20180067 Ver 1_Puncheon Fork MY3 Monitoring Report DRAFT_20230907

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September 1, 2023
Steve Kichefski
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Regulatory Division
151 Patton Ave. Room 208
Asheville, NC 28801-5006

Subject: French Broad 05 UMBI Puncheon Fork (SAW- 2018-00094) MY3 Report Submittal

Mr. Kichefski:
On behalf of Resource Environmental Solutions (RES), I am pleased to submit the French Broad 05 UMBI Puncheon Fork
MY3 Report. Monitoring for this project was completed in August 2023.
In Year 3, three out of four of the fixed vegetation plots and both random vegetation plots met the 320 stems per acre
success criteria. Planted stem densities ranged from 283 to 567 with a mean of 445 stems per acre. The average stem height
was 2.31 feet. Cross section plots are showing stable conditions since adjustments after As-Built. One of the three stage
recorders recorded bankfull events in Year 3.
Below are IRT comments included in the Monitoring Year 2 credit release letter on December 28, 2022 and RES’ responses:
USACE
1. You indicated that there are plans to install Flexi Baffles during low flow conditions during the 2023 growing season.
Please be sure to provide photographs of the installation in the MY3 report.
RES installed the Flexi Baffles in July 2023. The culvert was inspected during Vegetation Monitoring in August and
the Flexi Baffles were found to be functioning as designed with sediment accumulating in the culvert. Photos can
be found in Appendix B.
2. We appreciate the documentation of the repairs conducted at JB5-C. Please continue to watch these areas closely
and provide an update in the MY3 monitoring report.
The repairs made on JBC-5 remain stable. Photos of the areas can be found in Appendix B.

Upon approval of this monitoring report, RES is requesting a 10% stream credit release (283.555). Additionally, RES is
requesting a 15% wetland credit release (0.147 WMUs) for the completion of the MY3 report. Please see enclosed the credit
release timeline and updated credit ledgers.
Thank you for all of your time and consideration and we look forward to continuing to work with you all as this Project
progresses. Please contact me at [phone] or [e-mail] if you have any questions or require any additional
information.

Thank you,

Katie Obenauf, Ecologist
[e-mail] | 336.705.3041
Project Name:
Sponsor Name:
USACE Action ID:
NCDWQ Action ID:
Non-Forested
Wetland Credits
Warm
Water Cold Water Cool
Water
Riparian
Riverine
Riparian
Non-Riverine Non-Riparian Coastal
2,835.55 0.977
2,835.55 0.977
Scheduled
Releases
Warm
Water Cold Water WQ SMUs
Scheduled
Releases
Riparian
Riverine
Riparian
Non-Riverine Non-Riparian Scheduled
Releases Coastal
1 (Bank/Site Establishment)1, 2 15%425.333 15% 0.157 15% 9/30/2020 10/30/2020
2 (Year 0/As-Built)3 15%425.300 15% 0.137 15% 5/31/2021 11/1/2021
3 (Year 1 Monitoring)10%283.600 10% 0.098 10% 4/15/2022 7/29/2022
4 (Year 2 Monitoring)10%283.555 10% 0.098 15% 12/30/2022 12/28/2022
5 (Year 3 Monitoring)10%283.555 15% 0.147 20% 12/29/2023
6 (Year 4 Monitoring)5%141.778 5% 0.049 10%
7 (Year 5 Monitoring)10%283.555 15% 0.147 15%
8 (Year 6 Monitoring)5%141.778 5% 0.049 NA NA
9 (Year 7 Monitoring)10%283.541 10% 0.095 NA NA
Stream Bankfull Standard4 10%283.555 NA NA NA NA NA NA Varies4
Total Credits Release to Date 1134.233 0.392
Date
French Broad
06010105
2020
8/29/2023
County:
8-Digit HUC:
Year Project Instituted:
Date Prepared:
Actual Release
Date
Potential Credits from As-Built Survey
Stream Credits
Credit Classification
Non-Forested Wetland
CreditsForested Wetland CreditsStream Credits
Current and Future Credit Releases
Credit Release Milestone
Wilmington District Mitigation Bank Credit Release Schedule
4 - A 10% reserve of credits to be held back until the bankfull event performance standard has been met.
1 - The first credit release milestone is based on the potential credits stated in the approved mitigation plan.
2 - The first credit release shall occur upon establishment of the mitigation bank, which includes the following criteria:
1) Execution of the MBI or UMBI by the Sponsor and the USACE;
2) Approval of the final Mitigation Plan;
3) Mitigation bank site must be secured;
4) Delivery of the financial assurances described in the Mitigation Plan;
5) Recordation of the long-term protection mechanism and title opinion acceptable to the USACE;
6) 404 permit verification for construction of the site, if required.
3 - The second credit release is based on the credit totals from the as-built survey, and may differ slightly from the credit totals stated in the mitigation plan.
Contingencies (if any):
Signature of Wilmington District Official Approving Credit Release
Puncheon Fork Stream Mitigation Project
EBX
SAW-2018-00094
DWR # 18-0067
Potential Credits from Mitigation Plan
Forested Wetland Credits
Total Potential Credits
Projected
Release Date
Transaction Credits Released Credits Debited Current Credits
Number To Bank From Bank Credit Balance Reserved Purchaser Project Permit Number Date HUC
1 0.157 10/30/20
2 0.137 11/1/21
3 0.098 7/29/22
4 0.203 The Orion Group of WNC, LLC Orion Retreat and Daycare 2021-02324 10/14/22 06010105
5 0.098 12/28/22
6 0.132 Manna Food Bank, Inc. Manna Food Bank DWR Project #20221732 3/22/23 06010105
7 0.155 Dodge's Store Dodge Stores 2022-01261 4/21/23 06010105
Total 0.490 0.490 0.000 0.000
RES FRENCH BROAD 05 UMBRELLA MITIGATION BANKING INSTRUMENT
PUNCHEON FORK WETLAND CREDIT LEDGER (HUC 06010105)
Tuesday, August 8, 2023
Credits Released: Task 1
Credits Released: Task 4
Credits Released: Task 2
Credits Released: Task 3
Transaction Credits Released Credits Debited Current Credits
Number To Bank From Bank Credit Balance Reserved Purchaser Project Permit Number Date HUC
1 425.30 10/30/20
2 425.30 11/1/21
3 283.60 7/29/22
4 283.60 12/28/22
5 66.00 NC Department of Transportation B-5989, Bridge 71 SAW-2022-02122 8/8/23 06010105
Total 1,417.80 66.00 1,351.80 0.0
RES FRENCH BROAD 05 UMBRELLA MITIGATION BANKING INSTRUMENT
PUNCHEON FORK STREAM CREDIT LEDGER (HUC 06010105)
Tuesday, August 8, 2023
Credits Released: Task 1
Credits Released: Task 3
Credits Released: Task 2
Credits Released: Task 4

YEAR 3 MONITORING REPORT

PUNCHEON FORK
MITIGATION SITE
MADISON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

USACE Action ID: SAW-2018-00094 | DWR Project # 18-0067

RES FRENCH BROAD 05 UMBRELLA MITIGATION BANK

Provided by:

Bank Sponsor: Environmental Banc & Exchange, LLC
3600 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 100
Raleigh, NC 27612
919-209-1055

September 2023

Table of Contents
1.0 Project Summary ...................................................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 Project Location and Description ....................................................................................................... 1
1.2 Project Goals and Objectives ............................................................................................................... 1
1.3 Project Success Criteria .......................................................................................................................... 2
Stream Restoration Success Criteria ......................................................................................................... 2
Vegetation Success Criteria .......................................................................................................................... 3
1.4 Project Components ................................................................................................................................ 3
1.5 Stream and Wetland Design/Approach ........................................................................................... 4
1.6 Construction and As-Built Conditions .............................................................................................. 8
1.7 MY2 Monitoring Performance (MY2) ................................................................................................ 8
Vegetation .......................................................................................................................................................... 8
Stream Geomorphology ................................................................................................................................ 9
Stream Hydrology ............................................................................................................................................ 9
2.0 Methods .................................................................................................................................................................... 10
3.0 References ................................................................................................................................................................ 11

Appendix A: Background Tables
Table 1. Project Mitigation Components
Table 2. Project Activity and Reporting History
Table 3. Project Contacts Table
Table 4. Project Background Information Table
Figure 1. Site Location Map

Appendix B: Visual Assessment Data
Figure 2. Current Conditions Plan View
Vegetation Plot Photos
Monitoring Device Photos
Crossing Photos
Stream Repair Photos
Vegetation Problem Areas

