20190331 Ver 2_NCDWQ RPW B - UT to Deals Cr_20221017

RPW Stream B (U.T. to Deals Creek)
NC DWQ Stream Identification Form Version 4.11
Bridge No. 81 on SR 1926
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Date: 10/4/2017Latitude:
Project/Site:
over Deals Creek (R.76)
Evaluator: County: Longitude:
Brandon Phillips Rowan County -80.463044
Salisbury, NC Quad
Total Points:
Stream Determination (circle one) Other
Stream is at least intermittent
35
Ephemeral Intermittent Perennial e.g. Quad Name:
if 19 or perennial if 30*
14
Absent Weak Moderate Strong
A. Geomorphology (Subtotal=_________)
a.
1Continuity of channel bed and bank 0123
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg 0123
3. In-channel structure: ex. riffle-pool, step-pool,
0123
ripple-pool sequence
4. Particle size of stream substrate 0123
5. Active/relict floodplain 0123
6. Depositional bars or benches 0123
7. Recent alluvial deposits 0123
8. Headcuts 0123
9. Grade control 00.5 11.5
10. Natural valley 00.5 11.5
11. Second or greater order channel No = 0 Yes = 3
a
artificial ditches are not rated; see discussions in manual
10.5
B. Hydrology (Subtotal = _________)
12. Presence of Baseflow 0123
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria 0123
14. Leaf litter 1.5 10.5 0
15. Sediment on plants or debris 00.5 11.5
16. Organic debris lines or piles 00.5 11.5
17. Soil-based evidence of high water table? No = 0 Yes = 3
C. Biology(Subtotal = _________)
10.5
18. Fibrous roots in streambed 3210
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed3210
20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance)0123
21. Aquatic Mollusks 0123
22. Fish 00.5 11.5
23. Crayfish 00.5 11.5
24. Amphibians 00.5 11.5
25. Algae 00.5 11.5
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:
RPW Stream B (U.T. to Deals Creek) was determined to be perennial within project limits.
Sketch: