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~North Carolina Division of Water Quality ~ Stream Identification Form; Version 3.1
Date: ~' `l o Project: 1oTZ3 ,~ de:
Evaluator: ~ Site: Longitude:
Total Points: ether ~j~~ l s J
Stream is at least intermittent County: / ~~f ~ ~ " ` ~`
if Z 19 or erennia! if t 30 vvJ D e.g. Quad Name:

A. Geomol• holo Subtotal = ~ L Absent Weak M Strong
1°. Continuous bed and bank 0 2 3
2. Sinuosity 0 3 3
3. In-channel structure: riffle-pool sequence 0 2 3
4. Soil texture or stream substrate sorting 0 2 3
5. Active/relic floodpiain 0 .1 2 3
6. Depositional bars or benches 0 2 3
7. Braided channel 0 1 2 3
8. Recent alluvial deposits 1, 2 3
9' Natural levees 0 1 2
10. Headcuts 0 1 2 3
11. Grade controls 0 0.5 1
12. Natural valley or drainageway 0 0.5 1
13. Second or greater order channel on existin
USGS or NRCS map or other documented
evidence.
No = 0
Yes = 3
° Man-made ditdtes are not rated; see discussions in manual
R 1-Ivrlrnlnnv /Ci ~h~n+'I = ~ 1
14. Groundwater flow/discharge 0 1 2 3
15. Water in channel and > 48 hrs since rain, or
Water in channel - d or rowin season 0 1 2 3
16. Leaftitter 1.5 0.5
17. Sediment on plants or debris 0 . 0.5 1 1.
18. O-ganiC debris lines or piles (VNradc lines) 0 .5 1 .5
19. Hydric soils (redoximorphic featu )present? No = 0 Yes = 1.5
C. Bioloav (Subtotal = /.cam 1 -~'
20 . Fibrous roots in channel 3 2 0
21 . Rooted plants in channel 2 0
22. Crayfish 0 0.5 1 1.5
23. Bivalves 0 1 2 3
24. Fish 0 0.5 1 1.5
25. Amphibians 0 0.5 1 1.5
26. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance) 0 0.5 1 1.5
27. Filamentous al ae; periphyton 0 1 2 3
28. Iron oxidizi bacteria/fungus. 0.5 1 1.5
29 . Wetland plants in streambed AC .5; CW = 0.75; OBL = 1.5 SAV = 2.0; Other = 0
items zo and 27 focus on the presence of upiana plants, rceusoa~on the presence of aquatic or wetland plants.
Notes: (use bade side of this form for additional notes.) ~ Sketch: