NCSAM SC, SD

NC SAM FIELD ASSESSMENT FORM
i,ccomoanies User Manual Version 2.1
I USACEAID#: NCDWR# I
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" 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: i.
1. Project name (if any): el 2. Date of evaluation: it p�7
3. Applicant/owner name: 4. Assessor namelorganization:
5. County: Q��� h 4 `+^ c. w 6. Nearest named water body �q
7. River basin: ��, on USGS 7.5-minute quad: Y • ru�io �t y-
8. Site coordinates (decimal degrees, at lower end of assessment reach): 6 a k j Z6 Db 6 _�lct
STREAM INFORMATION: (depth and width can be approximations)
9. Site number (show on attached map): 5 L 4 z-LiA 70. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): c`-)
11. Channel depth from bed (in rI fle, if present) to top of bank (feet): Q ❑Unable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width atpp of bank (feet): [ 0 13. Is assessment reach a swamp stream? ❑Yes ['INo
14. Feature type: Perennial flow [_—]Intermittent flow ❑Tidal Marsh Stream
STREAM CATEGORY INFORMATION:
15. NC SAM Zone: ❑Mountains (M) iedmont (P) ❑Inner Coastal Plain (I) ❑Outer Coastal Plain (0)
16. Estimated geomorphic � 1
valley shape (skip for ❑a �- Lr
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 mi) ❑Size 4 (>_ 5 mi')
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? M Yes [-]No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
❑Section 10 water ❑Classifled Trout Waters ❑Water Supply Watershed (❑I ❑11 ❑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/suoolementary measurements included in "Notes/Sketch" section or attached? 14yes I-lNo
1. Cha�nnel Water — assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
QA 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) -
Not A
3. Feature Pattern — assessment reach metric
❑F>, A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above or below culvert).
[u]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).
j NotA
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
a^ct�i bank failure, active channel down -cutting (head -cut), active widening, and artificial hardening (such as concrete, gabion, rip -rap).
% < 10% of channel unstable
❑B 10 to 25% of channel unstable
❑C > 25% of channel unstable
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6. Streamside Area Interaction — streamside area metric
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB).
LB RR
❑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,
1 leaky or intermittent bulkheads, causeways with floodplain constriction, minor ditching [including mosquito ditching])
[ C 4C 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 floodplainlntertidal zone unnaturally absent or assessment reach is a
man-made feature on an interstream divide
7. Water Quality Stressors — assessment reach/intertidal zone metric
ChAk 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" 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
[IC No drought conditions
9. Large or D44orous Stream — assessment reach metric
❑Yes 5y10 Is stream 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 5% oysters or other natural hard bottoms
(including liverworts, lichens, and algal mats) F R ❑G Submerged aquatic vegetation
Multiple sticks and/or leaf packs and/or emergent o 2 ❑H Low -tide refugia (pools)
vegetation "" ❑I Sand bottom
❑Cy, Multiple snags and logs (including lap trees) s „ ❑J 5% vertical bank along the marsh
Qij 5% undercut banks and/or root mats and/or roots " 2 ❑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)
11a. ❑Yes [ENo Is assessment reach in a natural sand -bed stream? (skip for Coastal Plain streams)
11b. Bedform evaluated. Check the appropriate box(es).
rRiffle-run section (evaluate 11c)
Pool -glide section (evaluate 11 d)
❑C Natural bedform absent (skip to Metric 12, Aquatic Life)
11c. 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. Not Present (NP) = absent, Rare (R) = present but < 10%, Common (C) _ > 10-40%,
Aant (A) _ > 40-70%, Predominant(P) _ > 70%. Cumulative percentages should not exceed 100% for each assessment reach.
Ns� R C A P
Q� ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Bedrock/saprolite
❑�/� El El ❑ Boulder (256 — 4096 mm)
ElL�7 ❑,/ ❑ ❑ Cobble (64 — 256 mm)
El El El El j!J Gravel (2-64 mm)
❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Sand (.062-2 mm)
❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Silt/clay (< 0.062 mm)
❑ ❑/ ❑ ❑ Detritus
❑ © El El El Artificial (rip -rap, concrete, etc.)
11d. [--]Yes No Are pools filled with sediment?

12. Aquatic . -assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
12a. MYes ❑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. [v4 []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 (including water pennies)
❑ ❑Caddisfly larvae (Tdchoptera [T])
❑ ❑Asian clam (Corbicula)
❑ ❑Crustacean (isopod/amphipod/crayfish/shrimp)
❑ ❑Damselfly and dragonfly larvae
❑ ❑Dipterans (true flies)
❑ ❑Mayfly larvae (Ephemeroptera [E])
❑ ❑Megaloptera (alderfly, fishfly, dobsonfly larvae)
❑ ❑fjfj44��dges/mosquito larvae
❑ Omo' squito fish (Gambusia) or mud minnows (Umbra pygmaea)
❑ ❑Mussels/Clams (not Corbicula)
r. 00therfish
[Sr ❑Salamanders/tadpoles
❑Snails
❑ ❑Stonefly larvae (Plecoptera [P])
❑ ❑Tpulid larvae (Cranefly)
❑ ❑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 ZIB Moderate alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
rqC 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
❑ ❑�" Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
L✓JC 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
F11 V ❑Yi Are wetlands present in the streamside area?
WN
16. Baseflow Contributors - assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
rk all contributors within the assessment reach or within view of and draining to the assessment reach.
Streams and/or springs Jurisdictional discharges)
❑B Ponds (include wet detention basins; do not include sediment basins or dry detention basins)
❑C Obstruction that passes some flow during low -flow periods affecting assessment reach (ex: beaver dam, bottom -release dam)
❑D Evidence of bank seepage or sweating (iron oxidizing bacteria 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)
WC 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 -
Stream Stream shading is appropriate for the stream category (may include gaps associated with natural processes)
[vj'B Degraded (example: scattered trees)
❑C Stream shading is gone or largely absent
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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 RBA
LB
RB
PA
A
,❑,��
❑ A ? 100 feet wide or extends to the edge of the watershed
❑B ❑B
UvB
❑B From 50 to<100feet wide
❑C ❑C
❑C
RrC 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
Mature forest
W[-]A
U6
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: Lg
Abuts < 30 feet 30-50 feet
LB IRS 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
❑ ❑ Medium to high stem density
QB 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
❑� ❑Fy The total length of buffer breaks is < 25 percent.
[fig rThe 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 — First 100 feet of 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,
f ! with non-native invasive species absent or sparse.
[� 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
Ste ds of non -characteristic species or communities inappropriately composed of a single species or no vegetation.
25. Conductivity— as ssment reach metric (skip for all Coastal Plain streams)
25a. ❑Yes F o Was conductivity measurement recorded?
251b. 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:

NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name 1-5898 Mayodan SC Reach 1 Date of Evaluation
Stream Category Pb3 Assessor Name/Organization
Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N)
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream)
Function Class Rating Summa
USACE/
All Streams
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YES
NO
YES
Perennial
NCDWR
Intermittent
(1) Hydrology MEDIUM
(2) Baseflow HIGH
(2) Flood Flow MEDIUM
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation LOW
(4) Floodplain Access LOW
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer HIGH
(4) Microtopography NA
(3) Stream Stability HIGH
(4) Channel Stability HIGH
(4) Sediment Transport MEDIUM
(4) Stream Geomorphology HIGH
(2) Stream/Intertidal Zone Interaction NA
(2) Longitudinal Tidal Flow NA
(2) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology NA
(1) Water Quality LOW
(2) Baseflow HIGH
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation MEDIUM
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration MEDIUM
(3) Thermoregulation MEDIUM
(2) Indicators of Stressors NO
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance LOW
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration NA
(1) Water Quality LOW
(2) Baseflow HIGH
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation MEDIUM
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration MEDIUM
(3) Thermoregulation MEDIUM
(2) Indicators of Stressors NO
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance LOW
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration NA
(1) Habitat MEDIUM
(2) In -stream Habitat MEDIUM
(3) Baseflow HIGH
(3) Substrate MEDIUM
(3) Stream Stability HIGH
(3) In -stream Habitat MEDIUM
(2) Stream -side Habitat MEDIUM
(3) Stream -side Habitat MEDIUM
(3) Thermoregulation MEDIUM
(2) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat NA
(3) Flow Restriction NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology NA
(3) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat NA
(2) Intertidal Zone Habitat NA
Overall MEDIUM

NC SAM FIELD ASSESSMENT FORM e'
User Manual Version 2.1 _�Y_ U Uv
I USACEAID #: NCDWR# I
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 reachunder 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" 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).
1PROJECT/SITE a. Project name (if y) NATION: (r ��G 2. Date of evaluation: �d
3. Applicant/owner name:4. Assessor name/organization:
5. County: Q oc.�E'�'•t 9..a+ 6. Nearest named water body ��pp
7. River basin: �o U--- on USGPS 7.5-minute quad:
8. Site coordinates (decimal degrees, at lower end of assessment reach): Sb � 14 �)C2�, _ }q , q q
STREAM INFORMATION: (depth and width can be approximations)
9. Site number (show on attached map): 15y eC aUn � 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): ,� C>o
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if present) to top of bank (feet): !r ' ❑Unable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width �at ntop of bank (feet): ,f '" 13. Is assessment reach a swamp stream? []Yes gNo
14. Feature type:-rerennial flow []Intermittent flow ❑Tdal Marsh Stream
STREAM CATE�{pR ( INFORMATION:
15. NC SAM Zone: ❑Mountains (M)jPiedmont (P) []Inner Coastal Plain (1) ❑Outer Coastal Plain (0)
16. Estimated geomorphic }
valley shape (skip for t-Qa ❑b
Tidal Marsh Stream): Z(more sinuous stream, flatteF valley slope) (less sinuous stream, steeper valley slope)
17. Watershed size: (skip []Size 1 (< 0.1 mi2) DSize 2 (0.1 to < 0.5 mi2) ❑Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 mil) []Size 4 (>_ 5 mi2)
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? 'Ies []No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
❑Section 10 water ❑Classified Trout Waters ❑Water Supply Watershed (❑I []It []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? es []No
1. C nnel Water —assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
gA 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 constric the channel, tidal gates, debris jams,
beaver dams).
>B Not A
3. Feature Pattern — assessment reach metric
❑A A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above or below culvert).
Not
4. Feature Longitudinal Profile —assessment reach metric
[s]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 A
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
Ar�C > 25% of channel unstable
h.
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.reamside 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
;EfB ❑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,
��r� leaky or intermittent bulkheads, causeways with floodplain constriction, minor ditching [including mosquito ditching])
❑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 w,l_s, fill, stream incision,
disruption of flood flows through streamside area] or too much floodplain/intertidal zone access [examples:
impoundments, intensive mosquito ditching]) or floodplaiMntertidal 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.
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
Odor (not including natural sulfide odors)
❑E Current published or collected data indicating degraded water quality in the assessment reach. Cite source in "Notes" 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
11120 No drought conditions
9. Large or Dangerous Stream — assessment reach metric
❑Yes�No Is stream 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
5% oysters or other natural hard bottoms
;.
(including liverworts, lichens, and algal mats)
a
❑G
Submerged aquatic vegetation
B
Multiple sticks and/or leaf packs and/or emergent
o
❑H
Low -tide refugia (pools)
vegetation
I
Sand bottom
❑
Multiple snags and logs (including lap trees)
r @
Eli
5% vertical bank along the marsh
5% undercut banks and/or root mats and/or roots
°
❑K
Little or no habitat
.�"FiCs.
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)
11a. ❑Yes eNo Is assessment reach in a natural sand -bed stream? (skip for Coastal Plain streams)
11 b. Beyiform evaluated. Check the appropriate box(es).
,+ Riffle -run section (evaluate 11c)
,yB Pool -glide section (evaluate 11d)
❑C Natural bedform absent (skip to Metric 12, Aquatic Life)
11c. 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.
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
❑
X-1
❑
❑
❑
Bedrock/saprolite
.2r
❑
❑
❑
❑
Boulder (256 — 4096 mm)
❑
❑
0
❑
❑
Cobble (64 — 256 mm)
❑
❑
❑
❑
Gravel (2 — 64 mm)
,0
❑
❑
❑
❑
Sand (.062 — 2 mm)
❑
❑
off
❑
❑
Silt/clay (< 0.062 mm)
❑
❑
❑
❑
Detritus
�❑
❑
❑
❑
Artificial (rip -rap, concrete, etc.)
11 d. ❑Yes
: No
Are pools
filled with
sediment?
will

;q'uatic 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.,,'es ❑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 Numbers over columns refer to `individuals" for Size 1 and 2 streams and'Yaxa" for Size 3 and 4 streams.
❑Adult frogs
❑Aquatic reptiles
[]Aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses (include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats)
❑Beetles (including water pennies)
E!Caddisfly larvae (Trichoptera [T])
❑Asian clam (Corbicu/a)
❑Crustacean (isopod/amphipod/crayfish/shrimp)
❑Damselfly and dragonfly larvae
❑Dipterans (true flies)
gMayfly larvae (Ephemeroptera [E])
]Megaloptera (alderfly, fishfly, dobsonfly larvae)
]Midges/mosquito larvae
]Mosquito fish (Gambusia) or mud minnows (Umbra pygmaea)
]Mussels/Clams (not Corbicu/a)
-.
U UStonefly larvae (Plecoptera [P])
❑ ❑Tipuiid larvae (Cranefly)
❑ ❑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
❑IC
B �❑B Moderate alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
Severe alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area (examples: ditches, fill, soil
compaction, livestock disturbance bull i s, 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 Z: 6 inches deep
❑B ❑& Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
,a 06 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
�❑YEly Are wetlands present in the streamside area?
eiN _,,2N
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.
❑g Streams and/or springs Qurisdictional discharges)
. Ponds (include wet detention basins; do not include sediment basins or dry detention basins)
❑C Obstruction that passes some flow during low -flow periods affecting assessment reach (ex: beaver dam, bottom -release dam)
❑D Evidence of bank seepage or sweating (iron oxidizing bacteria 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)
Urban stream (>_ 24% impervious surface for watershed)
' 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.
✓"J4 Stream shading is appropriate for the stream category (may include gaps associated with natural processes)
❑B Degraded (example: scattered trees)
❑C Stream shading is gone or largely absent
ix

suffer 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 OC ❑C From 30 to < 50 feet wide
❑D ZD ❑D FD 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
R13
4A
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,�
'Aff'A ,tom Medium to high stem density
❑B C❑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
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 - First 100 feet of 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.
�i 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-cu i`�ffng or`-Icearing or
communities with non-natiue_iiwas've soecias orgsent butgSslasainarat; 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 ONo Was conductivity measurement recorded?
25b. Chec 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:

NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name 1-5898 Mayodan SC Reach 1 Date of Evaluation
Stream Category Pa2 Assessor Name/Organization
Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N)
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream)
Function Class Rating Summa
USACE/
All Streams
illexITIKISK
�t►vrr•
YES
NO
YES
Perennial
NCDWR
Intermittent
(1) Hydrology LOW
(2) Baseflow HIGH
(2) Flood Flow LOW
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation LOW
(4) Floodplain Access LOW
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer MEDIUM
(4) Microtopography LOW
(3) Stream Stability LOW
(4) Channel Stability LOW
(4) Sediment Transport MEDIUM
(4) Stream Geomorphology MEDIUM
(2) Stream/Intertidal Zone Interaction NA
(2) Longitudinal Tidal Flow NA
(2) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology NA
(1) Water Quality MEDIUM
(2) Baseflow HIGH
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation MEDIUM
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration MEDIUM
(3) Thermoregulation HIGH
(2) Indicators of Stressors YES
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance HIGH
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration NA
(1) Water Quality MEDIUM
(2) Baseflow HIGH
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation MEDIUM
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration MEDIUM
(3) Thermoregulation HIGH
(2) Indicators of Stressors YES
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance HIGH
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration NA
(1) Habitat LOW
(2) In -stream Habitat LOW
(3) Baseflow HIGH
(3) Substrate LOW
(3) Stream Stability LOW
(3) In -stream Habitat MEDIUM
(2) Stream -side Habitat HIGH
(3) Stream -side Habitat MEDIUM
(3) Thermoregulation HIGH
(2) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat NA
(3) Flow Restriction NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology NA
(3) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat NA
(2) Intertidal Zone Habitat NA
Overall LOW

NC SAM FIELD ASSESSMENT FORM
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
USACE AID #: NCDWR # -I
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" 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: I / G ���
1. Project name (if any): L 0 � 7 2. Date of evaluation: , 'l b
3. ApplicanUowner name: f3c_V4�_r 4. Assessor name/organization: -'y„ -T
5. County: 6. Nearest named water body
7. River basin: �o a,,,qj on USGS 7.5-minute quad: V"IGYp lLtva✓'
8. Site coordinates (decimal degrees, at lower end of assessment reach): ( [ `t`K --) c1 „y 4 a 75'
STREAM INFORMATION: (depth and width can be approximations) >1
9. Site number (show on attached map): Se- ..DiOS 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): -Gt�
11. Channel depth fro bed (in riffle, if present) to top of bank (feet): LA ❑Unable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width a op of bank (feet): 13. Is assessment reach a swamp stream? ❑Yes ❑No
14. Feature. type: V 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
valley shape (skip for • a ❑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) dSize 2 (0.1 to < 0.5 mil) ❑Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 mil) ❑Size 4 (> 5 mi2)
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: y,%''
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? p'4es []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 0303(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? es ❑No
1. Ch/gnnel Water -assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
tMA Water throughout assessment reach.
❑B No flow, water in pools only.
❑C No water in assessment reach.
2. E ence of Flow Restriction - assessment reach metric
1 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
r 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 A
3. Feature Pattern - assessment reach metric
[9, A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above or below culvert).
❑B Not A
4. Feature Longitudinal Profile - assessment reach metric
I A Majority of assessment reach has a substantially altered stream profile (examples: channel down -cutting, existing damming,
over widening, alive aggradation, dredging, and excavation where appropriate channel profile has not reformed from any of
these disturbances).
❑B Not A
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
H10 to 25% of channel unstable
C > 25% of channel unstable
vii

,aamside Area Interaction — streamside area metric
,onsider 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
❑S ❑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])
[u�C L(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 floodplainAntertidal 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
CChack all that apply..
LEA 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" 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)
Eli 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
Y
No drought conditions
9. Large or D gerous Stream — assessment reach metric
❑Yes ONO Is stream too large or dangerous to assess? If Yes, skip to Metric 13 (Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition).
10. Natural Dream Habitat Types — assessment reach metric
10a. ]t'es ❑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 5% oysters or other natural hard bottoms
(including liverworts, lichens, and algal mats) E ❑G Submerged aquatic vegetation
❑B Multiple sticks and/or leaf packs and/or emergent ❑H Low -tide refugia (pools)
vegetation ❑I Sand bottom
❑C Multiple snags and logs (including lap trees) t ❑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
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)
11a. []Yes No Is assessment reach in a natural sand -bed stream? (skip for Coastal Plain streams)
11 b. Mform evaluated. Check the appropriate box(es).
MA Riffle -run section (evaluate 11c)
❑B Pool -glide section (evaluate 11 d)
❑C Natural bedform absent (skip to Metric 12, Aquatic Life)
11c. 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. 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.
NV R C A P
❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Bedrock/saprolite
19 ❑ El El ❑ Boulder (256 —4096 mm)
El"❑� EJ ❑ ❑ Cobble (64 — 256 mm)
L�]J� ❑ L/J" ❑ ❑ Gravel (2 — 64 mm)
❑ ❑ ❑ Sand (.062-2 mm)
❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Silt/clay (< 0.062 mm)
❑ © ❑ ❑ [y Detritus
❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ © Artificial (rip -rap, concrete, etc.)
1 td. ❑Yes YNo Are pools filled with sediment?
viii

.atic Life — asqdssment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
,a. Dyes nNo 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. Mther.
12b. []Yes ❑No Are aquatic organisms present in the assessment reach (look in riffies, pools, then snags)? If Yes, check all that
apply. If No, skip to Metric 13.
>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 (including water pennies)
❑Caddisfly larvae (Trichoptera [T]) -
[]Asian clam (Corbicu/a)
❑Crustacean (isopod/amphipod/crayfish/shrimp)
❑Damselfly and dragonfly larvae
❑Dipterans (true flies) ..
:]Mayfly larvae (Ephemeroptera [E])
❑Megaloptera (alderfly, fishily, dobsonfly larvae)
❑Midges/mosquito larvae
:]Mosquito fish (Gambusia) or mud minnows (Umbra pygmaea)
:]Mussels/Clams (not Corbicu/a)
]Other fish
❑ ❑Stonefly larvae (Plecoptera [P])
❑ ❑Tipulid larvae (Cranefly)
❑ ❑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 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 QC 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 ❑�.,Bf Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
❑C La 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
Ely
❑x Are wetlands present in the streamside area?
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.
❑ Streams and/or springs Qurisdictional discharges)
B Ponds (include wet detention basins; do not include sediment basins or dry detention basins)
❑C Obstruction that passes some flow during low -flow periods affecting assessment reach (ex: beaver dam, bottom -release dam)
❑D Evidence of bank seepage or sweating (iron oxidizing bacteria 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)
Obstruction not passing flow during low -flow periods affecting the assessment reach (ex: watertight dam, sediment deposit)
kk Urban stream (>_ 24% impervious surface for watershed)
CK 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 the stream category (may include gaps associated with natural processes)
❑B Degraded (example: scattered trees)
Cy'C Stream shading is gone or largely absent

rer Width —streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
insider "vegetated buffer" and "wooded buffer" separately for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) starting at the top of bank out
.0 the first break
Vegetated Wooded
LBO RB LB RB
L A ❑A ❑A ❑A —> 100 feet wide or extends to the edge of the watershed
❑B ❑B ❑B From 50 to < 100 feet wide
❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C From 30 to < 50 feet wide
❑D ❑D ❑D- LVJ E From 10 to < 30 feet wide
❑E LIE < 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 Non -mature woody vegetation or modified vegetation structure
[LAC L Herbaceous vegetation with or without a stripof trees <
❑D ❑D Maintained shrubs 10 feet wide
❑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 feetof 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
❑B ❑B ❑A CIA Row crops
❑
❑C B ❑B Maintained turf
[]C ❑C ❑C
❑D ❑D ❑C ❑C _ Pasture (no livestock)/commercial horticulture
❑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
EIBB,r'' ❑_B� Low stem density -
L1�` 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 t�B
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 — First 100 feet of 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
❑ACIA Vegetation is close to undisturbed in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of native species,
[[��J 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
communities missing understory but retaining canopy trees. or
(]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. Conductivi
ty— essment reach metric (skip for all Coastal Plain streams)
25a. ❑Yes a r No Was conductivity measurement recorded?
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
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NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name 1-5898 Mayodan SC Reach 3 Date of Evaluation
Stream Category Pa2 Assessor Name/Organization
Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N)
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream)
Function Class Rating Summa
USACE/
All Streams
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YES
NO
YES
Perennial
NCDWR
Intermittent
(1) Hydrology LOW
(2) Baseflow HIGH
(2) Flood Flow LOW
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation LOW
(4) Floodplain Access LOW
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer LOW
(4) Microtopography LOW
(3) Stream Stability LOW
(4) Channel Stability LOW
(4) Sediment Transport HIGH
(4) Stream Geomorphology LOW
(2) Stream/Intertidal Zone Interaction NA
(2) Longitudinal Tidal Flow NA
(2) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology NA
(1) Water Quality MEDIUM
(2) Baseflow HIGH
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation LOW
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration LOW
(3) Thermoregulation LOW
(2) Indicators of Stressors YES
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance HIGH
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration NA
(1) Water Quality MEDIUM
(2) Baseflow HIGH
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation LOW
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration LOW
(3) Thermoregulation LOW
(2) Indicators of Stressors YES
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance HIGH
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration NA
(1) Habitat LOW
(2) In -stream Habitat LOW
(3) Baseflow HIGH
(3) Substrate LOW
(3) Stream Stability LOW
(3) In -stream Habitat LOW
(2) Stream -side Habitat LOW
(3) Stream -side Habitat LOW
(3) Thermoregulation LOW
(2) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat NA
(3) Flow Restriction NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology NA
(3) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat NA
(2) Intertidal Zone Habitat NA
Overall LOW

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I145I KUG I TUNS: Attach a sketch of the assessment area and photographs. Attach a Copy Ot 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" 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).
11.. PrrjectTISITE name (if any): NATION' _ C 2. Date of evaluation: I,_ L
3. Applicant/owner name: ilr— V C> g 4. Assessor name/organization: %
5. County: t2 o c.l'.t I" g 1nC� w. 6. Nearest named water body
7. River basin: �Za a„per,. on USGS 7.5-min/uZe quad:
8. Site coordinates (decimal degrees, at lower end of assessment reach):
STREAM INFORMATION: (depth and width can be approximations) �1
9. Site number (show on attached map): S 0 t c&,6 - 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet):
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if present) to top of bank (feet): ,a Durable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width at top of bank (feet): lc� 13. Is assessment reach a swamp stream? ❑Yes DWoo
14. Feature type: ❑Perennial flow ❑V Intermittent flow ❑Tidal Marsh Stream
STREAM CATEGORY INFORMATION:
15. NC SAM Zone: ❑Mountains (M) iedmont (P) ❑Inner Coastal Plain (11) ❑Outt/er{CCoastal Plain (0)
16. Estimated geomorphic valley shape (skip for ❑a4`...
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 mi) ❑Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 mil) ❑Size 4 (>: 5 mil)
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? VKes ❑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)
included in "Notes/Sketch" section or attached?
1. ChWel Water— assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
19A 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).
QB NotA
3. re Pattern — assessment reach metric
Fe
A A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above or below culvert).
❑S NotA
4. F_epture 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).
❑6 NotA
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
a e bank failure, active channel down -cutting (head -cut), active widening, and artificial hardening (such as concrete, gabion, rip -rap).
A < 10% of channel unstable
❑13 10 to 25% of channel unstable
❑C > 25% of channel unstable
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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,
t leaky or intermittent bulkheads, causeways with floodplain constriction, minor ditching [including mosquito ditching])
©C QC Extensive evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction (little to no floodplainfintertidal 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
C4eaack all that apply.
A Discolored water in stream or intertidal zone (milky white, blue, unnatural water discoloration, oil sheen, stream foam)
❑B Excessive sedimentaflon (burying of stream features or intertidal zone)
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" section.
OF 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
VDrought conditions and rainfall exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
No drought conditions
9. Large or D��gerous Stream — assessment reach metric
❑Yes [dJNo Is stream 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 5% oysters or other natural hard bottoms
(including liverworts, lichens, and algal mats) a E
❑G Submerged aquatic vegetation
7 B
Multiple sticks and/or leaf packs and/or emergent - 2
❑H Low -tide refugia (pools)
vegetation t
❑I Sand bottom
❑C
Multiple snags and logs (including lap trees) „
❑J 5% vertical bank along the marsh
❑D
5% undercut banks and/or root mats and/or roots 2
❑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
Suate — assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
11a.
❑Yes
No Is assessment reach in a natural sand -bed stream? (skip for Coastal Plain streams)
11b.
Bedform
evaluated. Check the appropriate box(es).
bil
Riffle -run section (evaluate 11c)
[fig
Pookglide section (evaluate 11 d)
❑C
Natural bedform absent (skip to Metric 12, Aquatic Life)
11c.
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. Not Present (NP) = absent, Rare (R) = present but < 10%, Common (C) _ > 10-40%,
Ab dant
(A) _> 40-70%, Predominant (P) _ > 70%. Cumulative percentages should not exceed 100% far each assessment reach.
N
R C A P
❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Bedrock/saprolite
®
1—I � ❑ ❑ El Boulder (256 —4096 mm)
El[t
❑ ❑ Cobble (64 — 256 mm)
❑
❑ ❑ ❑ Gravel (2 — 64 mm)
❑
❑ El❑ Sand (.062-2 mm)
❑
❑ ti El' ElSilt/clay (< 0.062 mm)
I
❑ v ❑ ❑ Detritus
®
❑ El ❑ ❑ Artificial (rip -rap, concrete, etc.)
11d.
❑Yes
N, Are pools filled with sediment?
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12.
Aquatic ' e —assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
12a. RrYes ❑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. Erqes ❑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 (including water pennies)
❑ EKCaddisfly larvae (Trichoptem [T])
❑ ❑Asian clam (Corbicula)
❑ ❑Crustacean (isopod/amphipod/crayfish/shrimp)
❑ ❑Damselfly and dragonfly larvae
❑ ❑Dipterans (true flies)
❑ ❑Mayfly larvae (Ephemeroptera [E])
❑ ❑Megaloptera (alderny, fishfly, dobsonfly larvae)
❑ QMosquito fish (Gambusia) or mud minnows (Umbra pygmaea)
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
Lrdc: I 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)
❑Mussels/Clams (not Corbicula)
❑Other fish
❑
❑Salamanders/tadpoles
El
❑Snails
El
❑Stonefly larvae (Plecoptera [P])
El
❑Tipulid larvae (Cranefly)
El
❑Worms/leeches
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,/ Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
QC L�Jc; 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 tEly he normal
wetted perimeter of assessment reach.
LB RB
0Yo' Are wetlands present in the streamside area?
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 Qurisdictional discharges)
❑B Ponds (include wet detention basins; do not include sediment basins or dry detention basins)
❑C Obstruction that passes some flow during low -flow periods affecting assessment reach (ex: beaver dam, bottom -release dam)
❑D Evidence of bank seepage or sweating (iron oxidizing bacteria in water indicates seepage)
❑E Stream bed or bank sail reduced (dig through deposited sediment if present)
[vim None of the above
17. Baseflow Detractors —assessment area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all that apply.
❑A Evidence of substantial wafer withdrawals from the assessment reach (includes areas excavated for pump installation)
❑V Obstruction not passing flow during low -flow periods affecting the assessment reach (ex: watertight dam, sediment deposit)
QrC Urban stream (�, 24% impervious surface for watershed)
LID 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.
Stream shading is appropriate for the stream category (may include gaps associated with natural processes)
B Degraded (example: scattered trees)
❑C Stream shading is gone or largely absent
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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
it❑A ❑A ❑A >_ 100 feet wide or extends to the edge of the watershed
❑� ❑B ❑B From 50 to < 100 feet wide
❑C M` ❑C,'❑.0 From 30 to <50 feet wide
❑D ❑D VD ❑D From 10 to <30 feet wide
❑E ❑E ❑E W < 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
ffK
❑B
Non -mature woody vegetation or modified vegetation structure
❑C
❑C
Herbaceous vegetation with or without a strip of trees < 10 feet wide
❑D
❑gam'
Maintained shrubs
❑E
R 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 Row crops
❑B UR ❑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 Medium to high stem density
❑Bf Low stem density
❑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.
LA R
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 - First 100 feet of 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 2/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-9;6essment reach metric (skip for all Coastal Plain streams)
25a. ❑Yes No Was conductivity measurement recorded?
251b. Check the box corresponding to the conductivity measurement (units of microsiemens per centimeter).
❑A<46 ❑B 46to<67 ❑C 67to<79 El 79 to<230 ❑E >-230

NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name 1-5898 Mayodan SD Reach 1 Date of Evaluation
Stream Category Pb2 Assessor Name/Organization
Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N)
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream)
12-05-2018
JMT
YES
NO
YES
Intermittant
Function Class Rating Summary
USACE/
All Streams
NCDWR
Intermittent
(1) Hydrology
(2) Baseflow
(2) Flood Flow
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation
(4) Floodplain Access
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer
(4) Microtopography
(3) Stream Stability
(4) Channel Stability
(4) Sediment Transport
(4) Stream Geomorphology
(2) Stream/Intertidal Zone Interaction
(2) Longitudinal Tidal Flow
(2) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
(3) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
LOW
HIGH
LOW
LOW
LOW
LOW
NA
MEDIUM
HIGH
MEDIUM
LOW
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
LOW
MEDIUM
LOW
LOW
LOW
LOW
NA
MEDIUM
HIGH
MEDIUM
LOW
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
(1) Water Quality
(2) Baseflow
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration
(3) Thermoregulation
(2) Indicators of Stressors
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration
MEDIUM
HIGH
LOW
LOW
MEDIUM
YES
HIGH
NA
LOW
MEDIUM
LOW
LOW
MEDIUM
YES
NA
NA
(1) Habitat
(2) In -stream Habitat
(3) Baseflow
(3) Substrate
(3) Stream Stability
(3) In -stream Habitat
(2) Stream -side Habitat
(3) Stream -side Habitat
(3) Thermoregulation
(2) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat
(3) Flow Restriction
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
(4) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
(4) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
(3) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat
(2) Intertidal Zone Habitat
LOW
LOW
HIGH
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
LOW
LOW
LOW
MEDIUM
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
MEDIUM
HIGH
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
HIGH
LOW
LOW
MEDIUM
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Overall
LOW
LOW