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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20190331 Ver 1_NCDWQ RPW B - UT to Deals Cr_20190311NC DWQ Stream Identification Form Version 4.11 Date: Evaluator: Total Points: Stream is at least intermittent if >_ 19 or perennial if >_ 30* Project/Site: County: Latitude: Longitude: Stream Determination (circle one) Other Ephemeral Intermittent Perennial e.g. G?uad Name: A. Geomor holo (Subtotal = ) Absent Weak Moderate Strong 1 a� 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 ri le- ool se uence 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 e _1�r_�_� �:`-`-- --- --` --`-�- --- ��__..__�___ • ____.._� B. Hydrology (Subtotal = ) 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? 0 0 � 0 e �. � 1 1 0.5 0.5 2 2 0.5 1 1 Yes=3 3 3 0 1.5 1.5 C. Biolo Subtotal = 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. Notes: Sketch: