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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
ROY COOPER J.ERIC BOYETTE
GOVERNOR SECRETARY
March 24,2021
Washington Regulatory Field Office
US Army Corps of Engineers
2407 West Fifth Street
Washington,NC 27889
ATTN: Mr. Kyle Barnes,NCDOT Regulatory Coordinator
Subject: Request for Preliminary Jurisdictional Determination
TIP HB-0001: Replace Bridge No. 7 on US 64 over the Alligator River
Dare and Tyrrell counties,NC
Dear Mr. Barnes:
Carolina Ecosystems,Inc. (CEI)has completed a delineation of streams and wetlands for the above
referenced project. The attached information, including required forms,tables, and figures, is submitted
for your review and preliminary determination of jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act(CWA).
Wetlands potentially under the jurisdiction of the Coastal Area Management Act(CAMA)have been
identified and the NC Division of Coastal Management(NCDCM) is copied on this submittal for their
verification of those resources.
Project Description &Methodology
As shown in Figure 1, HB-0001 is located near East Lake, NC at the US-64 bridge over the Alligator
River. The study area lies within the Pasquotank River Basin (USGS Hydrologic Unit 03010205) and
comprises approximately 345 acres.
This delineation was performed in compliance with methodology set forth in the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (USACE) Wetland Delineation Manual (USACE 1987) and subsequent guidance including the
Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Regional Supplement. CAMA wetland areas were identified in areas
dominated by the current list of 10 coastal wetland species published by NCDCM. Existing delineation
information from 2007 was used as a basis for this delineation and adjusted in the field in areas where
changes have occurred since that time. Changes observed include, but are not limited to, transition of
wetland types from marsh to forest, invasive species encroachment and loss of wetland due to change in
shorelines.
Mailing Address: Telephone:[phone] Location:
NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 1000 BIRCH RIDGE DRIVE
ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS UNIT Customer Service: 1-877-368-4968 RALEIGH,NC 27610
1598 MAH.SERVICE CENTER Website:www.ncdot.gov
RALEIGH,NC 27699-1598

TIP HB-0001 Page 2 of 2
March 17, 2021
Delineation Results
Figure 2 is presented using the Fort Landing and East Lake (2019) US Geological Survey 1:24,000
Quadrangle Maps. Figure 3 presents the results of the delineation, which includes fifteen wetlands, and
ten open water bodies as likely jurisdictional features within the project area.
Table 1 presents detailed information on each aquatic resource within the study area, including
latitude/longitude, estimated amount and type of aquatic resource in the review area, and geographic
authority to which the resource may be subject. Based on field data, there are approximately 88 acres of
wetland and 231 acres of open water,including the Alligator River.
We respectfully request your review of this information so that a preliminary jurisdictional determination
under the CWA may be obtained. If you have any questions, need additional information, or would like
to schedule a site visit, please contact me at your earliest convenience at (919) 707-6107 or
[e-mail].
Sincerely,
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Gordon Cashin
Environmental Program Consultant
Attachments:
-Jurisdictional Determination(JD)Request Form
-Preliminary Jurisdictional Determination Form
-Table 1: Preliminary Jurisdictional Determination Table
-Figure 1: Vicinity map
-Map Sheet Index
-Figure 2: USGS map
-Figure 3: Jurisdictional Features map
-Wetland Data and Rating Forms
Cc: Greg Daisy, NCDCM
Garcy Ward, NCDWR
Phil May, Carolina Ecosystems, Inc.

Jurisdictional Determination Request
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US Army Corps
of Engineers
Wilmington District
This form is intended for use by anyone requesting a jurisdictional determination(JD) from the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District(Corps). Please include all supporting
information, as described within each category, with your request. You may submit your request
via mail, electronic mail, or facsimile. Requests should be sent to the appropriate project
manager of the county in which the property is located. A current list of project managers by
assigned counties can be found on-line at:
http://www.saw.usace.LM.mil/Missions/Re ug latoiyPennitProgram/Contact/CountyLocator.aspx,
by calling 910-251-4633, or by contacting any of the field offices listed below. Once your
request is received you will be contacted by a Corps project manager.
ASHEVILLE&CHARLOTTE REGULATORY WASHINGTON REGULATORY FIELD OFFICE
FIELD OFFICES US Army Corps of Engineers
US Army Corps of Engineers 2407 West Fifth Street
151 Patton Avenue,Room 208 Washington,North Carolina 27889
Asheville,North Carolina 28801-5006 General Number:[phone]
General Number:[phone] Fax Number:[phone]
Fax Number:[phone]
WILMINGTON REGULATORY FIELD OFFICE
RALEIGH REGULATORY FIELD OFFICE US Army Corps of Engineers
US Army Corps of Engineers 69 Darlington Avenue
3331 Heritage Trade Drive,Suite 105 Wilmington,North Carolina 28403
Wake Forest,North Carolina 27587 General Number:910-251-4633
General Number:[phone] Fax Number:[phone]
Fax Number:[phone]
INSTRUCTIONS:
All requestors must complete Parts A, B, C, D,E,F and G.
NOTE TO CONSULTANTS AND AGENCIES: If you are requesting a JD on behalf of a
paying client or your agency, please note the specific submittal requirements in Part H.
NOTE ON PART D—PROPERTY OWNER AUTHORIZATION: Please be aware that
all JD requests must include the current property owner authorization for the Corps to
proceed with the determination, which may include inspection of the property when
necessary. This form must be signed by the current property owner(s) or the owner(s)
authorized agent to be considered a complete request.
NOTE ON PART D -NCDOT REQUESTS: Property owner authorization/notification for
JD requests associated with North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT)
projects will be conducted according to the current NCDOT/USACE protocols.
NOTE TO USDA PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS: A Corps approved or preliminary JD
may not be valid for the wetland conservation provisions of the Food Security Act of
1985. If you or your tenant are USDA Program participants, or anticipate participation in
USDA programs, you should also request a certified wetland determination from the local
office of the Natural Resources Conservation Service,prior to starting work.
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A. PARCEL INFORMATION
Street Address: N/A
City, state: East Lake, NC
County: Dare / Tyrrell
Parcel Index Number(s) (PIN): Various
B. REQUESTOR INFORMATION
Name: NCDOT-ECAP (c/o Gordon Cashin)
Mailing Address: 1598 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1598
Telephone Number: 919-707-6107
Electronic Mail Address: [e-mail]
Select one:
❑ I am the current property owner.
❑ I am an Authorized Agent or Environmental Consultant'
❑ Interested Buyer or Under Contract to Purchase
❑� Other,please explain. NCDOT Project. Right-of-way to be
acquired where needed.
C. PROPERTY OWNER INFORMATION'
Name: Multiple parcels
Mailing Address:
Telephone Number:
Electronic Mail Address:
' Must provide completed Agent Authorization Form/Letter.
z Documentation of ownership also needs to be provided with request(copy of Deed,County GIS/Parcel/Tax Record).
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D. PROPERTY ACCESS CERTIFICATION',4
By signing below, I authorize representatives of the Wilmington District, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (Corps) to enter upon the property herein described for the purpose of conducting on-
site investigations, if necessary, and issuing a jurisdictional determination pursuant to Section
404 of the Clean Water Act and/or Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899. 1,the
undersigned, am either a duly authorized owner of record of the property identified herein, or
acting as the duly authorized agent of the owner of record of the property.
Print Name
Capacity: ❑ Owner ❑Authorized Agent'
Date
Signature
E. REASON FOR JD REQUEST: (Check as many as applicable)
❑ I intend to construct/develop a project or perform activities on this parcel which would be
designed to avoid all aquatic resources.
❑ I intend to construct/develop a project or perform activities on this parcel which would be
designed to avoid all jurisdictional aquatic resources under Corps authority.
I intend to construct/develop a projector perform activities on this parcel which may
require authorization from the Corps, and the JD would be used to avoid and minimize
impacts to jurisdictional aquatic resources and as an initial step in a future permitting
process.
❑ I intend to construct/develop a projector perform activities on this parcel which may
require authorization from the Corps; this request is accompanied by my permit application
and the JD is to be used in the permitting process.
❑ I intend to construct/develop a project or perform activities in a navigable water of the
U.S. which is included on the district Section 10 list and/or is subject to the ebb and flow of
the tide.
❑ A Corps JD is required in order obtain my local/state authorization.
❑ I intend to contest jurisdiction over a particular aquatic resource and request the Corps
confirm that jurisdiction does/does not exist over the aquatic resource on the parcel.
❑ I believe that the site may be comprised entirely of dry land.
Q Other: NCDOT Protect
3 For NCDOT requests following the current NCDOT/USACE protocols,skip to Part E.
a If there are multiple parcels owned by different parties,please provide the following for each additional parcel on a
continuation sheet.
s Must provide agent authorization form/letter signed by owner(s).
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F. JURISDICTIONAL DETERMINATION(JD)TYPE (Select One)
❑� I am requesting that the Corps provide a preliminary JD for the property identified herein.
A Preliminary Jurisdictional Determination(PJD)provides an indication that there may
be "waters of the United States"or"navigable waters of the United States"on a property.
PJDs are sufficient as the basis for permit decisions. For the purposes of permitting, all
waters and wetlands on the property will be treated as if they are jurisdictional "waters of
the United States". PJDs cannot be appealed(33 C.F.R. 331.2); however, a PJD is
"preliminary"in the sense that an approved JD can be requested at any time. PJDs do
not expire.
❑ I am requesting that the Corps provide an approved JD for the property identified herein.
An Approved Jurisdictional Determination(AJD) is a determination that
jurisdictional "waters of the United States"or"navigable waters of the United
States" are either present or absent on a site. An approved JD identifies the limits of
waters on a site determined to be jurisdictional under the Clean Water Act and/or
Rivers and Harbors Act. Approved JDs are sufficient as the basis for permit
decisions. AJDs are appealable (33 C.F.R. 331.2). The results of the AJD will be
posted on the Corps website. A landowner,permit applicant, or other"affected
party" (33 C.F.R. 331.2)who receives an AJD may rely upon the AJD for five years
(subject to certain limited exceptions explained in Regulatory Guidance Letter 05-
02).
❑ I am unclear as to which JD I would like to request and require additional information
to inform my decision.
G. ALL REQUESTS
Map of Property or Project Area. This Map must clearly depict the boundaries of the
review area.
Size of Property or Review Area 345 acres.
❑ The property boundary(or review area boundary) is clearly physically marked on the site.
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H. REQUESTS FROM CONSULTANTS
Project Coordinates (Decimal Degrees): Latitude: 35.9003
Longitude: -76.0071
A legible delineation map depicting the aquatic resources and the property/review area.
Delineation maps must be no larger than I Ix17 and should contain the following: (Corps
signature of submitted survey plats will occur after the submitted delineation map has been
reviewed and approved).6
■ North Arrow
■ Graphical Scale
■ Boundary of Review Area
■ Date
■ Location of data points for each Wetland Determination Data Form or tributary
assessment reach.
For Approved Jurisdictional Determinations:
■ Jurisdictional wetland features should be labeled as Wetland Waters of the US, 404
wetlands, etc. Please include the acreage of these features.
■ Jurisdictional non-wetland features (i.e. tidal/navigable waters, tributaries,
impoundments) should be labeled as Non-Wetland Waters of the US, stream, tributary,
open water, relatively permanent water,pond, etc. Please include the acreage or linear
length of each of these features as appropriate.
■ Isolated waters, waters that lack a significant nexus to navigable waters, or non-
jurisdictional upland features should be identified as Non-Jurisdictional. Please
include a justification in the label regarding why the feature is non jurisdictional (i.e.
"Isolated", "No Significant Nexus", or"Upland Feature"). Please include the acreage
or linear length of these features as appropriate.
For Preliminary Jurisdictional Determinations:
■ Wetland and non-wetland features should not be identified as Jurisdictional, 404,
Waters of the United States, or anything that implies jurisdiction. These features can be
identified as Potential Waters of the United States, Potential Non-wetland Waters of
the United States, wetland, stream, open water, etc. Please include the acreage and
linear length of these features as appropriate.
aCompleted Wetland Determination Data Forms for appropriate region
(at least one wetland and one upland form needs to be completed for each wetland type)
6 Please refer to the guidance document titled"Survey Standards for Jurisdictional Determinations"to ensure that the
supplied map meets the necessary mapping standards.http://www.saw.usace.army.mil/Missions/Re ulatory-Permit-
Pro gram/Jurisdiction/
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aCompleted appropriate Jurisdictional Determination form
• PJDs,please complete a Preliminary Jurisdictional Determination Form'and include the
Aquatic Resource Table
• AJDs,please complete an Approved Jurisdictional Determination Form'
z Vicinity Map
z Aerial Photograph
❑ USGS Topographic Map
F-J Soil Survey Map
Other Maps, as appropriate (e.g. National Wetland Inventory Map, Proposed Site
Plan,previous delineation maps, LIDAR maps, FEMA floodplain maps)
Landscape Photos (if taken)
aNCSAM and/or NCWAM Assessment Forms and Rating Sheets
NC Division of Water Resources Stream Identification Forms
Other Assessment Forms
' www.saw.usace.gM.mil/Portals/59/docs/regulatoM/regdocs/JD/RGL 08-02_App_A_Prelim_JD_Form_fillable.pdf
' Please see http://www.saw.usace.army.mil/Missions/Re ug latory-Permit-Proaram/Jurisdiction/
Principal Purpose:The information that you provide will be used in evaluating your request to determine
whether there are any aquatic resources within the project area subject to federal jurisdiction under the regulatory
authorities referenced above.
Routine Uses:This information may be shared with the Department of Justice and other federal,state,and local
government agencies,and the public,and may be made available as part of a public notice as required by federal
law.Your name and property location where federal jurisdiction is to be determined will be included in the
approved jurisdictional determination(AJD),which will be made available to the public on the District's website
and on the Headquarters USAGE website.
Disclosure:Submission of requested information is voluntary;however,if information is not provided,the
request for an AJD cannot be evaluated nor can an AJD be issued.
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Appendix 2 - PRELIMINARY JURISDICTIONAL DETERMINATION (PJD) FORM
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
A. REPORT COMPLETION DATE FOR PJD:
B. NAME AND ADDRESS OF PERSON REQUESTING PJD: Gordon Cashin, 1598 Mail Service Center, Raleigh,NC 27699-1598
C. DISTRICT OFFICE, FILE NAME, AND NUMBER:
D. PROJECT LOCATION(S) AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
(USE THE TABLE BELOW TO DOCUMENT MULTIPLE AQUATIC RESOURCES AND/OR
AQUATIC RESOURCES AT DIFFERENT SITES)
State: NC County/parish/borough: Dare/Tyrrell City: East Lake
Center coordinates of site (lat/long in degree decimal format):
Lat.: 35.9003 Long.: -76.0071
Universal Transverse Mercator:
Name of nearest waterbody: Alligator River
E. REVIEW PERFORMED FOR SITE EVALUATION (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY):
❑ Office (Desk) Determination. Date:
❑ Field Determination. Date(s):
TABLE OF AQUATIC RESOURCES IN REVIEW AREA WHICH "MAY BE" SUBJECT TO REGULATORY
JURISDICTION.
Site Latitude Longitude Estimated amount Type of aquatic Geographic authority
number (decimal (decimal of aquatic resource resource (i.e.,wetland to which the aquatic
degrees) degrees) in review area vs. non-wetland resource "may be"
(acreage and linear waters) subject (i.e., Section
feet, if applicable) 404 or Section 10/404)
See attached table

1) The Corps of Engineers believes that there may be jurisdictional aquatic resources in
the review area, and the requestor of this PJD is hereby advised of his or her option
to request and obtain an approved JD (AJD) for that review area based on an
informed decision after having discussed the various types of JDs and their
characteristics and circumstances when they may be appropriate.
2) In any circumstance where a permit applicant obtains an individual permit, or a
Nationwide General Permit (NWP) or other general permit verification requiring "pre-
construction notification" (PCN), or requests verification for a non-reporting NWP or
other general permit, and the permit applicant has not requested an AJD for the
activity, the permit applicant is hereby made aware that: (1)the permit applicant has
elected to seek a permit authorization based on a PJD, which does not make an
official determination of jurisdictional aquatic resources; (2) the applicant has the
option to request an AJD before accepting the terms and conditions of the permit
authorization, and that basing a permit authorization on an AJD could possibly result
in less compensatory mitigation being required or different special conditions; (3)the
applicant has the right to request an individual permit rather than accepting the terms
and conditions of the NWP or other general permit authorization; (4) the applicant can
accept a permit authorization and thereby agree to comply with all the terms and
conditions of that permit, including whatever mitigation requirements the Corps has
determined to be necessary; (5) undertaking any activity in reliance upon the subject
permit authorization without requesting an AJD constitutes the applicant's acceptance
of the use of the PJD; (6) accepting a permit authorization (e.g., signing a proffered
individual permit)or undertaking any activity in reliance on any form of Corps permit
authorization based on a PJD constitutes agreement that all aquatic resources in the
review area affected in any way by that activity will be treated as jurisdictional, and
waives any challenge to such jurisdiction in any administrative or judicial compliance
or enforcement action, or in any administrative appeal or in any Federal court; and (7)
whether the applicant elects to use either an AJD or a PJD, the JD will be processed
as soon as practicable. Further, an AJD, a proffered individual permit (and all terms
and conditions contained therein), or individual permit denial can be administratively
appealed pursuant to 33 C.F.R. Part 331. If, during an administrative appeal, it
becomes appropriate to make an official determination whether geographic
jurisdiction exists over aquatic resources in the review area, or to provide an official
delineation of jurisdictional aquatic resources in the review area, the Corps will
provide an AJD to accomplish that result, as soon as is practicable. This PJD finds
that there "may be"waters of the U.S. and/or that there "may be"navigable waters of
the U.S. on the subject review area, and identifies all aquatic features in the review
area that could be affected by the proposed activity, based on the following
information:

SUPPORTING DATA. Data reviewed for PJD (check all that apply)
Checked items should be included in subject file. Appropriately reference sources
below where indicated for all checked items:
❑■ Maps, plans, plots or plat submitted by or on behalf of the PJD requestor:
Map:Vicinity Map
❑■ Data sheets prepared/submitted by or on behalf of the PJD requestor.
❑ Office concurs with data sheets/delineation report.
❑ Office does not concur with data sheets/delineation report. Rationale:
❑ Data sheets prepared by the Corps:
❑ Corps navigable waters' study:
❑ U.S. Geological Survey Hydrologic Atlas:
❑ USGS NHD data.
❑ USGS 8 and 12 digit HUC maps.
Fort Landing and East Lake(2019)1:24,000 Quadrangle Maps
❑■ U.S. Geological Survey map(s). Cite scale & quad name:
❑ Natural Resources Conservation Service Soil Survey. Citation:
❑ National wetlands inventory map(s). Cite name:
❑ State/local wetland inventory map(s):
❑ FEMA/FIRM maps:
❑ 100-year Floodplain Elevation is: .(National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929)
❑■ Photographs: ❑■ Aerial (Name & Date): 2021 Aerial Photography
or ❑ Other (Name & Date):
❑ Previous determination(s). File no. and date of response letter:
❑ Other information (please specify):
IMPORTANT NOTE: The information recorded on this form has not necessarily
been verified by the Corps and should not be relied upon for later jurisdictional
determinations.
3/23/2021
Signature and date of Signature and date of
Regulatory staff member person requesting PJD
completing PJD (REQUIRED, unless obtaining
the signature is impracticable)'
' Districts may establish timeframes for requestor to return signed PJD forms. If the requestor does not respond
within the established time frame, the district may presume concurrence and no additional follow up is
necessary prior to finalizing an action.

