NC Stream Watch
Welcome to North Carolina Stream Watch
The goal of NC Stream Watch is to host observations and images of North Carolina's beautiful water resources for community members to see. Our online, interactive map offers users to explore the diversity of waterways from different parts of the state. We invite you to share your visual observations next time you're visiting a stream. Click the survey link below, or browse other observations using the mapping tool.
Who is this for? Anyone can participate in N.C. Stream Watch! Do you teach about water or the environment? Are you looking for ways to engage remote learners? Maybe you just pass a stream while you're walking your dog. NC Stream Watch is a program intended for educational purposes only.
Apply for NC Stream Watch Summer Cohort 2025 here.
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Take a peak at our new NC Stream Watch Guidebook for educators! Check out our latest NC Stream Watch Activity Collection for "on the go" water education activities. | |
NC Stream WatchNC Stream Watch Survey | Explore NC Streams & RiversObservations Map |
Stream Monitoring Printable Field Guides:NC Stream Watch: Macroinvertebrates NC Stream Watch: Habitat Assessment NC Stream Watch: Chemical Monitoring NC Stream Watch: Source Conveyance ID | |
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Community Watershed Improvement Projects Are you involved in environmental projects to support your community? Do you see areas that could benefit from rain gardens or litter clean up? Use our new Community Watershed Improvement Projects (CoWIPS) tool to document your efforts. You can also share hot-spots for trash accumulation as well as trash clean-up events! Community Watershed Improvement Projects Tool Trash Survey Tool (Pre-Clean-Up) Trash Tracker Tool (Post-Clean-Up) | |
Fish Kill/Algal Bloom Reporting Use our online reporting form to report an algal bloom or fish kill in a waterbody. Also, check out our Fish Kill and Algal Bloom Report Dashboard. | |
Interested in Recycling and Sustainable Waste Management? Sustainable Waste Management in North Carolina
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Interested in being a part of the NC Stream Watch Network?
Register your NC Stream Watch Group here!
Want an additional layer of water education support?
Sign up for our Water Education Coffee Talks to join the water education conversation on the first Thursday of each month! Register here to receive the invite and link each month.
Questions? Reach out!
Water Education Programs Coordinator