20171597 Ver 1_SA_NCDWR stream data form_20171215

North Carolina Division of Water Quality - Stream Identification Form, Version 4.11
Date: 10/23/2017 Project/Slte: Stream SA Latitude: 35.517151
Bridge 19
EVaIUBtOf: B� Reed (Kimley-Horn) County: Chatham County Longitude: -79.345789
Total Points: 12
Stream is at least intermittent ermination (circle one) Othel' GoldSton QUBd
if>_ 19 or perennial if? 30 Ephemera ntermittent Perennial e.g. Quad Name:
A. Geomorphology Subtotal =
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg
. n-c anne s ruc ure: ex. ri e-poo ,
pool sequence
4. Particle size of stream substrate
5. Active/relic floodplain
6. Depositional bars or benches
7. Recent alluvial deposits
8. Headcuts
9. Grade control
10. Natural valley
11. Second or greater order channel
B. Hydrology Subtotal =
1.5
6.5
Absent
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
No=O
Weak Moderate Strong
1 2 3
1 2 3
1 2 3
1 2 3
1 2 3
1 2 3
1 2 3
1 2 3
0.5 1 1.5
0.5 1 1.5
Yes=3
Score
3
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0.5
1
0
12. Presence of Baseflow 0 1 2 3 0
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria 0 1 2 3 0
14. Leaf litter 1.5 1 0.5 0 0.5
15. Sediment on plants or debris 0 0.5 1 1.5 0.5
16. Organic debris lines or piles 0 0.5 1 1.5 0.5
17. Soil-based evidence of high water table? No = 0 Yes = 3 0
C. Biology Subtotal = 4
18. Fibrous roots in streambed 3 2 1 0 1
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed 3 2 1 0 3
20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance) 0 1 2 3 0
21. Aquatic Mollusks 0 1 2 3 0
22. Fish 0 0.5 1 1.5 0
23. Cra ish 0 0.5 1 1.5 0
24. Amphibians 0 0.5 1 1.5 0
25. Algae 0 0.5 1 1.5 0
26. Wetland plants in streambed FACW = 0.75; OBL = 1.5; Other = 0 0
'perennial streams may also be identified using other methods. See p. 35 of manual.
Notes:
SA is an ephemeral channel located on the north side of NC 42 originating at the culvert outlet
underneath the road. Upstream/south of NC 42, there is no channel just an agricultural field.