20200349 Ver 3_05_BlueRidge_NCSAM Rating Calculator v2.1_20220823

NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name Blue Ridge Road(SR 1670)Widening Date of Evaluation 2/01/2018
Stream Category Pa3 Assessor Name/Organization M.Richards(Kimley-Horn)
Notes of Field Assessment Form(Y/N) YES
Presence of regulatory considerations(Y/N) YES
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included(Y/N) YES
NC SAM feature type(perennial,intermittent,Tidal Marsh Stream) Perennial
USACE/ NCDWR
Function Class Rating Summary All Streams Intermittent
(1)Hydrology LOW
(2)Baseflow MEDIUM
(2)Flood Flow LOW
(3)Streamside Area Attenuation MEDIUM
(4)Floodplain Access HIGH
(4)Wooded Riparian Buffer LOW
(4)Microtopography LOW
(3)Stream Stability LOW
(4)Channel Stability MEDIUM
(4)Sediment Transport LOW
(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 LOW
(2)Baseflow MEDIUM
(2)Streamside Area Vegetation LOW
(3)Upland Pollutant Filtration LOW
(3)Thermoregulation MEDIUM
(2)Indicators of Stressors YES
(2)Aquatic Life Tolerance LOW
(2)Intertidal Zone Filtration NA
(1)Habitat LOW
(2)In-stream Habitat MEDIUM
(3)Baseflow MEDIUM
(3)Substrate HIGH
(3)Stream Stability MEDIUM
(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