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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20231297 Ver 1_More Info Received_20231130 (2)NC DWQ Stream Identification Form Version 4.11 Date: 4.20.2021 Project/Site: The Exchange Apartments Latitude: 35.030456 Evaluator: MLB/ALH County: Union Longitude: 80.595731 Total Points: Stream is at least intermittent if>_ 19 or perennial if>_ 30` 30.5 Stream Determination: Ephemeral Intermittent Perennial Perennial Other Stream Name: SCP1/Stream A A. Geomorphology Subtotal = 15.5 Absent Weak Moderate Strong 1. Continuity of channel bed and bank* 0 1 2 3 T. 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 3 5. Active/relict flood lain 0 1 2 3 6. Depositional bars or benches 0 1 1 2 1 3 7. Recent alluvial deposits 0 1 2 3 8. Headcuts 0 1 2 3 9. Grade control 0 0.5 1 1.5 10. Natural valley 0 0.5 1 1.5 11. Second or greater order channel No = 0 Yes = 3 artificial ditches are not rated, see discussions in manual B. Hydrology Subtotal = 8_5 12. Presence of Baseflow 0 1 2 r 3 13. Iron oxidizing bacteria 0 1 2 3 14. Leaf litter 5 1 0.5 0 15. Sediment on plants or debris 0 0.5 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 Yes = 3 C. Biology Subtotal = 6_5 18. Fibrous roots in streambed 3 2 1 0 19. Rooted upland plants in streambed 3 2 1 0 20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance) 0 1 2 3 21. Aquatic Mollusks 0 1 2 3 22. Fish 0 0.5 1 1.5 23. Crayfish 0 0.5 1 1.5 24. Amphibians 1 0 1 0.5 1 1.5 25. Algae 0 1 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. Notes: Sketch: