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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Roy COOPER J.ERIC BOYETTE
GOVERNOR SECRETARY
February 1, 2022
U.S.Army Corps of Engineers
Raleigh Regulatory Field Office
ATTN:Tom Steffens
2407 West Fifth Street
Washington,NC 27889
SUBJECT: Preliminary Jurisdictional Determination Package(PJD)for:STIP No.U-6203,Widen NC 210
from NC 50 to SR 1330 (Raleigh Road)to Four-Lane Facility with Superstreet Improvements in
Johnston County,North Carolina.
Mr.Steffens,
The North Carolina Department of Transportation(NCDOT)proposes the widening of NC 210 from NC 50 to SR 1330
(Raleigh Road) to a four-lane facility with superstreet improvements in Johnston County, North Carolina (STIP U-
6203). NV5 has been retained by NCDOT to provide environmental services, including stream and wetland
delineations and regulatory coordination for the U-6203 project.
A jurisdictional determination request package with all supporting information is attached for your review. Field work
was conducted on December 1-2, 2021. NV5 staff members Adam Efird and Jennifer Harrod conducted the site
investigations. Nineteen potential jurisdictional features(4 streams, 5 wetlands and 10 ponds)were identified within
the study area (U-6203 Waters Upload Table). United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) wetland
determination forms (wetland and upland), NCWAM and the North Carolina Department of Water Resources
(NCDWR)NCSAM forms,are included for each potential jurisdictional wetland.
If you have any questions,require additional information, or would like to schedule a site visit,please contact me by
phone at(252)717-8699 or email at [e-mail]. This is a request for concurrence with our assessment. We
appreciate your assistance on this project.
Sincerely,
Chad Coggins
Division Environmental Project Engineer
North Carolina Department of Transportation
Cc: Rob Ridings,NCDWR
Mailing Address: Telephone:[phone] Location:
NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Fax:[phone] 509 WARD BOULEVARD
DIVISION ENVIRONMENTAL UNIT Customer Service: 1-877-368-4968 WILSON,NC 27895
PO BOX 3165
WILSON,NC 27895
Website:ncdot.gov

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.army.mil/Missions/RegulatoryPennitProgram/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 Carolina27587 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: U-6203
City, State: McGee Crossroads, NC
County: Johnston
Parcel Index Number(s) (PIN): N/A
B. REQUESTOR INFORMATION
Name: NV5
Mailing Address: 3300 Regency Parkway
Cary, NC 27518
Telephone Number: [phone]
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.
C. PROPERTY OWNER INFORMATION
Name: NCDOT Division 4
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 3165
Wilson, NC 27895
Telephone Number: [phone]
Electronic Mail Address:
Must provide completed Agent Authorization Form/Letter.
2 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. I, 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 projector 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.
❑ Other:
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)
171 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
W1Map of Property or Project Area. This Map must clearly depict the boundaries of the
review area.
✓❑ Size of Property or Review Area 403.27 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: 35.514806
Longitude: -78.558792
❑ A legible delineation map depicting the aquatic resources and the property/review area.
Delineation maps must be no larger than 11x17 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 ug latory-Permit-
Pro gram/Jurisdiction/
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✓❑ Completed 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'
✓❑ Vicinity Map
✓❑ Aerial Photograph
✓❑ USGS Topographic Map
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)
✓❑ NCSAM and/or NCWAM Assessment Forms and Rating Sheets
❑� NC Division of Water Resources Stream Identification Forms
❑ Other Assessment Forms
' www.saw.usace.army.mil/Portals/59/docs/re ug latory/regdocs/JD/RGL_08-02_APp_A_Prelim_JD_Form_611able.pdf
' Please see htip://www.saw.usace.ariny.mil/Missions/Re ug latory-Permit-Program/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 areasubjectto 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: Chad Coggings,NCDOT Division 4,P.O.Box 3165 Wilson,NC 27895
C. DISTRICT OFFICE, FILE NAME, AND NUMBER: STIP Proj. No. U-6203
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: Johnston City: McGee Crossroads
Center coordinates of site (lat/long in degree decimal format):
Lat.: 35.514806 Long.: -78.558792
Universal Transverse Mercator: NAD 83 US Feet
Name of nearest waterbody: Beaverdarn Branch
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 101404)
See Attached

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:
❑E 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.
❑■ U.S. Geological Survey map(s). Cite scale & quad name: 1:24,000 Edmondson
❑m Natural Resources Conservation Service Soil Survey. Citation: U.S. Dept of Ag, 1994 Johnston Co.
❑■ National wetlands Inventory map(s). Cite name: U.S. Fish and Wildlife, National Wetlands Inventory, Latest
❑ State/local wetland inventory map(s):
❑ FEMA/FIRM maps:
❑ 100-year Floodplain Elevation is: .(National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929)
❑■ Photographs: ❑■ Aerial (Name & Date): NC Onemap Orthoimagery- Current
or ❑ Other (Name & Date):
❑ Previous determi nation(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.
C� 2/1/2022
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.

Waters_Name I Cowardin_Code I Amount I Units Waters_Type I NWPR_Determine_Code Latitude I Longitude I Local_Waterway
Beaverdam Branch R2UB 403.99 FOOT A2TRIBPER 35.51979800 -78.57491300 Middle Creek
SA R4SB 57.32 FOOT A2TRIBINT 35.51436700 -78.55893900 Pole Branch
SB R4SB 112.1 FOOT A2TRIBINT 35.50934000 -78.55614100 Pole Branch
SC R4SB 948.92 FOOT A2TRIBINT 35.51002600 -78.55608500 Pole Branch
TA U 230.96 FOOT B1 EXCLUDEDOTH 35.51930400 -78.57587400 Beaverdam Branch
TB U 213.06 FOOT B1SWCNOSC 35.52535800 -78.57939900 Camp Branch
TC U 584.41 FOOT B1 EXCLUDEDOTH 35.52143300 -78.57811900 Beaverdam Branch
PA PUB 1.97 ACRE AKPIFLOW 35.51865000 -78.57633900 Beaverdam Branch
PB PUB 0.08 ACRE AKPIFLOW 35.52129500 -78.57931500 Beaverdam Branch
PC PUB 0.04 ACRE B10STORM No 35.51753400 -78.57830000 Beaverdam Branch
PD PUB 0.16 ACRE B10STORM No 35.51621800 -78.57791300 Pole Branch
PE PUB 0.13 ACRE B1 LPINOSCFLD 35.51397000 -78.58019500 Camp Branch
PF PUB 0.11 ACRE AKPIFLOW 35.51321900 -78.53566200 Reedy Creek
PG PUB 1.7 ACRE A31-PIFLOW 35.51567400 -78.54269100 Beaverdam Branch
PH PUB 0.03 ACRE A31-PIFLOW 35.51684500 -78.55178900 Beaverdam Branch
PI PUB 0.24 ACRE B10STORM No 35.51774800 -78.55645000 Beaverdam Branch
Pi PUB 0.12 ACRE A31-PIFLOW 35.51918900 -78.58387500 Camp Branch
WA RP1 FO 0.27 ACRE A4WETABUT 35.52015500 -78.56085100 Middle Creek
WB RP2SS 0.36 ACRE B1 WETNONADJ 35.51706700 -78.58108200 Camp Branch
WC RP1 FO 0.97 ACRE A4WETABUT 35.51480600 -78.55879200 Pole Branch
WD RP2SS 0.04 ACRE A4WETABUT 35.51717500 -78.55206800 Beaverdam Branch
WE RP1 FO 0.53 ACRE A4WETABUT 35.52125100 -78.56028300 Middle Creek

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NC DWQ Stream Identification Form Version 4.11 1 SA
Date: 12/01/2021 Project/Site:NC 210/U-6203 Latitude:35.514471
Evaluator:A.Efird/J.Harrod (NV5) County: Johnston Longitude:-78.558904
Total Points: Robeson
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. Stream Determination:
Other:
Stream is at least intermittent if Intermittent e.g. Quad Name:
>19 or perennial if>30
A. Geomorphology (Subtotal =14 ) Absent Weak Moderate Strong SCORE
1'. Continuous bed and bank 0 1 2 3 2
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg 0 1 2 3 2
3. In-Channel structure: ex. riffle-pool, step-pool, ripple- 0 1 2 3 1
ool se uence
4. Particle size of stream substrate 0 1 2 3 1
5. Active/relic flood lain 0 1 2 3 2
6. Depositional bars or benches 0 1 2 3 1
7. Recent alluvial deposits 0 1 2 3 2
8. Headcuts 0 1 2 3 1
9. Grade controls 0 0.5 1 1.5 0.5
10. Natural valley 0 0.5 1 1.5 1.5
11. Second or greater order channel No - 0 Yes - 3 0
a artificial ditches are not rated;see discussions in manual.
B. Hydrology (Subtotal =8 ) Absent Weak Moderate Strong SCORE
12. Presence of Baseflow 0 1 2 3 2
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria 0 1 2 3 1
14. Leaflitter 1.5 1 0.5 0 1
15. Sediment on plants or debris 0 0.5 1 1.5 0.5
16. Organic debris lines or piles 0 0.5 1 1.5 0.5
17. Soil-based evidence of high water table? No = 0 Yes=3 3
C. Biology Subtotal =6) Absent Weak Moderate Strong SCORE
18. Fibrous roots in streambed 3 2 1 0 3
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed 3 2 1 0 3
20. Macrobenthos note diversity and abundance 0 1 2 3 0
21. Aquatic Mollusks 0 1 2 3 0
22. Fish 0 0.5 1 1.5 0
23. Crayfish 0 0.5 1 1.5 0
24. Amphibians 0 0.5 1 1.5 0
25. Algae 0 0.5 1 1.5 0
26. Wetland plants in streambed FACW=0.75; OBL=1.5 Other=0 0
perennial stream may also be identified using other methods.See p.35 of manual.
Notes: Bank Height (feet) 3
Bankfull Width (feet) 6
Water Depth inches 8
Channel Substrate and/Silt
Velocity: low
Clarity: lightly Turbid
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NC DWQ Stream Identification Form Version 4.11 1 SIB
Date: 12/01/2021 Project/Site:NC 210/U-6203 Latitude:35.509325
Evaluator:A.Efird/J.Harrod (NV5) County: Johnston Longitude:-78.556087
Total Points:
Stream is at least intermittent if Intermittent e.g. Quad Name:
>19 or perennial if>30
A. Geomorphology (Subtotal =14_5 ) Absent Weak Moderate Strong SCORE
1'. Continuous bed and bank 0 1 2 3 3
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg 0 1 2 3 2
3. In-Channel structure: ex. riffle-pool, step-pool, ripple- 0 1 2 3 1
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4. Particle size of stream substrate 0 1 2 3 1
5. Active/relic flood lain 0 1 2 3 1
6. Depositional bars or benches 0 1 2 3 3
7. Recent alluvial deposits 0 1 2 3 3
8. Headcuts 0 1 2 3 0
9. Grade controls 0 0.5 1 1.5 0.5
10. Natural valley 0 0.5 1 1.5 0
11. Second or greater order channel No - 0 Yes - 3 0
a artificial ditches are not rated;see discussions in manual.
B. Hydrology (Subtotal =6) Absent Weak Moderate Strong SCORE
12. Presence of Baseflow 0 1 2 3 1
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria 0 1 2 3 0
14. Leaflitter 1.5 1 0.5 0 0
15. Sediment on plants or debris 0 0.5 1 1.5 1
16. Organic debris lines or piles 0 0.5 1 1.5 1
17. Soil-based evidence of high water table? No = 0 Yes=3 3
C. Biology Subtotal =6) Absent Weak Moderate Strong SCORE
18. Fibrous roots in streambed 3 2 1 0 3
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed 3 2 1 0 3
20. Macrobenthos note diversity and abundance 0 1 2 3 0
21. Aquatic Mollusks 0 1 2 3 0
22. Fish 0 0.5 1 1.5 0
23. Crayfish 0 0.5 1 1.5 0
24. Amphibians 0 0.5 1 1.5 0
25. Algae 0 0.5 1 1.5 0
26. Wetland plants in streambed FACW=0.75; OBL=1.5 Other=0 0
perennial stream may also be identified using other methods.See p.35 of manual.
Notes: Bank Height (feet) 4
Bankfull Width (feet) 6
Water Depth inches 5
Channel Substrate Sand
Velocity: low
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NC DWQ Stream Identification Form Version 4.11 1 Sc
Date: 12/01/2021 Project/Site:NC 210/U-6203 Latitude:35.511132
Evaluator:A.Efird/J.Harrod (NV5) County: Johnston Longitude:-78.556267
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Stream is at least intermittent if Intermittent e.g. Quad Name:
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11. Second or greater order channel No - 0 Yes - 3 0
a artificial ditches are not rated;see discussions in manual.
B. Hydrology (Subtotal =7) Absent Weak Moderate Strong SCORE
12. Presence of Baseflow 0 1 2 3 2
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria 0 1 2 3 0
14. Leaflitter 1.5 1 0.5 0 0
15. Sediment on plants or debris 0 0.5 1 1.5 1
16. Organic debris lines or piles 0 0.5 1 1.5 1
17. Soil-based evidence of high water table? No = 0 Yes=3 3
C. Biology Subtotal =6) Absent Weak Moderate Strong SCORE
18. Fibrous roots in streambed 3 2 1 0 3
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed 3 2 1 0 3
20. Macrobenthos note diversity and abundance 0 1 2 3 0
21. Aquatic Mollusks 0 1 2 3 0
22. Fish 0 0.5 1 1.5 0
23. Crayfish 0 0.5 1 1.5 0
24. Amphibians 0 0.5 1 1.5 0
25. Algae 0 0.5 1 1.5 0
26. Wetland plants in streambed FACW=0.75; OBL=1.5 Other=0 0
perennial stream may also be identified using other methods.See p.35 of manual.
Notes: Bank Height (feet) 5
Bankfull Width (feet) 7
Water Depth inches 7
Channel Substrate Sand
Velocity: low
Clarity: slightly Turbid
Sketch:

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: NC 210/U-6203 City/County: Benson/Johnston County Sampling Date: 12/01/2021
Applicant/Owner: NCDOT State: NC Sampling Point: WA-wet
Investigator(s): A.Efi rd/J.Harrod Section,Township,Range: Benson, NC-McGee Crossroads
Landform(hillside,terrace,etc.): Valley Local relief(concave,convex,none): Concave Slope(%):
Subregion(LRR or MLRA): LRR P Lat: 35.520229 Long:-78.560795 Datum: NAD83
Soil Map Unit Name: Bib Sandy Loam,0-2%slopes NWI classification: PF01
Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes X No (If no,explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? Are"Normal Circumstances"present? Yes X No
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:
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(B13) —Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface(138)
_High Water Table(A2) —Marl Deposits(B15)(LRR U) —Drainage Patterns(1310)
X Saturation(A3) —Hydrogen Sulfide Odor(Cl) —Moss Trim Lines(1316)
X 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(63) —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(65) —Other(Explain in Remarks) —Shallow Aquitard(D3)
_Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery(137) X FAC-Neutral Test(D5)
X Water-Stained Leaves(69) 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 X No Depth(inches): 8 Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data(stream gauge, monitoring well,aerial photos,previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
Saturation generally everywhere,shallow standing water in low spots.
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: 30ftx30ft ) %Cover Species? Status Dominance Test worksheet:
1. Liquidambar styraciflua 30 Yes FAC Number of Dominant Species
2. Acer rubrum 20 Yes FAC That Are OBL, FACW,or FAC: 8 (A)
3. Quercus phellos 15 Yes FACW Total Number of Dominant
4. Species Across All Strata: 8 (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:
65 =Total Cover OBL species 5 x 1 = 5
50%of total cover: 33 20%of total cover: 13 FACW species 25 x 2= 50
Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 30ftx30ft ) FAC species 140 x 3= 420
1. Liquidambar styraciflua 10 Yes FAC FACU species 0 x 4= 0
2. Quercus phellos 10 Yes FACW UPL species 0 x 5= 0
3. Column Totals: 170 (A) 475 (B)
4. Prevalence Index =B/A= 2.79
5. Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
6. _1 -Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
7. X 2-Dominance Test is>50%
8. X 3-Prevalence Index is:53.0'
20 =Total Cover -Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
50%of total cover: 10 20%of total cover: 4
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 30ftx30ft )
1. Microstegium vimineum 60 Yes FAC Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
2. Juncus effusus 5 No OBL be 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.
65 =Total Cover Woody Vine-All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in
50%of total cover: 33 20%of total cover: 13 height.
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30ftx30ft )
1. Toxicodendron radicans 10 Yes FAC
2. Smilax rotundifolia 10 Yes FAC
3.
4.
5' Hydrophytic
20 =Total Cover Vegetation
50%of total cover: 10 20%of total cover: 4 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 Loc Texture Remarks
0-3 10YR 2/1 100 M Loamy/Clayey
3-14 10YR 3/1 95 5YR 4/6 5 C M Loamy/Clayey Prominent redox concentrations
14-16 10YR 5/1 98 5YR 4/6 2 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 So1ls3:
_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,15013)
_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) X Redox Depressions(F8) (MLRA 153B)
_Depleted Below Dark Surface(Al 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) X Umbric Surface(F13)(LRR P,T,U) —Barrier Islands Low Chroma Matrix(TS7)
—Sandy Gleyed Matrix(S4) —Delta Ochric(F17)(MLRA 151) (MLRA 153B,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, 153C9 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: NC 210/U-6203 City/County: Benson/Johnston County Sampling Date: 12/01/2021
Applicant/Owner: NCDOT State: NC Sampling Point: WB-wet
Investigator(s): A.Efi rd/J.Harrod Section,Township,Range: Benson, NC-McGee Crossroads
Landform(hillside,terrace,etc.): Valley Local relief(concave,convex,none): Concave Slope(%):
Subregion(LRR or MLRA): LRR P Lat: 35.517105 Long:-78.581082 Datum: NAD83
Soil Map Unit Name: Water(see note below) NWI classification: PEM
Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes X No (If no,explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? Are"Normal Circumstances"present? Yes X No
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:
Shrubby wetland located within former pond bed
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(B13) _Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface(138)
_High Water Table(A2) —Marl Deposits(B15)(LRR U) X Drainage Patterns(1310)
X Saturation(A3) —Hydrogen Sulfide Odor(Cl) —Moss Trim Lines(1316)
X 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(63) —Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils(C6) X Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery(C9)
_Algal Mat or Crust(134) _Thin Muck Surface(C7) _Geomorphic Position(D2)
_Iron Deposits(65) —Other(Explain in Remarks) —Shallow Aquitard(D3)
_Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery(137) X FAC-Neutral Test(D5)
X Water-Stained Leaves(69) 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 X No Depth(inches): 8 Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data(stream gauge, monitoring well,aerial photos,previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
Saturation generally everywhere,shallow standing water in low spots.
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: WB-wet
Absolute Dominant Indicator
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30ftx30ft ) %Cover Species? Status Dominance Test worksheet:
1. Salix nigra 30 Yes OBL Number of Dominant Species
2. That Are OBL, FACW,or FAC: 8 (A)
3. Total Number of Dominant
4. Species Across All Strata: 8 (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:
30 =Total Cover OBL species 65 x 1 = 65
50%of total cover: 15 20%of total cover: 6 FACW species 0 x 2= 0
Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 30ftx30ft ) FAC species 75 x 3= 225
1. Salix nigra 20 Yes OBL FACU species 0 x 4= 0
2. Morella cerifera 15 Yes FAC UPL species 0 x 5= 0
3. Liquidambarstyraciflua 10 Yes FAC Column Totals: 140 (A) 290 (B)
4. Prevalence Index =B/A= 2.07
5. Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
6. _1 -Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
7. X 2-Dominance Test is>50%
8. X 3-Prevalence Index is:53.0'
45 =Total Cover -Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
50%of total cover: 23 20%of total cover: 9
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 30ftx30ft )
1. Juncus effusus 15 Yes OBL Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
2. Microstegium vimineum 10 Yes FAC be 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.
25 =Total Cover Woody Vine-All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in
50%of total cover: 13 20%of total cover: 5 height.
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30ftx30ft )
1. Rubus argutus 30 Yes FAC
2. Smilax rotundifolia 10 Yes FAC
3.
4.
5' Hydrophytic
40 =Total Cover Vegetation
50%of total cover: 20 20%of total cover: 8 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: WB-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 Loc Texture Remarks
0-2 10YR 2/1 100 M Loamy/Clayey
2-15 10YR 3/1 92 5YR 4/6 8 C M Loamy/Clayey
15-16 10YR 5/1 96 5YR 4/6 4 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 So1ls3:
_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,150B)
_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) X Redox Depressions(F8) (MLRA 153B)
_Depleted Below Dark Surface(Al 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) X Umbric Surface(F13)(LRR P,T,U) —Barrier Islands Low Chroma Matrix(TS7)
—Sandy Gleyed Matrix(S4) —Delta Ochric(F17)(MLRA 151) (MLRA 153B,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, 153C9 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: NC 210/U-6203 City/County: Benson/Johnston County Sampling Date: 12/01/2021
Applicant/Owner: NCDOT State: NC Sampling Point: WC-wet
Investigator(s): A.Efi rd/J.Harrod Section,Township,Range: Benson, NC-McGee Crossroads
Landform(hillside,terrace,etc.): Valley Local relief(concave,convex,none): Concave Slope(%):
Subregion(LRR or MLRA): LRR P Lat: 35.514839 Long:-78.558720 Datum: NAD83
Soil Map Unit Name: Lynchburg sandy loam,0-2%slopes NWI classification: PF01
Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes X No (If no,explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? Are"Normal Circumstances"present? Yes X No
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:
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(B13) —Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface(138)
_High Water Table(A2) —Marl Deposits(B15)(LRR U) X Drainage Patterns(1310)
X Saturation(A3) —Hydrogen Sulfide Odor(Cl) —Moss Trim Lines(1316)
X 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(63) —Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils(C6) X Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery(C9)
_Algal Mat or Crust(134) _Thin Muck Surface(C7) _Geomorphic Position(D2)
_Iron Deposits(65) —Other(Explain in Remarks) —Shallow Aquitard(D3)
_Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery(137) X FAC-Neutral Test(D5)
X Water-Stained Leaves(69) 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 X No Depth(inches): 4 Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data(stream gauge, monitoring well,aerial photos,previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
Saturation generally everywhere,shallow standing water in low spots.
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: WC-wet
Absolute Dominant Indicator
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30ftx30ft ) %Cover Species? Status Dominance Test worksheet:
1. Liquidambar styraciflua 30 Yes FAC Number of Dominant Species
2. Salix nigra 20 Yes OBL That Are OBL, FACW,or FAC: 8 (A)
3. Quercus phellos 15 No FACW Total Number of Dominant
4. Acer rubrum 15 No FAC Species Across All Strata: 8 (B)
5. Pinus taeda 5 No FAC 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:
85 =Total Cover OBL species 45 x 1 = 45
50%of total cover: 43 20%of total cover: 17 FACW species 15 x 2= 30
Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 30ftx30ft ) FAC species 140 x 3= 420
1. Salix nigra 20 Yes OBL FACU species 0 x 4= 0
2. Morella cerifera 15 Yes FAC UPL species 0 x 5= 0
3. Liquidambarstyraciflua 10 No FAC Column Totals: 200 (A) 495 (B)
4. Acer rubrum 10 No FAC Prevalence Index =B/A= 2.48
5. Pinus taeda 5 No FAC Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
6. _1 -Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
7. X 2-Dominance Test is>50%
8. X 3-Prevalence Index is:53.0'
60 =Total Cover -Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
50%of total cover: 30 20%of total cover: 12
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 30ftx30ft )
1. Microstegium vimineum 20 Yes FAC Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
2. Juncus effusus 5 Yes OBL be 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.
25 =Total Cover Woody Vine-All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in
50%of total cover: 13 20%of total cover: 5 height.
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30ftx30ft )
1. Smilax rotundifolia 20 Yes FAC
2. Toxicodendron radicans 10 Yes FAC
3.
4.
5' Hydrophytic
30 =Total Cover Vegetation
50%of total cover: 15 20%of total cover: 6 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: WC-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 —LoC2 Texture Remarks
0-2 10YR 2/1 100 M Loamy/Clayey
2-15 10YR 3/1 92 5YR 4/6 8 C M Loamy/Clayey
15-16 10YR 5/1 96 5YR 4/6 4 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 So1ls3:
_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,150B)
_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) X Redox Depressions(F8) (MLRA 153B)
_Depleted Below Dark Surface(Al 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) X Umbric Surface(F13)(LRR P,T,U) —Barrier Islands Low Chroma Matrix(TS7)
—Sandy Gleyed Matrix(S4) —Delta Ochric(F17)(MLRA 151) (MLRA 153B,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, 153C9 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: NC 210/U-6203 City/County: Benson/Johnston County Sampling Date: 12/01/2021
Applicant/Owner: NCDOT State: NC Sampling Point: WD-wet
Investigator(s): A.Efi rd/J.Harrod Section,Township,Range: Benson, NC-McGee Crossroads
Landform(hillside,terrace,etc.): Valley Local relief(concave,convex,none): Concave Slope(%):
Subregion(LRR or MLRA): LRR P Lat: 35.517134 Long:-78.552064 Datum: NAD83
Soil Map Unit Name: Water(see note below) NWI classification: PEM
Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes X No (If no,explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? Are"Normal Circumstances"present? Yes X No
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:
Emergent wetland located within former pond bed
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(B13) —Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface(138)
X High Water Table(A2) —Marl Deposits(B15)(LRR U) X Drainage Patterns(1310)
X Saturation(A3) —Hydrogen Sulfide Odor(Cl) —Moss Trim Lines(1316)
X 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(63) —Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils(C6) X Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery(C9)
_Algal Mat or Crust(134) _Thin Muck Surface(C7) _Geomorphic Position(D2)
_Iron Deposits(65) —Other(Explain in Remarks) —Shallow Aquitard(D3)
_Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery(137) X FAC-Neutral Test(D5)
X Water-Stained Leaves(69) Sphagnum Moss(D8)(LRR T,U)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes No X Depth(inches):
Water Table Present? Yes X No Depth(inches): 3
Saturation Present? Yes X No Depth(inches): 2 Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data(stream gauge, monitoring well,aerial photos,previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
Saturation generally everywhere,shallow standing water in low spots.
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: WD-wet
Absolute Dominant Indicator
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30ftx30ft ) %Cover Species? Status Dominance Test worksheet:
1. Salix nigra 10 Yes OBL Number of Dominant Species
2. That Are OBL, FACW,or FAC: 4 (A)
3. Total Number of Dominant
4. Species Across All Strata: 4 (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 35 x 1 = 35
50%of total cover: 5 20%of total cover: 2 FACW species 0 x 2= 0
Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 30ftx30ft ) FAC species 20 x 3= 60
1. Salix nigra 10 Yes OBL FACU species 0 x 4= 0
2. UPL species 0 x 5= 0
3. Column Totals: 55 (A) 95 (B)
4. Prevalence Index =B/A= 1.73
5. Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
6. _1 -Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
7. X 2-Dominance Test is>50%
8. X 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: 30ftx30ft )
1. Microstegium vimineum 20 Yes FAC Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
2. Juncus effusus 15 Yes OBL be 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.
35 =Total Cover Woody Vine-All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in
50%of total cover: 18 20%of total cover: 7 height.
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30ftx30ft )
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: WD-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 Loc Texture Remarks
0-3 10YR 2/1 100 M Loamy/Clayey
3-16 10YR 3/1 92 5YR 4/6 8 C M Loamy/Clayey
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 So1ls3:
_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,150B)
_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) X Redox Depressions(F8) (MLRA 153B)
_Depleted Below Dark Surface(Al 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) X Umbric Surface(F13)(LRR P,T,U) —Barrier Islands Low Chroma Matrix(TS7)
—Sandy Gleyed Matrix(S4) —Delta Ochric(F17)(MLRA 151) (MLRA 153B,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, 153C9 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: NC 210/U-6203 City/County: Benson/Johnston County Sampling Date: 12/02/2021
Applicant/Owner: NCDOT State: NC Sampling Point: WE-wet
Investigator(s): A.Efi rd/J.Harrod Section,Township,Range: Benson, NC-McGee Crossroads
Landform(hillside,terrace,etc.): Valley Local relief(concave,convex,none): Concave Slope(%):
Subregion(LRR or MLRA): LRR P Lat: 35.521191 Long:-78.560346 Datum: NAD83
Soil Map Unit Name: Bibb Sandy Loam,0-2%slopes NWI classification: PF01
Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes X No (If no,explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? Are"Normal Circumstances"present? Yes X No
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:
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(B13) —Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface(138)
_High Water Table(A2) —Marl Deposits(B15)(LRR U) X Drainage Patterns(1310)
X Saturation(A3) —Hydrogen Sulfide Odor(Cl) —Moss Trim Lines(1316)
X 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(63) —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(65) —Other(Explain in Remarks) —Shallow Aquitard(D3)
_Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery(137) X FAC-Neutral Test(D5)
X Water-Stained Leaves(69) 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 X No Depth(inches): 7 Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data(stream gauge, monitoring well,aerial photos,previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
Saturation generally everywhere,shallow standing water in low spots.
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: 30ftx30ft ) %Cover Species? Status Dominance Test worksheet:
1. Liquidambar styraciflua 30 Yes FAC Number of Dominant Species
2. Acer rubrum 20 Yes FAC That Are OBL, FACW,or FAC: 11 (A)
3. Quercus phellos 15 Yes FACW Total Number of Dominant
4. Species Across All Strata: 11 (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:
65 =Total Cover OBL species 20 x 1 = 20
50%of total cover: 33 20%of total cover: 13 FACW species 25 x 2= 50
Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 30ftx30ft ) FAC species 140 x 3= 420
1. Ligustrum sinense 30 Yes FAC FACU species 0 x 4= 0
2. Liquidambar styraciflua 10 Yes FAC UPL species 0 x 5= 0
3. Quercus phellos 10 Yes FACW Column Totals: 185 (A) 490 (B)
4. Prevalence Index =B/A= 2.65
5. Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
6. _1 -Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
7. X 2-Dominance Test is>50%
8. X 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: 30ftx30ft )
1. Microstegium vimineum 30 Yes FAC Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
2. Juncus effusus 10 Yes OBL be present, unless disturbed or problematic.
3. Woodwardia areo/ata 10 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.
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: 30ftx30ft )
1. Toxicodendron radicans 10 Yes FAC
2. Smilax rotundifolia 10 Yes FAC
3.
4.
5' Hydrophytic
20 =Total Cover Vegetation
50%of total cover: 10 20%of total cover: 4 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

