'vN