1 Ver 1_NC DWQ Stream Identification Form - Stream_20230208

Offsite Stream
NC DWQ Stream Identification Form Version 4.11
Date: 11/17/2022
Project/Site:East Cornelius Harnett
Blvd
Latitude: 35.417233
Evaluator: M. Measday
County: Harnett
Longitude:-78.800888
Total Points: 26
Stream Det circle one)
Other
Stream is at least intermittent
Ephemera Intermitten Perennial
e.g. Quad Name:
if >_ 19 or perennial if >_ 30`
A. Geomorphology (Subtotal = a )
Absent
Weak
Moderate
Strong
1a. Continuity of channel bed and bank
0
1
2
30
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg
0
10
2
3
3. In -channel structure: ex. riffle -pool, step -pool,
ripple -pool sequence
0
10
2
3
4. Particle size of stream substrate
0
10
2
3
5. Active/relict floodplain
DO
1
2
3
6. Depositional bars or benches
OQ
1
2
3
7. Recent alluvial deposits
0
10
2
3
8. Headcuts
0
1
2
3
9. Grade control
0
1
1.5
10. Natural valley
0
0.
1
1.5
11. Second or greater order channel
o = 0
Yes = 3
a artificial ditches are not rated; see discussions in manual
B. Hydrology (Subtotal = 11 )
12. Presence of Baseflow
0
1
2
03
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria
0
1
2
3Q
14. Leaf litter
1.5
1
(3)
0
15. Sediment on plants or debris
0
ED
1
1.5
16. Organic debris lines or piles
0
0.5
1
1.5
17. Soil -based evidence of high water table?
No = 0
QYes = 3
C. Biology (Subtotal = 6
18. Fibrous roots in streambed
30
2
1
0
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed
03
2
1
0
20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance)
D
1
2
3
21. Aquatic Mollusks
0
1
2
3
22. Fish
OD
0.5
1
1.5
23. Crayfish
OD
0.5
1
1.5
24. Amphibians
OD
0.5
1
1.5
25. Algae
0
0.5
1
1.5
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:
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