North Carolina State Library N.C. Raleigh OOCl. APPENDICIES TO THE SURVEY AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE CATAWBA RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, NORTH CAROLINA Darrell E. Louder Fishery Biologist Ao Summary of the Biological, Chemical, and Physical Conditions at Individual Sampling Stations B. Annotated Checklist of Fishes Final Report Federal Aid in Fish Restoration Job I-H, Project F-14-R North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission Raleigh, No C. -- 1964 -- A concise summary of biological, chemical, and physical conditions present at each sample station is presented in Appendix A. In addition to the basic findings of the survey, the Sanitation Classifi­ cation for each station is noted. This system is the one used by the North Carolina State Board of Health, Division of Water Pollution Control for assigning minimum standards of water quality based on the best ~~age of~ given stream. A resume of this classification system is as follows:Y A-I - Drinking Water, approved disinfection A-II - Drinking Water, approved complete treatment B Bathing and Recreation C - Fish and Wildlife Propagation D - Agricultural Usage, must sustain fish life E - Navigation and Sewage Disposal Tidal Salt Waters SA - Shellfishing for Market Purposes SB - Bathing and Recreation SC - Fish and Wildlife Propagation SD - Navigation and Sewage Disposal Swp . - Swamp Waters ~aken in part from "Rules and Regulations and Classifications and Water Quality Standards Appliable to Surface Waters of North Carolina," North Carolina State Board of Health (SSSC#2), ✓ A-1 C25-l Anthony Creek, August 1, 1963 Ecol. Class. Rainbow trout Length of sample area 100 ft. Sanitation Class. C 2 miles northwest of Globe Caldwell County Anthony Creek is a designated public mountain trout stream. It heads near Gragg and flows southeast for approximately 1.8 miles to its union with Gragg Fork, one mile west of Globe. The five rainbow trout collected from this stream were native fish, whereas the brown trout was a hatchery reared fish. Fishing pressure on Anthony Creek is heavy. Chemical and Physical Data Checklist of Species 02 7 .J8 ppm Game Non-game CO2 3 .O ppm Rainbow trout 2-J-0(72g.) Redlip shiner l-0-0(4g.) pH 6.8 Brook trout O-O-l(l76g.) Blacknose dace 6-0-0(25g.) Total alk. 17.8 ppm Temp. 61.7 °F Av. width 13 .4 ft. Av. depth 0.37 ft. Fish Food Organisms Acreage O.OJl Velocity 1.35 ft ./sec. Coleoptera (1) Volume 5. 93 cfs Ephemeroptera (5) Secchi disc clear to bottom Av. vol./ft.2 0.25 Bottom type sand, gravel,. Av . ho./ft.2 3.0 and rubble D27-l Armstrong Creek, July 18, 1963 Ecol. Class. Rainbow trout Length of sample area 100 ft. Sanitation Class. A-II Directly below Armstrong Fish Hatchery McDowell County Armstrong Creek, from the Hollar property line to North Fork, is designated public mountain trout water. This mountain stream has the potentiality of becoming a good rainbow trout stream, if it were reclaimed. Armstrong Creek heads three miles north of Sunny Vale and flows approximately 8.4 miles eastward to where it joins North Fork, one mile southwest of Sevier. Fishing pressure is moderate. Chemical and Physical Data Checklist of Species 02 8.48 ppm Game Non-game CO2 1.11 ppm Rainbow trout 2-0-2 Stoneroller 0-l-1(94g.) pH 7.0 (42g.) Rosyside dace l-0-0(6g.) Total alk. 14.5 ppm Bluehead chub 3-l-O(J8g.) Temp. 72.1 °F Redlip shiner 4-0-0(5g.) Av. width 17.0 ft. Northern hog sucker 0-0-3 Av. depth 0.39 ft. (432g.) Velocity 1.91 ft ./sec. Striped jumprock 0-0-1(50g.) Volume 12.60 cfs Margined madtom O-l-O(l9g.) Secchi disc clear to bot tom Rainbow darter l-0-0(2g.) Bottom type rubble, gravel, and sand Fish Food Ortanisms Acreage 0.039 Trichoptera J O) Coleoptera (l) Ephemeroptera (1) Plecoptera (l) Av. vol./ft.2 1.10 Av. no./ft.2 16.50 A-2 E25-2 Bailey Fork, June 26, 1963 Ecol. Class. Dace-trickle Length of sample area 100 ft. Sanitation Class. C 4 miles southwest of Morganton Burke County Fishing pressure on this small, insignificant stream is light. Bailey Fork heads in the foothills of the South Mountai~s and flows north for approximately four miles to its junction with Silver Creek, one mile southwest of Morganton. The dominant fishes collected from this stream were the rosyside dace and bluehead