20110238 Ver 1_Stream Call Letter_20101217

STREAM QUALITY ASSESSMENT WORKSHEET
1
Presence of flow./ persistent pools in stream
0 — 5
0-4
0-5
flow or saturation = 0; strongflow,= max points)
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2
Evidence of past human alteration
0-6°
0-5
0-5.
(extensive alteration = 0; no alteration = maxpoints)
3
Riparian zone
0-6`
0-4 '.
0-5
(no buffer = 0; contiguous, wide buffer = maxpoints)
4
Evidence of nutrient or chemical discharges
0-5
0-4
0— 4
extensive discharges = 0; no discharges = maxpoints)
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Groundwater
0-3
0-4,
0-4
no discharge = 0; springs, see s, wetlands, etc. = maxpoints)
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6
Presence of adjacent floodplain
0-4
0— 4"
0 —'2
i
nofiood lain = 0; extensive floodplain = max oints
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Entrenchment / floodplain access
0-15
0 — 4
0-2
I.
(deepi entrenched = 0; fi•e uent flooding = maxpoints)
8
Presence of adjacent wetlands
0-6 '
0-4"
0 — 2
no wetlands= 0; lar e adjacent wetlands = max oints
91
Channel sinuosity _
0 = 5
0-4
0 —31
extensive channelization = 0; natural meander = max oints
10
Sediment input
0-5
0 — 4,
0—A
:(extensive deposition= 0; little or no sediment = maxpoints)
11
Size & diversity of channel bed substrate
N�
`. 0 — 4
0 —,5
(.
fine, homy enous = 0; large, diverse sizes = max points
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Evidence of channel incision or widening
0-5
0 — 4
0 — 5
12
(deeply incised =,O; stable bed & banks := max oints
,
13.
Presence of major bank failures
0-5`
0-5
0-5
severe erosion = 0; no erosion,: stable banks = max poin s
14
Root depth' and density on banks
0-3
0 — 4
0 — 5
22
no visible roots = 0; dense roots throughout = maxpoints)�J
15
Impact by agriculture, livestock, or timber Production
0- 5
0 — 4
0 - 5
substantial im act =0; no evidence = max oints)
16
Presence'of riffle-poolh fipple -pool complexes
0-3
0-5
0-6,
(no riffles/ripples or pools = 0; well-developed = maxpoints)
17
Habitat complexity
0-6
0-6
0-6
(little or no habitat = 0; frequent, varied habitats = maxpoints)
18
Canopy coverage over streambed
0-5
0
0-5
(no shading vegetation =`0; continuous canopy = max points)
19
Substrate embeddedness
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O-4
0-7,4
(deeply embedded = 0; loose structure = max)
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20
Presence of stream invertebrates (see page 4)`
0-4-
0-5
0—'5
(no evidence = 0; common, numerous types =maxpoints)
21
Presence of amphibians
0-4
0-4i
0--4
(no evidence =0; common, numerous types = max.points)
22
Presence of fish r
0— 4
0— 4
0-41,
no evidence = 0; common, numerous ty es = maxpoints)
23
Evidence of wildlife use
0-6
0 — 5
0-5
a
(no evidence = 0; abundant evidence = max points)
* These characteristics are not assessed in coastal streams.
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NC DWO Stream Identification Form Version 4.11
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Total Points:
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Stream Determination (cir Je ene)
Other
if >_ 19 or perennial if >- 30*
Ephemeral Intermittentt rennial
e.g. Quad Name:
A. Geomorphology (Subtotal = )
Absent
Weak
Moderate
Strong
18Continuity of channel bed and bank
0
1
2
3
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg
0
1
2
3
3. In -channel structure: ex. riffle -pool, step -pool,
ripple -pool sequence
0
0.5
2
3
4. Particle size of stream substrate
0
1
2
3
5. Active/relict floodplain
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 D
Yes = 3
- artificial ditches are not rated; see discussions in manual
B. Hvdroloav (Subtotal = ? 1
12. Presence of Baseflow
0 1 3
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria
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 1.5
17. Soil -based evidence of high water table?
No = 0 = 3
C- Rioloav (Suhtotal = --I- )
18. Fibrous roots in streambed
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. Crayfish0
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
*perennial streams may also be identified using other methods. See p. 35 of manual.
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