Stream Rating 3-4-22

NC DWQ Stream Identification Form Version 4.11
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Latitude:
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Longitude:
Total Points: �
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E hemera Intermittent erennial
Other
Quad Name:
if a19 or perennial if > 30'
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A. Geomorphology (Subtotal = 1 t-*' )
Absent
Weak
Moderate
Strong
1 a. Continuity of channel bed and bank
0
1
2
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg
0
)
2
3
3. In -channel structure: ex. riffle -pool, step -pool,
ripple -pool sequence
0
®
2
3
4. Particle size of stream substrate
0
1
0
3
5. Active/relict floodplain
0
2
3
6. Depositional bars or benches
1
2
3
7. Recent alluvial deposits
1
2
3
8. Headcuts
1
2
3
9. Grade control
0
0.5
1
.5
10. Natural valley
0
'
1
1.5
11. Second or greater order channel
o =
Yes = 3
a artificial ditches are not rated; see discussions in manual 4
B. Hydrology (Subtotal = _-1, S ) o
12. Presence of Baseflow rVt,
0
1
2
3
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria ,.�>`�p
0
Cp
3
14. Leaf litter �;pz o6ue � b etow - >nq�i
1.5
1
0
15. Sediment on plants or debris
0
0.5
1
1.5
16. Organic debris lines or piles
0
.5
1
1.5
17. Soil -based evidence of high water table?
No = 0
Yes = 3
C. Biology (Subtotal = (�0 )
18. Fibrous roots in streambed
2
1
0
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed
2
1
0
20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance)
1
2
3
21. Aquatic Mollusks
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1
2
3
22. Fish
0.5
1
1.5
23. Crayfish
M0.5
1
1.5
24. Amphibians
0.5
1
1.5
25. Algae
&
0.5 1
1
1
1.5
26. Wetland plants in streambed I
FACW = 0.75; OBL = 1.5 Other = 0
'perennial streams may also be identified using other methods. See p. 35 of manual.
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