TIP HB-0001 Aquatic Resources in Review Area March 2021
Table 1.Preliminary Jurisdictional Determination Table
Estimated Amount Geographic authority to which the
Site Name Latitude Longitude of Aquatic Resource Type of aquatic resource
aquatic resource "may be"subject
in Review Area
Wetlands (Acres)
WA 35.9076 -76.0325 23.10 Wetland Section 404
WB 35.9074 -76.0404 18.20 Wetland Section 404
WC 35.9061 -76.0422 8.40 Wetland Section 404/CAMA
WD 35.9068 -76.0361 2.49 Wetland Section 404
WD 35.9065 -76.0399 0.91 Wetland Section 404/CAMA
WE 35.8944 -75.9672 1.95 Wetland Section 404
WF 35.8932 -75.9658 0.21 Wetland Section 404
WG 35.8925 -75.9643 2.96 Wetland Section 404
WH 35.8956 -75.9709 19.56 Wetland Section 404
WH 35.8964 -75.9744 0.52 Wetland Section 404/CAMA
WI 35.8964 -75.9698 0.07 Wetland Section 404
WJ 35.8938 -75.9716 1.68 Wetland Section 404/CAMA
WK 35.8963 -75.9691 0.74 Wetland Section 404
WL 35.8961 -75.9692 0.09 Wetland Section 404
WM 35.9051 -76.0286 0.04 Wetland Section 404/CAMA
WN 35.8922 -75.9657 6.47 Wetland Section 404/CAMA
WO 35.8945 -75.9802 0.69 Wetland Section 404/CAMA
Surface Waters (Acres)
Alligator Rivei 35.9003 -76.0071 224.41 Non-wetland waters Section 404
PA 35.9080 -76.0361 0.16 Non-wetland waters Section 404
PB 35.8932 -75.9655 0.18 Non-wetland waters Section 404
PC 35.8959 -75.9686 0.02 Non-wetland waters Section 404
PD 35.8960 -75.9687 <0.01 Non-wetland waters Section 404
TA 35.9062 -76.0389 2.32 Non-wetland waters Section 404
TB 35.8936 -75.9689 2.39 Non-wetland waters Section 404
TC 35.8945 -75.9695 0.4 Non-wetland waters Section 404
TD 35.8961 -75.9665 1.44 Non-wetland waters Section 404
TE 35.8930 -75.9656 <0.01 Non-wetland waters Section 404

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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers OMB Control#.0710-xxxx,Exp:Pending
WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA SHEET—Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region Requirement Control Symbol EXEMPT.
See ERDC/EL TR-07-24; the proponent agency is CECW-CO-R (Authority:AR 335-15,paragraph 5-2a)
Project/Site: HB-0001 City/County: Tyrrell Sampling Date: 02/26/2021
Applicant/Owner: NCDOT State: NC Sampling Point: WA wet
Investigator(s): R.Crowther Section,Township, Range: N/A
Landform (hillside,terrace,etc.): Flat Local relief(concave,convex, none): concave Slope(%): 0
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR T, MLRA 153B Lat: 35.907360 Long:-76.036160 Datum: NAD 83
Soil Map Unit Name: Pu-Pungo muck NWI classification: PFO
Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes No X (If no,explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? Are"Normal Circumstances"present? Yes No X
Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? (If needed,explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS—Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes X No Is the Sampled Area
Hydric Soil Present? Yes X No within a Wetland? Yes X No
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No
Remarks:
APT is Wetter than Normal. Data form also generally represents the indicators found in wetlands WB and WD.
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Secondary Indicators(minimum of two required)
Primary Indicators(minimum of one is required;check all that apply) _Surface Soil Cracks(136)
X Surface Water(Al) _Aquatic Fauna(1313) _Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface(138)
X High Water Table(A2) —Marl Deposits(1315)(LRR U) —Drainage Patterns(1310)
X Saturation(A3) —Hydrogen Sulfide Odor(Cl) X Moss Trim Lines(1316)
—Water Marks(131) X Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots(C3) _Dry-Season Water Table(C2)
_Sediment Deposits(132) _Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) _Crayfish Burrows(C8)
_Drift Deposits(133) _Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils(C6) —Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery(C9)
_Algal Mat or Crust(134) _Thin Muck Surface(C7) _Geomorphic Position(D2)
_Iron Deposits(135) —Other(Explain in Remarks) —Shallow Aquitard(D3)
_Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery(137) X FAC-Neutral Test(D5)
X Water-Stained Leaves(139) Sphagnum Moss(D8)(LRR T,U)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes No X Depth(inches):
Water Table Present? Yes X No Depth(inches): 8
Saturation Present? Yes X No Depth(inches): 6 Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data(stream gauge, monitoring well,aerial photos,previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
Surface water present in wetland(1-3in)but not at data point
ENG FORM 6116-2-SG,JUL 2018 Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain—Version 2.0

VEGETATION (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants. Sampling Point: WA wet
Absolute Dominant Indicator
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30 ) %Cover Species? Status Dominance Test worksheet:
1. Pinus serotina 5 Yes FACW Number of Dominant Species
2. Acer rubrum 5 Yes FAC That Are OBL, FACW,or FAC: 5 (A)
3. Total Number of Dominant
4. Species Across All Strata: 5 (B)
5. Percent of Dominant Species
6. That Are OBL, FACW,or FAC: 100.0% (A/B)
7. Prevalence Index worksheet:
8. Total%Cover of: Multiply by:
10 =Total Cover OBL species x 1 =
50%of total cover: 5 20%of total cover: 2 FACW species x 2=
Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 15 ) FAC species x 3=
1. Magnolia virginiana 50 Yes FACW FACU species x 4=
2. UPL species x 5=
3. Column Totals: (A) (B)
4. Prevalence Index =B/A=
5. Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
6. _1 -Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
7. X 2-Dominance Test is>50%
8. 3-Prevalence Index is:53.0'
50 =Total Cover -Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
50%of total cover: 25 20%of total cover: 10
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 5 )
1. Arundinaria tecta 10 Yes FACW 'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be
2. Cladium mariscoides 15 Yes OBL present, unless disturbed or problematic.
3. Juncus effusus 5 No OBL Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata:
4• Tree-Woody plants,excluding vines,3 in. (7.6 cm)or
5. more in diameter at breast height(DBH),regardless of
6 height.
7.
Sapling/Shrub-Woody plants,excluding vines,less
8. than 3 in. DBH and greater than 3.28 ft(1 m)tall.
9.
10.
Herb-All herbaceous(non-woody)plants,regardless
it. of size,and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall.
12.
30 =Total Cover Woody Vine-All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in
50%of total cover: 15 20%of total cover: 6 height.
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30 )
1. Smilax rotundifolia 2 No FAC
2.
3.
4.
5. Hydrophytic
2 =Total Cover Vegetation
50%of total cover: 1 20%of total cover: 1 Present? Yes X No
Remarks: (If observed, list morphological adaptations below.)
ENG FORM 6116-2-SG,JUL 2018 Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain-Version 2.0

SOIL Sampling Point: WA wet
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.)
Depth Matrix Redox Features
(inches) Color(moist) % Color(moist) % Type' Locz Texture Remarks
0-2 10YR 3/3 100 Loamy/Clayey
2-12 2.5Y 5/1 90 2.5Y 5/6 10 C PL/M Loamy/Clayey Prominent redox concentrations
'Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains. 2Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix.
Hydric Soil Indicators:(Applicable to all LRRs,unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:
_Histosol(Al) _Thin Dark Surface(S9)(LRR S,T, U) _1 cm Muck(A9)(LRR O)
_Histic Epipedon (A2) —Barrier Islands 1 cm Muck(S12) _2 cm Muck(A10)(LRR S)
—Black Histic(A3) (MLRA 15313,153D) —Coast Prairie Redox(A16)
—Hydrogen Sulfide(A4) —Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1)(LRR O) (outside MLRA 150A)
—Stratified Layers(A5) —Loamy Gleyed Matrix(F2) _Reduced Vertic(F18)
—Organic Bodies(A6)(LRR P,T, U) X Depleted Matrix(F3) (outside MLRA 150A,1506)
_5 cm Mucky Mineral (A7)(LRR P,T, U) _Redox Dark Surface(F6) —Piedmont Floodplain Soils(F19)(LRR P,T)
—Muck Presence(A8)(LRR U) _Depleted Dark Surface(F7) _Anomalous Bright Floodplain Soils(F20)
_1 cm Muck(A9)(LRR P,T) _Redox Depressions(F8) (MLRA 15313)
—Depleted Below Dark Surface(At 1) —Marl(F10)(LRR U) —Red Parent Material(F21)
_Thick Dark Surface(Al2) _Depleted Ochric(F11)(MLRA 151) _Very Shallow Dark Surface(F22)
_Coast Prairie Redox(A16)(MLRA 150A)_Iron-Manganese Masses(F12)(LRR O,P,T) (outside MLRA 138,152A in FL,154)
—Sandy Mucky Mineral(S1)(LRR O,S) _Umbric Surface(F13)(LRR P,T, U) _Barrier Islands Low Chroma Matrix(TS7)
—Sandy Gleyed Matrix(S4) —Delta Ochric(F17)(MLRA 151) (MLRA 15313,153D)
_Sandy Redox(S5) Reduced Vertic(F18)(MLRA 150A,15013) _Other(Explain in Remarks)
—Stripped Matrix(S6) —Piedmont Floodplain Soils(F19)(MLRA 149A)
—Dark Surface(S7)(LRR P,S,T, U) _Anomalous Bright Floodplain Soils(F20)
_Polyvalue Below Surface(S8) (MLRA 149A,153C,153D) 3Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
(LRR S,T, U) —Very Shallow Dark Surface(F22) wetland hydrology must be present,
(MLRA 138,152A in FL,154) unless disturbed or problematic.
Restrictive Layer(if observed):
Type:
Depth(inches): Hydric Soil Present? Yes X No
Remarks:
ENG FORM 6116-2-SG,JUL 2018 Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain—Version 2.0

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers OMB Control#.0710-xxxx,Exp:Pending
WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA SHEET—Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region Requirement Control Symbol EXEMPT.
See ERDC/EL TR-07-24; the proponent agency is CECW-CO-R (Authority:AR 335-15,paragraph 5-2a)
Project/Site: HB-0001 City/County: Tyrrell Sampling Date: 02/26/2021
Applicant/Owner: NCDOT State: NC Sampling Point: WA Up
Investigator(s): R.Crowther Section,Township, Range: N/A
Landform (hillside,terrace,etc.): Flat Local relief(concave,convex, none): convex Slope(%): 0
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR T, MLRA 153B Lat: 35.907377 Long:-76.036217 Datum: NAD 83
Soil Map Unit Name: Pu-Pungo muck NWI classification: -
Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes No X (If no,explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? Are"Normal Circumstances"present? Yes No X
Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? (If needed,explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS—Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes X No Is the Sampled Area
Hydric Soil Present? Yes No X within a Wetland? Yes No X
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No X
Remarks:
APT is Wetter than Normal. Data form taken on an access road. Data form also generally represents upland areas near wetlands WB and WD.
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Secondary Indicators(minimum of two required)
Primary Indicators(minimum of one is required;check all that apply) _Surface Soil Cracks(136)
_Surface Water(Al) _Aquatic Fauna(1313) _Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface(138)
—High Water Table(A2) —Marl Deposits(1315)(LRR U) —Drainage Patterns(1310)
—Saturation(A3) —Hydrogen Sulfide Odor(Cl) —Moss Trim Lines(1316)
—Water Marks(131) -Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots(C3) _Dry-Season Water Table(C2)
_Sediment Deposits(132) _Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) _Crayfish Burrows(C8)
_Drift Deposits(133) _Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils(C6) —Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery(C9)
_Algal Mat or Crust(134) _Thin Muck Surface(C7) _Geomorphic Position(D2)
_Iron Deposits(135) —Other(Explain in Remarks) —Shallow Aquitard(D3)
_Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery(137) X FAC-Neutral Test(D5)
Water-Stained Leaves(139) Sphagnum Moss(D8)(LRR T,U)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes No X Depth(inches):
Water Table Present? Yes No X Depth(inches):
Saturation Present? Yes No X Depth(inches): Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No X
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data(stream gauge, monitoring well,aerial photos,previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
ENG FORM 6116-2-SG,JUL 2018 Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain—Version 2.0

VEGETATION (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants. Sampling Point: WA Up
Absolute Dominant Indicator
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30 ) %Cover Species? Status Dominance Test worksheet:
1 Number of Dominant Species
2. That Are OBL, FACW,or FAC: 1 (A)
3. Total Number of Dominant
4. Species Across All Strata: 1 (B)
5. Percent of Dominant Species
6. That Are OBL, FACW,or FAC: 100.0% (A/B)
7. Prevalence Index worksheet:
8. Total%Cover of: Multiply by:
=Total Cover OBL species x 1 =
50%of total cover: 20%of total cover: FACW species x 2=
Saplino/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 15 ) FAC species x 3=
1. FACU species x 4=
2. UPL species x 5=
3. Column Totals: (A) (B)
4. Prevalence Index =B/A=
5. Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
6. _1 -Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
7. X 2-Dominance Test is>50%
8. 3-Prevalence Index is:53.0'
=Total Cover _Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
50%of total cover: 20%of total cover:
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 5 )
1. Arundinaria tecta 2 Yes FACW 'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be
2. present, unless disturbed or problematic.
3. Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata:
4• Tree-Woody plants,excluding vines,3 in.(7.6 cm)or
5. more in diameter at breast height(DBH),regardless of
6 height.
7.
Sapling/Shrub-Woody plants,excluding vines,less
8. than 3 in. DBH and greater than 3.28 ft(1 m)tall.
9.
10.
Herb-All herbaceous(non-woody)plants,regardless
11. of size,and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall.
12.
2 =Total Cover Woody Vine-All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in
50%of total cover: 1 20%of total cover: 1 height.
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30 )
1.
2.
3.
4.
5. Hydrophytic
=Total Cover Vegetation
50%of total cover: 20%of total cover: Present? Yes X No
Remarks: (If observed, list morphological adaptations below.)
ENG FORM 6116-2-SG,JUL 2018 Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain-Version 2.0

SOIL Sampling Point: WA Up
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.)
Depth Matrix Redox Features
(inches) Color(moist) % Color(moist) % Type' Locz Texture Remarks
0-3 2.5Y 5/3 100 Loamy/Clayey
3-12 2.5Y 5/1 50 2.5Y 6/8 50 C M Loamy/Clayey Prominent redox concentrations
'Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains. 2Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix.
Hydric Soil Indicators:(Applicable to all LRRs,unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:
_Histosol(Al) _Thin Dark Surface(S9)(LRR S,T, U) _1 cm Muck(A9)(LRR O)
_Histic Epipedon (A2) —Barrier Islands 1 cm Muck(S12) _2 cm Muck(A10)(LRR S)
—Black Histic(A3) (MLRA 15313,153D) —Coast Prairie Redox(A16)
—Hydrogen Sulfide(A4) —Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1)(LRR O) (outside MLRA 150A)
—Stratified Layers(A5) —Loamy Gleyed Matrix(F2) _Reduced Vertic(F18)
—Organic Bodies(A6)(LRR P,T, U) _Depleted Matrix(F3) (outside MLRA 150A,1506)
_5 cm Mucky Mineral (A7)(LRR P,T, U) _Redox Dark Surface(F6) —Piedmont Floodplain Soils(F19)(LRR P,T)
—Muck Presence(A8)(LRR U) _Depleted Dark Surface(F7) _Anomalous Bright Floodplain Soils(F20)
_1 cm Muck(A9)(LRR P,T) _Redox Depressions(F8) (MLRA 15313)
—Depleted Below Dark Surface(At 1) —Marl(F10)(LRR U) —Red Parent Material(F21)
_Thick Dark Surface(Al2) _Depleted Ochric(F11)(MLRA 151) _Very Shallow Dark Surface(F22)
_Coast Prairie Redox(A16)(MLRA 150A)_Iron-Manganese Masses(F12)(LRR O,P,T) (outside MLRA 138,152A in FL,154)
—Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1)(LRR O,S) _Umbric Surface(F13)(LRR P,T, U) _Barrier Islands Low Chroma Matrix(TS7)
—Sandy Gleyed Matrix(S4) —Delta Ochric(F17)(MLRA 151) (MLRA 15313,153D)
_Sandy Redox(S5) Reduced Vertic(F18)(MLRA 150A,15013) _Other(Explain in Remarks)
—Stripped Matrix(S6) —Piedmont Floodplain Soils(F19)(MLRA 149A)
—Dark Surface(S7)(LRR P,S,T, U) _Anomalous Bright Floodplain Soils(F20)
_Polyvalue Below Surface(S8) (MLRA 149A,153C,153D) 3Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
(LRR S,T, U) —Very Shallow Dark Surface(F22) wetland hydrology must be present,
(MLRA 138,152A in FL,154) unless disturbed or problematic.
Restrictive Layer(if observed):
Type:
Depth (inches): Hydric Soil Present? Yes No X
Remarks:
ENG FORM 6116-2-SG,JUL 2018 Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain—Version 2.0

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers OMB Control#.0710-xxxx,Exp:Pending
WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA SHEET—Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region Requirement Control Symbol EXEMPT.
See ERDC/EL TR-07-24; the proponent agency is CECW-CO-R (Authority:AR 335-15,paragraph 5-2a)
Project/Site: HB-0001 City/County: Dare Sampling Date: 02/26/2021
Applicant/Owner: NCDOT State: NC Sampling Point: WE wet
Investigator(s): M. Harrell Section,Township, Range: N/A
Landform (hillside,terrace,etc.): Flat Local relief(concave,convex, none): none Slope(%): 0
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR T, MLRA 153B Lat: 35.907360 Long:-76.036160 Datum: NAD 83
Soil Map Unit Name: HyA-Hyde loam NWI classification: PFO
Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes No X (If no,explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? Are"Normal Circumstances"present? Yes No X
Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? (If needed,explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS—Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes X No Is the Sampled Area
Hydric Soil Present? Yes X No within a Wetland? Yes X No
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No
Remarks:
APT is Wetter than Normal.
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Secondary Indicators(minimum of two required)
Primary Indicators(minimum of one is required;check all that apply) _Surface Soil Cracks(136)
X Surface Water(Al) _Aquatic Fauna(1313) _Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface(138)
X High Water Table(A2) —Marl Deposits(1315)(LRR U) —Drainage Patterns(1310)
X Saturation(A3) —Hydrogen Sulfide Odor(Cl) X Moss Trim Lines(1316)
—Water Marks(131) -Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots(C3) _Dry-Season Water Table(C2)
_Sediment Deposits(132) _Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) _Crayfish Burrows(C8)
_Drift Deposits(133) _Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils(C6) —Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery(C9)
_Algal Mat or Crust(134) _Thin Muck Surface(C7) _Geomorphic Position(D2)
_Iron Deposits(135) —Other(Explain in Remarks) —Shallow Aquitard(D3)
_Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery(137) X FAC-Neutral Test(D5)
X Water-Stained Leaves(139) Sphagnum Moss(D8)(LRR T,U)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes X No Depth(inches): 1
Water Table Present? Yes X No Depth(inches): 0
Saturation Present? Yes X No Depth(inches): 0 Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data(stream gauge, monitoring well,aerial photos,previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
Surface water present in wetland(1-3in)but not at data point
ENG FORM 6116-2-SG,JUL 2018 Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain—Version 2.0

VEGETATION (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants. Sampling Point: WE wet
Absolute Dominant Indicator
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30 ) %Cover Species? Status Dominance Test worksheet:
1. Pinus taeda 30 Yes FAC Number of Dominant Species
2. Quercus phellos 30 Yes FACW That Are OBL, FACW,or FAC: 10 (A)
3. Magnolia virginiana 10 No FACW Total Number of Dominant
4. Species Across All Strata: 10 (B)
5. Percent of Dominant Species
6. That Are OBL, FACW,or FAC: 100.0% (A/B)
7. Prevalence Index worksheet:
8. Total%Cover of: Multiply by:
70 =Total Cover OBL species x 1 =
50%of total cover: 35 20%of total cover: 14 FACW species x 2=
Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 15 ) FAC species x 3=
1. Morella cerifera 5 Yes FAC FACU species x 4=
2. Quercus phellos 10 Yes FACW UPL species x 5=
3. Magnolia virginiana 5 Yes FACW Column Totals: (A) (B)
4. Pinus taeda 5 Yes FAC Prevalence Index =B/A=
5. Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
6. _1 -Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
7. X 2-Dominance Test is>50%
8. 3-Prevalence Index is:53.0'
25 =Total Cover -Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
50%of total cover: 13 20%of total cover: 5
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 5 )
1. Typha latifolia 25 Yes OBL 'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be
2. Impatiens capensis 20 Yes FACW present, unless disturbed or problematic.
3. Juncus effusus 25 Yes OBL Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata:
4• Tree-Woody plants,excluding vines,3 in. (7.6 cm)or
5. more in diameter at breast height(DBH),regardless of
6 height.
7.
Sapling/Shrub-Woody plants,excluding vines,less
8. than 3 in. DBH and greater than 3.28 ft(1 m)tall.
9.
10.
Herb-All herbaceous(non-woody)plants,regardless
11. of size,and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall.
12.
70 =Total Cover Woody Vine-All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in
50%of total cover: 35 20%of total cover: 14 height.
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30 )
1. Smilax laurifolia 10 Yes FACW
2.
3.
4.
5. Hydrophytic
10 =Total Cover Vegetation
50%of total cover: 5 20%of total cover: 2 Present? Yes X No
Remarks: (If observed, list morphological adaptations below.)
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SOIL Sampling Point: WE wet
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.)
Depth Matrix Redox Features
(inches) Color(moist) % Color(moist) % Type' Locz Texture Remarks
0-3 10YR 2/2 100 Loamy/Clayey
3-8 10YR 3/1 95 7.5YR 4/4 5 C M Loamy/Clayey Prominent redox concentrations
8-12 10YR 4/1 90 7.5YR 4/4 10 C M Loamy/Clayey Prominent redox concentrations
'Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains. 2Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix.
Hydric Soil Indicators:(Applicable to all LRRs,unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:
_Histosol(Al) _Thin Dark Surface(S9)(LRR S,T, U) _1 cm Muck(A9)(LRR O)
_Histic Epipedon (A2) —Barrier Islands 1 cm Muck(S12) _2 cm Muck(A10)(LRR S)
—Black Histic(A3) (MLRA 15313,153D) —Coast Prairie Redox(A16)
—Hydrogen Sulfide(A4) —Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1)(LRR O) (outside MLRA 150A)
—Stratified Layers(A5) —Loamy Gleyed Matrix(F2) _Reduced Vertic(F18)
—Organic Bodies(A6)(LRR P,T, U) _Depleted Matrix(F3) (outside MLRA 150A,1506)
_5 cm Mucky Mineral (A7)(LRR P,T, U) X Redox Dark Surface(F6) —Piedmont Floodplain Soils(F19)(LRR P,T)
—Muck Presence(A8)(LRR U) _Depleted Dark Surface(F7) _Anomalous Bright Floodplain Soils(F20)
_1 cm Muck(A9)(LRR P,T) _Redox Depressions(F8) (MLRA 15313)
—Depleted Below Dark Surface(At 1) —Marl(F10)(LRR U) —Red Parent Material(F21)
_Thick Dark Surface(Al2) _Depleted Ochric(F11)(MLRA 151) _Very Shallow Dark Surface(F22)
_Coast Prairie Redox(A16)(MLRA 150A)_Iron-Manganese Masses(F12)(LRR O,P,T) (outside MLRA 138,152A in FL,154)
—Sandy Mucky Mineral(S1)(LRR O,S) _Umbric Surface(F13)(LRR P,T, U) _Barrier Islands Low Chroma Matrix(TS7)
—Sandy Gleyed Matrix(S4) —Delta Ochric(F17)(MLRA 151) (MLRA 15313,153D)
_Sandy Redox(S5) Reduced Vertic(F18)(MLRA 150A,15013) _Other(Explain in Remarks)
—Stripped Matrix(S6) —Piedmont Floodplain Soils(F19)(MLRA 149A)
—Dark Surface(S7)(LRR P,S,T, U) _Anomalous Bright Floodplain Soils(F20)
_Polyvalue Below Surface(S8) (MLRA 149A,153C,153D) 3Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
(LRR S,T, U) —Very Shallow Dark Surface(F22) wetland hydrology must be present,
(MLRA 138,152A in FL,154) unless disturbed or problematic.
Restrictive Layer(if observed):
Type:
Depth(inches): Hydric Soil Present? Yes X No
Remarks:
ENG FORM 6116-2-SG,JUL 2018 Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain—Version 2.0

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers OMB Control#.0710-xxxx,Exp:Pending
WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA SHEET—Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region Requirement Control Symbol EXEMPT.
See ERDC/EL TR-07-24; the proponent agency is CECW-CO-R (Authority:AR 335-15,paragraph 5-2a)
Project/Site: HB-0001 City/County: Dare Sampling Date: 02/26/2021
Applicant/Owner: NCDOT State: NC Sampling Point: WE Up
Investigator(s): M. Harrell Section,Township, Range: N/A
Landform (hillside,terrace,etc.): Flat Local relief(concave,convex, none): convex Slope(%): 0
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR T, MLRA 153B Lat: 35.895510 Long:-75.968535 Datum: NAD 83
Soil Map Unit Name: HyA-Hyde loam NWI classification: -
Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes No X (If no,explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? Are"Normal Circumstances"present? Yes No X
Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? (If needed,explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS—Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes X No Is the Sampled Area
Hydric Soil Present? Yes No X within a Wetland? Yes No X
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No X
Remarks:
APT is Wetter than Normal.
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Secondary Indicators(minimum of two required)
Primary Indicators(minimum of one is required;check all that apply) _Surface Soil Cracks(136)
_Surface Water(Al) _Aquatic Fauna(1313) _Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface(138)
—High Water Table(A2) —Marl Deposits(1315)(LRR U) —Drainage Patterns(1310)
—Saturation(A3) —Hydrogen Sulfide Odor(Cl) —Moss Trim Lines(1316)
—Water Marks(131) -Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots(C3) _Dry-Season Water Table(C2)
_Sediment Deposits(132) _Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) _Crayfish Burrows(C8)
_Drift Deposits(133) _Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils(C6) —Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery(C9)
_Algal Mat or Crust(134) _Thin Muck Surface(C7) _Geomorphic Position(D2)
_Iron Deposits(135) —Other(Explain in Remarks) —Shallow Aquitard(D3)
_Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery(137) X FAC-Neutral Test(D5)
Water-Stained Leaves(139) Sphagnum Moss(D8)(LRR T,U)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes No X Depth(inches):
Water Table Present? Yes No X Depth(inches):
Saturation Present? Yes No X Depth(inches): Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No X
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data(stream gauge, monitoring well,aerial photos,previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
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VEGETATION (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants. Sampling Point: WE Up
Absolute Dominant Indicator
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30 ) %Cover Species? Status Dominance Test worksheet:
1. Pinus taeda 75 Yes FAC Number of Dominant Species
2. That Are OBL, FACW,or FAC: 3 (A)
3. Total Number of Dominant
4. Species Across All Strata: 3 (B)
5• Percent of Dominant Species
6. That Are OBL, FACW,or FAC: 100.0% (A/B)
7. Prevalence Index worksheet:
8. Total%Cover of: Multiply by:
75 =Total Cover OBL species x 1 =
50%of total cover: 38 20%of total cover: 15 FACW species x 2=
Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 15 ) FAC species x 3=
1. Magnolia virginiana 10 Yes FACW FACU species x 4=
2. UPL species x 5=
3. Column Totals: (A) (B)
4. Prevalence Index =B/A=
5. Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
6. _1 -Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
7. X 2-Dominance Test is>50%
8. 3-Prevalence Index is:53.0'
10 =Total Cover -Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
50%of total cover: 5 20%of total cover: 2
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 5 )
1 'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be
2. present, unless disturbed or problematic.
3. Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata:
4• Tree-Woody plants,excluding vines,3 in.(7.6 cm)or
5. more in diameter at breast height(DBH),regardless of
6 height.
7.
Sapling/Shrub-Woody plants,excluding vines,less
8. than 3 in. DBH and greater than 3.28 ft(1 m)tall.
9.
10.
Herb-All herbaceous(non-woody)plants,regardless
it. of size,and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall.
12.
=Total Cover Woody Vine-All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in
50%of total cover: 20%of total cover: height.
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30 )
1. Smilax laurifolia 10 Yes FACW
2.
3.
4.
5. Hydrophytic
10 =Total Cover Vegetation
50%of total cover: 5 20%of total cover: 2 Present? Yes X No
Remarks: (If observed, list morphological adaptations below.)
ENG FORM 6116-2-SG,JUL 2018 Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain-Version 2.0

SOIL Sampling Point: WE Up
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.)
Depth Matrix Redox Features
(inches) Color(moist) % Color(moist) % Type' Locz Texture Remarks
0-3 10YR 3/4 100 Loamy/Clayey
3-8 2.5Y 5/3 100 Loamy/Clayey
8-12 2.5Y 5/3 95 7.5YR 4/4 5 C M Loamy/Clayey Distinct redox concentrations
'Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains. 2Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix.
Hydric Soil Indicators:(Applicable to all LRRs,unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:
_Histosol(Al) _Thin Dark Surface(S9)(LRR S,T, U) _1 cm Muck(A9)(LRR O)
_Histic Epipedon (A2) —Barrier Islands 1 cm Muck(S12) _2 cm Muck(A10)(LRR S)
—Black Histic(A3) (MLRA 15313,153D) —Coast Prairie Redox(A16)
—Hydrogen Sulfide(A4) —Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1)(LRR O) (outside MLRA 150A)
—Stratified Layers(A5) —Loamy Gleyed Matrix(F2) _Reduced Vertic(F18)
—Organic Bodies(A6)(LRR P,T, U) _Depleted Matrix(F3) (outside MLRA 150A,1506)
_5 cm Mucky Mineral (A7)(LRR P,T, U) _Redox Dark Surface(F6) —Piedmont Floodplain Soils(F19)(LRR P,T)
—Muck Presence(A8)(LRR U) _Depleted Dark Surface(F7) _Anomalous Bright Floodplain Soils(F20)
_1 cm Muck(A9)(LRR P,T) _Redox Depressions(F8) (MLRA 15313)
—Depleted Below Dark Surface(At 1) —Marl(F10)(LRR U) —Red Parent Material(F21)
_Thick Dark Surface(Al2) _Depleted Ochric(F11)(MLRA 151) _Very Shallow Dark Surface(F22)
_Coast Prairie Redox(A16)(MLRA 150A)_Iron-Manganese Masses(F12)(LRR O,P,T) (outside MLRA 138,152A in FL,154)
—Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1)(LRR O,S) _Umbric Surface(F13)(LRR P,T, U) _Barrier Islands Low Chroma Matrix(TS7)
—Sandy Gleyed Matrix(S4) —Delta Ochric(F17)(MLRA 151) (MLRA 15313,153D)
_Sandy Redox(S5) Reduced Vertic(F18)(MLRA 150A,15013) _Other(Explain in Remarks)
—Stripped Matrix(S6) —Piedmont Floodplain Soils(F19)(MLRA 149A)
—Dark Surface(S7)(LRR P,S,T, U) _Anomalous Bright Floodplain Soils(F20)
_Polyvalue Below Surface(S8) (MLRA 149A,153C,153D) 3Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
(LRR S,T, U) —Very Shallow Dark Surface(F22) wetland hydrology must be present,
(MLRA 138,152A in FL,154) unless disturbed or problematic.
Restrictive Layer(if observed):
Type:
Depth (inches): Hydric Soil Present? Yes No X
Remarks:
ENG FORM 6116-2-SG,JUL 2018 Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain—Version 2.0

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers OMB Control#.0710-xxxx,Exp:Pending
WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA SHEET—Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region Requirement Control Symbol EXEMPT.
See ERDC/EL TR-07-24; the proponent agency is CECW-CO-R (Authority:AR 335-15,paragraph 5-2a)
Project/Site: HB-0001 City/County: Dare Sampling Date: 02/26/2021
Applicant/Owner: NCDOT State: NC Sampling Point: WG wet
Investigator(s): P. Butler Section,Township, Range: N/A
Landform (hillside,terrace,etc.): Flat Local relief(concave,convex, none): none Slope(%): 0
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR T, MLRA 153B Lat: 35.893028 Long:-75.964976 Datum: NAD 83
Soil Map Unit Name: HyA-Hyde loam NWI classification: PFO
Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes No X (If no,explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? Are"Normal Circumstances"present? Yes No X
Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? (If needed,explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS—Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes X No Is the Sampled Area
Hydric Soil Present? Yes X No within a Wetland? Yes X No
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No
Remarks:
APT is Wetter than Normal. Data form also generally represents the indicators found in wetland WF.
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Secondary Indicators(minimum of two required)
Primary Indicators(minimum of one is required;check all that apply) _Surface Soil Cracks(136)
X Surface Water(Al) _Aquatic Fauna(1313) _Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface(138)
X High Water Table(A2) —Marl Deposits(1315)(LRR U) —Drainage Patterns(1310)
X Saturation(A3) —Hydrogen Sulfide Odor(Cl) X Moss Trim Lines(1316)
—Water Marks(131) -Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots(C3) _Dry-Season Water Table(C2)
_Sediment Deposits(132) _Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) _Crayfish Burrows(C8)
_Drift Deposits(133) _Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils(C6) —Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery(C9)
_Algal Mat or Crust(134) _Thin Muck Surface(C7) _Geomorphic Position(D2)
_Iron Deposits(135) —Other(Explain in Remarks) —Shallow Aquitard(D3)
_Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery(137) X FAC-Neutral Test(D5)
X Water-Stained Leaves(139) Sphagnum Moss(D8)(LRR T,U)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes X No Depth(inches): 1
Water Table Present? Yes X No Depth(inches): 0
Saturation Present? Yes X No Depth(inches): 0 Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data(stream gauge, monitoring well,aerial photos,previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
ENG FORM 6116-2-SG,JUL 2018 Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain—Version 2.0

VEGETATION (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants. Sampling Point: WG wet
Absolute Dominant Indicator
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30 ) %Cover Species? Status Dominance Test worksheet:
1. Pinus serotina 70 Yes FACW Number of Dominant Species
2. Acer rubrum 10 No FAC That Are OBL, FACW,or FAC: 5 (A)
3. Total Number of Dominant
4. Species Across All Strata: 5 (B)
5. Percent of Dominant Species
6. That Are OBL, FACW,or FAC: 100.0% (A/B)
7. Prevalence Index worksheet:
8. Total%Cover of: Multiply by:
80 =Total Cover OBL species x 1 =
50%of total cover: 40 20%of total cover: 16 FACW species x 2=
Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 15 ) FAC species x 3=
1. Morella cerifera 30 Yes FAC FACU species x 4=
2. Quercus nigra 10 No FAC UPL species x 5=
3. Magnolia virginiana 15 Yes FACW Column Totals: (A) (B)
4. Prevalence Index =B/A=
5. Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
6. _1 -Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
7. X 2-Dominance Test is>50%
8. 3-Prevalence Index is:53.0'
55 =Total Cover _Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
50%of total cover: 28 20%of total cover: 11
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 5 )
1. Juncus effusus 20 Yes OBL 'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be
2. Carex lurida 20 Yes OBL present, unless disturbed or problematic.
3. Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata:
4• Tree-Woody plants,excluding vines,3 in. (7.6 cm)or
5. more in diameter at breast height(DBH),regardless of
6 height.
7.
Sapling/Shrub-Woody plants,excluding vines,less
8. than 3 in. DBH and greater than 3.28 ft(1 m)tall.
9.
10.
Herb-All herbaceous(non-woody)plants,regardless
11. of size,and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall.
12.
40 =Total Cover Woody Vine-All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in
50%of total cover: 20 20%of total cover: 8 height.
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30 )
1. Smilax laurifolia 2 No FACW
2.
3.
4.
5. Hydrophytic
2 =Total Cover Vegetation
50%of total cover: 1 20%of total cover: 1 Present? Yes X No
Remarks: (If observed, list morphological adaptations below.)
ENG FORM 6116-2-SG,JUL 2018 Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain-Version 2.0

SOIL Sampling Point: WG wet
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.)
Depth Matrix Redox Features
(inches) Color(moist) % Color(moist) % Type' Locz Texture Remarks
0-12 10YR 4/1 95 10YR 2/1 5 C M Loamy/Clayey Faint redox concentrations
'Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains. 2Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix.
Hydric Soil Indicators:(Applicable to all LRRs,unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:
_Histosol(Al) _Thin Dark Surface(S9)(LRR S,T, U) _1 cm Muck(A9)(LRR O)
_Histic Epipedon (A2) —Barrier Islands 1 cm Muck(S12) _2 cm Muck(A10)(LRR S)
—Black Histic(A3) (MLRA 15313,153D) —Coast Prairie Redox(A16)
—Hydrogen Sulfide(A4) —Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1)(LRR O) (outside MLRA 150A)
—Stratified Layers(A5) —Loamy Gleyed Matrix(F2) _Reduced Vertic(F18)
—Organic Bodies(A6)(LRR P,T, U) _Depleted Matrix(F3) (outside MLRA 150A,1506)
_5 cm Mucky Mineral (A7)(LRR P,T, U) _Redox Dark Surface(F6) —Piedmont Floodplain Soils(F19)(LRR P,T)
—Muck Presence(A8)(LRR U) _Depleted Dark Surface(F7) _Anomalous Bright Floodplain Soils(F20)
_1 cm Muck(A9)(LRR P,T) _Redox Depressions(F8) (MLRA 15313)
—Depleted Below Dark Surface(At 1) —Marl(F10)(LRR U) —Red Parent Material(F21)
_Thick Dark Surface(Al2) _Depleted Ochric(F11)(MLRA 151) _Very Shallow Dark Surface(F22)
—Coast Prairie Redox(A16)(MLRA 150A) X Iron-Manganese Masses(F12)(LRR O,P,T) (outside MLRA 138,152A in FL,154)
—Sandy Mucky Mineral(S1)(LRR O,S) _Umbric Surface(F13)(LRR P,T, U) _Barrier Islands Low Chroma Matrix(TS7)
—Sandy Gleyed Matrix(S4) —Delta Ochric(F17)(MLRA 151) (MLRA 15313,153D)
_Sandy Redox(S5) Reduced Vertic(F18)(MLRA 150A,15013) _Other(Explain in Remarks)
—Stripped Matrix(S6) —Piedmont Floodplain Soils(F19)(MLRA 149A)
—Dark Surface(S7)(LRR P,S,T, U) _Anomalous Bright Floodplain Soils(F20)
_Polyvalue Below Surface(S8) (MLRA 149A,153C,153D) 3Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
(LRR S,T, U) —Very Shallow Dark Surface(F22) wetland hydrology must be present,
(MLRA 138,152A in FL,154) unless disturbed or problematic.
Restrictive Layer(if observed):
Type:
Depth(inches): Hydric Soil Present? Yes X No
Remarks:
ENG FORM 6116-2-SG,JUL 2018 Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain—Version 2.0

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers OMB Control#.0710-xxxx,Exp:Pending
WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA SHEET—Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region Requirement Control Symbol EXEMPT.
See ERDC/EL TR-07-24; the proponent agency is CECW-CO-R (Authority:AR 335-15,paragraph 5-2a)
Project/Site: HB-0001 City/County: Dare Sampling Date: 02/26/2021
Applicant/Owner: NCDOT State: NC Sampling Point: WG Up
Investigator(s): P. Butler Section,Township, Range: N/A
Landform (hillside,terrace,etc.): Slope Local relief(concave,convex, none): convex Slope(%): 0
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR T, MLRA 153B Lat: 35.893069 Long:-75.965309 Datum: NAD 83
Soil Map Unit Name: HyA-Hyde loam NWI classification: -
Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes No X (If no,explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? Are"Normal Circumstances"present? Yes No X
Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? (If needed,explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS—Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes X No Is the Sampled Area
Hydric Soil Present? Yes No X within a Wetland? Yes No X
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No X
Remarks:
APT is Wetter than Normal. Data form is located on a spoil pile. Data for also geneerally represents upland areas near wetland WF.
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Secondary Indicators(minimum of two required)
Primary Indicators(minimum of one is required;check all that apply) _Surface Soil Cracks(136)
_Surface Water(Al) _Aquatic Fauna(1313) _Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface(138)
—High Water Table(A2) —Marl Deposits(1315)(LRR U) —Drainage Patterns(1310)
—Saturation(A3) —Hydrogen Sulfide Odor(Cl) —Moss Trim Lines(1316)
—Water Marks(131) -Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots(C3) _Dry-Season Water Table(C2)
_Sediment Deposits(132) _Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) _Crayfish Burrows(C8)
_Drift Deposits(133) _Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils(C6) —Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery(C9)
_Algal Mat or Crust(134) _Thin Muck Surface(C7) _Geomorphic Position(D2)
_Iron Deposits(135) —Other(Explain in Remarks) —Shallow Aquitard(D3)
_Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery(137) X FAC-Neutral Test(D5)
Water-Stained Leaves(139) Sphagnum Moss(D8)(LRR T,U)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes No X Depth(inches):
Water Table Present? Yes No X Depth(inches):
Saturation Present? Yes No X Depth(inches): Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No X
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data(stream gauge, monitoring well,aerial photos,previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
ENG FORM 6116-2-SG,JUL 2018 Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain—Version 2.0

VEGETATION (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants. Sampling Point: WG Up
Absolute Dominant Indicator
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30 ) %Cover Species? Status Dominance Test worksheet:
1. Pinus taeda 60 Yes FAC Number of Dominant Species
2. Quercus nigra 10 No FAC That Are OBL, FACW,or FAC: 5 (A)
3. Total Number of Dominant
4. Species Across All Strata: 5 (B)
5. Percent of Dominant Species
6. That Are OBL, FACW,or FAC: 100.0% (A/B)
7. Prevalence Index worksheet:
8. Total%Cover of: Multiply by:
70 =Total Cover OBL species x 1 =
50%of total cover: 35 20%of total cover: 14 FACW species x 2=
Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 15 ) FAC species x 3=
1. Magnolia virginiana 15 Yes FACW FACU species x 4=
2. Quercus falcata 5 No FACU UPL species x 5=
3. Quercus nigra 10 Yes FAC Column Totals: (A) (B)
4. Prevalence Index =B/A=
5. Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
6. _1 -Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
7. X 2-Dominance Test is>50%
8. 3-Prevalence Index is:53.0'
30 =Total Cover -Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
50%of total cover: 15 20%of total cover: 6
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 5 )
1 'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be
2. present, unless disturbed or problematic.
3. Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata:
4• Tree-Woody plants,excluding vines,3 in. (7.6 cm)or
5. more in diameter at breast height(DBH),regardless of
6 height.
7.
Sapling/Shrub-Woody plants,excluding vines,less
8. than 3 in. DBH and greater than 3.28 ft(1 m)tall.
9.
10.
Herb-All herbaceous(non-woody)plants,regardless
it. of size,and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall.
12.
=Total Cover Woody Vine-All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in
50%of total cover: 20%of total cover: height.
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30 )
1. Smilax laurifolia 5 Yes FACW
2. Vitis rotundifolia 5 Yes FAC
3.
4.
5. Hydrophytic
10 =Total Cover Vegetation
50%of total cover: 5 20%of total cover: 2 Present? Yes X No
Remarks: (If observed, list morphological adaptations below.)
ENG FORM 6116-2-SG,JUL 2018 Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain-Version 2.0

SOIL Sampling Point: WG Up
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.)
Depth Matrix Redox Features
(inches) Color(moist) % Color(moist) % Type' Locz Texture Remarks
0-2 10YR 4/4 100 Loamy/Clayey
2-12 10YR 6/4 95 10YR 6/8 5 C M Loamy/Clayey Prominent redox concentrations
'Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains. 2Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix.
Hydric Soil Indicators:(Applicable to all LRRs,unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:
_Histosol(Al) _Thin Dark Surface(S9)(LRR S,T, U) _1 cm Muck(A9)(LRR O)
_Histic Epipedon (A2) —Barrier Islands 1 cm Muck(S12) _2 cm Muck(A10)(LRR S)
—Black Histic(A3) (MLRA 15313,153D) —Coast Prairie Redox(A16)
—Hydrogen Sulfide(A4) —Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1)(LRR O) (outside MLRA 150A)
—Stratified Layers(A5) —Loamy Gleyed Matrix(F2) _Reduced Vertic(F18)
—Organic Bodies(A6)(LRR P,T, U) _Depleted Matrix(F3) (outside MLRA 150A,1506)
_5 cm Mucky Mineral (A7)(LRR P,T, U) _Redox Dark Surface(F6) —Piedmont Floodplain Soils(F19)(LRR P,T)
—Muck Presence(A8)(LRR U) _Depleted Dark Surface(F7) _Anomalous Bright Floodplain Soils(F20)
_1 cm Muck(A9)(LRR P,T) _Redox Depressions(F8) (MLRA 15313)
—Depleted Below Dark Surface(At 1) —Marl(F10)(LRR U) —Red Parent Material(F21)
_Thick Dark Surface(Al2) _Depleted Ochric(F11)(MLRA 151) _Very Shallow Dark Surface(F22)
_Coast Prairie Redox(A16)(MLRA 150A)_Iron-Manganese Masses(F12)(LRR O,P,T) (outside MLRA 138,152A in FL,154)
—Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1)(LRR O,S) _Umbric Surface(F13)(LRR P,T, U) _Barrier Islands Low Chroma Matrix(TS7)
—Sandy Gleyed Matrix(S4) —Delta Ochric(F17)(MLRA 151) (MLRA 15313,153D)
_Sandy Redox(S5) Reduced Vertic(F18)(MLRA 150A,15013) _Other(Explain in Remarks)
—Stripped Matrix(S6) —Piedmont Floodplain Soils(F19)(MLRA 149A)
—Dark Surface(S7)(LRR P,S,T, U) _Anomalous Bright Floodplain Soils(F20)
_Polyvalue Below Surface(S8) (MLRA 149A,153C,153D) 3Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
(LRR S,T, U) —Very Shallow Dark Surface(F22) wetland hydrology must be present,
(MLRA 138,152A in FL,154) unless disturbed or problematic.
Restrictive Layer(if observed):
Type:
Depth (inches): Hydric Soil Present? Yes No X
Remarks:
ENG FORM 6116-2-SG,JUL 2018 Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain—Version 2.0

