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. 

This is an image file to announce the NC Stream Watch Educator Cohort taking place through July of 2026.

We're offering another cohort to support our NC Stream Watch program and activity guide! Interested? Click here to apply. 

NC Stream Watch

Take a peak at our NC Stream Watch Guidebook for educators!

Check out our latest NC Stream Watch Activity Collection for "on the go" water education activities. 

NC Stream Watch

NC Stream Watch Survey

Explore NC Streams & Rivers

Observations 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

 

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 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!

Lauren.Daniel@deq.nc.gov 

Water Education Programs Coordinator

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