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: NC 210/U-6203 City/County: Benson/Johnston County Sampling Date: 12/02/2021
Applicant/Owner: NCDOT State: NC Sampling Point: WA,wc,WE-up
Investigator(s): A.Efird/J.Harrod Section,Township, Range: Benson, NC-McGee Crossroads
Landform (hillside,terrace,etc.): Valley Local relief(concave,convex, none): Concave Slope(%):
Subregion(LRR or MLRA): LRR P Lat: 35.520731 Long:-78.560969 Datum: NAD83
Soil Map Unit Name: Bibb Sandy Loam,0-2%slopes NWI classification: PF01
Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes X No (If no,explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? Are"Normal Circumstances"present? Yes X No
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:
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(B13) _Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface(B8)
_High Water Table(A2) _Marl Deposits(B15)(LRR U) _Drainage Patterns(1310)
_Saturation(A3) _Hydrogen Sulfide Odor(Cl) _Moss Trim Lines(B16)
—Water Marks(131) —Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots(C3) _Dry-Season Water Table(C2)
_Sediment Deposits(B2) _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(B4) _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: WA,WC,WE-up
Absolute Dominant Indicator
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30ftx30ft ) %Cover Species? Status Dominance Test worksheet:
1. Liquidambar styraciflua 20 Yes FAC Number of Dominant Species
2. Acer rubrum 10 Yes FAC That Are OBL, FACW,or FAC: 5 (A)
3. Querucs alba 15 Yes FACU Total Number of Dominant
4. Species Across All Strata: 7 (B)
5. Percent of Dominant Species
6. That Are OBL, FACW,or FAC: 71.4% (A/B)
7. Prevalence Index worksheet:
8. Total%Cover of: Multiply by:
45 =Total Cover OBL species 0 x 1 = 0
50%of total cover: 23 20%of total cover: 9 FACW species 0 x 2= 0
Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 30ftx30ft ) FAC species 55 x 3= 165
1. Quercus alba 20 Yes FACU FACU species 35 x 4= 140
2. Liquidambar styraciflua 5 Yes FAC UPL species 0 x 5= 0
3. Column Totals: 90 (A) 305 (B)
4. Prevalence Index =B/A= 3.39
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: 30ftx30ft )
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
11. 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: 30ftx30ft )
1. Toxicodendron radicans 10 Yes FAC
2. Smilax rotundifolia 10 Yes FAC
3.
4.
5.
Hydrophytic
20 =Total Cover Vegetation
50%of total cover: 10 20%of total cover: 4 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,WC,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' Loc2 Texture Remarks
0-12 10YR 4/3 100 M Loamy/Clayey
12-16 10YR 4/2 100 Loamy/Clayey
'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, 15013)
_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(A11) _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: NC 210/U-6203 City/County: Benson/Johnston County Sampling Date: 12/02/2021
Applicant/Owner: NCDOT State: NC Sampling Point: WB-up
Investigator(s): A.Efird/J.Harrod Section,Township, Range: Benson, NC-McGee Crossroads
Landform (hillside,terrace,etc.): Valley Local relief(concave,convex, none): Concave Slope(%):
Subregion(LRR or MLRA): LRR P Lat: 35.517042 Long:-78.580550 Datum: NAD83
Soil Map Unit Name: Uchee loamy coarse sand,2 to 6 percent slopes NWI classification:
Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes X No (If no,explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? Are"Normal Circumstances"present? Yes X No
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 X Is the Sampled Area
Hydric Soil Present? Yes No X within a Wetland? Yes No X
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No X
Remarks:
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(B13) _Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface(B8)
_High Water Table(A2) _Marl Deposits(B15)(LRR U) _Drainage Patterns(1310)
_Saturation(A3) _Hydrogen Sulfide Odor(Cl) _Moss Trim Lines(B16)
—Water Marks(131) —Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots(C3) _Dry-Season Water Table(C2)
_Sediment Deposits(B2) _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(B4) _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: WB-up
Absolute Dominant Indicator
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30ftx30ft ) %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 0 x 1 = 0
50%of total cover: 20%of total cover: FACW species 0 x 2= 0
Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 30ftx30ft ) FAC species 2 x 3= 6
1. FACU species 0 x 4= 0
2. UPL species 0 x 5= 0
3. Column Totals: 2 (A) 6 (B)
4. Prevalence Index =B/A= 3.00
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: 30ftx30ft )
1. Various upland grasses 70 Yes '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.
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: 30ftx30ft )
1. Rubus argutus 2 No FAC
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hydrophytic
2 =Total Cover Vegetation
50%of total cover: 1 20%of total cover: 1 Present? Yes No X
Remarks: (If observed, list morphological adaptations below.)
Mostly upland grasses
ENG FORM 6116-2-SG,JUL 2018 Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain-Version 2.0

SOIL Sampling Point: WB-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' Loc2 Texture Remarks
0-9 10YR 4/3 100 M Loamy/Clayey
9-16 10YR 4/2 100 Loamy/Clayey
'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, 15013)
_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(A11) _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: NC 210/U-6203 City/County: Benson/Johnston County Sampling Date: 12/02/2021
Applicant/Owner: NCDOT State: NC Sampling Point: WD-up
Investigator(s): A.Efird/J.Harrod Section,Township, Range: Benson, NC-McGee Crossroads
Landform (hillside,terrace,etc.): Valley Local relief(concave,convex, none): Concave Slope(%):
Subregion(LRR or MLRA): LRR P Lat: 35.517590 Long:-78.551892 Datum: NAD83
Soil Map Unit Name: Bibb Sandy Loam,0-2%slopes NWI classification:
Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes X No (If no,explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? Are"Normal Circumstances"present? Yes X No
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:
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(B13) _Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface(B8)
_High Water Table(A2) _Marl Deposits(B15)(LRR U) _Drainage Patterns(1310)
_Saturation(A3) _Hydrogen Sulfide Odor(Cl) _Moss Trim Lines(B16)
—Water Marks(131) —Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots(C3) _Dry-Season Water Table(C2)
_Sediment Deposits(B2) _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(B4) _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: WD-up
Absolute Dominant Indicator
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30ftx30ft ) %Cover Species? Status Dominance Test worksheet:
1. Liquidambar styraciflua 15 Yes FAC Number of Dominant Species
2. Acer rubrum 20 Yes FAC That Are OBL, FACW,or FAC: 5 (A)
3. Querucs alba 10 Yes FACU Total Number of Dominant
4. Species Across All Strata: 7 (B)
5. Percent of Dominant Species
6. That Are OBL, FACW,or FAC: 71.4% (A/B)
7. Prevalence Index worksheet:
8. Total%Cover of: Multiply by:
45 =Total Cover OBL species 0 x 1 = 0
50%of total cover: 23 20%of total cover: 9 FACW species 0 x 2= 0
Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 30ftx30ft ) FAC species 85 x 3= 255
1. Quercus alba 10 Yes FACU FACU species 20 x 4= 80
2. Liquidambar styraciflua 5 No FAC UPL species 0 x 5= 0
3. Acer rubrum 15 Yes FAC Column Totals: 105 (A) 335 (B)
4. Prevalence Index =B/A= 3.19
5. Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
6. _1 -Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
7. X 2-Dominance Test is>50%
8. 3-Prevalence Index is!-3.0'
30 =Total Cover -Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
50%of total cover: 15 20%of total cover: 6
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 30ftx30ft )
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
11. 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: 30ftx30ft )
1. Toxicodendron radicans 20 Yes FAC
2. Smilax rotundifolia 10 Yes FAC
3.
4.
5.
Hydrophytic
30 =Total Cover Vegetation
50%of total cover: 15 20%of total cover: 6 Present? Yes X No
Remarks: (If observed, list morphological adaptations below.)
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SOIL Sampling Point: WD-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' Loc2 Texture Remarks
0-10 10YR 4/3 100 M Loamy/Clayey
10-16 10YR 4/2 100 Loamy/Clayey
'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, 15013)
_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(A11) _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:
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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 Loc Texture Remarks
0-3 10YR 2/1 100 M Loamy/Clayey
3-16 10YR 3/1 92 5YR 4/6 8 C M Loamy/Clayey
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 So1ls3:
_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,150B)
_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) X Redox Depressions(F8) (MLRA 153B)
_Depleted Below Dark Surface(Al 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) X Umbric Surface(F13)(LRR P,T,U) —Barrier Islands Low Chroma Matrix(TS7)
—Sandy Gleyed Matrix(S4) —Delta Ochric(F17)(MLRA 151) (MLRA 153B,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, 153C9 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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NC WAM FIELD ASSESSMENT FORM
Accompanies User Manual Version 5.0
USACE AID# NCDWR#
Project Name U-6203/NC 210 Widening Date of Evaluation 12/01/2021
Applicant/Owner Name NCDOT Wetland Site Name WA,WB,WE-WET
Wetland Type Bottomland Hardwood Forest Assessor Name/Organization A.Efird/J.Harrod
Level III Ecoregion Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain Nearest Named Water Body Beaverdam Branch
River Basin Cape Fear USGS 8-Digit Catalogue Unit 03020201
County NCDWR Region Raleigh
❑ Yes ® No Precipitation within 48 hrs? Latitude/Longitude(deci-degrees) 35.520229 -78.560795
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
OF ❑F From 15 to<30 feet
❑G ❑G From 5 to< 15 feet
7H ❑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
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
®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, WB,WE-WET Date of Assessment 12/01/2021
Wetland Type Bottomland Hardwood Forest Assessor Name/Organization A.Efird/J.Harrod
Notes on Field Assessment Form (Y/N) NO
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N) NO
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) YES
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 MEDIUM
Sub-surface Storage and
Retention Condition MEDIUM
Water Quality Pathogen Change Condition HIGH
Condition/Opportunity HIGH
Opportunity Presence (Y/N) NO
Particulate Change Condition LOW
Condition/Opportunity MEDIUM
Opportunity Presence (Y/N) YES
Soluble Change Condition MEDIUM
Condition/Opportunity HIGH
Opportunity Presence (Y/N) YES
Physical Change Condition LOW
Condition/Opportunity LOW
Opportunity Presence (Y/N) YES
Pollution Change Condition NA
Condition/Opportunity NA
Opportunity Presence (Y/N) NA
Habitat Physical Structure Condition MEDIUM
Landscape Patch Structure Condition LOW
Vegetation Composition Condition MEDIUM
Function Rating Summary
Function Metrics Rating
Hydrology Condition MEDIUM
Water Quality Condition LOW
Condition/Opportunity HIGH
Opportunity Presence (Y/N) YES
Habitat Condition LOW
Overall Wetland Rating LOW

NC WAM FIELD ASSESSMENT FORM
Accompanies User Manual Version 5.0
USACE AID# NCDWR#
Project Name U-6203/NC 210 Widening Date of Evaluation 12/01/2021
Applicant/Owner Name NCDOT Wetland Site Name WC-WET
Wetland Type Headwater Forest Assessor Name/Organization A.Efird/J.Harrod
Level III Ecoregion Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain Nearest Named Water Body Beaverdam Branch/Lake
Branch
River Basin Cape Fear USGS 8-Digit Catalogue Unit 03020201
County Johnston NCDWR Region Raleigh
❑ Yes ® No Precipitation within 48 hrs5 Latitude/Longitude deci-de rees 35.514839 -78.560795
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
OF ❑F From 15 to<30 feet
❑G ❑G From 5 to< 15 feet
7H ❑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
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
®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 WC-WET Date of Assessment 12/01/2021
Wetland Type Headwater Forest Assessor Name/Organization A.Efird/J.Harrod
Notes on Field Assessment Form (Y/N) NO
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N) NO
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) YES
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 HIGH
Water Quality Pathogen Change Condition HIGH
Condition/Opportunity HIGH
Opportunity Presence (Y/N) NO
Particulate Change Condition HIGH
Condition/Opportunity NA
Opportunity Presence (Y/N) NA
Soluble Change Condition MEDIUM
Condition/Opportunity HIGH
Opportunity Presence (Y/N) YES
Physical Change Condition LOW
Condition/Opportunity LOW
Opportunity Presence (Y/N) YES
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 MEDIUM
Function Rating Summary
Function Metrics Rating
Hydrology Condition HIGH
Water Quality Condition HIGH
Condition/Opportunity HIGH
Opportunity Presence (Y/N) YES
Habitat Condition MEDIUM
Overall Wetland Rating HIGH

NC WAM FIELD ASSESSMENT FORM
Accompanies User Manual Version 5.0
USACE AID# NCDWR#
Project Name U-6203/NC 210 Widening Date of Evaluation 12/02/2021
Applicant/Owner Name NCDOT Wetland Site Name WD-WET
Wetland Type Headwater Forest Assessor Name/Organization A.Efird/J.Harrod
Level III Ecoregion Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain Nearest Named Water Body Beaverdam Branch/Lake
Branch
River Basin Cape Fear USGS 8-Digit Catalogue Unit 03020201
County Johnston NCDWR Region Raleigh
❑ Yes ® No Precipitation within 48 hrs5 Latitude/Longitude deci-de rees 35.517590 -78.551892
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
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
❑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 WD-WET Date of Assessment 12/02/2021
Wetland Type Headwater Forest Assessor Name/Organization A.Efird/J.Harrod
Notes on Field Assessment Form (Y/N) NO
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N) NO
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) YES
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 LOW
Sub-surface Storage and
Retention Condition LOW
Water Quality Pathogen Change Condition MEDIUM
Condition/Opportunity MEDIUM
Opportunity Presence (Y/N) NO
Particulate Change Condition MEDIUM
Condition/Opportunity NA
Opportunity Presence (Y/N) NA
Soluble Change Condition LOW
Condition/Opportunity LOW
Opportunity Presence (Y/N) NO
Physical Change Condition MEDIUM
Condition/Opportunity MEDIUM
Opportunity Presence (Y/N) NO
Pollution Change Condition NA
Condition/Opportunity NA
Opportunity Presence (Y/N) NA
Habitat Physical Structure Condition LOW
Landscape Patch Structure Condition LOW
Vegetation Composition Condition MEDIUM
Function Rating Summary
Function Metrics Rating
Hydrology Condition LOW
Water Quality Condition MEDIUM
Condition/Opportunity MEDIUM
Opportunity Presence (Y/N) NO
Habitat Condition LOW
Overall Wetland Rating LOW

NC SAM FIELD ASSESSMENT RESULTS
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
USACE AID#: NCDWR#:
INSTRUCTIONS: Attach a sketch of the assessment area and photographs. Attach a copy of the USGS 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle,
and circle the location of the stream reach under evaluation. If multiple stream reaches will be evaluated on the same property, identify and
number all reaches on the attached map,and include a separate form for each reach. See the NC SAM User Manual for detailed descriptions
and explanations of requested information. Record in the "Notes/Sketch"section if supplementary measurements were performed. See the
NC SAM User Manual for examples of additional measurements that may be relevant.
NOTE EVIDENCE OF STRESSORS AFFECTING THE ASSESSMENT AREA(do not need to be within the assessment area).
PROJECT/SITE INFORMATION:
1. Project name(if any): U-6203/NC 210 Widening 2. Date of evaluation: 12/01/2021
3.Applicant/owner name: NCDOT 4.Assessor name/organization: A.Efi rd/J.Harrod
5. County: Johnston 6. Nearest named water body
7. River basin: Cape Fear on USGS 7.5-minute quad: Beaverdam Branch
8. Site coordinates(decimal degrees,at lower end of assessment reach): 35.514471 -78.558904
STREAM INFORMATION: (depth and width can be approximations)
9. Site number(show on attached map): SA 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): 25ft
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if present)to top of bank(feet): 3 ❑Unable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width at top of bank(feet): 6 13. Is assessment reach a swamp steam? ❑Yes ®No
14. Feature type: ❑Perennial flow ®Intermittent flow ❑Tidal Marsh Stream
STREAM CATEGORY INFORMATION:
15. NC SAM Zone: ❑ Mountains(M) ❑ Piedmont(P) ® Inner Coastal Plain (1) ❑ Outer Coastal Plain (0)
16. Estimated geomorphic ®A.
valley shape(skip for ❑B
Tidal Marsh Stream): (more sinuous stream,flatter valley slope) (less sinuous stream,steeper valley slope)
17.Watershed size: (skip ❑Size 1 (<0.1 mi2) ❑Size 2(0.1 to<0.5 mil) ®Size 3(0.5 to<5 mil) ❑Size 4(>-5 miz)
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
18.Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes ❑No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
❑Section 10 water ❑Classified Trout Waters ❑Water Supply Watershed (❑I ❑II ❑III ❑IV ❑V)
❑Essential Fish Habitat ❑Primary Nursery Area ❑ High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
❑Publicly owned property ❑NCDWR Riparian buffer rule in effect ❑Nutrient Sensitive Waters
❑Anadromous fish ❑303(d)List ❑CAMA Area of Environmental Concern(AEC)
❑Documented presence of a federal and/or state listed protected species within the assessment area.
List species:
❑Designated Critical Habitat(list species)
19.Are additional stream information/supplementary measurements included in"Notes/Sketch"section or attached? ❑Yes ❑No
1. Channel Water-assessment reach metric(skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
®A Water throughout assessment reach.
❑B No flow,water in pools only.
❑C No water in assessment reach.
2. Evidence of Flow Restriction-assessment reach metric
❑A At least 10%of assessment reach in-stream habitat or riffle-pool sequence is severely affected by a flow restriction or fill to the
point of obstructing flow or a channel choked with aquatic macrophytes or ponded water or impoundment on flood or ebb within
the assessment reach(examples: undersized or perched culverts,causeways that constrict the channel,tidal gates, debris jams,
beaver dams).
®B Not
3. Feature Pattern-assessment reach metric
❑A A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern(examples:straightening, modification above or below culvert).
®B Not
4. Feature Longitudinal Profile-assessment reach metric
❑A Majority of assessment reach has a substantially altered stream profile(examples: channel down-cutting,existing damming,over
widening, active aggradation, dredging, and excavation where appropriate channel profile has not reformed from any of these
disturbances).
®B Not
5. Signs of Active Instability-assessment reach metric
Consider only current instability, not past events from which the stream has currently recovered. Examples of instability include
active bank failure,active channel down-cutting(head-cut), active widening,and artificial hardening(such as concrete,gabion, rip-rap).
®A < 10%of channel unstable
❑B 10 to 25%of channel unstable
❑C >25%of channel unstable

6. Streamside Area Interaction—streamside area metric
Consider for the Left Bank(LB)and the Right Bank(RB).
LB RB
®A ®A Little or no evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction
❑B ❑B Moderate evidence of conditions (examples: berms, levees, down-cutting, aggradation, dredging)that adversely affect
reference interaction(examples: limited streamside area access,disruption of flood flows through streamside area,leaky
or intermittent bulkheads,causeways with floodplain constriction, minor ditching[including mosquito ditching])
❑C ❑C Extensive evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction (little to no floodplain/intertidal zone access
[examples: causeways with floodplain and channel constriction,bulkheads,retaining walls,fill,stream incision,disruption
of flood flows through streamside area]or too much floodplain/intertidal zone access[examples:impoundments,intensive
mosquito ditching]) or floodplain/intertidal zone unnaturally absent or assessment reach is a man-made feature on an
interstream divide
7. Water Quality Stressors—assessment reach/intertidal zone metric
Check all that apply.
❑A Discolored water in stream or intertidal zone(milky white,blue, unnatural water discoloration,oil sheen,stream foam)
❑B Excessive sedimentation(burying of stream features or intertidal zone)
❑C Noticeable evidence of pollutant discharges entering the assessment reach and causing a water quality problem
❑D Odor(not including natural sulfide odors)
❑E Current published or collected data indicating degraded water quality in the assessment reach. Cite source in "Notes/Sketch"
section.
❑F Livestock with access to stream or intertidal zone
❑G Excessive algae in stream or intertidal zone
❑H Degraded marsh vegetation in the intertidal zone(removal, burning, regular mowing,destruction, etc)
❑I Other: (explain in"Notes/Sketch"section)
®J Little to no stressors
8. Recent Weather—watershed metric(skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
For Size 1 or 2 streams, D1 drought or higher is considered a drought;for Size 3 or 4 streams, D2 drought or higher is considered a drought.
❑A Drought conditions and no rainfall or rainfall not exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
❑B Drought conditions and rainfall exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
®C No drought conditions
9. Large or Dangerous Stream—assessment reach metric
❑Yes ®No Is stream is too large or dangerous to assess? If Yes,skip to Metric 13(Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition).
10. Natural In-stream Habitat Types—assessment reach metric
10a. ❑Yes ®No Degraded in-stream habitat over majority of the assessment reach (examples of stressors include excessive
sedimentation, mining, excavation, in-stream hardening [for example, rip-rap], recent dredging, and snagging)
(evaluate for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams only,then skip to Metric 12)
10b. Check all that occur(occurs if>5%coverage of assessment reach)(skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams)
❑A Multiple aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses N ❑F 5%oysters or other natural hard bottoms
(include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats) m ❑G Submerged aquatic vegetation
®B Multiple sticks and/or leaf packs and/or emergent o w ❑H Low-tide refugia(pools)
vegetation YC ❑I Sand bottom
❑C Multiple snags and logs(including lap trees) r @ ❑J 5%vertical bank along the marsh
❑D 5% undercut banks and/or root mats and/or roots ❑K Little or no habitat
in banks extend to the normal wetted perimeter
❑E Little or no habitat
*********************************REMAINING QUESTIONS ARE NOT APPLICABLE FOR TIDAL MARSH STREAMS****************************
11. Bedform and Substrate—assessment reach metric(skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
1la. ®Yes ❑No Is assessment reach in a natural sand-bed stream?(skip for Coastal Plain streams)
11 b. Bedform evaluated. Check the appropriate box(es).
®A Riffle-run section (evaluate 11c)
®B Pool-glide section(evaluate 11d)
❑C Natural bedform absent(skip to Metric 12,Aquatic Life)
11 c. In riffle sections,check all that occur below the normal wetted perimeter of the assessment reach—whether or not submerged. Check
at least one box in each row(skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams). Not Present(NP)=absent, Rare
(R)= present but< 10%, Common (C)_ > 10-40%, Abundant (A) _ >40-70%, Predominant(P)_ > 70%. Cumulative percentages
should not exceed 100%for each assessment reach.
NP R C A P
® ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Bedrock/saprolite
® ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Boulder(256—4096 mm)
® ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Cobble(64—256 mm)
❑ ® ❑ ❑ ❑ Gravel(2—64 mm)
❑ ❑ ❑ ® ❑ Sand (.062—2 mm)
❑ ❑ ® ❑ ❑ Silt/clay(<0.062 mm)
❑ ❑ ® ❑ ❑ Detritus
® ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Artificial (rip-rap,concrete,etc.)
11d. ®Yes ❑No Are pools filled with sediment?(skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)

12. Aquatic Life—assessment reach metric(skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
12a. ®Yes ❑No Was an in-stream aquatic life assessment performed as described in the User Manual?
If No,select one of the following reasons and skip to Metric 13. ❑No Water ❑Other:
12b. ®Yes ❑No Are aquatic organisms present in the assessment reach (look in riffles, pools, then snags)? If Yes, check all that
apply. If No,skip to Metric 13.
1 >1 Numbers over columns refer to"individuals"for Size 1 and 2 streams and"taxa"for Size 3 and 4 streams.
❑ ❑Adult frogs
❑ ❑Aquatic reptiles
❑ ❑Aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses(include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats)
❑ ®Beetles
❑ ❑Caddisfly larvae(T)
❑ ❑Asian clam (Corbicula)
❑ ®Crustacean (isopod/amphipod/crayfish/shrimp)
❑ ❑Damselfly and dragonfly larvae
❑ ❑Dipterans
❑ ❑Mayfly larvae(E)
❑ ❑Megaloptera(alderfly,fishfly,dobsonfly larvae)
❑ ❑Midges/mosquito larvae
❑ ®Mosquito fish (Gambusia)or mud minnows(Umbra pygmaea)
❑ ❑Mussels/Clams(not Corbicula)
❑ ❑Other fish
❑ ❑Salamanders/tadpoles
❑ ❑Snails
❑ ❑Stonefly larvae(P)
❑ ❑Tipulid larvae
® ❑Worms/leeches
13. Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition—streamside area metric(skip for Tidal Marsh Streams and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank(LB)and the Right Bank(RB). Consider storage capacity with regard to both overbank flow and upland runoff.
LB RB
®A ®A Little or no alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
❑B ❑B Moderate alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
❑C ❑C Severe alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area(examples: ditches,fill,soil compaction,
livestock disturbance, buildings, man-made levees,drainage pipes)
14. Streamside Area Water Storage—streamside area metric(skip for Size 1 streams,Tidal Marsh Streams,and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank(LB)and the Right Bank(RB)of the streamside area.
LB RB
❑A ❑A Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water>_6 inches deep
❑B ❑B Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
®C ®C Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water<3 inches deep
15. Wetland Presence—streamside area metric(skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for the Left Bank(LB)and the Right Bank(RB). Do not consider wetlands outside of the streamside area or within the normal
wetted perimeter of assessment reach.
LB RB
®Y ®Y Are wetlands present in the streamside area?
❑N ❑N
16. Baseflow Contributors—assessment reach metric(skip for Size 4 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all contributors within the assessment reach or within view of and draining to the assessment reach.
®A Streams and/or springs(jurisdictional discharges)
❑B Ponds(include wet detention basins;do not include sediment basins or dry detention basins)
❑C Obstruction passing flow during low-flow periods within the assessment area(beaver dam, leaky dam, bottom-release dam,weir)
®D Evidence of bank seepage or sweating(iron in water indicates seepage)
®E Stream bed or bank soil reduced (dig through deposited sediment if present)
❑F None of the above
17. Baseflow Detractors—assessment area metric(skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all that apply.
❑A Evidence of substantial water withdrawals from the assessment reach(includes areas excavated for pump installation)
❑B Obstruction not passing flow during low-flow periods affecting the assessment reach (ex:watertight dam,sediment deposit)
❑C Urban stream(>_24%impervious surface for watershed)
❑D Evidence that the streamside area has been modified resulting in accelerated drainage into the assessment reach
❑E Assessment reach relocated to valley edge
®F None of the above
18. Shading—assessment reach metric(skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider aspect. Consider"leaf-on"condition.
®A Stream shading is appropriate for stream category(may include gaps associated with natural processes)
❑B Degraded(example: scattered trees)
❑C Stream shading is gone or largely absent

19. Buffer Width—streamside area metric(skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider"vegetated buffer"and"wooded buffer"separately for left bank(LB)and right bank(RB)starting at the top of bank out
to the first break.
Vegetated Wooded
LB RB LB RB
®A ®A ®A ®A >_ 100 feet wide or extends to the edge of the watershed
❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B From 50 to< 100 feet wide
❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C From 30 to<50 feet wide
❑D ❑D ❑D ❑D From 10 to<30 feet wide
❑E ❑E ❑E ❑E < 10 feet wide or no trees
20. Buffer Structure—streamside area metric(skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank(LB)and right bank(RB)for Metric 19("Vegetated" Buffer Width).
LB RB
❑A ❑A Mature forest
®B ®B Non-mature woody vegetation or modified vegetation structure
❑C ❑C Herbaceous vegetation with or without a strip of trees< 10 feet wide
❑D ❑D Maintained shrubs
❑E ❑E Little or no vegetation
21. Buffer Stressors—streamside area metric(skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all appropriate boxes for left bank(LB)and right bank(RB). Indicate if listed stressor abuts stream(Abuts),does not abut but is
within 30 feet of stream(<30 feet), or is between 30 to 50 feet of stream(30-50 feet).
If none of the following stressors occurs on either bank,check here and skip to Metric 22:
Abuts <30 feet 30-50 feet
LB RB LB RB LB RB
❑A ❑A ❑A ❑A ❑A ❑A Row crops
❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B Maintained turf
❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C Pasture(no livestock)/commercial horticulture
❑D ❑D ❑D ❑D ❑D ❑D Pasture(active livestock use)
22. Stem Density—streamside area metric(skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank(LB)and right bank(RB)for Metric 19("Wooded" Buffer Width).
LB RB
®A ®A Medium to high stem density
❑B ❑B Low stem density
❑C ❑C No wooded riparian buffer or predominantly herbaceous species or bare ground
23. Continuity of Vegetated Buffer—streamside area metric(skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider whether vegetated buffer is continuous along stream(parallel). Breaks are areas lacking vegetation> 10 feet wide.
LB RB
®A ®A The total length of buffer breaks is<25 percent.
❑B ❑B The total length of buffer breaks is between 25 and 50 percent.
❑C ❑C The total length of buffer breaks is>50 percent.
24. Vegetative Composition—streamside area metric(skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Evaluate the dominant vegetation within 100 feet of each bank or to the edge of the watershed (whichever comes first)as it contributes to
assessment reach habitat.
LB RB
❑A ❑A Vegetation is close to undisturbed in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of native species,
with non-native invasive species absent or sparse.
®B ®B Vegetation indicates disturbance in terms of species diversity or proportions, but is still largely composed of native
species. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clear-cutting or clearing or
communities with non-native invasive species present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata or
communities missing understory but retaining canopy trees.
❑C ❑C Vegetation is severely disturbed in terms of species diversity or proportions. Mature canopy is absent or communities
with non-native invasive species dominant over a large portion of expected strata or communities composed of planted
stands of non-characteristic species or communities inappropriately composed of a single species or no vegetation.
25. Conductivity—assessment reach metric(skip for all Coastal Plain streams)
25a. ®Yes ❑No Was conductivity measurement recorded?
If No,select one of the following reasons. ❑No Water ❑Other:
25b. Check the box corresponding to the conductivity measurement(units of microsiemens per centimeter).
❑A <46 ❑B 46 to<67 ®C 67 to<79 ❑D 79 to<230 ❑E >_230
Notes/Sketch:

Draft NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name U-6203/NC 210 Widening Date of Assessment 12/01/2021
Stream Category la3 Assessor Name/Organization A.Efird/J.Harrod
Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N) NO
Presence of regulatory considerations(Y/N) NO
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N)
NC SAM feature type(perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream) Intermittent
USACE/ NCDWR
Function Class Rating Summary All Streams Intermittent
(1) Hydrology HIGH
(2)Baseflow HIGH
(2) Flood Flow HIGH
(3)Streamside Area Attenuation HIGH
(4) Floodplain Access HIGH
(4)Wooded Riparian Buffer HIGH
(4)Microtopography LOW
(3)Stream Stability HIGH
(4)Channel Stability HIGH
(4)Sediment Transport LOW
(4)Stream Geomorphology HIGH
(2)Stream/Intertidal Zone Interaction NA NA
(2)Longitudinal Tidal Flow NA NA
(2)Tidal Marsh Stream Stability NA NA
(3)Tidal Marsh Channel Stability NA NA
(3)Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology NA NA
(1)Water Quality HIGH
(2)Baseflow HIGH
(2)Streamside Area Vegetation HIGH
(3)Upland Pollutant Filtration HIGH
(3)Thermoregulation HIGH
(2) Indicators of Stressors NO
(2)Aquatic Life Tolerance MEDIUM
(2)Intertidal Zone Filtration NA NA
(1) Habitat LOW
(2) In-stream Habitat LOW
(3)Baseflow HIGH
(3)Substrate MEDIUM
(3)Stream Stability HIGH
(3) In-stream Habitat LOW
(2)Stream-side Habitat HIGH
(3)Stream-side Habitat HIGH
(3)Thermoregulation HIGH
(2)Tidal Marsh In-stream Habitat NA NA
(3)Flow Restriction NA NA
(3)Tidal Marsh Stream Stability NA NA
(4)Tidal Marsh Channel Stability NA NA
(4)Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology NA NA
(3)Tidal Marsh In-stream Habitat NA NA
(2)Intertidal Zone NA NA
Overall HIGH

NC SAM FIELD ASSESSMENT RESULTS
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
USACE AID#: NCDWR#:
INSTRUCTIONS: Attach a sketch of the assessment area and photographs. Attach a copy of the USGS 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle,
and circle the location of the stream reach under evaluation. If multiple stream reaches will be evaluated on the same property, identify and
number all reaches on the attached map,and include a separate form for each reach. See the NC SAM User Manual for detailed descriptions
and explanations of requested information. Record in the "Notes/Sketch"section if supplementary measurements were performed. See the
NC SAM User Manual for examples of additional measurements that may be relevant.
NOTE EVIDENCE OF STRESSORS AFFECTING THE ASSESSMENT AREA(do not need to be within the assessment area).
PROJECT/SITE INFORMATION:
1. Project name(if any): U-6203/NC 210 Widening 2. Date of evaluation: 12/01/2021
3.Applicant/owner name: NCDOT 4.Assessor name/organization: A.Efi rd/J.Harrod
5. County: Johnston 6. Nearest named water body
7. River basin: Cape Fear on USGS 7.5-minute quad: Beaverdam Branch
8. Site coordinates(decimal degrees,at lower end of assessment reach): 35.509325 --78.556087
STREAM INFORMATION: (depth and width can be approximations)
9. Site number(show on attached map): SB, SC 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): 50ft
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if present)to top of bank(feet): 4 ❑Unable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width at top of bank(feet): 6 13. Is assessment reach a swamp steam? ❑Yes ®No
14. Feature type: ❑Perennial flow ®Intermittent flow ❑Tidal Marsh Stream
STREAM CATEGORY INFORMATION:
15. NC SAM Zone: ❑ Mountains(M) ❑ Piedmont(P) ® Inner Coastal Plain (1) ❑ Outer Coastal Plain (0)
16. Estimated geomorphic ❑A.
valley shape(skip for ®B
Tidal Marsh Stream): (more sinuous stream,flatter valley slope) (less sinuous stream,steeper valley slope)
17.Watershed size: (skip ❑Size 1 (<0.1 mil) ❑Size 2(0.1 to<0.5 mil) ®Size 3(0.5 to<5 mil) ❑Size 4(>-5 mil)
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
18.Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes []No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
❑Section 10 water ❑Classified Trout Waters ❑Water Supply Watershed (❑I ❑II ❑III ❑IV ❑V)
❑Essential Fish Habitat ❑Primary Nursery Area ❑ High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
❑Publicly owned property ❑NCDWR Riparian buffer rule in effect ❑Nutrient Sensitive Waters
❑Anadromous fish ❑303(d)List ❑CAMA Area of Environmental Concern(AEC)
❑Documented presence of a federal and/or state listed protected species within the assessment area.
List species:
❑Designated Critical Habitat(list species)
19.Are additional stream information/supplementary measurements included in"Notes/Sketch"section or attached? ❑Yes ❑No
1. Channel Water-assessment reach metric(skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
®A Water throughout assessment reach.
❑B No flow,water in pools only.
❑C No water in assessment reach.
2. Evidence of Flow Restriction-assessment reach metric
®A At least 10%of assessment reach in-stream habitat or riffle-pool sequence is severely affected by a flow restriction or fill to the
point of obstructing flow or a channel choked with aquatic macrophytes or ponded water or impoundment on flood or ebb within
the assessment reach(examples: undersized or perched culverts,causeways that constrict the channel,tidal gates, debris jams,
beaver dams).
❑B Not
3. Feature Pattern-assessment reach metric
®A A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern(examples:straightening, modification above or below culvert).
❑B Not
4. Feature Longitudinal Profile-assessment reach metric
®A Majority of assessment reach has a substantially altered stream profile(examples: channel down-cutting,existing damming,over
widening, active aggradation, dredging, and excavation where appropriate channel profile has not reformed from any of these
disturbances).
❑B Not
5. Signs of Active Instability-assessment reach metric
Consider only current instability, not past events from which the stream has currently recovered. Examples of instability include
active bank failure,active channel down-cutting(head-cut), active widening,and artificial hardening(such as concrete,gabion, rip-rap).
❑A < 10%of channel unstable
®B 10 to 25%of channel unstable
❑C >25%of channel unstable

6. Streamside Area Interaction—streamside area metric
Consider for the Left Bank(LB)and the Right Bank(RB).
LB RB
❑A ❑A Little or no evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction
®B ®B Moderate evidence of conditions (examples: berms, levees, down-cutting, aggradation, dredging)that adversely affect
reference interaction(examples: limited streamside area access,disruption of flood flows through streamside area,leaky
or intermittent bulkheads,causeways with floodplain constriction, minor ditching[including mosquito ditching])
❑C ❑C Extensive evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction (little to no floodplain/intertidal zone access
[examples: causeways with floodplain and channel constriction,bulkheads,retaining walls,fill,stream incision,disruption
of flood flows through streamside area]or too much floodplain/intertidal zone access[examples:impoundments,intensive
mosquito ditching]) or floodplain/intertidal zone unnaturally absent or assessment reach is a man-made feature on an
interstream divide
7. Water Quality Stressors—assessment reach/intertidal zone metric
Check all that apply.
❑A Discolored water in stream or intertidal zone(milky white,blue, unnatural water discoloration,oil sheen,stream foam)
®B Excessive sedimentation(burying of stream features or intertidal zone)
❑C Noticeable evidence of pollutant discharges entering the assessment reach and causing a water quality problem
❑D Odor(not including natural sulfide odors)
❑E Current published or collected data indicating degraded water quality in the assessment reach. Cite source in "Notes/Sketch"
section.
❑F Livestock with access to stream or intertidal zone
❑G Excessive algae in stream or intertidal zone
❑H Degraded marsh vegetation in the intertidal zone(removal, burning, regular mowing,destruction, etc)
❑I Other: (explain in"Notes/Sketch"section)
❑J Little to no stressors
8. Recent Weather—watershed metric(skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
For Size 1 or 2 streams, D1 drought or higher is considered a drought;for Size 3 or 4 streams, D2 drought or higher is considered a drought.
❑A Drought conditions and no rainfall or rainfall not exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
❑B Drought conditions and rainfall exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
®C No drought conditions
9. Large or Dangerous Stream—assessment reach metric
❑Yes ®No Is stream is too large or dangerous to assess? If Yes,skip to Metric 13(Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition).
10. Natural In-stream Habitat Types—assessment reach metric
10a. ❑Yes ®No Degraded in-stream habitat over majority of the assessment reach (examples of stressors include excessive
sedimentation, mining, excavation, in-stream hardening [for example, rip-rap], recent dredging, and snagging)
(evaluate for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams only,then skip to Metric 12)
10b. Check all that occur(occurs if>5%coverage of assessment reach)(skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams)
❑A Multiple aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses F, N ❑F 5%oysters or other natural hard bottoms
(include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats) m ❑G Submerged aquatic vegetation
®B Multiple sticks and/or leaf packs and/or emergent o w ❑H Low-tide refugia(pools)
vegetation YC ❑I Sand bottom
❑C Multiple snags and logs(including lap trees) r @ ❑J 5%vertical bank along the marsh
❑D 5% undercut banks and/or root mats and/or roots ❑K Little or no habitat
in banks extend to the normal wetted perimeter
❑E Little or no habitat
*********************************REMAINING QUESTIONS ARE NOT APPLICABLE FOR TIDAL MARSH STREAMS****************************
11. Bedform and Substrate—assessment reach metric(skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
1la. ®Yes ❑No Is assessment reach in a natural sand-bed stream?(skip for Coastal Plain streams)
11 b. Bedform evaluated. Check the appropriate box(es).
®A Riffle-run section (evaluate 11c)
®B Pool-glide section(evaluate 11d)
❑C Natural bedform absent(skip to Metric 12,Aquatic Life)
11 c. In riffle sections,check all that occur below the normal wetted perimeter of the assessment reach—whether or not submerged. Check
at least one box in each row(skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams). Not Present(NP)=absent, Rare
(R)= present but< 10%, Common (C)_ > 10-40%, Abundant (A) _ >40-70%, Predominant(P)_ > 70%. Cumulative percentages
should not exceed 100%for each assessment reach.
NP R C A P
® ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Bedrock/saprolite
® ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Boulder(256—4096 mm)
® ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Cobble(64—256 mm)
❑ ® ❑ ❑ ❑ Gravel(2—64 mm)
❑ ❑ ❑ ® ❑ Sand (.062—2 mm)
❑ ❑ ® ❑ ❑ Silt/clay(<0.062 mm)
❑ ❑ ® ❑ ❑ Detritus
® ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Artificial (rip-rap,concrete,etc.)
11d. ®Yes ❑No Are pools filled with sediment?(skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)

