20171219 Ver 1_Stream ID rating sheet_20170927

NC DWR Stream Identification Form Version 4.11
Date: aotl -Grp- o2_7
Project/Site: �01�^T11
Latitude: �S,ySyyt�
Evaluator: C"
County: �'Vk
Longitude: -.-7'),
Total Points: r'
Stream Determination (circle one)
Other
Stream is at least intermittent 1 ,)
if>_ 19 or perennial if >_ 30'
Ephemeral Intermittent Perennial
e.g. Quad Name:
A. Geomorphology (Subtotal= °7 )
Absent
Weak
Moderate
Strong
1a Continuity of channel bed and bank
0
1
14. Leaf litter
3
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg
0
1
2
3
3. In -channel structure: ex. riffle -pool, step -pool,
ripple -pool sequence
16. Organic debris lines or piles
1
2
3
4. Particle size of stream substrate
No = 0
1
2
3
5. Active/relict floodplain
(Q,
1
2
3
6. Depositional bars or benches
0
1
2
3
7. Recent alluvial deposits
1
2
3
8. Headcuts
0
1
2
3
9. Grade control
0.5
1
1.5
10. Natural valley
Co)0.5
1
1.5
11. Second or greater order channel
<No
= 0
Yes = 3
a artificial ditches are not rated; see discussions in manual
B. Hvdroloqv (Subtotal = 'A '� )
12. Presence of Baseflow
(2� 1
2
3
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria
n 1
2
3
14. Leaf litter
1.5 1
0.5
0
15. Sediment on plants or debris
0 .5
1
1.5
16. Organic debris lines or piles
0 0.5
1
1.5
17. Soil -based evidence of high water table?
No = 0
0.5
1
C. Biology (Subtotal =
18. Fibrous roots in slreambed
3
2
111
0
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed
3
2
1
20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance)
01
1
2
3
21. Aquatic Mollusks
1
2
3
22. Fish
0
0.5
1
1.5
23. Crayfish
24. Amphibians
0
0
0.5
0.5
1
1
1.5
1.5
25. Algae
0
0.5
1
1.5
26. Wetland plants in slreambed
FACW = 0.75;
OBL = 1.5Other =
'perennial streams may also be identified using other methods. See p. 35 of manual.
Notes:
Sketch: