SA NC DWR STREAM ID.pdf

NC DWQ Stream Identification Form Version 4.11
Date: 2/8/2024
Project/Site: Phoenix Brownfield Park Conversion Project
Latitude:
34.926839
Evaluator: Preston Butler / JMT
County: Craven
Longitude:
-76.939859
Total Points:
Stream is at least intermittent if>_ 19 or perennial if>_ 30*
Stream Determination: Ephemeral Intermittent Perennial
Other
Stream Name: SA
22
Ilintermittent
Absent
Weak
Moderate
Strong
1. Continuity of channel bed and bank*
0
1
2
3
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg
0
1
2
3
T. 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
2
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
A. Geomorphology Subtotal
12. Presence of Baseflow
0
1
2
3
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria
0
1
2
3
14. Leaf litter
1.5
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
B. Hydrology Subtotal
8.5
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
0
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 1.5
*perennial streams may also be identified using other methods.
C. Biology Subtotal
6.5