20190622 Ver 1_DWR Stream Form SA_20190510

Stream SA
NC DWQ Stream Identification Form Version 4.11
Date: 03/29/16 Revised 9/22/2016
Project/Site: B-5795
Latitude: 35.107425
Evaluator: Pete Stafford, Hal Bain
county: Anson
Longitude:-80.183573
Total Points:
Stream is at least intermittent 21
Stream Determin ion (circle one)
Other
PO I kto n
.25
if > 19 or perennial if 2: 30*
Ephemeral ntermitten Perennial
e.g. Quad Name:
A. Geomorphology (Subtotal = 12.5 )
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,
ripple -pool sequence
00
1 ❑
2 ❑✓
3 ❑
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 F1
3
7. Recent alluvial deposits
0 ❑
1
2 ❑
3
8. Headcuts
07
1 ❑✓
2 ❑
3 ❑
9. Grade control
0
0.5 ❑✓
1 ❑
1.5 ❑
10. Natural valley
o ❑
0.5 ❑
1 ❑✓
1.5 ❑
11. Second or greater order channel
No = 0 ED
Yes = 3 ❑
Q artificial ditches are not rated; see discussions in manual
B. Hydrology (Subtotal = 4 )
12. Presence of Baseflow
0 ❑
1 ✓❑
2 ❑
3 ❑
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria
0 ❑
1 ✓❑
2 ❑
3 ❑
14. Leaf litter
1.5 ❑
1 ❑✓
0.5 ❑
0
15. Sediment on plants or debris
0 ❑
0.5 ❑✓
1
1.5❑
16. Organic debris lines or piles
0 ❑
1 0.52]
1 ❑
1 1.5❑
17. Soil -based evidence of high water table?
No = 0 ✓❑
Yes = 3 ❑
C. Biology (Subtotal = 4.75
18. Fibrous roots in streambed
3 ❑
2 ✓❑
10
0
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed
30
2 ✓❑
1 ❑
0 ❑
20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance)
0 ❑✓
1
2 D
3 ❑
21. Aquatic Mollusks
0 El
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
0171
1
0.5 M
1 ❑
1.5 ❑
26. Wetland plants in streambed
E:I:ACW = 0.75; DL
= 1.5 Other = 0
perennial streams may also be identified using other methods. See p. 35 of manual.
Notes:
Stream SA: an intermittent stream channel.
Sketch: See figures for sketch.