12. Aquatic Life—assessment reach metric(skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
12a. ®Yes ❑No Was an in-stream aquatic life assessment performed as described in the User Manual?
If No,select one of the following reasons and skip to Metric 13. ❑No Water ❑Other:
12b. ®Yes ❑No Are aquatic organisms present in the assessment reach (look in riffles, pools, then snags)? If Yes, check all that
apply. If No,skip to Metric 13.
1 >1 Numbers over columns refer to"individuals"for Size 1 and 2 streams and"taxa"for Size 3 and 4 streams.
❑ ❑Adult frogs
❑ ❑Aquatic reptiles
❑ ❑Aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses(include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats)
❑ ❑Beetles
❑ ❑Caddisfly larvae(T)
❑ ❑Asian clam (Corbicula)
❑ ®Crustacean (isopod/amphipod/crayfish/shrimp)
❑ ❑Damselfly and dragonfly larvae
❑ ❑Dipterans
❑ ❑Mayfly larvae(E)
❑ ❑Megaloptera(alderfly,fishfly,dobsonfly larvae)
❑ ❑Midges/mosquito larvae
❑ ®Mosquito fish (Gambusia)or mud minnows(Umbra pygmaea)
❑ ❑Mussels/Clams(not Corbicula)
❑ ❑Other fish
❑ ❑Salamanders/tadpoles
❑ ❑Snails
❑ ❑Stonefly larvae(P)
❑ ❑Tipulid larvae
❑ ❑Worms/leeches
13. Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition—streamside area metric(skip for Tidal Marsh Streams and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank(LB)and the Right Bank(RB). Consider storage capacity with regard to both overbank flow and upland runoff.
LB RB
❑A ❑A Little or no alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
❑B ❑B Moderate alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
®C ®C Severe alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area(examples: ditches,fill,soil compaction,
livestock disturbance, buildings, man-made levees,drainage pipes)
14. Streamside Area Water Storage—streamside area metric(skip for Size 1 streams,Tidal Marsh Streams,and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank(LB)and the Right Bank(RB)of the streamside area.
LB RB
❑A ❑A Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water>_6 inches deep
❑B ❑B Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
®C ®C Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water<3 inches deep
15. Wetland Presence—streamside area metric(skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for the Left Bank(LB)and the Right Bank(RB). Do not consider wetlands outside of the streamside area or within the normal
wetted perimeter of assessment reach.
LB RB
❑Y ❑Y Are wetlands present in the streamside area?
CAN ®N
16. Baseflow Contributors—assessment reach metric(skip for Size 4 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all contributors within the assessment reach or within view of and draining to the assessment reach.
®A Streams and/or springs(jurisdictional discharges)
❑B Ponds(include wet detention basins;do not include sediment basins or dry detention basins)
❑C Obstruction passing flow during low-flow periods within the assessment area(beaver dam, leaky dam, bottom-release dam,weir)
❑D Evidence of bank seepage or sweating(iron in water indicates seepage)
®E Stream bed or bank soil reduced (dig through deposited sediment if present)
❑F None of the above
17. Baseflow Detractors—assessment area metric(skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all that apply.
❑A Evidence of substantial water withdrawals from the assessment reach(includes areas excavated for pump installation)
❑B Obstruction not passing flow during low-flow periods affecting the assessment reach (ex:watertight dam,sediment deposit)
❑C Urban stream(>_24%impervious surface for watershed)
®D Evidence that the streamside area has been modified resulting in accelerated drainage into the assessment reach
❑E Assessment reach relocated to valley edge
❑F None of the above
18. Shading—assessment reach metric(skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider aspect. Consider"leaf-on"condition.
®A Stream shading is appropriate for stream category(may include gaps associated with natural processes)
❑B Degraded(example: scattered trees)
❑C Stream shading is gone or largely absent

19. Buffer Width—streamside area metric(skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider"vegetated buffer"and"wooded buffer"separately for left bank(LB)and right bank(RB)starting at the top of bank out
to the first break.
Vegetated Wooded
LB RB LB RB
❑A ❑A ❑A ❑A >_ 100 feet wide or extends to the edge of the watershed
❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B From 50 to< 100 feet wide
®C ®C ®C ®C From 30 to<50 feet wide
❑D ❑D ❑D ❑D From 10 to<30 feet wide
❑E ❑E ❑E ❑E < 10 feet wide or no trees
20. Buffer Structure—streamside area metric(skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank(LB)and right bank(RB)for Metric 19("Vegetated" Buffer Width).
LB RB
❑A ❑A Mature forest
®B ®B Non-mature woody vegetation or modified vegetation structure
❑C ❑C Herbaceous vegetation with or without a strip of trees< 10 feet wide
❑D ❑D Maintained shrubs
❑E ❑E Little or no vegetation
21. Buffer Stressors—streamside area metric(skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all appropriate boxes for left bank(LB)and right bank(RB). Indicate if listed stressor abuts stream(Abuts),does not abut but is
within 30 feet of stream(<30 feet), or is between 30 to 50 feet of stream(30-50 feet).
If none of the following stressors occurs on either bank,check here and skip to Metric 22:
Abuts <30 feet 30-50 feet
LB RB LB RB LB RB
❑A ❑A ❑A ❑A ❑A ❑A Row crops
❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B Maintained turf
❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C Pasture(no livestock)/commercial horticulture
❑D ❑D ❑D ❑D ❑D ❑D Pasture(active livestock use)
22. Stem Density—streamside area metric(skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank(LB)and right bank(RB)for Metric 19("Wooded" Buffer Width).
LB RB
®A ®A Medium to high stem density
❑B ❑B Low stem density
❑C ❑C No wooded riparian buffer or predominantly herbaceous species or bare ground
23. Continuity of Vegetated Buffer—streamside area metric(skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider whether vegetated buffer is continuous along stream(parallel). Breaks are areas lacking vegetation> 10 feet wide.
LB RB
®A ®A The total length of buffer breaks is<25 percent.
❑B ❑B The total length of buffer breaks is between 25 and 50 percent.
❑C ❑C The total length of buffer breaks is>50 percent.
24. Vegetative Composition—streamside area metric(skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Evaluate the dominant vegetation within 100 feet of each bank or to the edge of the watershed (whichever comes first)as it contributes to
assessment reach habitat.
LB RB
❑A ❑A Vegetation is close to undisturbed in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of native species,
with non-native invasive species absent or sparse.
®B ®B Vegetation indicates disturbance in terms of species diversity or proportions, but is still largely composed of native
species. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clear-cutting or clearing or
communities with non-native invasive species present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata or
communities missing understory but retaining canopy trees.
El ❑C Vegetation is severely disturbed in terms of species diversity or proportions. Mature canopy is absent or communities
with non-native invasive species dominant over a large portion of expected strata or communities composed of planted
stands of non-characteristic species or communities inappropriately composed of a single species or no vegetation.
25. Conductivity—assessment reach metric(skip for all Coastal Plain streams)
25a. ®Yes ❑No Was conductivity measurement recorded?
If No,select one of the following reasons. ❑No Water ❑Other:
25b. Check the box corresponding to the conductivity measurement(units of microsiemens per centimeter).
❑A <46 FIB 46 to<67 ®C 67 to<79 ❑D 79 to<230 ❑E >_230
Notes/Sketch:

Draft NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name U-6203/NC 210 Widening Date of Assessment 12/01/2021
Stream Category Ib3 Assessor Name/Organization A.Efird/J.Harrod
Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N) NO
Presence of regulatory considerations(Y/N) NO
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N)
NC SAM feature type(perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream) Intermittent
USACE/ NCDWR
Function Class Rating Summary All Streams Intermittent
(1) Hydrology LOW
(2)Baseflow HIGH
(2) Flood Flow LOW
(3)Streamside Area Attenuation MEDIUM
(4) Floodplain Access MEDIUM
(4)Wooded Riparian Buffer HIGH
(4)Microtopography NA NA
(3)Stream Stability LOW
(4)Channel Stability MEDIUM
(4)Sediment Transport LOW
(4)Stream Geomorphology LOW
(2)Stream/Intertidal Zone Interaction NA NA
(2)Longitudinal Tidal Flow NA NA
(2)Tidal Marsh Stream Stability NA NA
(3)Tidal Marsh Channel Stability NA NA
(3)Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology NA NA
(1)Water Quality MEDIUM
(2)Baseflow HIGH
(2)Streamside Area Vegetation HIGH
(3)Upland Pollutant Filtration HIGH
(3)Thermoregulation HIGH
(2) Indicators of Stressors NO
(2)Aquatic Life Tolerance LOW
(2)Intertidal Zone Filtration NA NA
(1) Habitat LOW
(2) In-stream Habitat LOW
(3)Baseflow HIGH
(3)Substrate MEDIUM
(3)Stream Stability MEDIUM
(3) In-stream Habitat LOW
(2)Stream-side Habitat HIGH
(3)Stream-side Habitat MEDIUM
(3)Thermoregulation HIGH
(2)Tidal Marsh In-stream Habitat NA NA
(3)Flow Restriction NA NA
(3)Tidal Marsh Stream Stability NA NA
(4)Tidal Marsh Channel Stability NA NA
(4)Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology NA NA
(3)Tidal Marsh In-stream Habitat NA NA
(2)Intertidal Zone NA NA
Overall LOW