20170924 Ver 1_Star Cross Rd HJ_01 Intermittent Stream_NCDWQ_stream_form_4-1_20161020

NC DWQ Stream Identification Form Version 411
Date: 9/9/2014 Project/Site: Star Cross Road
Evaluator: Jason Hales
Total Points:
Stream is at least intermittent 24.�$
if >_ 19 or perennial if >_ 30'
County: Brunswick
�atitude: 33.919624
�ongitude: _�g.398353
Stream Determination (circle one) Other
Ephemeral Intermittent Perennial e.g. Quad Name: Shallotte
A. Geomorpholo (Subtotal = 11.5 � Absent Weak Moderate Strong
1a Continuity 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, 0 1 2 3
ripple-pool sequence
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 Yes = 3
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B. Hydrology (Subtotal = 7•5 )
12. Presence of Baseflow
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria
14. Leaf litter
15. Sediment on plants or debris
16. Organic debris lines or piles
17. Soil-based evidence of high water table?
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1
1
1
0_5
0.5
2
2
0_5
1
1
Yes=3
3
3
0
1_5
1.5
C. Biology (Subtotal = 5.%5 )
18. Fibrous roots in streambed 3 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. Crayfish 0 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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