20070051 Ver 1_Worksheets_20070108

North Carolina Division of Water Quality - Stream ldentiflcatlon Form;
• Version 3.'I
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! ~ Date: 1 ~ Pro)ect: Latitude:
Evaluator: Site: " .~.,r ~~ 3 ~ t Longitude:
Total Points:
Stream Is at least Interm/ifenf ~ ~ County:
~~~,~~ ~~ -~ Other
e.g. Quad Name:
if 2 19 or erennlal if 2 30

A. Gsomo holo subtotal = 1 ~ ~t ~~k ~ ~ tari~i~ ~'trt~n
1°. Continuous bed and bank 0 2 ~ 3
2. Sinuosl 0 2 3
3. Ln-channel structure: riffle- ool equence 0 1 ~ 3
4. Soil texture or stream substrate sorting ~ 0 3
5. Active/rel(c flood lain 0 2 ~ 3
6. Depositional bars or benches 0 1 ' 3
• '7. Braided channel ~ 1 2 . 3 '
8. Recent alluvial dsposib • 0 1 2 3
9 ° Natural levees 0 ~ 1 2
10. Headeuts 0 1 2
11. Grade controls ' 0.5 1 1.5
12. Natural valley or dralnageway 0 0.5 1.5.
r,.order channel on ex~ istlna
13. Second or greate ~ .
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USGS or NRCS map or other documented No = 0 Yes = 3
evidence. '
• Man-made ditches are not rated; aee discussions In manual
B_ Hvdrehov SSubtotal ~ ~0 • S 1
14. Groundwater flow/discha e 0 1 2 3'
15. Water In channel and > 48 hrs since rain, or
Water Iri channel -- d or rowin season 0 1 2 3
16. Leaflit4er 1.5 1 0.5 0
17. Sediment on plants or debris '0 1 .5
18: Organic debris lines or piles.(1Nrack~lines) 0 0.5 1 1.5
19. Hydric Bolls redoximo hlc features) present? No = 0 es = t.5
C. Siolo Subtotal =. 3.5 ~ -
20 .Fibrous roots in channel 3 2 1
' 21 . Rooted. plants'in channel ~ 3 2 1
22. Cra h ~ 0.5 1 1.5
23. Bivalves - 1 • 2 3
24: Fish 0.5 1 1.5
25: Amphibians t).5 1 1.5
- 26. Macrobenthos (note diversity end abundance) 0.5 1 1.5
27. Filamentous algae; periph on - 1 2 3
28. Iron oxidizing bacteria/fun us. 0 .5 1 .5
29 . Wetland plants in streambed FAC = 0.5; FACW = 0.75; OBL = 1.5 SAV:r 2.0; Other =
Items 20 and 211:ocus.on the presence of upland plants, Item 29 focuses on the presence of aquatic or wetland plants.
Sketch:
Notes: (use back side of this form for additional notes.)