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~~~ <br />NCDWO Stream Classification Form <br />Project Name: Rives Basin: County: Evaluator. <br />DWQ Project Number. Nearest Named Stream: Latitude: Signature: <br />Date: USGS QUAD: Longitude: Location/Directions: <br />*PLEASE NOTE: Ijevaluator and landowner agree that the feature is aman-atade ditch, then use ojthis form is not necessa{µ <br />Also, ijin the best professional judgement ojdie evaluato>: the feature is a man-made ditch and not a modified natural stream-this <br />rating system shoald not be used* <br />Primary Field Indicators: (Circle One Numbv Per Line) <br />I. Geomorpbolot=_y Absent Weak Moderate Stron¢ <br />1) Is There A Riffle-Pool Sequence? 0 1 2 3 <br />2) Is The USDA Texture In Streambed <br />Different From Surroundine Terrain? <br />0 <br />I <br />2 <br />3 <br />3) Are Natural Levees Present? 0 1 2 3 <br />4) Is The Channel Sinuous? 0 1 2 3 <br />5) Is There An Active (Or Relic) <br />Floodplain Present? <br />0 <br />1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />6) Is The Channel Braided? 0 I 2 3 <br />7) Are Recent Alluvial Deposits Present? 0 I 2 3 <br />8) Is There A Bankfull Bench Present? 0 1 2 3 <br />9) [s A Continuous Bed & Bank Present? <br />/'NOTE: /l Bed & Bank Caused By Ditehina And WITH 0 L <br />OUT Sinuosity Then Score=0.1 2 3 <br />10) Is A 2" Order Or Greater Channel (As Indicated <br />On Topo Map And/Or In Field) Present? Yes=3 <br />Nrs=O <br />PRIMARY GEOMORPHOLOGY INDICATOR POINTS: <br />II. HvdroloQV Absent <br />Weak <br />Moderate <br />Stron¢ <br />1) Is There A Groundwater <br />Flow/Discharee Present? <br />0 <br />1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />PRIMARYHYDROLOGYINDICATOR POINTS: <br />III. Biolo~y Absent <br />Weak <br />Moderate <br />Strone <br />11 Are Fibrous Roots Present In Streambed7 3 2 1 0 <br />2) Are Rooted Plants Present In Streambed7 3 2 1 0 <br />3) [s Periphvton Present? 0 1 2 3 <br />4) Are Bivalves Present? 0 I __ 2 - - _ _____ _3 _____. ____ _ _ <br />PRIMARYBIOLOGY INDICATOR POINTS: <br />Secondary Field Indicators: (CirdeOneNumberPerLine) <br />I. Geomoroholot=y Absent Weak Moderate Strong <br />I) Is There A Head Cut Present In Channel? 0 .5 1 1.5 <br />21 [s There A Grade Control Point In Channel? 0 .5 1 1.5 <br />3) Does Topography Indicate A <br />Natural Drainaee Wav7 <br />0 <br />.5 <br />l <br />1.5 <br />SECONDARY GEOMORPHOLOGYINDICATOR POINTS: <br />II. Hvdrolot>'v Absent <br />Weak <br />Moderate <br />Stron¢ <br />I) Is This Year's (Or Last's) Leaflitter <br />Present In Streambed? <br />I.5 <br />l <br />.5 <br />0 <br />2) Is Sediment On Plants (Or Debris) Present? 0 .5 1 1.5 <br />3) Are Wrack Lines Present? 0 .5 I 1.5 <br />4) Is Wazer In Channel And >48 Hrs. Since <br />I~8$t Rnown Rain? I'NOTE: !(Ditch Indicated !n #9 A 0 .5 <br />bove Skin 7Tris Sten And #S Below'1 1 1.5 <br />5) Is There Water In Channel During Dry <br />Conditions Or In Growine Season)? 0 .5 1 1.5 <br />6) Are Hvdric Soils Present In Sides Of Channel (Or In Headcut)? Yes=1.5 No=O <br />SECONDARYHYDROLOGYINDICATOR POINTS: <br />III. BioloQV Absent <br />Weak <br />Moderate <br />Strone <br />1) Are Fish Present? 0 .5 I 1.5 <br />2) Are Amphibians Present? 0 .5 1 1.5 <br />3) Are AauazicTurtles Present? -0 .5 1 1.5 <br />4) Are Crayfish Present? 0 .5 1 1.5 <br />51 Are Macrobenthos Present? 0 .5 1 1.5 <br />6) Are Iron Oxidizine Bacteria/Funeus Present? 0 .5 I 1.5 <br />7) Is Filamentous Aleae Present? 0 .5 1 1.5 <br />8) Are Wetland Plants In Streambed? <br />(' NOTE: ljTaral Absence OjAll Plants !n Streambed <br />As Noted Above Skin ?Iris Stw UNLESS SAV PresenPl. SAV Mostly OBL <br />2 1 Mostly FACW Mostly FAC <br />.75 .$ <br />_ Mostly FACU Mostly UPL <br />0 0 <br />SECONDARYBIOLOGYINDlCATOR POINTS: <br />TOTAL POINTS (Primary +Secondary}= (If Greater Than Or Equal To 19 Points The Stream Is At Least Intermittent] <br />