20190734 Ver 1_Stream Identification Form_20190605

NC DWQ Stream Identification Form Version 4.11
Date: 6
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Latitude:
Evaluator:
County: CA
Longitude: " No
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Total Points: /
Stream is least
Stream Determination (circle one)
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Aa 19 orperennial H>_ 30' L
Ephemeral Intermittent Perennial
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A. Geomorphology (Subtotal =
Absent
Weak
Moderate
Strong
I Continuity of channel bed and bank
0
1
2
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2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg
0
1
3
3. In -channel structure: ex. riffle -pool, step -pool,
ripple -pool sequence
0
1
�
3
4. Particle size of stream substrate
0
1
3
5. Active/relict floodplain
0
1
3
6. Depositional bars or benches
0
1 1
3
7. Recent alluvial deposits
0
2
3
8. Headcuts
0
2
3
9. Grade control
0
0.5
1
1.5
10. Natural valley
0
0.5
1.5
11. Second or greater order channel
No
Yes = 3
artificial ditches are not rated; see discussio in manual
B. Hydrology Subtotal = i
12. Presence of Baseflow
0
1
2
ITI
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria
1
2
3
14. Leaf litter
1.5
1
0
15. Sediment on plants or debris
0.5
1
1.5
16. Organic debris lines or piles
0.5
1
1.5
17. Soil -based evidence of high water table?
No = 0
Ye
- 3
G. Biology (Subtotal = [o )
18. Fibrous roots in streambed
3
1
0
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed
3
1
0
20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance)
0
1
3
21. Aquatic Mollusks
0
1
2
3
22. Fish
0.5
1
1.5
23. Crayfish
0.5
1
1.5
24. Amphibians
0.5
1
1.5
25. Algae
0.5
1
1.5
26. Wetland plants in streambed
FACW = 0.75; OBL = 1.5
Other
'perennial streams may also be identified using other methods. See p. 35 of manual.
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