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers OMB Control#.0710-xxxx,Exp:Pending
WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA SHEET—Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region Requirement Control Symbol EXEMPT.
See ERDC/EL TR-07-24; the proponent agency is CECW-CO-R (Authority:AR 335-15,paragraph 5-2a)
Project/Site: HB-0001 City/County: Dare Sampling Date: 02/26/2021
Applicant/Owner: NCDOT State: NC Sampling Point: WH wet
Investigator(s): P. Butler Section,Township, Range: N/A
Landform (hillside,terrace,etc.): Flat Local relief(concave,convex, none): none Slope(%): 0
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR T, MLRA 153B Lat: 35.9894601 Long:-75.968106 Datum: NAD 83
Soil Map Unit Name: HyA-Hyde loam NWI classification: PFO
Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes No X (If no,explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? Are"Normal Circumstances"present? Yes No X
Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? (If needed,explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS—Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes X No Is the Sampled Area
Hydric Soil Present? Yes X No within a Wetland? Yes X No
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No
Remarks:
APT is Wetter than Normal. Data form also generally represents the indicators found in wetlands WI,WK,and WL.
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Secondary Indicators(minimum of two required)
Primary Indicators(minimum of one is required;check all that apply) _Surface Soil Cracks(136)
X Surface Water(Al) _Aquatic Fauna(1313) _Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface(138)
X High Water Table(A2) —Marl Deposits(1315)(LRR U) —Drainage Patterns(1310)
X Saturation(A3) —Hydrogen Sulfide Odor(Cl) X Moss Trim Lines(1316)
—Water Marks(131) -Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots(C3) _Dry-Season Water Table(C2)
_Sediment Deposits(132) _Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) _Crayfish Burrows(C8)
_Drift Deposits(133) _Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils(C6) —Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery(C9)
_Algal Mat or Crust(134) X Thin Muck Surface(C7) _Geomorphic Position(D2)
_Iron Deposits(135) —Other(Explain in Remarks) —Shallow Aquitard(D3)
_Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery(137) X FAC-Neutral Test(D5)
X Water-Stained Leaves(139) Sphagnum Moss(D8)(LRR T,U)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes X No Depth(inches): 1
Water Table Present? Yes X No Depth(inches): 0
Saturation Present? Yes X No Depth(inches): 0 Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data(stream gauge, monitoring well,aerial photos,previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
Surface water present in wetland(1-3in)but not at data point
ENG FORM 6116-2-SG,JUL 2018 Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain—Version 2.0

VEGETATION (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants. Sampling Point: WH wet
Absolute Dominant Indicator
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30 ) %Cover Species? Status Dominance Test worksheet:
1. Pinus serotina 30 Yes FACW Number of Dominant Species
2. Quercus phellos 5 No FACW That Are OBL, FACW,or FAC: 6 (A)
3. Pinus taeda 20 Yes FAC Total Number of Dominant
4. Species Across All Strata: 6 (B)
5. Percent of Dominant Species
6. That Are OBL, FACW,or FAC: 100.0% (A/B)
7. Prevalence Index worksheet:
8. Total%Cover of: Multiply by:
55 =Total Cover OBL species x 1 =
50%of total cover: 28 20%of total cover: 11 FACW species x 2=
Saplino/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 15 ) FAC species x 3=
1. Morella cerifera 70 Yes FAC FACU species x 4=
2. Pinus taeda 10 No FAC UPL species x 5=
3. Column Totals: (A) (B)
4. Prevalence Index =B/A=
5. Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
6. _1 -Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
7. X 2-Dominance Test is>50%
8. 3-Prevalence Index is:53.0'
80 =Total Cover -Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
50%of total cover: 40 20%of total cover: 16
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 5 )
1. Juncus effusus 40 Yes OBL 'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be
2. Phragmites australis 10 Yes FACW present, unless disturbed or problematic.
3. Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata:
4• Tree-Woody plants,excluding vines,3 in. (7.6 cm)or
5. more in diameter at breast height(DBH),regardless of
6 height.
7.
Sapling/Shrub-Woody plants,excluding vines,less
8. than 3 in. DBH and greater than 3.28 ft(1 m)tall.
9.
10.
Herb-All herbaceous(non-woody)plants,regardless
11. of size,and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall.
12.
50 =Total Cover Woody Vine-All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in
50%of total cover: 25 20%of total cover: 10 height.
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30 )
1. Smilax laurifolia 10 Yes FACW
2.
3.
4.
5. Hydrophytic
10 =Total Cover Vegetation
50%of total cover: 5 20%of total cover: 2 Present? Yes X No
Remarks: (If observed, list morphological adaptations below.)
ENG FORM 6116-2-SG,JUL 2018 Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain-Version 2.0

SOIL Sampling Point: WH wet
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.)
Depth Matrix Redox Features
(inches) Color(moist) % Color(moist) % Type' Locz Texture Remarks
0-1 10YR 2/1 100 Muck
1-4 10YR 4/2 100 Loamy/Clayey
4-12 10YR 5/1 95 10YR 4/6 5 C M Loamy/Clayey Prominent redox concentrations
'Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains. 2Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix.
Hydric Soil Indicators:(Applicable to all LRRs,unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:
_Histosol(Al) _Thin Dark Surface(S9)(LRR S,T, U) _1 cm Muck(A9)(LRR O)
_Histic Epipedon (A2) —Barrier Islands 1 cm Muck(S12) _2 cm Muck(A10)(LRR S)
—Black Histic(A3) (MLRA 15313,153D) —Coast Prairie Redox(A16)
—Hydrogen Sulfide(A4) —Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1)(LRR O) (outside MLRA 150A)
—Stratified Layers(A5) —Loamy Gleyed Matrix(F2) _Reduced Vertic(F18)
—Organic Bodies(A6)(LRR P,T, U) X Depleted Matrix(F3) (outside MLRA 150A,1506)
_5 cm Mucky Mineral (A7)(LRR P,T, U) _Redox Dark Surface(F6) —Piedmont Floodplain Soils(F19)(LRR P,T)
—Muck Presence(A8)(LRR U) _Depleted Dark Surface(F7) _Anomalous Bright Floodplain Soils(F20)
X 1 cm Muck(A9)(LRR P,T) _Redox Depressions(F8) (MLRA 15313)
—Depleted Below Dark Surface(At 1) —Marl(F10)(LRR U) —Red Parent Material(F21)
_Thick Dark Surface(Al2) _Depleted Ochric(F11)(MLRA 151) _Very Shallow Dark Surface(F22)
_Coast Prairie Redox(A16)(MLRA 150A)_Iron-Manganese Masses(F12)(LRR O,P,T) (outside MLRA 138,152A in FL,154)
—Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1)(LRR O,S) _Umbric Surface(F13)(LRR P,T, U) _Barrier Islands Low Chroma Matrix(TS7)
—Sandy Gleyed Matrix(S4) —Delta Ochric(F17)(MLRA 151) (MLRA 15313,153D)
_Sandy Redox(S5) Reduced Vertic(F18)(MLRA 150A,15013) _Other(Explain in Remarks)
—Stripped Matrix(S6) —Piedmont Floodplain Soils(F19)(MLRA 149A)
—Dark Surface(S7)(LRR P,S,T, U) _Anomalous Bright Floodplain Soils(F20)
_Polyvalue Below Surface(S8) (MLRA 149A,153C,153D) 3Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
(LRR S,T, U) —Very Shallow Dark Surface(F22) wetland hydrology must be present,
(MLRA 138,152A in FL,154) unless disturbed or problematic.
Restrictive Layer(if observed):
Type:
Depth (inches): Hydric Soil Present? Yes X No
Remarks:
ENG FORM 6116-2-SG,JUL 2018 Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain—Version 2.0

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers OMB Control#.0710-xxxx,Exp:Pending
WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA SHEET—Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region Requirement Control Symbol EXEMPT.
See ERDC/EL TR-07-24; the proponent agency is CECW-CO-R (Authority:AR 335-15,paragraph 5-2a)
Project/Site: HB-0001 City/County: Dare Sampling Date: 02/26/2021
Applicant/Owner: NCDOT State: NC Sampling Point: WH Up
Investigator(s): P. Butler Section,Township, Range: N/A
Landform (hillside,terrace,etc.): Flat Local relief(concave,convex, none): convex Slope(%): 0
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR T, MLRA 153B Lat: 35.894644 Long:-75.968036 Datum: NAD 83
Soil Map Unit Name: HyA-Hyde loam NWI classification: -
Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes No X (If no,explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? Are"Normal Circumstances"present? Yes No X
Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? (If needed,explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS—Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes No X Is the Sampled Area
Hydric Soil Present? Yes No X within a Wetland? Yes No X
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No X
Remarks:
APT is Wetter than Normal. Data form is located on a maintained roadside. Data form also generally represents upland areas near wetlands WI,WK,
and W L.
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Secondary Indicators(minimum of two required)
Primary Indicators(minimum of one is required;check all that apply) _Surface Soil Cracks(136)
_Surface Water(Al) _Aquatic Fauna(1313) _Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface(138)
—High Water Table(A2) —Marl Deposits(1315)(LRR U) —Drainage Patterns(1310)
—Saturation(A3) —Hydrogen Sulfide Odor(Cl) —Moss Trim Lines(1316)
—Water Marks(131) -Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots(C3) _Dry-Season Water Table(C2)
_Sediment Deposits(132) _Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) _Crayfish Burrows(C8)
_Drift Deposits(133) _Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils(C6) —Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery(C9)
_Algal Mat or Crust(134) _Thin Muck Surface(C7) _Geomorphic Position(D2)
_Iron Deposits(135) —Other(Explain in Remarks) —Shallow Aquitard(D3)
_Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery(137) _FAC-Neutral Test(D5)
Water-Stained Leaves(139) Sphagnum Moss(D8)(LRR T,U)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes No X Depth(inches):
Water Table Present? Yes No X Depth(inches):
Saturation Present? Yes No X Depth(inches): Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No X
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data(stream gauge, monitoring well,aerial photos,previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
ENG FORM 6116-2-SG,JUL 2018 Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain—Version 2.0

VEGETATION (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants. Sampling Point: WH Up
Absolute Dominant Indicator
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30 ) %Cover Species? Status Dominance Test worksheet:
1 Number of Dominant Species
2. That Are OBL, FACW,or FAC: 0 (A)
3. Total Number of Dominant
4. Species Across All Strata: 1 (B)
5. Percent of Dominant Species
6. That Are OBL, FACW,or FAC: 0.0% (A/B)
7. Prevalence Index worksheet:
8. Total%Cover of: Multiply by:
=Total Cover OBL species x 1 =
50%of total cover: 20%of total cover: FACW species x 2=
Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 15 ) FAC species x 3=
1. FACU species x 4=
2. UPL species x 5=
3. Column Totals: (A) (B)
4. Prevalence Index =B/A=
5. Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
6. _1 -Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
7. 2 Dominance Test is>50%
8. 3 Prevalence Index is:53.0'
=Total Cover _Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
50%of total cover: 20%of total cover:
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 5 )
1. Festuca trachyphylla 100 Yes UPL 'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be
2. present, unless disturbed or problematic.
3. Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata:
4• Tree-Woody plants,excluding vines,3 in. (7.6 cm)or
5. more in diameter at breast height(DBH),regardless of
6 height.
7.
Sapling/Shrub-Woody plants,excluding vines,less
8. than 3 in. DBH and greater than 3.28 ft(1 m)tall.
9.
10.
Herb-All herbaceous(non-woody)plants,regardless
11. of size,and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall.
12.
100 =Total Cover Woody Vine-All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in
50%of total cover: 50 20%of total cover: 20 height.
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30 )
1.
2.
3.
4.
5 Hydrophytic
=Total Cover Vegetation
50%of total cover: 20%of total cover: Present? Yes No X
Remarks: (If observed, list morphological adaptations below.)
ENG FORM 6116-2-SG,JUL 2018 Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain-Version 2.0

SOIL Sampling Point: WH Up
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.)
Depth Matrix Redox Features
(inches) Color(moist) % Color(moist) % Type' Locz Texture Remarks
0-6 10YR 4/3 100 Loamy/Clayey Disturbed
6-12 2.5Y 5/3 90 10YR 5/8 10 C M Loamy/Clayey Prominent redox concentrations
'Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains. 2Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix.
Hydric Soil Indicators:(Applicable to all LRRs,unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:
_Histosol(Al) _Thin Dark Surface(S9)(LRR S,T, U) _1 cm Muck(A9)(LRR O)
_Histic Epipedon (A2) —Barrier Islands 1 cm Muck(S12) _2 cm Muck(A10)(LRR S)
—Black Histic(A3) (MLRA 15313,153D) —Coast Prairie Redox(A16)
—Hydrogen Sulfide(A4) —Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1)(LRR O) (outside MLRA 150A)
—Stratified Layers(A5) —Loamy Gleyed Matrix(F2) _Reduced Vertic(F18)
—Organic Bodies(A6)(LRR P,T, U) _Depleted Matrix(F3) (outside MLRA 150A,1506)
_5 cm Mucky Mineral (A7)(LRR P,T, U) _Redox Dark Surface(F6) —Piedmont Floodplain Soils(F19)(LRR P,T)
—Muck Presence(A8)(LRR U) _Depleted Dark Surface(F7) _Anomalous Bright Floodplain Soils(F20)
_1 cm Muck(A9)(LRR P,T) _Redox Depressions(F8) (MLRA 15313)
—Depleted Below Dark Surface(At 1) —Marl(F10)(LRR U) —Red Parent Material(F21)
_Thick Dark Surface(Al2) _Depleted Ochric(F11)(MLRA 151) _Very Shallow Dark Surface(F22)
_Coast Prairie Redox(A16)(MLRA 150A)_Iron-Manganese Masses(F12)(LRR O,P,T) (outside MLRA 138,152A in FL,154)
—Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1)(LRR O,S) _Umbric Surface(F13)(LRR P,T, U) _Barrier Islands Low Chroma Matrix(TS7)
—Sandy Gleyed Matrix(S4) —Delta Ochric(F17)(MLRA 151) (MLRA 15313,153D)
_Sandy Redox(S5) Reduced Vertic(F18)(MLRA 150A,15013) _Other(Explain in Remarks)
—Stripped Matrix(S6) —Piedmont Floodplain Soils(F19)(MLRA 149A)
—Dark Surface(S7)(LRR P,S,T, U) _Anomalous Bright Floodplain Soils(F20)
_Polyvalue Below Surface(S8) (MLRA 149A,153C,153D) 3Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
(LRR S,T, U) —Very Shallow Dark Surface(F22) wetland hydrology must be present,
(MLRA 138,152A in FL,154) unless disturbed or problematic.
Restrictive Layer(if observed):
Type:
Depth (inches): Hydric Soil Present? Yes No X
Remarks:
ENG FORM 6116-2-SG,JUL 2018 Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain—Version 2.0

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers OMB Control#.0710-xxxx,Exp:Pending
WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA SHEET—Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region Requirement Control Symbol EXEMPT.
See ERDC/EL TR-07-24; the proponent agency is CECW-CO-R (Authority:AR 335-15,paragraph 5-2a)
Project/Site: HB-0001 City/County: Dare Sampling Date: 02/26/2021
Applicant/Owner: NCDOT State: NC Sampling Point: WJ wet
Investigator(s): M. Harrell, P. Butler Section,Township, Range: N/A
Landform (hillside,terrace,etc.): Flat Local relief(concave,convex, none): none Slope(%): 0
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR T, MLRA 153B Lat: 35.894339 Long:-75.976362 Datum: NAD 83
Soil Map Unit Name: BvA-Belhaven muck NWI classification: PEM
Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes No X (If no,explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? Are"Normal Circumstances"present? Yes No X
Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? (If needed,explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS—Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes X No Is the Sampled Area
Hydric Soil Present? Yes X No within a Wetland? Yes X No
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No
Remarks:
APT is Wetter than Normal. Data form also generally represents the indicators found in wetlands WN,WO,WM,and WC. Uplands adjacent to this
wetland are managed roadside fill areas.
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Secondary Indicators(minimum of two required)
Primary Indicators(minimum of one is required;check all that apply) _Surface Soil Cracks(136)
X Surface Water(Al) X Aquatic Fauna(1313) _Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface(138)
X High Water Table(A2) —Marl Deposits(1315)(LRR U) —Drainage Patterns(1310)
X Saturation(A3) X Hydrogen Sulfide Odor(Cl) —Moss Trim Lines(1316)
—Water Marks(131) -Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots(C3) _Dry-Season Water Table(C2)
_Sediment Deposits(132) _Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) _Crayfish Burrows(C8)
_Drift Deposits(133) _Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils(C6) —Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery(C9)
_Algal Mat or Crust(134) X Thin Muck Surface(C7) _Geomorphic Position(D2)
_Iron Deposits(135) —Other(Explain in Remarks) X Shallow Aquitard(D3)
X Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery(137) X FAC-Neutral Test(D5)
X Water-Stained Leaves(139) Sphagnum Moss(D8)(LRR T,U)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes X No Depth(inches): 1
Water Table Present? Yes X No Depth(inches): 0
Saturation Present? Yes X No Depth(inches): 0 Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data(stream gauge, monitoring well,aerial photos,previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
Surface water present in wetland(1-3in)but not at data point
ENG FORM 6116-2-SG,JUL 2018 Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain—Version 2.0

VEGETATION (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants. Sampling Point: WJ wet
Absolute Dominant Indicator
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30 ) %Cover Species? Status Dominance Test worksheet:
1 Number of Dominant Species
2. That Are OBL, FACW,or FAC: 5 (A)
3. Total Number of Dominant
4. Species Across All Strata: 5 (B)
5. Percent of Dominant Species
6. That Are OBL, FACW,or FAC: 100.0% (A/B)
7. Prevalence Index worksheet:
8. Total%Cover of: Multiply by:
=Total Cover OBL species x 1 =
50%of total cover: 20%of total cover: FACW species x 2=
Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 15 ) FAC species x 3=
1. Liquidambar styraciflua 5 Yes FAC FACU species x 4=
2. UPL species x 5=
3. Column Totals: (A) (B)
4. Prevalence Index =B/A=
5. Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
6. _1 -Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
7. X 2-Dominance Test is>50%
8. 3-Prevalence Index is:53.0'
5 =Total Cover -Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
50%of total cover: 3 20%of total cover: 1
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 5 )
1. Juncus roemerianus 25 Yes OBL 'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be
2. Spartina alterniflora 25 Yes OBL present, unless disturbed or problematic.
3. Cladium mariscoides 50 Yes OBL Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata:
4• Tree-Woody plants,excluding vines,3 in. (7.6 cm)or
5. more in diameter at breast height(DBH),regardless of
6 height.
7.
Sapling/Shrub-Woody plants,excluding vines,less
8. than 3 in. DBH and greater than 3.28 ft(1 m)tall.
9.
10.
Herb-All herbaceous(non-woody)plants,regardless
it. of size,and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall.
12.
100 =Total Cover Woody Vine-All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in
50%of total cover: 50 20%of total cover: 20 height.
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30 )
1. Smilax laurifolia 10 Yes FACW
2.
3.
4.
5 Hydrophytic
10 =Total Cover Vegetation
50%of total cover: 5 20%of total cover: 2 Present? Yes X No
Remarks: (If observed, list morphological adaptations below.)
ENG FORM 6116-2-SG,JUL 2018 Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain-Version 2.0

SOIL Sampling Point: WJ wet
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.)
Depth Matrix Redox Features
(inches) Color(moist) % Color(moist) % Type' Locz Texture Remarks
0-12 10YR 2/1 100 Muck
'Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains. 2Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix.
Hydric Soil Indicators:(Applicable to all LRRs,unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:
_Histosol(Al) _Thin Dark Surface(S9)(LRR S,T, U) _1 cm Muck(A9)(LRR O)
_Histic Epipedon (A2) —Barrier Islands 1 cm Muck(S12) _2 cm Muck(A10)(LRR S)
—Black Histic(A3) (MLRA 15313,153D) —Coast Prairie Redox(A16)
X Hydrogen Sulfide(A4) —Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1)(LRR O) (outside MLRA 150A)
—Stratified Layers(A5) —Loamy Gleyed Matrix(F2) _Reduced Vertic(F18)
—Organic Bodies(A6)(LRR P,T, U) _Depleted Matrix(F3) (outside MLRA 150A,1506)
_5 cm Mucky Mineral (A7)(LRR P,T, U) _Redox Dark Surface(F6) —Piedmont Floodplain Soils(F19)(LRR P,T)
—Muck Presence(A8)(LRR U) _Depleted Dark Surface(F7) _Anomalous Bright Floodplain Soils(F20)
X 1 cm Muck(A9)(LRR P,T) _Redox Depressions(F8) (MLRA 15313)
—Depleted Below Dark Surface(At 1) —Marl(F10)(LRR U) —Red Parent Material(F21)
_Thick Dark Surface(Al2) _Depleted Ochric(F11)(MLRA 151) _Very Shallow Dark Surface(F22)
_Coast Prairie Redox(A16)(MLRA 150A)_Iron-Manganese Masses(F12)(LRR O,P,T) (outside MLRA 138,152A in FL,154)
—Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1)(LRR O,S) _Umbric Surface(F13)(LRR P,T, U) _Barrier Islands Low Chroma Matrix(TS7)
—Sandy Gleyed Matrix(S4) —Delta Ochric(F17)(MLRA 151) (MLRA 15313,153D)
_Sandy Redox(S5) Reduced Vertic(F18)(MLRA 150A,15013) _Other(Explain in Remarks)
—Stripped Matrix(S6) —Piedmont Floodplain Soils(F19)(MLRA 149A)
—Dark Surface(S7)(LRR P,S,T, U) _Anomalous Bright Floodplain Soils(F20)
_Polyvalue Below Surface(S8) (MLRA 149A,153C,153D) 3Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
(LRR S,T, U) —Very Shallow Dark Surface(F22) wetland hydrology must be present,
(MLRA 138,152A in FL,154) unless disturbed or problematic.
Restrictive Layer(if observed):
Type:
Depth (inches): Hydric Soil Present? Yes X No
Remarks:
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USACE AID# NCDWR#
Project Name HB-0001 Date of Evaluation 02/26/2021
Applicant/Owner Name NCDOT Wetland Site Name WA
Wetland Type Riverine Swamp Forest Assessor Name/Organization R. Crowther
Level III Ecoregion Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain Nearest Named Water Body Alligator River
River Basin Pasquotank USGS 8-Digit Catalogue Unit 03010205
County Tyrrell NCDWR Region Washington
❑ Yes ® No Precipitation within 48 hrs? Latitude/Longitude(deci-degrees) 35.907360,-76.036152
Evidence of stressors affecting the assessment area(may not be within the assessment area)
Please circle and/or make note on the last page if evidence of stressors is apparent. Consider departure from reference, if appropriate, in
recent past(for instance,within 10 years). Noteworthy stressors include, but are not limited to the following.
• Hydrological modifications(examples: ditches,dams, beaver dams,dikes, berms, ponds, etc.)
• Surface and sub-surface discharges into the wetland(examples:discharges containing obvious pollutants,presence of nearby septic
tanks, underground storage tanks(USTs), hog lagoons, etc.)
• Signs of vegetation stress(examples: vegetation mortality, insect damage,disease,storm damage,salt intrusion,etc.)
• Habitat/plant community alteration(examples: mowing,clear-cutting,exotics,etc.)
Is the assessment area intensively managed? ❑ Yes ® No
Regulatory Considerations-Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes ❑No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
❑ Anadromous fish
❑ Federally protected species or State endangered or threatened species
❑ NCDWR riparian buffer rule in effect
❑ Abuts a Primary Nursery Area(PNA)
❑ Publicly owned property
® N.C. Division of Coastal Management Area of Environmental Concern(AEC)(including buffer)
® Abuts a stream with a NCDWQ classification of SA or supplemental classifications of HOW, ORW,or Trout
® Designated NCNHP reference community
❑ Abuts a 303(d)-listed stream or a tributary to a 303(d)-listed stream
What type of natural stream is associated with the wetland, if any?(check all that apply)
® Blackwater
❑ Brownwater
® Tidal(if tidal,check one of the following boxes) ❑ Lunar ❑ Wind ® Both
Is the assessment area on a coastal island? ❑ Yes ® No
Is the assessment area's surface water storage capacity or duration substantially altered by beaver? ❑ Yes ® No
Does the assessment area experience overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions? ❑ Yes ® No
1. Ground Surface Condition/Vegetation Condition—assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider alteration to the ground surface(GS)in the assessment area and vegetation structure(VS)in the
assessment area. Compare to reference wetland if applicable(see User Manual). If a reference is not applicable,then rate the assessment
area based on evidence an effect.
GS VS
®A ®A Not severely altered
❑B ❑B Severely altered over a majority of the assessment area(ground surface alteration examples: vehicle tracks, excessive
sedimentation, fire-plow lanes, skidder tracks, bedding, fill, soil compaction, obvious pollutants) (vegetation structure
alteration examples: mechanical disturbance, herbicides,salt intrusion[where appropriate],exotic species,grazing,less
diversity[if appropriate], hydrologic alteration)
2. Surface and Sub-Surface Storage Capacity and Duration—assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface storage capacity and duration(Surf)and sub-surface storage capacity and duration(Sub).
Consider both increase and decrease in hydrology. A ditch <_ 1 foot deep is considered to affect surface water only,while a ditch > 1 foot
deep is expected to affect both surface and sub-surface water. Consider tidal flooding regime, if applicable.
Surf Sub
®A ®A Water storage capacity and duration are not altered.
❑B ❑B Water storage capacity or duration are altered, but not substantially(typically, not sufficient to change vegetation).
❑C ❑C Water storage capacity or duration are substantially altered(typically,alteration sufficient to result in vegetation change)
(examples:draining,flooding,soil compaction,filling,excessive sedimentation, underground utility lines).
3. Water Storage/Surface Relief—assessment area/wetland type condition metric(skip for all marshes)
Check a box in each column. Select the appropriate storage for the assessment area (AA)and the wetland type(WT).
AA WT
3a. ❑A ®A Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water> 1 deep
❑B ❑B Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 6 inches to 1 foot deep
®C ❑C Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
❑D ❑D Depressions able to pond water<3 inches deep
3b. ❑A Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is greater than 2 feet
®B Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is between 1 and 2 feet
❑C Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is less than 1 foot

4. Soil Texture/Structure-assessment area condition metric(skip for all marshes)
Check a box from each of the three soil property groups below. Dig soil profile in the dominant assessment area landscape feature.
Make soil observations within the top 12 inches. Use most recent National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils guidance for regional
indicators.
4a. ❑A Sandy soil
®B Loamy or clayey soils exhibiting redoximorphic features(concentrations,depletions,or rhizospheres)
❑C Loamy or clayey soils not exhibiting redoximorphic features
❑D Loamy or clayey gleyed soil
❑E Histosol or histic epipedon
4b. ®A Soil ribbon< 1 inch
❑B Soil ribbon>- 1 inch
4c. ®A No peat or muck presence
❑B A peat or muck presence
5. Discharge into Wetland-opportunity metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface pollutants or discharges(Surf)and sub-surface pollutants or discharges(Sub). Examples
of sub-surface discharges include presence of nearby septic tank,underground storage tank(UST), etc.
Surf Sub
®A ®A Little or no evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the assessment area
❑B ❑B Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the wetland and stressing, but not overwhelming the
treatment capacity of the assessment area
❑C ❑C Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges(pathogen, particulate,or soluble)entering the assessment area and
potentially overwhelming the treatment capacity of the wetland(water discoloration,dead vegetation,excessive
sedimentation,odor)
6. Land Use-opportunity metric(skip for non-riparian wetlands)
Check all that apply(at least one box in each column). Evaluation involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. Consider sources draining
to assessment area within entire upstream watershed(WS),within 5 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area(5M),
and within 2 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (2M).
WS 5M 2M
❑A ❑A ❑A > 10%impervious surfaces
❑B ❑B ❑B Confined animal operations(or other local,concentrated source of pollutants
❑C ❑C ❑C >-20%coverage of pasture
❑D ❑D ❑D >-20%coverage of agricultural land(regularly plowed land)
❑E ❑E ❑E >-20%coverage of maintained grass/herb
❑F ❑F ❑F >-20%coverage of clear-cut land
®G ®G ®G Little or no opportunity to improve water quality. Lack of opportunity may result from little or no disturbance in
the watershed or hydrologic alterations that prevent drainage and/or overbank flow from affecting the
assessment area.
7. Wetland Acting as Vegetated Buffer-assessment area/wetland complex condition metric(skip for non-riparian wetlands)
7a. Is assessment area within 50 feet of a tributary or other open water?
❑Yes ®No If Yes,continue to 7b. If No,skip to Metric 8.
Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the water body. Make buffer judgment based on the average width of wetland.
Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.
7b. How much of the first 50 feet from the bank is wetland? (Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the .water body. Make
buffer judgment based on the average width of wetland. Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.)
❑A >-50 feet
❑B From 30 to<50 feet
❑C From 15 to<30 feet
❑D From 5 to< 15 feet
❑E <5 feet or buffer bypassed by ditches
7c. Tributary width. If the tributary is anastomosed,combine widths of channels/braids for a total width.
❑<- 15-feet wide ❑> 15-feet wide ❑ Other open water(no tributary present)
7d. Do roots of assessment area vegetation extend into the bank of the tributary/open water?
❑Yes ❑No
7e. Is stream or other open water sheltered or exposed?
❑Sheltered-adjacent open water with width <2500 feet and no regular boat traffic.
❑Exposed-adjacent open water with width >_2500 feet or regular boat traffic.
8. Wetland Width at the Assessment Area-wetland type/wetland complex condition metric(evaluate WT for all marshes and
Estuarine Woody Wetland only; evaluate WC for Bottomland Hardwood Forest, Headwater Forest, and Riverine Swamp Forest
only)
Check a box in each column for riverine wetlands only. Select the average width for the wetland type at the assessment area(WT)and
the wetland complex at the assessment area(WC). See User Manual for WT and WC boundaries.
WT WC
❑A ®A >_ 100 feet
❑B ❑B From 80 to< 100 feet
❑C ❑C From 50 to<80 feet
❑D ❑D From 40 to<50 feet
❑E ❑E From 30 to<40 feet
❑F ❑F From 15 to<30 feet
❑G ❑G From 5 to< 15 feet
❑H ❑H <5 feet

9. Inundation Duration—assessment area condition metric(skip for non-riparian wetlands)
Answer for assessment area dominant landform.
❑A Evidence of short-duration inundation(<7 consecutive days)
❑B Evidence of saturation,without evidence of inundation
®C Evidence of long-duration inundation or very long-duration inundation(7 to 30 consecutive days or more)
10. Indicators of Deposition—assessment area condition metric(skip for non-riparian wetlands and all marshes)
Consider recent deposition only(no plant growth since deposition).
®A Sediment deposition is not excessive, but at approximately natural levels.
❑B Sediment deposition is excessive, but not overwhelming the wetland.
❑C Sediment deposition is excessive and is overwhelming the wetland.
11. Wetland Size—wetland type/wetland complex condition metric
Check a box in each column. Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This metric evaluates three aspects of the wetland area: the
size of the wetland type (WT), the size of the wetland complex (WC), and the size of the forested wetland (FW) (if applicable, see User
Manual). See the User Manual for boundaries of these evaluation areas. If assessment area is clear-cut,select"K"for the FW column.
WT WC FW(if applicable)
®A ®A ®A >_500 acres
❑B ❑B ❑B From 100 to<500 acres
❑C ❑C ❑C From 50 to< 100 acres
❑D ❑D ❑D From 25 to<50 acres
❑E ❑E ❑E From 10 to<25 acres
OF OF ❑F From 5 to< 10 acres
❑G ❑G ❑G From 1 to<5 acres
❑H ❑H ❑H From 0.5 to< 1 acre
❑I ❑I ❑I From 0.1 to<0.5 acre
❑J ❑J ❑J From 0.01 to<0.1 acre
❑K ❑K ❑K <0.01 acre or assessment area is clear-cut
12. Wetland Intactness—wetland type condition metric(evaluate for Pocosins only)
❑A Pocosin is the full extent(>_90%)of its natural landscape size.
❑B Pocosin type is<90%of the full extent of its natural landscape size.
13. Connectivity to Other Natural Areas—landscape condition metric
13a. Check appropriate box(es) (a box may be checked in each column). Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This metric
evaluates whether the wetland is well connected (Well) and/or loosely connected (Loosely) to the landscape patch, the contiguous
naturally vegetated area and open water(if appropriate). Boundaries are formed by four-lane roads, regularly maintained utility line
corridors the width of a four-lane road or wider, urban landscapes, maintained fields (pasture and agriculture), or open water> 300
feet wide.
Well Loosely
®A ❑A >_500 acres
❑B ❑B From 100 to<500 acres
❑C ❑C From 50 to< 100 acres
❑D ❑D From 10 to<50 acres
❑E ❑E < 10 acres
OF OF Wetland type has a poor or no connection to other natural habitats
13b. Evaluate for marshes only.
❑Yes ❑No Wetland type has a surface hydrology connection to open waters/stream or tidal wetlands.
14. Edge Effect—wetland type condition metric(skip for all marshes and Estuarine Woody Wetland)
May involve a GIS effort with field adjustment. Estimate distance from wetland type boundary to artificial edges. Artificial edges include
non-forested areas>_40 feet wide such as fields, development, roads, regularly maintained utility line corridors, and clear-cuts. Consider
the eight main points of the compass. Artificial edge occurs within 150 feet in how many directions? If the assessment area is clear cut,
select option"C."
❑A 0
®B 1 to 4
❑C 5to8
15. Vegetative Composition—assessment area condition metric(skip for all marshes and Pine Flat)
®A Vegetation is close to reference condition in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of appropriate
species,with exotic plants absent or sparse within the assessment area.
❑B Vegetation is different from reference condition in species diversity or proportions, but still largely composed of native species
characteristic of the wetland type. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clearcutting or clearing.
It also includes communities with exotics present, but not dominant,over a large portion of the expected strata.
❑C Vegetation severely altered from reference in composition, or expected species are unnaturally absent (planted stands of non-
characteristic species or at least one stratum inappropriately composed of a single species), or exotic species are dominant in at
least one stratum.
16. Vegetative Diversity—assessment area condition metric(evaluate for Non-tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
❑A Vegetation diversity is high and is composed primarily of native species(< 10%cover of exotics).
❑B Vegetation diversity is low or has> 10%to 50%cover of exotics.
❑C Vegetation is dominated by exotic species(>50% cover of exotics).

17. Vegetative Structure—assessment area/wetland type condition metric
17a. Is vegetation present?
®Yes ❑No If Yes,continue to 17b. If No,skip to Metric 18.
17b. Evaluate percent coverage of assessment area vegetation for all marshes only. Skip to 17c for non-marsh wetlands.
®A >_25%coverage of vegetation
❑B <25%coverage of vegetation
17c. Check a box in each column for each stratum. Evaluate this portion of the metric for non-marsh wetlands. Consider
structure in airspace above the assessment area (AA)and the wetland type(WT)separately.
AA WT
o®A ®A Canopy closed,or nearly closed,with natural gaps associated with natural processes
❑B ❑B Canopy present, but opened more than natural gaps
U ❑C ❑C Canopy sparse or absent
T
o®A ®A Dense mid-story/sapling layer
❑B ❑B Moderate density mid-story/sapling layer
❑C ❑C Mid-story/sapling layer sparse or absent
❑A ❑A Dense shrub layer
1= ®B ®B Moderate density shrub layer
U) ❑C ❑C Shrub layer sparse or absent
.0 ❑A ❑A Dense herb layer
_ ®B ®B Moderate density herb layer
❑C ❑C Herb layer sparse or absent
18. Snags—wetland type condition metric(skip for all marshes)
®A Large snags(more than one)are visible(> 12 inches DBH,or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
❑B Not
19. Diameter Class Distribution—wetland type condition metric(skip for all marshes)
❑A Majority of canopy trees have stems>6 inches in diameter at breast height(DBH); many large trees(> 12 inches DBH)are
present.
®B Majority of canopy trees have stems between 6 and 12 inches DBH,few are> 12 inch DBH.
❑C Majority of canopy trees are<6 inches DBH or no trees.
20. Large Woody Debris—wetland type condition metric(skip for all marshes)
Include both natural debris and man-placed natural debris.
®A Large logs(more than one)are visible(> 12 inches in diameter,or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
❑B Not
21. Vegetation/Open Water Dispersion—wetland type/open water condition metric(evaluate for Non-Tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
Select the figure that best describes the amount of interspersion between vegetation and open water in the growing season. Patterned
areas indicate vegetated areas,while solid white areas indicate open water.
❑A ❑B ❑C ❑D
22. Hydrologic Connectivity—assessment area condition metric(evaluate for riparian wetlands and Salt/Brackish Marsh only)
Examples of activities that may severely alter hydrologic connectivity include intensive ditching,fill,sedimentation,channelization,diversion,
man-made berms, beaver dams,and stream incision. Documentation required if evaluated as B, C, or D.
®A Overbank and overland flow are not severely altered in the assessment area.
❑B Overbank flow is severely altered in the assessment area.
❑C Overland flow is severely altered in the assessment area.
❑D Both overbank and overland flow are severely altered in the assessment area.
Notes

NC WAM Wetland Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 5.0
Wetland Site Name WA Date of Assessment 02/26/2021
Wetland Type Riverine Swamp Forest Assessor Name/Organization R. Crowther
Notes on Field Assessment Form (Y/N) NO
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N) YES
Wetland is intensively managed (Y/N) NO
Assessment area is located within 50 feet of a natural tributary or other open water (Y/N) NO
Assessment area is substantially altered by beaver (Y/N) NO
Assessment area experiences overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions (Y/N) NO
Assessment area is on a coastal island (Y/N) NO
Sub-function Rating Summary
Function Sub-function Metrics Rating
Hydrology Surface Storage and Retention Condition HIGH
Sub-surface Storage and
Retention Condition MEDIUM
Water Quality Pathogen Change Condition HIGH
Condition/Opportunity HIGH
Opportunity Presence (Y/N) NO
Particulate Change Condition HIGH
Condition/Opportunity HIGH
Opportunity Presence (Y/N) NO
Soluble Change Condition MEDIUM
Condition/Opportunity MEDIUM
Opportunity Presence (Y/N) NO
Physical Change Condition LOW
Condition/Opportunity LOW
Opportunity Presence (Y/N) NO
Pollution Change Condition NA
Condition/Opportunity NA
Opportunity Presence (Y/N) NA
Habitat Physical Structure Condition HIGH
Landscape Patch Structure Condition HIGH
Vegetation Composition Condition HIGH
Function Rating Summary
Function Metrics Rating
Hydrology Condition HIGH
Water Quality Condition HIGH
Condition/Opportunity HIGH
Opportunity Presence (Y/N) NO
Habitat Condition HIGH
Overall Wetland Rating HIGH

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USACE AID# NCDWR#
Project Name HB-0001 Date of Evaluation 02/26/2021
Applicant/Owner Name NCDOT Wetland Site Name WE
Wetland Type Riverine Swamp Forest Assessor Name/Organization M. Harrell/R. Crowther
Level III Ecoregion Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain Nearest Named Water Body Alligator River
River Basin Pasquotank USGS 8-Digit Catalogue Unit 03010205
County Dare NCDWR Region Washington
❑ Yes ® No Precipitation within 48 hrs? Latitude/Longitude(deci-degrees) 35.894021,-75.966651
Evidence of stressors affecting the assessment area(may not be within the assessment area)
Please circle and/or make note on the last page if evidence of stressors is apparent. Consider departure from reference, if appropriate, in
recent past(for instance,within 10 years). Noteworthy stressors include, but are not limited to the following.
• Hydrological modifications(examples: ditches,dams, beaver dams,dikes, berms, ponds, etc.)
• Surface and sub-surface discharges into the wetland(examples:discharges containing obvious pollutants,presence of nearby septic
tanks, underground storage tanks(USTs), hog lagoons, etc.)
• Signs of vegetation stress(examples: vegetation mortality, insect damage,disease,storm damage,salt intrusion,etc.)
• Habitat/plant community alteration(examples: mowing,clear-cutting,exotics,etc.)
Is the assessment area intensively managed? ❑ Yes ® No
Regulatory Considerations-Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes ❑No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
❑ Anadromous fish
❑ Federally protected species or State endangered or threatened species
❑ NCDWR riparian buffer rule in effect
❑ Abuts a Primary Nursery Area(PNA)
❑ Publicly owned property
❑ N.C. Division of Coastal Management Area of Environmental Concern(AEC)(including buffer)
❑ Abuts a stream with a NCDWQ classification of SA or supplemental classifications of HOW, ORW,or Trout
® Designated NCNHP reference community
❑ Abuts a 303(d)-listed stream or a tributary to a 303(d)-listed stream
What type of natural stream is associated with the wetland, if any?(check all that apply)
® Blackwater
❑ Brownwater
® Tidal(if tidal,check one of the following boxes) ❑ Lunar ❑ Wind ® Both
Is the assessment area on a coastal island? ❑ Yes ® No
Is the assessment area's surface water storage capacity or duration substantially altered by beaver? ❑ Yes ® No
Does the assessment area experience overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions? ❑ Yes ® No
1. Ground Surface Condition/Vegetation Condition—assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider alteration to the ground surface(GS)in the assessment area and vegetation structure(VS)in the
assessment area. Compare to reference wetland if applicable(see User Manual). If a reference is not applicable,then rate the assessment
area based on evidence an effect.
GS VS
®A ®A Not severely altered
❑B ❑B Severely altered over a majority of the assessment area(ground surface alteration examples: vehicle tracks, excessive
sedimentation, fire-plow lanes, skidder tracks, bedding, fill, soil compaction, obvious pollutants) (vegetation structure
alteration examples: mechanical disturbance, herbicides,salt intrusion[where appropriate],exotic species,grazing,less
diversity[if appropriate], hydrologic alteration)
2. Surface and Sub-Surface Storage Capacity and Duration—assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface storage capacity and duration(Surf)and sub-surface storage capacity and duration(Sub).
Consider both increase and decrease in hydrology. A ditch <_ 1 foot deep is considered to affect surface water only,while a ditch > 1 foot
deep is expected to affect both surface and sub-surface water. Consider tidal flooding regime, if applicable.
Surf Sub
❑A ❑A Water storage capacity and duration are not altered.
®B ®B Water storage capacity or duration are altered, but not substantially(typically, not sufficient to change vegetation).
El ❑C Water storage capacity or duration are substantially altered(typically,alteration sufficient to result in vegetation change)
(examples:draining,flooding,soil compaction,filling,excessive sedimentation, underground utility lines).
3. Water Storage/Surface Relief—assessment area/wetland type condition metric(skip for all marshes)
Check a box in each column. Select the appropriate storage for the assessment area (AA)and the wetland type(WT).
AA WT
3a. ❑A ❑A Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water> 1 deep
❑B ❑B Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 6 inches to 1 foot deep
®C ®C Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
❑D ❑D Depressions able to pond water<3 inches deep
3b. ❑A Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is greater than 2 feet
❑B Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is between 1 and 2 feet
®C Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is less than 1 foot

4. Soil Texture/Structure-assessment area condition metric(skip for all marshes)
Check a box from each of the three soil property groups below. Dig soil profile in the dominant assessment area landscape feature.
Make soil observations within the top 12 inches. Use most recent National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils guidance for regional
indicators.
4a. ❑A Sandy soil
®B Loamy or clayey soils exhibiting redoximorphic features(concentrations,depletions,or rhizospheres)
❑C Loamy or clayey soils not exhibiting redoximorphic features
❑D Loamy or clayey gleyed soil
❑E Histosol or histic epipedon
4b. ®A Soil ribbon< 1 inch
❑B Soil ribbon>- 1 inch
4c. ❑A No peat or muck presence
®B A peat or muck presence
5. Discharge into Wetland-opportunity metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface pollutants or discharges(Surf)and sub-surface pollutants or discharges(Sub). Examples
of sub-surface discharges include presence of nearby septic tank,underground storage tank(UST), etc.
Surf Sub
®A ®A Little or no evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the assessment area
❑B ❑B Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the wetland and stressing, but not overwhelming the
treatment capacity of the assessment area
❑C ❑C Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges(pathogen, particulate,or soluble)entering the assessment area and
potentially overwhelming the treatment capacity of the wetland(water discoloration,dead vegetation,excessive
sedimentation,odor)
6. Land Use-opportunity metric(skip for non-riparian wetlands)
Check all that apply(at least one box in each column). Evaluation involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. Consider sources draining
to assessment area within entire upstream watershed(WS),within 5 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area(5M),
and within 2 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (2M).
WS 5M 2M
❑A ❑A ❑A > 10%impervious surfaces
❑B ❑B ❑B Confined animal operations(or other local,concentrated source of pollutants
❑C ❑C ❑C >-20%coverage of pasture
❑D ❑D ❑D >-20%coverage of agricultural land(regularly plowed land)
❑E ❑E ❑E >-20%coverage of maintained grass/herb
❑F ❑F ❑F >-20%coverage of clear-cut land
®G ®G ®G Little or no opportunity to improve water quality. Lack of opportunity may result from little or no disturbance in
the watershed or hydrologic alterations that prevent drainage and/or overbank flow from affecting the
assessment area.
7. Wetland Acting as Vegetated Buffer-assessment area/wetland complex condition metric(skip for non-riparian wetlands)
7a. Is assessment area within 50 feet of a tributary or other open water?
❑Yes ®No If Yes,continue to 7b. If No,skip to Metric 8.
Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the water body. Make buffer judgment based on the average width of wetland.
Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.
7b. How much of the first 50 feet from the bank is wetland? (Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the.water body. Make
buffer judgment based on the average width of wetland. Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.)
❑A >-50 feet
❑B From 30 to<50 feet
❑C From 15 to<30 feet
❑D From 5 to< 15 feet
❑E <5 feet or buffer bypassed by ditches
7c. Tributary width. If the tributary is anastomosed,combine widths of channels/braids for a total width.
❑<- 15-feet wide ❑> 15-feet wide ❑ Other open water(no tributary present)
7d. Do roots of assessment area vegetation extend into the bank of the tributary/open water?
❑Yes ❑No
7e. Is stream or other open water sheltered or exposed?
❑Sheltered-adjacent open water with width <2500 feet and no regular boat traffic.
❑Exposed-adjacent open water with width >_2500 feet or regular boat traffic.
8. Wetland Width at the Assessment Area-wetland type/wetland complex condition metric(evaluate WT for all marshes and
Estuarine Woody Wetland only; evaluate WC for Bottomland Hardwood Forest, Headwater Forest, and Riverine Swamp Forest
only)
Check a box in each column for riverine wetlands only. Select the average width for the wetland type at the assessment area(WT)and
the wetland complex at the assessment area(WC). See User Manual for WT and WC boundaries.
WT WC
®A ®A >_ 100 feet
❑B ❑B From 80 to< 100 feet
❑C ❑C From 50 to<80 feet
❑D ❑D From 40 to<50 feet
❑E ❑E From 30 to<40 feet
❑F ❑F From 15 to<30 feet
❑G ❑G From 5 to< 15 feet
❑H ❑H <5 feet

9. Inundation Duration—assessment area condition metric(skip for non-riparian wetlands)
Answer for assessment area dominant landform.
❑A Evidence of short-duration inundation(<7 consecutive days)
❑B Evidence of saturation,without evidence of inundation
®C Evidence of long-duration inundation or very long-duration inundation(7 to 30 consecutive days or more)
10. Indicators of Deposition—assessment area condition metric(skip for non-riparian wetlands and all marshes)
Consider recent deposition only(no plant growth since deposition).
®A Sediment deposition is not excessive, but at approximately natural levels.
❑B Sediment deposition is excessive, but not overwhelming the wetland.
❑C Sediment deposition is excessive and is overwhelming the wetland.
11. Wetland Size—wetland type/wetland complex condition metric
Check a box in each column. Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This metric evaluates three aspects of the wetland area: the
size of the wetland type (WT), the size of the wetland complex (WC), and the size of the forested wetland (FW) (if applicable, see User
Manual). See the User Manual for boundaries of these evaluation areas. If assessment area is clear-cut,select"K"for the FW column.
WT WC FW(if applicable)
❑A ®A ❑A >_500 acres
❑B ❑B ❑B From 100 to<500 acres
®C ❑C ®C From 50 to< 100 acres
❑D ❑D ❑D From 25 to<50 acres
❑E ❑E ❑E From 10 to<25 acres
OF OF ❑F From 5 to< 10 acres
❑G ❑G ❑G From 1 to<5 acres
❑H ❑H ❑H From 0.5 to< 1 acre
❑I ❑I ❑I From 0.1 to<0.5 acre
❑J ❑J ❑J From 0.01 to<0.1 acre
❑K ❑K ❑K <0.01 acre or assessment area is clear-cut
12. Wetland Intactness—wetland type condition metric(evaluate for Pocosins only)
❑A Pocosin is the full extent(>_90%)of its natural landscape size.
❑B Pocosin type is<90%of the full extent of its natural landscape size.
13. Connectivity to Other Natural Areas—landscape condition metric
13a. Check appropriate box(es) (a box may be checked in each column). Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This metric
evaluates whether the wetland is well connected (Well) and/or loosely connected (Loosely) to the landscape patch, the contiguous
naturally vegetated area and open water(if appropriate). Boundaries are formed by four-lane roads, regularly maintained utility line
corridors the width of a four-lane road or wider, urban landscapes, maintained fields (pasture and agriculture), or open water> 300
feet wide.
Well Loosely
®A ❑A >_500 acres
❑B ❑B From 100 to<500 acres
❑C ❑C From 50 to< 100 acres
❑D ❑D From 10 to<50 acres
❑E ❑E < 10 acres
OF OF Wetland type has a poor or no connection to other natural habitats
13b. Evaluate for marshes only.
❑Yes ❑No Wetland type has a surface hydrology connection to open waters/stream or tidal wetlands.
14. Edge Effect—wetland type condition metric(skip for all marshes and Estuarine Woody Wetland)
May involve a GIS effort with field adjustment. Estimate distance from wetland type boundary to artificial edges. Artificial edges include
non-forested areas>_40 feet wide such as fields, development, roads, regularly maintained utility line corridors, and clear-cuts. Consider
the eight main points of the compass. Artificial edge occurs within 150 feet in how many directions? If the assessment area is clear cut,
select option"C."
❑A 0
®B 1 to 4
❑C 5to8
15. Vegetative Composition—assessment area condition metric(skip for all marshes and Pine Flat)
®A Vegetation is close to reference condition in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of appropriate
species,with exotic plants absent or sparse within the assessment area.
❑B Vegetation is different from reference condition in species diversity or proportions, but still largely composed of native species
characteristic of the wetland type. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clearcutting or clearing.
It also includes communities with exotics present, but not dominant,over a large portion of the expected strata.
❑C Vegetation severely altered from reference in composition, or expected species are unnaturally absent (planted stands of non-
characteristic species or at least one stratum inappropriately composed of a single species), or exotic species are dominant in at
least one stratum.
16. Vegetative Diversity—assessment area condition metric(evaluate for Non-tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
❑A Vegetation diversity is high and is composed primarily of native species(< 10%cover of exotics).
❑B Vegetation diversity is low or has> 10%to 50%cover of exotics.
❑C Vegetation is dominated by exotic species(>50% cover of exotics).

17. Vegetative Structure—assessment area/wetland type condition metric
17a. Is vegetation present?
®Yes ❑No If Yes,continue to 17b. If No,skip to Metric 18.
17b. Evaluate percent coverage of assessment area vegetation for all marshes only. Skip to 17c for non-marsh wetlands.
®A >_25%coverage of vegetation
❑B <25%coverage of vegetation
17c. Check a box in each column for each stratum. Evaluate this portion of the metric for non-marsh wetlands. Consider
structure in airspace above the assessment area (AA)and the wetland type(WT)separately.
AA WT
o®A ❑A Canopy closed,or nearly closed,with natural gaps associated with natural processes
❑B ®B Canopy present, but opened more than natural gaps
U ❑C ❑C Canopy sparse or absent
T
o❑A ❑A Dense mid-story/sapling layer
®B ®B Moderate density mid-story/sapling layer
❑C ❑C Mid-story/sapling layer sparse or absent
❑A ❑A Dense shrub layer
1= ®B ®B Moderate density shrub layer
U) ❑C ❑C Shrub layer sparse or absent
.0 ®A ®A Dense herb layer
_ ❑B ❑B Moderate density herb layer
❑C ❑C Herb layer sparse or absent
18. Snags—wetland type condition metric(skip for all marshes)
®A Large snags(more than one)are visible(> 12 inches DBH,or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
❑B Not
19. Diameter Class Distribution—wetland type condition metric(skip for all marshes)
®A Majority of canopy trees have stems>6 inches in diameter at breast height(DBH); many large trees(> 12 inches DBH)are
present.
❑B Majority of canopy trees have stems between 6 and 12 inches DBH,few are> 12 inch DBH.
❑C Majority of canopy trees are<6 inches DBH or no trees.
20. Large Woody Debris—wetland type condition metric(skip for all marshes)
Include both natural debris and man-placed natural debris.
®A Large logs(more than one)are visible(> 12 inches in diameter,or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
❑B Not
21. Vegetation/Open Water Dispersion—wetland type/open water condition metric(evaluate for Non-Tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
Select the figure that best describes the amount of interspersion between vegetation and open water in the growing season. Patterned
areas indicate vegetated areas,while solid white areas indicate open water.
❑A ❑B ❑C ❑D
22. Hydrologic Connectivity—assessment area condition metric(evaluate for riparian wetlands and Salt/Brackish Marsh only)
Examples of activities that may severely alter hydrologic connectivity include intensive ditching,fill,sedimentation,channelization,diversion,
man-made berms, beaver dams,and stream incision. Documentation required if evaluated as B, C, or D.
®A Overbank and overland flow are not severely altered in the assessment area.
❑B Overbank flow is severely altered in the assessment area.
❑C Overland flow is severely altered in the assessment area.
❑D Both overbank and overland flow are severely altered in the assessment area.
Notes

NC WAM Wetland Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 5.0
Wetland Site Name WE Date of Assessment 02/26/2021
Wetland Type Riverine Swamp Forest Assessor Name/Organization M. Harrell/R. Crowther
Notes on Field Assessment Form (Y/N) NO
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N) YES
Wetland is intensively managed (Y/N) NO
Assessment area is located within 50 feet of a natural tributary or other open water (Y/N) NO
Assessment area is substantially altered by beaver (Y/N) NO
Assessment area experiences overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions (Y/N) NO
Assessment area is on a coastal island (Y/N) NO
Sub-function Rating Summary
Function Sub-function Metrics Rating
Hydrology Surface Storage and Retention Condition HIGH
Sub-surface Storage and
Retention Condition MEDIUM
Water Quality Pathogen Change Condition HIGH
Condition/Opportunity HIGH
Opportunity Presence (Y/N) NO
Particulate Change Condition HIGH
Condition/Opportunity HIGH
Opportunity Presence (Y/N) NO
Soluble Change Condition HIGH
Condition/Opportunity HIGH
Opportunity Presence (Y/N) NO
Physical Change Condition LOW
Condition/Opportunity LOW
Opportunity Presence (Y/N) NO
Pollution Change Condition NA
Condition/Opportunity NA
Opportunity Presence (Y/N) NA
Habitat Physical Structure Condition HIGH
Landscape Patch Structure Condition HIGH
Vegetation Composition Condition HIGH
Function Rating Summary
Function Metrics Rating
Hydrology Condition HIGH
Water Quality Condition HIGH
Condition/Opportunity HIGH
Opportunity Presence (Y/N) NO
Habitat Condition HIGH
Overall Wetland Rating HIGH

NC WAM FIELD ASSESSMENT FORM
Accompanies User Manual Version 5.0
USACE AID# NCDWR#
Project Name HB-0001 Date of Evaluation 02/26/2021
Applicant/Owner Name NCDOT Wetland Site Name WG
Wetland Type Riverine Swamp Forest Assessor Name/Organization P. Butler
Level III Ecoregion Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain Nearest Named Water Body Alligator River
River Basin Pasquotank USGS 8-Digit Catalogue Unit 03010205
County Dare NCDWR Region Washington
❑ Yes ® No Precipitation within 48 hrs? Latitude/Longitude(deci-degrees) 35.893022,-75.964971
Evidence of stressors affecting the assessment area(may not be within the assessment area)
Please circle and/or make note on the last page if evidence of stressors is apparent. Consider departure from reference, if appropriate, in
recent past(for instance,within 10 years). Noteworthy stressors include, but are not limited to the following.
• Hydrological modifications(examples: ditches,dams, beaver dams,dikes, berms, ponds, etc.)
• Surface and sub-surface discharges into the wetland(examples:discharges containing obvious pollutants,presence of nearby septic
tanks, underground storage tanks(USTs), hog lagoons, etc.)
• Signs of vegetation stress(examples: vegetation mortality, insect damage,disease,storm damage,salt intrusion,etc.)
• Habitat/plant community alteration(examples: mowing,clear-cutting,exotics,etc.)
Is the assessment area intensively managed? ❑ Yes ® No
Regulatory Considerations-Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes ❑No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
❑ Anadromous fish
❑ Federally protected species or State endangered or threatened species
❑ NCDWR riparian buffer rule in effect
❑ Abuts a Primary Nursery Area(PNA)
❑ Publicly owned property
❑ N.C. Division of Coastal Management Area of Environmental Concern(AEC)(including buffer)
❑ Abuts a stream with a NCDWQ classification of SA or supplemental classifications of HOW, ORW,or Trout
® Designated NCNHP reference community
❑ Abuts a 303(d)-listed stream or a tributary to a 303(d)-listed stream
What type of natural stream is associated with the wetland, if any?(check all that apply)
® Blackwater
❑ Brownwater
® Tidal(if tidal,check one of the following boxes) ❑ Lunar ❑ Wind ® Both
Is the assessment area on a coastal island? ❑ Yes ® No
Is the assessment area's surface water storage capacity or duration substantially altered by beaver? ❑ Yes ® No
Does the assessment area experience overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions? ❑ Yes ® No
1. Ground Surface Condition/Vegetation Condition—assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider alteration to the ground surface(GS)in the assessment area and vegetation structure(VS)in the
assessment area. Compare to reference wetland if applicable(see User Manual). If a reference is not applicable,then rate the assessment
area based on evidence an effect.
GS VS
®A ®A Not severely altered
❑B ❑B Severely altered over a majority of the assessment area(ground surface alteration examples: vehicle tracks, excessive
sedimentation, fire-plow lanes, skidder tracks, bedding, fill, soil compaction, obvious pollutants) (vegetation structure
alteration examples: mechanical disturbance, herbicides,salt intrusion[where appropriate],exotic species,grazing,less
diversity[if appropriate], hydrologic alteration)
2. Surface and Sub-Surface Storage Capacity and Duration—assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface storage capacity and duration(Surf)and sub-surface storage capacity and duration(Sub).
Consider both increase and decrease in hydrology. A ditch <_ 1 foot deep is considered to affect surface water only,while a ditch > 1 foot
deep is expected to affect both surface and sub-surface water. Consider tidal flooding regime, if applicable.
Surf Sub
❑A ❑A Water storage capacity and duration are not altered.
®B ®B Water storage capacity or duration are altered, but not substantially(typically, not sufficient to change vegetation).
El ❑C Water storage capacity or duration are substantially altered(typically,alteration sufficient to result in vegetation change)
(examples:draining,flooding,soil compaction,filling,excessive sedimentation, underground utility lines).
3. Water Storage/Surface Relief—assessment area/wetland type condition metric(skip for all marshes)
Check a box in each column. Select the appropriate storage for the assessment area (AA)and the wetland type(WT).
AA WT
3a. ❑A ❑A Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water> 1 deep
❑B ®B Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 6 inches to 1 foot deep
®C ❑C Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
❑D ❑D Depressions able to pond water<3 inches deep
3b. ❑A Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is greater than 2 feet
®B Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is between 1 and 2 feet
❑C Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is less than 1 foot

4. Soil Texture/Structure-assessment area condition metric(skip for all marshes)
Check a box from each of the three soil property groups below. Dig soil profile in the dominant assessment area landscape feature.
Make soil observations within the top 12 inches. Use most recent National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils guidance for regional
indicators.
4a. ❑A Sandy soil
®B Loamy or clayey soils exhibiting redoximorphic features(concentrations,depletions,or rhizospheres)
❑C Loamy or clayey soils not exhibiting redoximorphic features
❑D Loamy or clayey gleyed soil
❑E Histosol or histic epipedon
4b. ®A Soil ribbon< 1 inch
❑B Soil ribbon>- 1 inch
4c. ®A No peat or muck presence
❑B A peat or muck presence
5. Discharge into Wetland-opportunity metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface pollutants or discharges(Surf)and sub-surface pollutants or discharges(Sub). Examples
of sub-surface discharges include presence of nearby septic tank,underground storage tank(UST), etc.
Surf Sub
®A ®A Little or no evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the assessment area
❑B ❑B Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the wetland and stressing, but not overwhelming the
treatment capacity of the assessment area
❑C ❑C Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges(pathogen, particulate,or soluble)entering the assessment area and
potentially overwhelming the treatment capacity of the wetland(water discoloration,dead vegetation,excessive
sedimentation,odor)
6. Land Use-opportunity metric(skip for non-riparian wetlands)
Check all that apply(at least one box in each column). Evaluation involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. Consider sources draining
to assessment area within entire upstream watershed(WS),within 5 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area(5M),
and within 2 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (2M).
WS 5M 2M
❑A ❑A ❑A > 10%impervious surfaces
❑B ❑B ❑B Confined animal operations(or other local,concentrated source of pollutants
❑C ❑C ❑C >-20%coverage of pasture
❑D ❑D ❑D >-20%coverage of agricultural land(regularly plowed land)
❑E ❑E ❑E >-20%coverage of maintained grass/herb
❑F ❑F ❑F >-20%coverage of clear-cut land
®G ®G ®G Little or no opportunity to improve water quality. Lack of opportunity may result from little or no disturbance in
the watershed or hydrologic alterations that prevent drainage and/or overbank flow from affecting the
assessment area.
7. Wetland Acting as Vegetated Buffer-assessment area/wetland complex condition metric(skip for non-riparian wetlands)
7a. Is assessment area within 50 feet of a tributary or other open water?
❑Yes ®No If Yes,continue to 7b. If No,skip to Metric 8.
Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the water body. Make buffer judgment based on the average width of wetland.
Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.
7b. How much of the first 50 feet from the bank is wetland? (Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the.water body. Make
buffer judgment based on the average width of wetland. Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.)
❑A >-50 feet
❑B From 30 to<50 feet
❑C From 15 to<30 feet
❑D From 5 to< 15 feet
❑E <5 feet or buffer bypassed by ditches
7c. Tributary width. If the tributary is anastomosed,combine widths of channels/braids for a total width.
❑<- 15-feet wide ❑> 15-feet wide ❑ Other open water(no tributary present)
7d. Do roots of assessment area vegetation extend into the bank of the tributary/open water?
❑Yes ❑No
7e. Is stream or other open water sheltered or exposed?
❑Sheltered-adjacent open water with width <2500 feet and no regular boat traffic.
❑Exposed-adjacent open water with width >_2500 feet or regular boat traffic.
8. Wetland Width at the Assessment Area-wetland type/wetland complex condition metric(evaluate WT for all marshes and
Estuarine Woody Wetland only; evaluate WC for Bottomland Hardwood Forest, Headwater Forest, and Riverine Swamp Forest
only)
Check a box in each column for riverine wetlands only. Select the average width for the wetland type at the assessment area(WT)and
the wetland complex at the assessment area(WC). See User Manual for WT and WC boundaries.
WT WC
®A ®A >_ 100 feet
❑B ❑B From 80 to< 100 feet
❑C ❑C From 50 to<80 feet
❑D ❑D From 40 to<50 feet
❑E ❑E From 30 to<40 feet
❑F ❑F From 15 to<30 feet
❑G ❑G From 5 to< 15 feet
❑H ❑H <5 feet

9. Inundation Duration—assessment area condition metric(skip for non-riparian wetlands)
Answer for assessment area dominant landform.
❑A Evidence of short-duration inundation(<7 consecutive days)
❑B Evidence of saturation,without evidence of inundation
®C Evidence of long-duration inundation or very long-duration inundation(7 to 30 consecutive days or more)
10. Indicators of Deposition—assessment area condition metric(skip for non-riparian wetlands and all marshes)
Consider recent deposition only(no plant growth since deposition).
®A Sediment deposition is not excessive, but at approximately natural levels.
❑B Sediment deposition is excessive, but not overwhelming the wetland.
❑C Sediment deposition is excessive and is overwhelming the wetland.
11. Wetland Size—wetland type/wetland complex condition metric
Check a box in each column. Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This metric evaluates three aspects of the wetland area: the
size of the wetland type (WT), the size of the wetland complex (WC), and the size of the forested wetland (FW) (if applicable, see User
Manual). See the User Manual for boundaries of these evaluation areas. If assessment area is clear-cut,select"K"for the FW column.
WT WC FW(if applicable)
❑A ®A ❑A >_500 acres
❑B ❑B ❑B From 100 to<500 acres
®C ❑C ®C From 50 to< 100 acres
❑D ❑D ❑D From 25 to<50 acres
❑E ❑E ❑E From 10 to<25 acres
OF OF ❑F From 5 to< 10 acres
❑G ❑G ❑G From 1 to<5 acres
❑H ❑H ❑H From 0.5 to< 1 acre
❑I ❑I ❑I From 0.1 to<0.5 acre
❑J ❑J ❑J From 0.01 to<0.1 acre
❑K ❑K ❑K <0.01 acre or assessment area is clear-cut
12. Wetland Intactness—wetland type condition metric(evaluate for Pocosins only)
❑A Pocosin is the full extent(>_90%)of its natural landscape size.
❑B Pocosin type is<90%of the full extent of its natural landscape size.
13. Connectivity to Other Natural Areas—landscape condition metric
13a. Check appropriate box(es) (a box may be checked in each column). Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This metric
evaluates whether the wetland is well connected (Well) and/or loosely connected (Loosely) to the landscape patch, the contiguous
naturally vegetated area and open water(if appropriate). Boundaries are formed by four-lane roads, regularly maintained utility line
corridors the width of a four-lane road or wider, urban landscapes, maintained fields (pasture and agriculture), or open water> 300
feet wide.
Well Loosely
®A ❑A >_500 acres
❑B ❑B From 100 to<500 acres
❑C ❑C From 50 to< 100 acres
❑D ❑D From 10 to<50 acres
❑E ❑E < 10 acres
OF OF Wetland type has a poor or no connection to other natural habitats
13b. Evaluate for marshes only.
❑Yes ❑No Wetland type has a surface hydrology connection to open waters/stream or tidal wetlands.
14. Edge Effect—wetland type condition metric(skip for all marshes and Estuarine Woody Wetland)
May involve a GIS effort with field adjustment. Estimate distance from wetland type boundary to artificial edges. Artificial edges include
non-forested areas>_40 feet wide such as fields, development, roads, regularly maintained utility line corridors, and clear-cuts. Consider
the eight main points of the compass. Artificial edge occurs within 150 feet in how many directions? If the assessment area is clear cut,
select option"C."
❑A 0
®B 1 to 4
❑C 5to8
15. Vegetative Composition—assessment area condition metric(skip for all marshes and Pine Flat)
❑A Vegetation is close to reference condition in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of appropriate
species,with exotic plants absent or sparse within the assessment area.
®B Vegetation is different from reference condition in species diversity or proportions, but still largely composed of native species
characteristic of the wetland type. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clearcutting or clearing.
It also includes communities with exotics present, but not dominant,over a large portion of the expected strata.
❑C Vegetation severely altered from reference in composition, or expected species are unnaturally absent (planted stands of non-
characteristic species or at least one stratum inappropriately composed of a single species), or exotic species are dominant in at
least one stratum.
16. Vegetative Diversity—assessment area condition metric(evaluate for Non-tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
❑A Vegetation diversity is high and is composed primarily of native species(< 10%cover of exotics).
❑B Vegetation diversity is low or has> 10%to 50%cover of exotics.
❑C Vegetation is dominated by exotic species(>50% cover of exotics).

17. Vegetative Structure—assessment area/wetland type condition metric
17a. Is vegetation present?
®Yes ❑No If Yes,continue to 17b. If No,skip to Metric 18.
17b. Evaluate percent coverage of assessment area vegetation for all marshes only. Skip to 17c for non-marsh wetlands.
®A >_25%coverage of vegetation
❑B <25%coverage of vegetation
17c. Check a box in each column for each stratum. Evaluate this portion of the metric for non-marsh wetlands. Consider
structure in airspace above the assessment area (AA)and the wetland type(WT)separately.
AA WT
o®A ®A Canopy closed,or nearly closed,with natural gaps associated with natural processes
❑B ❑B Canopy present, but opened more than natural gaps
U ❑C ❑C Canopy sparse or absent
T
o❑A ❑A Dense mid-story/sapling layer
®B ®B Moderate density mid-story/sapling layer
❑C ❑C Mid-story/sapling layer sparse or absent
❑A ❑A Dense shrub layer
1= ❑B ❑B Moderate density shrub layer
U) ®C ®C Shrub layer sparse or absent
.0 ❑A ❑A Dense herb layer
_ ®B ®B Moderate density herb layer
❑C ❑C Herb layer sparse or absent
18. Snags—wetland type condition metric(skip for all marshes)
®A Large snags(more than one)are visible(> 12 inches DBH,or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
❑B Not
19. Diameter Class Distribution—wetland type condition metric(skip for all marshes)
®A Majority of canopy trees have stems>6 inches in diameter at breast height(DBH); many large trees(> 12 inches DBH)are
present.
❑B Majority of canopy trees have stems between 6 and 12 inches DBH,few are> 12 inch DBH.
❑C Majority of canopy trees are<6 inches DBH or no trees.
20. Large Woody Debris—wetland type condition metric(skip for all marshes)
Include both natural debris and man-placed natural debris.
❑A Large logs(more than one)are visible(> 12 inches in diameter,or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
®B Not
21. Vegetation/Open Water Dispersion—wetland type/open water condition metric(evaluate for Non-Tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
Select the figure that best describes the amount of interspersion between vegetation and open water in the growing season. Patterned
areas indicate vegetated areas,while solid white areas indicate open water.
❑A ❑B ❑C ❑D
22. Hydrologic Connectivity—assessment area condition metric(evaluate for riparian wetlands and Salt/Brackish Marsh only)
Examples of activities that may severely alter hydrologic connectivity include intensive ditching,fill,sedimentation,channelization,diversion,
man-made berms, beaver dams,and stream incision. Documentation required if evaluated as B, C, or D.
®A Overbank and overland flow are not severely altered in the assessment area.
❑B Overbank flow is severely altered in the assessment area.
❑C Overland flow is severely altered in the assessment area.
❑D Both overbank and overland flow are severely altered in the assessment area.
Notes

NC WAM Wetland Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 5.0
Wetland Site Name WG Date of Assessment 02/26/2021
Wetland Type Riverine Swamp Forest Assessor Name/Organization P. Butler
Notes on Field Assessment Form (Y/N) NO
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N) YES
Wetland is intensively managed (Y/N) NO
Assessment area is located within 50 feet of a natural tributary or other open water (Y/N) NO
Assessment area is substantially altered by beaver (Y/N) NO
Assessment area experiences overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions (Y/N) NO
Assessment area is on a coastal island (Y/N) NO
Sub-function Rating Summary
Function Sub-function Metrics Rating
Hydrology Surface Storage and Retention Condition HIGH
Sub-surface Storage and
Retention Condition MEDIUM
Water Quality Pathogen Change Condition HIGH
Condition/Opportunity HIGH
Opportunity Presence (Y/N) NO
Particulate Change Condition HIGH
Condition/Opportunity HIGH
Opportunity Presence (Y/N) NO
Soluble Change Condition MEDIUM
Condition/Opportunity MEDIUM
Opportunity Presence (Y/N) NO
Physical Change Condition LOW
Condition/Opportunity LOW
Opportunity Presence (Y/N) NO
Pollution Change Condition NA
Condition/Opportunity NA
Opportunity Presence (Y/N) NA
Habitat Physical Structure Condition HIGH
Landscape Patch Structure Condition HIGH
Vegetation Composition Condition MEDIUM
Function Rating Summary
Function Metrics Rating
Hydrology Condition HIGH
Water Quality Condition HIGH
Condition/Opportunity HIGH
Opportunity Presence (Y/N) NO
Habitat Condition HIGH
Overall Wetland Rating HIGH

NC WAM FIELD ASSESSMENT FORM
Accompanies User Manual Version 5.0
USACE AID# NCDWR#
Project Name HB-0001 Date of Evaluation 02/26/2021
Applicant/Owner Name NCDOT Wetland Site Name WH
Wetland Type Riverine Swamp Forest Assessor Name/Organization P. Butler
Level III Ecoregion Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain Nearest Named Water Body Alligator River
River Basin Pasquotank USGS 8-Digit Catalogue Unit 03010205
County Dare NCDWR Region Washington
❑ Yes ® No Precipitation within 48 hrs? Latitude/Longitude(deci-degrees) 35.894606,-75.968107
Evidence of stressors affecting the assessment area(may not be within the assessment area)
Please circle and/or make note on the last page if evidence of stressors is apparent. Consider departure from reference, if appropriate, in
recent past(for instance,within 10 years). Noteworthy stressors include, but are not limited to the following.
• Hydrological modifications(examples: ditches,dams, beaver dams,dikes, berms, ponds, etc.)
• Surface and sub-surface discharges into the wetland(examples:discharges containing obvious pollutants,presence of nearby septic
tanks, underground storage tanks(USTs), hog lagoons, etc.)
• Signs of vegetation stress(examples: vegetation mortality, insect damage,disease,storm damage,salt intrusion,etc.)
• Habitat/plant community alteration(examples: mowing,clear-cutting,exotics,etc.)
Is the assessment area intensively managed? ❑ Yes ® No
Regulatory Considerations-Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes ❑No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
❑ Anadromous fish
❑ Federally protected species or State endangered or threatened species
❑ NCDWR riparian buffer rule in effect
❑ Abuts a Primary Nursery Area(PNA)
❑ Publicly owned property
® N.C. Division of Coastal Management Area of Environmental Concern(AEC)(including buffer)
❑ Abuts a stream with a NCDWQ classification of SA or supplemental classifications of HOW, ORW,or Trout
® Designated NCNHP reference community
❑ Abuts a 303(d)-listed stream or a tributary to a 303(d)-listed stream
What type of natural stream is associated with the wetland, if any?(check all that apply)
® Blackwater
❑ Brownwater
❑ Tidal(if tidal,check one of the following boxes) ❑ Lunar ❑ Wind ® Both
Is the assessment area on a coastal island? ❑ Yes ® No
Is the assessment area's surface water storage capacity or duration substantially altered by beaver? ❑ Yes ® No
Does the assessment area experience overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions? ❑ Yes ® No
1. Ground Surface Condition/Vegetation Condition—assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider alteration to the ground surface(GS)in the assessment area and vegetation structure(VS)in the
assessment area. Compare to reference wetland if applicable(see User Manual). If a reference is not applicable,then rate the assessment
area based on evidence an effect.
GS VS
®A ®A Not severely altered
❑B ❑B Severely altered over a majority of the assessment area(ground surface alteration examples: vehicle tracks, excessive
sedimentation, fire-plow lanes, skidder tracks, bedding, fill, soil compaction, obvious pollutants) (vegetation structure
alteration examples: mechanical disturbance, herbicides,salt intrusion[where appropriate],exotic species,grazing,less
diversity[if appropriate], hydrologic alteration)
2. Surface and Sub-Surface Storage Capacity and Duration—assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface storage capacity and duration(Surf)and sub-surface storage capacity and duration(Sub).
Consider both increase and decrease in hydrology. A ditch <_ 1 foot deep is considered to affect surface water only,while a ditch > 1 foot
deep is expected to affect both surface and sub-surface water. Consider tidal flooding regime, if applicable.
Surf Sub
®A ®A Water storage capacity and duration are not altered.
❑B ❑B Water storage capacity or duration are altered, but not substantially(typically, not sufficient to change vegetation).
❑C ❑C Water storage capacity or duration are substantially altered(typically,alteration sufficient to result in vegetation change)
(examples:draining,flooding,soil compaction,filling,excessive sedimentation, underground utility lines).
3. Water Storage/Surface Relief—assessment area/wetland type condition metric(skip for all marshes)
Check a box in each column. Select the appropriate storage for the assessment area (AA)and the wetland type(WT).
AA WT
3a. ❑A ❑A Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water> 1 deep
®B ®B Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 6 inches to 1 foot deep
❑C ❑C Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
❑D ❑D Depressions able to pond water<3 inches deep
3b. ❑A Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is greater than 2 feet
®B Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is between 1 and 2 feet
❑C Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is less than 1 foot

4. Soil Texture/Structure-assessment area condition metric(skip for all marshes)
Check a box from each of the three soil property groups below. Dig soil profile in the dominant assessment area landscape feature.
Make soil observations within the top 12 inches. Use most recent National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils guidance for regional
indicators.
4a. ❑A Sandy soil
®B Loamy or clayey soils exhibiting redoximorphic features(concentrations,depletions,or rhizospheres)
❑C Loamy or clayey soils not exhibiting redoximorphic features
❑D Loamy or clayey gleyed soil
❑E Histosol or histic epipedon
4b. ®A Soil ribbon< 1 inch
❑B Soil ribbon>- 1 inch
4c. ❑A No peat or muck presence
®B A peat or muck presence
5. Discharge into Wetland-opportunity metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface pollutants or discharges(Surf)and sub-surface pollutants or discharges(Sub). Examples
of sub-surface discharges include presence of nearby septic tank,underground storage tank(UST), etc.
Surf Sub
®A ®A Little or no evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the assessment area
❑B ❑B Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the wetland and stressing, but not overwhelming the
treatment capacity of the assessment area
❑C ❑C Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges(pathogen, particulate,or soluble)entering the assessment area and
potentially overwhelming the treatment capacity of the wetland(water discoloration,dead vegetation,excessive
sedimentation,odor)
6. Land Use-opportunity metric(skip for non-riparian wetlands)
Check all that apply(at least one box in each column). Evaluation involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. Consider sources draining
to assessment area within entire upstream watershed(WS),within 5 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area(5M),
and within 2 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (2M).
WS 5M 2M
❑A ❑A ❑A > 10%impervious surfaces
❑B ❑B ❑B Confined animal operations(or other local,concentrated source of pollutants
❑C ❑C ❑C >-20%coverage of pasture
❑D ❑D ❑D >-20%coverage of agricultural land(regularly plowed land)
❑E ❑E ❑E >-20%coverage of maintained grass/herb
❑F ❑F ❑F >-20%coverage of clear-cut land
®G ®G ®G Little or no opportunity to improve water quality. Lack of opportunity may result from little or no disturbance in
the watershed or hydrologic alterations that prevent drainage and/or overbank flow from affecting the
assessment area.
7. Wetland Acting as Vegetated Buffer-assessment area/wetland complex condition metric(skip for non-riparian wetlands)
7a. Is assessment area within 50 feet of a tributary or other open water?
❑Yes ®No If Yes,continue to 7b. If No,skip to Metric 8.
Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the water body. Make buffer judgment based on the average width of wetland.
Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.
7b. How much of the first 50 feet from the bank is wetland? (Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the .water body. Make
buffer judgment based on the average width of wetland. Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.)
❑A >-50 feet
❑B From 30 to<50 feet
❑C From 15 to<30 feet
❑D From 5 to< 15 feet
❑E <5 feet or buffer bypassed by ditches
7c. Tributary width. If the tributary is anastomosed,combine widths of channels/braids for a total width.
❑<- 15-feet wide ❑> 15-feet wide ❑ Other open water(no tributary present)
7d. Do roots of assessment area vegetation extend into the bank of the tributary/open water?
❑Yes ❑No
7e. Is stream or other open water sheltered or exposed?
❑Sheltered-adjacent open water with width <2500 feet and no regular boat traffic.
❑Exposed-adjacent open water with width >_2500 feet or regular boat traffic.
8. Wetland Width at the Assessment Area-wetland type/wetland complex condition metric(evaluate WT for all marshes and
Estuarine Woody Wetland only; evaluate WC for Bottomland Hardwood Forest, Headwater Forest, and Riverine Swamp Forest
only)
Check a box in each column for riverine wetlands only. Select the average width for the wetland type at the assessment area(WT)and
the wetland complex at the assessment area(WC). See User Manual for WT and WC boundaries.
WT WC
®A ®A >_ 100 feet
❑B ❑B From 80 to< 100 feet
❑C ❑C From 50 to<80 feet
❑D ❑D From 40 to<50 feet
❑E ❑E From 30 to<40 feet
❑F ❑F From 15 to<30 feet
❑G ❑G From 5 to< 15 feet
❑H ❑H <5 feet

9. Inundation Duration—assessment area condition metric(skip for non-riparian wetlands)
Answer for assessment area dominant landform.
❑A Evidence of short-duration inundation(<7 consecutive days)
❑B Evidence of saturation,without evidence of inundation
®C Evidence of long-duration inundation or very long-duration inundation(7 to 30 consecutive days or more)
10. Indicators of Deposition—assessment area condition metric(skip for non-riparian wetlands and all marshes)
Consider recent deposition only(no plant growth since deposition).
®A Sediment deposition is not excessive, but at approximately natural levels.
❑B Sediment deposition is excessive, but not overwhelming the wetland.
❑C Sediment deposition is excessive and is overwhelming the wetland.
11. Wetland Size—wetland type/wetland complex condition metric
Check a box in each column. Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This metric evaluates three aspects of the wetland area: the
size of the wetland type (WT), the size of the wetland complex (WC), and the size of the forested wetland (FW) (if applicable, see User
Manual). See the User Manual for boundaries of these evaluation areas. If assessment area is clear-cut,select"K"for the FW column.
WT WC FW(if applicable)
❑A ❑A ❑A >_500 acres
❑B ❑B ❑B From 100 to<500 acres
®C ®C ®C From 50 to< 100 acres
❑D ❑D ❑D From 25 to<50 acres
❑E ❑E ❑E From 10 to<25 acres
OF OF ❑F From 5 to< 10 acres
❑G ❑G ❑G From 1 to<5 acres
❑H ❑H ❑H From 0.5 to< 1 acre
❑I ❑I ❑I From 0.1 to<0.5 acre
❑J ❑J ❑J From 0.01 to<0.1 acre
❑K ❑K ❑K <0.01 acre or assessment area is clear-cut
12. Wetland Intactness—wetland type condition metric(evaluate for Pocosins only)
❑A Pocosin is the full extent(>_90%)of its natural landscape size.
❑B Pocosin type is<90%of the full extent of its natural landscape size.
13. Connectivity to Other Natural Areas—landscape condition metric
13a. Check appropriate box(es) (a box may be checked in each column). Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This metric
evaluates whether the wetland is well connected (Well) and/or loosely connected (Loosely) to the landscape patch, the contiguous
naturally vegetated area and open water(if appropriate). Boundaries are formed by four-lane roads, regularly maintained utility line
corridors the width of a four-lane road or wider, urban landscapes, maintained fields (pasture and agriculture), or open water> 300
feet wide.
Well Loosely
❑A ❑A >_500 acres
❑B ❑B From 100 to<500 acres
®C ❑C From 50 to< 100 acres
❑D ❑D From 10 to<50 acres
❑E ❑E < 10 acres
OF OF Wetland type has a poor or no connection to other natural habitats
13b. Evaluate for marshes only.
❑Yes ❑No Wetland type has a surface hydrology connection to open waters/stream or tidal wetlands.
14. Edge Effect—wetland type condition metric(skip for all marshes and Estuarine Woody Wetland)
May involve a GIS effort with field adjustment. Estimate distance from wetland type boundary to artificial edges. Artificial edges include
non-forested areas>_40 feet wide such as fields, development, roads, regularly maintained utility line corridors, and clear-cuts. Consider
the eight main points of the compass. Artificial edge occurs within 150 feet in how many directions? If the assessment area is clear cut,
select option"C."
❑A 0
❑B 1 to 4
®C 5to8
15. Vegetative Composition—assessment area condition metric(skip for all marshes and Pine Flat)
®A Vegetation is close to reference condition in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of appropriate
species,with exotic plants absent or sparse within the assessment area.
❑B Vegetation is different from reference condition in species diversity or proportions, but still largely composed of native species
characteristic of the wetland type. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clearcutting or clearing.
It also includes communities with exotics present, but not dominant,over a large portion of the expected strata.
❑C Vegetation severely altered from reference in composition, or expected species are unnaturally absent (planted stands of non-
characteristic species or at least one stratum inappropriately composed of a single species), or exotic species are dominant in at
least one stratum.
16. Vegetative Diversity—assessment area condition metric(evaluate for Non-tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
❑A Vegetation diversity is high and is composed primarily of native species(< 10%cover of exotics).
❑B Vegetation diversity is low or has> 10%to 50%cover of exotics.
❑C Vegetation is dominated by exotic species(>50% cover of exotics).

17. Vegetative Structure—assessment area/wetland type condition metric
17a. Is vegetation present?
®Yes ❑No If Yes,continue to 17b. If No,skip to Metric 18.
17b. Evaluate percent coverage of assessment area vegetation for all marshes only. Skip to 17c for non-marsh wetlands.
®A >_25%coverage of vegetation
❑B <25%coverage of vegetation
17c. Check a box in each column for each stratum. Evaluate this portion of the metric for non-marsh wetlands. Consider
structure in airspace above the assessment area (AA)and the wetland type(WT)separately.
AA WT
o®A ®A Canopy closed,or nearly closed,with natural gaps associated with natural processes
❑B ❑B Canopy present, but opened more than natural gaps
U ❑C ❑C Canopy sparse or absent
T
o❑A ❑A Dense mid-story/sapling layer
®B ®B Moderate density mid-story/sapling layer
❑C ❑C Mid-story/sapling layer sparse or absent
®A ®A Dense shrub layer
1= ❑B ❑B Moderate density shrub layer
U) ❑C ❑C Shrub layer sparse or absent
.0 ❑A ❑A Dense herb layer
_ ®B ®B Moderate density herb layer
❑C ❑C Herb layer sparse or absent
18. Snags—wetland type condition metric(skip for all marshes)
®A Large snags(more than one)are visible(> 12 inches DBH,or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
❑B Not
19. Diameter Class Distribution—wetland type condition metric(skip for all marshes)
❑A Majority of canopy trees have stems>6 inches in diameter at breast height(DBH); many large trees(> 12 inches DBH)are
present.
®B Majority of canopy trees have stems between 6 and 12 inches DBH,few are> 12 inch DBH.
❑C Majority of canopy trees are<6 inches DBH or no trees.
20. Large Woody Debris—wetland type condition metric(skip for all marshes)
Include both natural debris and man-placed natural debris.
®A Large logs(more than one)are visible(> 12 inches in diameter,or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
❑B Not
21. Vegetation/Open Water Dispersion—wetland type/open water condition metric(evaluate for Non-Tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
Select the figure that best describes the amount of interspersion between vegetation and open water in the growing season. Patterned
areas indicate vegetated areas,while solid white areas indicate open water.
❑A ❑B ❑C ❑D
22. Hydrologic Connectivity—assessment area condition metric(evaluate for riparian wetlands and Salt/Brackish Marsh only)
Examples of activities that may severely alter hydrologic connectivity include intensive ditching,fill,sedimentation,channelization,diversion,
man-made berms, beaver dams,and stream incision. Documentation required if evaluated as B, C, or D.
®A Overbank and overland flow are not severely altered in the assessment area.
❑B Overbank flow is severely altered in the assessment area.
❑C Overland flow is severely altered in the assessment area.
❑D Both overbank and overland flow are severely altered in the assessment area.
Notes

NC WAM Wetland Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 5.0
Wetland Site Name WH Date of Assessment 02/26/2021
Wetland Type Riverine Swamp Forest Assessor Name/Organization P. Butler
Notes on Field Assessment Form (Y/N) NO
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N) YES
Wetland is intensively managed (Y/N) NO
Assessment area is located within 50 feet of a natural tributary or other open water (Y/N) NO
Assessment area is substantially altered by beaver (Y/N) NO
Assessment area experiences overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions (Y/N) NO
Assessment area is on a coastal island (Y/N) NO
Sub-function Rating Summary
Function Sub-function Metrics Rating
Hydrology Surface Storage and Retention Condition HIGH
Sub-surface Storage and
Retention Condition MEDIUM
Water Quality Pathogen Change Condition HIGH
Condition/Opportunity HIGH
Opportunity Presence (Y/N) NO
Particulate Change Condition HIGH
Condition/Opportunity HIGH
Opportunity Presence (Y/N) NO
Soluble Change Condition HIGH
Condition/Opportunity HIGH
Opportunity Presence (Y/N) NO
Physical Change Condition LOW
Condition/Opportunity LOW
Opportunity Presence (Y/N) NO
Pollution Change Condition NA
Condition/Opportunity NA
Opportunity Presence (Y/N) NA
Habitat Physical Structure Condition HIGH
Landscape Patch Structure Condition LOW
Vegetation Composition Condition HIGH
Function Rating Summary
Function Metrics Rating
Hydrology Condition HIGH
Water Quality Condition HIGH
Condition/Opportunity HIGH
Opportunity Presence (Y/N) NO
Habitat Condition HIGH
Overall Wetland Rating HIGH

NC WAM FIELD ASSESSMENT FORM
Accompanies User Manual Version 5.0
USACE AID# NCDWR#
Project Name HB-0001 Date of Evaluation 02/26/2021
Applicant/Owner Name NCDOT Wetland Site Name WJ
Wetland Type Tidal Freshwater Marsh Assessor Name/Organization P. Butler
Level III Ecoregion Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain Nearest Named Water Body Alligator River
River Basin Pasquotank USGS 8-Digit Catalogue Unit 03010205
County Dare NCDWR Region Washington
❑ Yes ® No Precipitation within 48 hrs? Latitude/Longitude(deci-degrees) 35.894337,-75.979363
Evidence of stressors affecting the assessment area(may not be within the assessment area)
Please circle and/or make note on the last page if evidence of stressors is apparent. Consider departure from reference, if appropriate, in
recent past(for instance,within 10 years). Noteworthy stressors include, but are not limited to the following.
• Hydrological modifications(examples: ditches,dams, beaver dams,dikes, berms, ponds, etc.)
• Surface and sub-surface discharges into the wetland(examples:discharges containing obvious pollutants,presence of nearby septic
tanks, underground storage tanks(USTs), hog lagoons, etc.)
• Signs of vegetation stress(examples: vegetation mortality, insect damage,disease,storm damage,salt intrusion,etc.)
• Habitat/plant community alteration(examples: mowing,clear-cutting,exotics,etc.)
Is the assessment area intensively managed? ❑ Yes ® No
Regulatory Considerations-Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes ❑No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
❑ Anadromous fish
❑ Federally protected species or State endangered or threatened species
❑ NCDWR riparian buffer rule in effect
❑ Abuts a Primary Nursery Area(PNA)
® Publicly owned property
® N.C. Division of Coastal Management Area of Environmental Concern(AEC)(including buffer)
® Abuts a stream with a NCDWQ classification of SA or supplemental classifications of HOW, ORW,or Trout
® Designated NCNHP reference community
❑ Abuts a 303(d)-listed stream or a tributary to a 303(d)-listed stream
What type of natural stream is associated with the wetland, if any?(check all that apply)
® Blackwater
❑ Brownwater
® Tidal(if tidal,check one of the following boxes) ❑ Lunar ❑ Wind ® Both
Is the assessment area on a coastal island? ❑ Yes ® No
Is the assessment area's surface water storage capacity or duration substantially altered by beaver? ❑ Yes ® No
Does the assessment area experience overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions? ❑ Yes ® No
1. Ground Surface Condition/Vegetation Condition—assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider alteration to the ground surface(GS)in the assessment area and vegetation structure(VS)in the
assessment area. Compare to reference wetland if applicable(see User Manual). If a reference is not applicable,then rate the assessment
area based on evidence an effect.
GS VS
®A ®A Not severely altered
❑B ❑B Severely altered over a majority of the assessment area(ground surface alteration examples: vehicle tracks, excessive
sedimentation, fire-plow lanes, skidder tracks, bedding, fill, soil compaction, obvious pollutants) (vegetation structure
alteration examples: mechanical disturbance, herbicides,salt intrusion[where appropriate],exotic species,grazing,less
diversity[if appropriate], hydrologic alteration)
2. Surface and Sub-Surface Storage Capacity and Duration—assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface storage capacity and duration(Surf)and sub-surface storage capacity and duration(Sub).
Consider both increase and decrease in hydrology. A ditch <_ 1 foot deep is considered to affect surface water only,while a ditch > 1 foot
deep is expected to affect both surface and sub-surface water. Consider tidal flooding regime, if applicable.
Surf Sub
®A ®A Water storage capacity and duration are not altered.
❑B ❑B Water storage capacity or duration are altered, but not substantially(typically, not sufficient to change vegetation).
❑C ❑C Water storage capacity or duration are substantially altered(typically,alteration sufficient to result in vegetation change)
(examples:draining,flooding,soil compaction,filling,excessive sedimentation, underground utility lines).
3. Water Storage/Surface Relief—assessment area/wetland type condition metric(skip for all marshes)
Check a box in each column. Select the appropriate storage for the assessment area (AA)and the wetland type(WT).
AA WT
3a. ❑A ❑A Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water> 1 deep
❑B ❑B Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 6 inches to 1 foot deep
❑C ❑C Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
❑D ❑D Depressions able to pond water<3 inches deep
3b. ❑A Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is greater than 2 feet
❑B Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is between 1 and 2 feet
❑C Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is less than 1 foot

4. Soil Texture/Structure-assessment area condition metric(skip for all marshes)
Check a box from each of the three soil property groups below. Dig soil profile in the dominant assessment area landscape feature.
Make soil observations within the top 12 inches. Use most recent National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils guidance for regional
indicators.
4a. ❑A Sandy soil
❑B Loamy or clayey soils exhibiting redoximorphic features(concentrations,depletions,or rhizospheres)
❑C Loamy or clayey soils not exhibiting redoximorphic features
❑D Loamy or clayey gleyed soil
❑E Histosol or histic epipedon
4b. ❑A Soil ribbon< 1 inch
❑B Soil ribbon>- 1 inch
4c. ❑A No peat or muck presence
❑B A peat or muck presence
5. Discharge into Wetland-opportunity metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface pollutants or discharges(Surf)and sub-surface pollutants or discharges(Sub). Examples
of sub-surface discharges include presence of nearby septic tank,underground storage tank(UST), etc.
Surf Sub
®A ®A Little or no evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the assessment area
❑B ❑B Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the wetland and stressing, but not overwhelming the
treatment capacity of the assessment area
❑C ❑C Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges(pathogen, particulate,or soluble)entering the assessment area and
potentially overwhelming the treatment capacity of the wetland(water discoloration,dead vegetation,excessive
sedimentation,odor)
6. Land Use-opportunity metric(skip for non-riparian wetlands)
Check all that apply(at least one box in each column). Evaluation involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. Consider sources draining
to assessment area within entire upstream watershed(WS),within 5 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area(5M),
and within 2 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (2M).
WS 5M 2M
❑A ❑A ❑A > 10%impervious surfaces
❑B ❑B ❑B Confined animal operations(or other local,concentrated source of pollutants
❑C ❑C ❑C >-20%coverage of pasture
❑D ❑D ❑D >-20%coverage of agricultural land(regularly plowed land)
❑E ❑E ❑E >-20%coverage of maintained grass/herb
❑F ❑F ❑F >-20%coverage of clear-cut land
®G ®G ®G Little or no opportunity to improve water quality. Lack of opportunity may result from little or no disturbance in
the watershed or hydrologic alterations that prevent drainage and/or overbank flow from affecting the
assessment area.
7. Wetland Acting as Vegetated Buffer-assessment area/wetland complex condition metric(skip for non-riparian wetlands)
7a. Is assessment area within 50 feet of a tributary or other open water?
®Yes ❑No If Yes,continue to 7b. If No,skip to Metric 8.
Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the water body. Make buffer judgment based on the average width of wetland.
Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.
7b. How much of the first 50 feet from the bank is wetland? (Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the.water body. Make
buffer judgment based on the average width of wetland. Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.)
®A >-50 feet
❑B From 30 to<50 feet
❑C From 15 to<30 feet
❑D From 5 to< 15 feet
❑E <5 feet or buffer bypassed by ditches
7c. Tributary width. If the tributary is anastomosed,combine widths of channels/braids for a total width.
®<- 15-feet wide ❑> 15-feet wide ❑ Other open water(no tributary present)
7d. Do roots of assessment area vegetation extend into the bank of the tributary/open water?
®Yes ❑No
7e. Is stream or other open water sheltered or exposed?
®Sheltered-adjacent open water with width <2500 feet and no regular boat traffic.
❑Exposed-adjacent open water with width >_2500 feet or regular boat traffic.
8. Wetland Width at the Assessment Area-wetland type/wetland complex condition metric(evaluate WT for all marshes and
Estuarine Woody Wetland only; evaluate WC for Bottomland Hardwood Forest, Headwater Forest, and Riverine Swamp Forest
only)
Check a box in each column for riverine wetlands only. Select the average width for the wetland type at the assessment area(WT)and
the wetland complex at the assessment area(WC). See User Manual for WT and WC boundaries.
WT WC
®A ®A >_ 100 feet
❑B ❑B From 80 to< 100 feet
❑C ❑C From 50 to<80 feet
❑D ❑D From 40 to<50 feet
❑E ❑E From 30 to<40 feet
❑F ❑F From 15 to<30 feet
❑G ❑G From 5 to< 15 feet
❑H ❑H <5 feet

9. Inundation Duration—assessment area condition metric(skip for non-riparian wetlands)
Answer for assessment area dominant landform.
❑A Evidence of short-duration inundation(<7 consecutive days)
❑B Evidence of saturation,without evidence of inundation
®C Evidence of long-duration inundation or very long-duration inundation(7 to 30 consecutive days or more)
10. Indicators of Deposition—assessment area condition metric(skip for non-riparian wetlands and all marshes)
Consider recent deposition only(no plant growth since deposition).
❑A Sediment deposition is not excessive, but at approximately natural levels.
❑B Sediment deposition is excessive, but not overwhelming the wetland.
❑C Sediment deposition is excessive and is overwhelming the wetland.
11. Wetland Size—wetland type/wetland complex condition metric
Check a box in each column. Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This metric evaluates three aspects of the wetland area: the
size of the wetland type (WT), the size of the wetland complex (WC), and the size of the forested wetland (FW) (if applicable, see User
Manual). See the User Manual for boundaries of these evaluation areas. If assessment area is clear-cut,select"K"for the FW column.
WT WC FW(if applicable)
®A ®A ❑A >_500 acres
❑B ❑B ❑B From 100 to<500 acres
❑C ❑C ❑C From 50 to< 100 acres
❑D ❑D ❑D From 25 to<50 acres
❑E ❑E ❑E From 10 to<25 acres
❑F ❑F ❑F From 5 to< 10 acres
❑G ❑G ❑G From 1 to<5 acres
❑H ❑H ❑H From 0.5 to< 1 acre
❑I ❑I ❑I From 0.1 to<0.5 acre
❑J ❑J ❑J From 0.01 to<0.1 acre
❑K ❑K ®K <0.01 acre or assessment area is clear-cut
12. Wetland Intactness—wetland type condition metric(evaluate for Pocosins only)
❑A Pocosin is the full extent(>_90%)of its natural landscape size.
❑B Pocosin type is<90%of the full extent of its natural landscape size.
13. Connectivity to Other Natural Areas—landscape condition metric
13a. Check appropriate box(es) (a box may be checked in each column). Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This metric
evaluates whether the wetland is well connected (Well) and/or loosely connected (Loosely) to the landscape patch, the contiguous
naturally vegetated area and open water(if appropriate). Boundaries are formed by four-lane roads, regularly maintained utility line
corridors the width of a four-lane road or wider, urban landscapes, maintained fields (pasture and agriculture), or open water> 300
feet wide.
Well Loosely
®A ❑A >_500 acres
❑B ❑B From 100 to<500 acres
❑C ❑C From 50 to< 100 acres
❑D ❑D From 10 to<50 acres
❑E ❑E < 10 acres
❑F ❑F Wetland type has a poor or no connection to other natural habitats
13b. Evaluate for marshes only.
®Yes ❑No Wetland type has a surface hydrology connection to open waters/stream or tidal wetlands.
14. Edge Effect—wetland type condition metric(skip for all marshes and Estuarine Woody Wetland)
May involve a GIS effort with field adjustment. Estimate distance from wetland type boundary to artificial edges. Artificial edges include
non-forested areas>_40 feet wide such as fields, development, roads, regularly maintained utility line corridors, and clear-cuts. Consider
the eight main points of the compass. Artificial edge occurs within 150 feet in how many directions? If the assessment area is clear cut,
select option"C."
❑A 0
®B 1 to 4
❑C 5to8
15. Vegetative Composition—assessment area condition metric(skip for all marshes and Pine Flat)
❑A Vegetation is close to reference condition in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of appropriate
species,with exotic plants absent or sparse within the assessment area.
❑B Vegetation is different from reference condition in species diversity or proportions, but still largely composed of native species
characteristic of the wetland type. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clearcutting or clearing.
It also includes communities with exotics present, but not dominant,over a large portion of the expected strata.
❑C Vegetation severely altered from reference in composition, or expected species are unnaturally absent (planted stands of non-
characteristic species or at least one stratum inappropriately composed of a single species), or exotic species are dominant in at
least one stratum.
16. Vegetative Diversity—assessment area condition metric(evaluate for Non-tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
❑A Vegetation diversity is high and is composed primarily of native species(< 10%cover of exotics).
❑B Vegetation diversity is low or has> 10%to 50%cover of exotics.
❑C Vegetation is dominated by exotic species(>50% cover of exotics).

17. Vegetative Structure—assessment area/wetland type condition metric
17a. Is vegetation present?
®Yes ❑No If Yes,continue to 17b. If No,skip to Metric 18.
17b. Evaluate percent coverage of assessment area vegetation for all marshes only. Skip to 17c for non-marsh wetlands.
®A >_25%coverage of vegetation
❑B <25%coverage of vegetation
17c. Check a box in each column for each stratum. Evaluate this portion of the metric for non-marsh wetlands. Consider
structure in airspace above the assessment area (AA)and the wetland type(WT)separately.
AA WT
o❑A ❑A Canopy closed,or nearly closed,with natural gaps associated with natural processes
❑B ❑B Canopy present, but opened more than natural gaps
U ®C ®C Canopy sparse or absent
>,
o❑A ❑A Dense mid-story/sapling layer
❑B ❑B Moderate density mid-story/sapling layer
®C ®C Mid-story/sapling layer sparse or absent
❑A ❑A Dense shrub layer
1= ❑B ❑B Moderate density shrub layer
U) ®C ®C Shrub layer sparse or absent
.0 ®A ®A Dense herb layer
_ ❑B ❑B Moderate density herb layer
❑C ❑C Herb layer sparse or absent
18. Snags—wetland type condition metric(skip for all marshes)
❑A Large snags(more than one)are visible(> 12 inches DBH,or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
❑B Not
19. Diameter Class Distribution—wetland type condition metric(skip for all marshes)
❑A Majority of canopy trees have stems>6 inches in diameter at breast height(DBH); many large trees(> 12 inches DBH)are
present.
❑B Majority of canopy trees have stems between 6 and 12 inches DBH,few are> 12 inch DBH.
❑C Majority of canopy trees are<6 inches DBH or no trees.
20. Large Woody Debris—wetland type condition metric(skip for all marshes)
Include both natural debris and man-placed natural debris.
❑A Large logs(more than one)are visible(> 12 inches in diameter,or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
❑B Not
21. Vegetation/Open Water Dispersion—wetland type/open water condition metric(evaluate for Non-Tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
Select the figure that best describes the amount of interspersion between vegetation and open water in the growing season. Patterned
areas indicate vegetated areas,while solid white areas indicate open water.
❑A ❑B ❑C ❑D
22. Hydrologic Connectivity—assessment area condition metric(evaluate for riparian wetlands and Salt/Brackish Marsh only)
Examples of activities that may severely alter hydrologic connectivity include intensive ditching,fill,sedimentation,channelization,diversion,
man-made berms, beaver dams,and stream incision. Documentation required if evaluated as B, C, or D.
®A Overbank and overland flow are not severely altered in the assessment area.
❑B Overbank flow is severely altered in the assessment area.
❑C Overland flow is severely altered in the assessment area.
❑D Both overbank and overland flow are severely altered in the assessment area.
Notes

NC WAM Wetland Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 5.0
Wetland Site Name WJ Date of Assessment 02/26/2021
Wetland Type Tidal Freshwater Marsh Assessor Name/Organization P. Butler
Notes on Field Assessment Form (Y/N) NO
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N) YES
Wetland is intensively managed (Y/N) NO
Assessment area is located within 50 feet of a natural tributary or other open water (Y/N) YES
Assessment area is substantially altered by beaver (Y/N) NO
Assessment area experiences overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions (Y/N) NO
Assessment area is on a coastal island (Y/N) NO
Sub-function Rating Summary
Function Sub-function Metrics Rating
Hydrology Surface Storage and Retention Condition NA
Sub-surface Storage and
Retention Condition NA
Water Quality Pathogen Change Condition NA
Condition/Opportunity NA
Opportunity Presence (Y/N) NA
Particulate Change Condition NA
Condition/Opportunity NA
Opportunity Presence (Y/N) NA
Soluble Change Condition NA
Condition/Opportunity NA
Opportunity Presence (Y/N) NA
Physical Change Condition NA
Condition/Opportunity NA
Opportunity Presence (Y/N) NA
Pollution Change Condition NA
Condition/Opportunity NA
Opportunity Presence (Y/N) NA
Habitat Physical Structure Condition NA
Landscape Patch Structure Condition NA
Vegetation Composition Condition NA
Function Rating Summary
Function Metrics Rating
Hydrology Condition HIGH
Water Quality Condition HIGH
Condition/Opportunity HIGH
Opportunity Presence (Y/N) YES
Habitat Condition HIGH
Overall Wetland Rating HIGH