chub. Chemical and Physical Data Checklist of Species 02 8.52 ppm Game Non-game CO2 6.30 ppm Redbreast sunfish 2-0-0(16g.) Rosyside dace 7-0-0(19g.) pH 7,0 Bluehead chub 19-l-0(90g.) Total alk. 25.0 ppm ~ Redlip shiner 9-0-0(16g.) Temp. 65.8 °F Creek chub 1-0~0(1~.) Av. width 11.6 ft. White sucker 0-1-2(88~.) Av. depth 0.3 ft. Margined madtom l-0-0(6g.) Velocity 1.54 ft./sec. Fantail darter 3-0-0(6g.) Volume 4.8_2 cfs Secchi disc clear to bottom Bottom type sand and gravel Fish Food Organisms 1 creage O. 026 Diptera (7) Trichoptera (3) Coleoptera (1) Plecoptera (~) Av. vol./ft~ 0,30 Av. no./ft. 7.5 F23-ll Ballard Anderson Creek, July 3, 1963 Ecol. Class. Sucker Length of sample area 100 ft. Sanitation Class. C 4 miles west of Triangle Lincoln County Ballard Anderson Creek is a shallow, sand bottom stream of the Piedmont. This stream is not a good fishing stream, the principal fish .being minnows. Ballard Anderson Creek begins two and one-half miles west-southwest of Chronical and flows south-southeast for approximately 8.8 miles to where it unites with Killian Creek, two miles northwest of Lowesville. Chemical and Physical Data Checklist of Species 02 8.40 ppm Game Non-game CO2 4.1 ppm Redbreast sunfish 3-4-1(246g.) Rosyside dace 57-0-0(128g.) pH 7.0 Highback chub ll-0-0(19g.) Total alk. 23.6 ppm Bluehead chub 180-0-0(476g.) Temp. 73.0 °F Greenhead shiner 27-0-0(28g.) Av. width 29.6 ft. Fieryblack shiner 2-0-0(4g.) Av. depth 0.46 ft. Creek chub 8-0-0(30g.) Velocity 1.54 ft./sec. White sucker 6-l-0(44g.) Volume 18.85 cfs Margined madtom 2-0-0(5g.) Secchi disc clear to bottom Speckled killifish 6-0-0 Bottom type sand (20g.) Bluebreast darter 1-0-0 (lg.) Fantail darter 4-0-0(8g.) (Continued on A-3 ) A-3 Aquatic Vegetation Fish Food Organisms Acreage 0.068 Salix pigra Marsh Diptera (1) Av. vol./ft 2 0.005 Av. no./ft. 2 0.5 E23-9 Ball Creek, June 20, 1963 Ecol. Class. Dace-trickle Length of sample area 100 ft. Sanitation Class. D 2 miles south of Catawba Catawba County Ball Creek heads two miles southwest of Catawba and flows east for approximately 8.8 miles to where it enters Lake Norman, near Long Island. There are several deep pools in the lower end of the stream which provides some fishing, but the stream is not considered to be of fishery value. Chemical and Physical Data Checklist of Species 02 7.62 ppm Game Non-game CO2 J.9 ppm Redbreast runfish 9-5-l(336g.) Bluehead chub 28-6-0(l92g.) pH 6.9 Redlip shiner 7-0-0(9g.) Total alk. 15.0 ppm Spottail shiner l-0-0(Jg.) Temp. 72.0 °F Creek chub l-0-0(Jg.) Av. width ll.7 ft. Yellow bullhead O-G-l(42g.) Av. depth 0.9 ft. Margined madtom 10-0-0 Velocity 1.0 ft./sec. (22g.) Volume 9.42 cfs Secchi disc clear to bottom Bottom type sand and gravel Fish Food Organisms Acreage 0.028 Di pt era (3) Trichoptera (3) · Ephemeroptera (5) Av . vol./ft.2 0.121 Av. no./ft.2 5.5 F24-3 Beaverdam Creek, June 7, 1963 Ecol. Class. Catfish-sucker Length of sample area 100 ft. Sanitation Class. D l mile southwest of Long Shoals Gaston County Beaverdam Creek can best be fished from the bank with a cane pole. Fishing pressure on this Piedmont stream is light. Beaverdam Creek originates near Cherryville and flows east-northeast for approximately 9.2 miles to its union with the South Fork of the Catawba River at High Shoals. Chemical and Physical Data Checklist of Species 02 7 .58 ppm Game Non-game CO2 3.6 ppm Redbreast sunfish 12-9-4(626g. ) Rosyside dace 4-0-0(15g.) pH 7.0 Pumpkinseed 0-l-0(25g.) Bluehead chub 86-0-0 Total alk. 13.2 ppm Bluegill 4-0-0(22g.) (208g.) Temp. 72.0 OF Highfin shiner 12-0-0(39g.) Av. width 16.2 ft. Striped jumprock 2-0-1 Av. depth l.0 ft. (107g.) Velocity 0.77 ft./sec. Margined madtom 1-0-0(lg.) Volume 11.66 cfs Secchi disc 20.0 in. Acreage 0.037 Bottom type Muck, sand, and rubble A-4 E27-l Buck Creek, June 10, 1963 Ecol. Class. Brown trout Length of sample area 100 ft. Sanitation Class. A-II 2 miles below Lake Tahoma McDowell County Buck Creek can best be fished with a flyrod while wading. Fishing pressure on this mountain stream is moderate. Buck Creek heads two miles north of Sunny Vale and flows southeast for approximately 7.2 miles to where it unites with the Catawba River, two miles northwest of Marion . The upper region of the stream yields fair catches of rainbow and brown trout.