20170347 Ver 1_Horse Creek-NCDWR_20170327

North Carolina Division of Water Quality - Stream Identification Form, Version 4.11
Date: 8/31/2016 ProjecUSite: Horse Creek Latitude: 35.086315
Thunder Road Bridge
R. Sullivan (Kimley-Horn)
EV81u8tOP: W Sullivan (Kimley-Horn) COullty: Moore County Longitude: -79.516147
Total Points: 45 Stream Determination (cir e) Other
Stream is at least intermittent Ephemeral Intermitte Perennia e.g. Quad Name: HOffmall Quad
if >_ 19 or perennial if >_ 30
Horse
Creek
A. Geomorphology Subtotal = 23.5 Absent Weak Moderate Strong Score
1a. Continuit of channel bed and bank 0 1 2 3 3
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg 0 1 2 3 3
3. In-channel structure: ex. riffle-pool, step-pool, ripple- 0 1 2 3 2
pool sequence
4. Particle size of stream substrate 0 1 2 3 3
5. Active/relic floodplain 0 1 2 3 3
6. De ositional bars or benches 0 1 2 3 3
7. Recent alluvial deposits 0 1 2 3 2
8. Headcuts 0 1 2 3 0
9. Grade control 0 0.5 1 1.5 0
10. Natural valley 0 0.5 1 1.5 1.5
11. Second or reater order channel No = 0 Yes = 3 3
artificial ditches are not rated; see discussions in manual
B. Hydrology Subtotal = 9.5
12. Presence of Baseflow 0 1 2 3 3
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria 0 1 2 3 0
14. Leaf litter 1.5 1 0.5 0 1.5
15. Sediment on plants or debris 0 0.5 1 1.5 1
16. Organic debris lines or piles 0 0.5 1 1.5 1
17. Soil-based evidence of high water table? No = 0 Yes = 3 3
C. Biology Subtotal = 12
18. Fibrous roots in streambed 3 2 1 0 3
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed 3 2 1 0 3
20. Macrobenthos note diversit and abundance) 0 1 2 3 2
21. Aquatic Mollusks 0 1 2 3 0
22. Fish 0 0.5 1 1.5 1
23. Crayfish 0 0.5 1 1.5 0
24. Amphibians 0 0.5 1 1.5 1
25. Algae 0 0.5 1 1.5 0.5
26. Wetland plants in streambed FACW = 0.75; OBL = 1.5; Other = 0 1.5
'perennial streams may also be identified using other methods. See p. 35 of manual.
Notes:
Horse Creek is a strong perennial channel with a natural meander and strong
geomorphology. The bankful width is 25' and the bank depth is 4'. Water in Horse
Creek is slightly turbid and 2' deep. The stream susbtrate is composed of sand,
silt, and gravel, and flows were strong. Several fish were observed within the
channel.