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North Carolina Division of Water Quality -Stream Identification Form; Version 3.1
Date: Z, ~ ~7 O'~ Project: 2 .~ i Y ~ ~-- Latitude:
Evaluator: ~ !/ Site: ~ ~ r ~~ Longitude:
Total Points: - ~ ~ Other
Stream is at least intermittent County:
if ? 19 or erennial if z 30 f ~ ~ ~5l ~ e.g. Quad Name:
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A. Geomor holo (Subtotal = Absent Weak M Berate Strong
1a. Continuous bed and bank 0 1 3
2. Sinuosity 0 1 2 3
3. In-channel structure: riffle-pool sequence 0 2 3
4. Soil texture or stream substrate sorting 1 2 3
5. Active/relic floodplain 0 1' 2 3
6. Depositional bars or benches 1 2 3
7. Braided channel : 1 2 3
8. Recent alluvial deposits 0 2 3
9a Natural levees 1 2 3
10. Headcuts 1 2 3
11. Grade controls 0.5 1 1.5
12. Natural valley or drainageway 0 .5 1 1.5
13. Second or greater order channel on existing
USGS or NRCS map or other documented
evidence.
No - 0`
Yes = 3
° Man-made ditches are not rated; seepd~iscussions in manual
B_ Hvdroloav (Subtotal = ll 1
14. Groundwater flow/discharge 0 1 3
15. Water in channel and > 48 hrs since rain, or
Water in channel -- d or rowin season 0 1 ~ 3
16. Leaflitter 1.5 0.5 0
17. Sediment on plants or debris 0 1 1.5
18.Organic debris lines or piles (Wrack lines) 0 0.5 1
19. Hydric soils (redoximorphic features) present? No = 0 Yes 1.
C. Bioloctv (Subtotal = ~~ 7`~ )
20 . Fibrous roots in channel 3 2 1
21 . Rooted plants in channel 3 1
22. Crayfish 0. 1 1.5
23. Bivalves 1 2 3
24. Fish 0.5 1 1.5
25. Amphibians 0.5 1 1.5
26. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance) 0.5 1' 1.5
27. Filamentous algae; periphyton 0 1 2 3
28. Iron oxidizing bacteria/fungus. 0 0 1 1.5
29 . Wetland plants in streambed FAC = 0.5; FACW .7 ; OBL = 1.5 SAV = 2.0; Other = 0
"Items 20 and 21 focus on the presence of upland plants, Item 29 focuses on the prPserfce of aquatic or wetland plants.
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Notes: (use back side of this form for additional notes.)
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