20230499 Ver 1_Fortune_Stream_NCDWQ_20230331

NC Division of Water Quality -Methodology for Identification of Intermittent and
Perennial Streams and Their Origins v. 4.11
NC DWQ Stream Identification Form Version 4.11
Date: a r �Lf
ProjectfSite: tj�t
Latitude:
Evaluator:
County: vl
Longitude:
Total Points:
Stream Determination (circle one)
Other
Stream is at least intermittent
if z 19 or perennial if a30"
Ephemeral Intermittent 2!9 r-i
e.g.QuadName:
A. Geomorphology (Subtotal =�)
Absent
Weak
Moderate
Stro
1a. Continuity of channel bed and bank
0
1
2
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg
0
1
2
3
3. In -channel structure: ex. riffle -pool, step -pool,
ripple -pool sequence
0
1
2
3
4. Particle size of stream substrate
0
1
2
5. Active/relict floodplain
0
1
2
3
6. Depositional bars or benches
0
1
2
3
7. Recent alluvial deposits
0
1
2
3
8. Headcuts
1
2
9. Grade control
0
0.5
1
10. Natural valley
11. Second or greater order channel
0 0.5
No = 0
1 �. _ 1.5
Yes �W
a artificial ditches are not rated; see discussions in manual
B. Hydrology (Subtotal = ) ._
12. Presence of Baseflow
0
1
2
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria
/
1
2
3
14. Leaf litter
1.5
0.5
0
15. Sediment on plants or debris
0
1
1.5
16. Organic debris lines or piles
0
1 0.5
1
17. Soil -based evidence of high water table?
INo = 0
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C. Biology (Subtotal = 13 0 )
18. Fibrous roots in streambed
3
1
0
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed
2.
1
0
20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance)
0
1
2
3
21. Aquatic Mollusks
0,11
1
2
Ly
22. Fish
0.5
1
1.5
23. Crayfish
0
0.5
1
1.5
24. Amphibians
0
0.5
1 ;
1.5
25. Algae
0
1
1.5
26. Wetland plants in streambed
FACW = .75/ 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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