RIVERS WORKSHEET

 

 

 

 

PROJECT NAME:

 

 

 

 

TOWN/CITY:

 

 

 

 

DATE OF OBSERVATION(S):

 

 

 

 

WETLAND SCIENTIST:

 

 

 

 

OTHER DATA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Perennial

Intermittent

Comments:

IS RIVER NAMED?

 

 

 

 

If not, check Intermittent

 

 

 

 

If named, check Perennial

 

 

 

 

CURRENT USGS STATUS

 

 

 

 

If light blue or dashed line, check Intermittent

 

 

 

 

If dark blue, check Perennial

 

 

 

 

[Caution: check old USGS mapping against current USGS mapping. Differences are common.]

WATERSHED SIZE

 

 

 

 

If less than 3 Sq Miles, Intermittent

 

 

 

 

If more than 3 Sq miles, Perennial

 

 

 

 

LISTED ON MA INVENTORY OF STREAMS?

 

 

 

 

If yes, check Perennial

 

 

 

 

If not, check Intermittent

 

 

 

 

STREAM ORDER?

 

 

 

 

If 1st Order, check Intermittent

 

 

 

 

If 2nd Order or greater, check Perennial

 

 

 

 

WITHIN FEMA 100/500 YR. FLOOD ZONES?

 

 

 

 

If yes, check Perennial

 

 

 

 

If no, check Intermittent

 

 

 

 

IS RIVER AFFECTED BY WITHDRAWAL?

 

 

 

 

If yes, check Perennial

 

 

 

 

If no, check Intermittent

 

 

 

 

DROUGHT CONDITIONS?

 

 

 

 

If yes & dry, check Perennial (w/ caution)

 

 

 

 

If not & dry, check Intermittent

 

 

 

 

CHANNEL & BANK CONDITIONS

 

 

 

 

If well-defined, scoured and incised, then Perennial

 

 

 

If weakly defined w/ organic bottom, Intermittent

 

 

 

 

ARE FISH OBSERVED OR KNOWN?

 

 

 

 

If yes, check Perennial

 

 

 

 

If not, check Intermittent

 

 

 

 

ARE MACROINVERTEBRATES OBSERVED?

 

 

 

 

If yes, check Perennial

 

 

 

 

If not, check Intermittent

 

 

 

 

WATER CONTROL STRUCTURES?

 

 

 

 

If control structures exist, check Perennial

 

 

 

 

If not, check Intermittent (with caution)

 

 

 

 

WRITTEN OBSERVATIONS/AFFIDAVITS?

 

 

 

 

If testimony is Intermittent, check Intermittent

 

 

 

 

If testimony is Perennial, check Perennial

 

 

 

 

OTHER DATA OF NOTE

 

 

 

 

USGS Stream Gauges? If yes, P;
if no, I.

 

 

 

 

Listed Perennial River? (See 10.58(2)1.b.)