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HomeMy WebLinkAboutStream Rating 3-4-22NC DWQ Stream Identification Form Version 4.11 Date: '� - (� a� Project/Site: Uay+o^ VvrV'� Latitude: Evaluator: � �U12 County: SO�X t��,+b,� Longitude: Total Points: � Stream is at least intermittent �/ Stream Deter ' circle one) E hemera Intermittent erennial Other Quad Name: if a19 or perennial if > 30' p e. 9 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 01) 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. Notes: Sketch: ��iu1�� - F a �- Gtouwx Sfi^ems P-PR �atCJ�S ��eS N