Appendix C: Vegetation Plot Data
Table 5. Planted Species Summary
Table 6. Vegetation Plot Mitigation Success Summary
Table 7. Stem Count Total and Planted by Plot Species

Appendix D: Stream Measurement and Geomorphology Data
Table 8. Baseline Stream Data Summary
Table 9. Cross Section Morphology Data Table
Cross Section Overlay Plots

Appendix E: Hydrology Data
Table 10. Rainfall Summary
Table 11. Documentation of Geomorphically Significant Flow Events
Stage Recorder Hydrographs

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1.0 Project Summary

1.1 Project Location and Description

The Puncheon Fork Mitigation Project (Project) (SAW-2018-00094), a project within the RES French
Broad 05 Umbrella Mitigation Bank, is located within a rural watershed in Madison County, North
Carolina approximately five miles northwest of Swiss, NC. The Project lies within the French Broad
River Basin, and United States Geological Survey (USGS) 12-digit hydrologic unit code (HUC)
060101051001. The Project is being designed to help meet compensatory mitigation
requirements for stream and wetland impacts in the HUC 06010105. The Project is in the Southern
Crystalline Ridges and Mountains of the Blue Ridge ecoregion.

The Project area is comprised of a 13.15-acre easement involving Puncheon Fork and three of its
unnamed tributaries as well as a segment of Hampton Creek, which all drain into Upper Big Laurel
Creek and, eventually, the French Broad River. The Project is accessible from Puncheon Fork Road.
The GPS coordinates of the site are 35.960276°N, -82.533400°W.

The streams and wetlands proposed for restoration and enhancement have been significantly
impacted by long-term agricultural practices, specifically livestock husbandry, which has
contributed to degraded stream channels and the lack of riparian wetland and buffer vegetation
throughout the Project. Proposed improvements to the Project will help meet the river basin needs
expressed in the 2009 DMS French Broad River Basin Restoration Priorities (RBRP) Report as well
as ecological improvements to the riparian corridor within the easement.

1.2 Project Goals and Objectives

Through the comprehensive analysis of the Project’s maximum functional uplift using a Function
Based Framework, specific, attainable goals and objectives will be realized by the Puncheon Fork
Mitigation Project. These goals clearly address the degraded water quality and nutrient input from
farming that were identified as major watershed stressors in the 2009 French Broad RBRP.

The project goals are:
· Reduce sediment inputs into streams;
· Reduce nutrient and fecal coliform inputs into streams;
· Improve aquatic and terrestrial habitat, including trout habitat;
· Improve floodplain connectivity;
· Restore and enhance appropriate riparian plant communities;
· Enhance ecological structure and function of existing wetlands.

The project goals will be addressed through the following project objectives:

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· Design and reconstruct stream channels that will convey bankfull flows while maintaining
stable dimension, profile, and planform based on modeling, watershed conditions, and
reference reach conditions;
· Permanently exclude livestock from stream channels, their associated buffers, and
wetlands by installing approximately 11,960 linear feet of livestock exclusion fencing;
· Add in-stream structures and bank stabilization measures to protect restored and
enhanced streams;
· Install habitat features such as brush toes, woody materials, boulder clusters, and pools of
varying depths to restored and enhanced streams;
· Create step-pool sequences and scour pools that will promote trout habitation in
designated Trout Waters;
· Grade banks to promote development of gravels bars, serving as potential spawning
habitat for trout
· Reduce bank height ratios and increase entrenchment ratios in restored streams;
· Increase forested riparian buffers to at least 30 feet on both sides of the channel along the
Project reaches, including existing wetlands, with a forested plant community;
· Treat exotic invasive plant species;
Establish a permanent conservation easement on the site that will prevent future land use
changes.

1.3 Project Success Criteria

The success criteria for the Project will follow the 2016 USACE Wilmington District Stream and
Wetland Compensatory Mitigation Update, the Puncheon Fork Final Mitigation Plan and
subsequent agency guidance. Specific success criteria components are presented below.

Stream Restoration Success Criteria

Four bankfull flow events must be documented within the seven-year monitoring period. The
bankfull events must occur in separate years. Otherwise, the stream monitoring will continue until
four bankfull events have been documented in separate years.

Stream reaches will be monitored to document intermittent or seasonal surface flow. This will be
accomplished through direct observation and the use of stream gauge transducers with data
loggers (stage recorder). Reaches must demonstrate a minimum of 30 consecutive days of flow.
Three stage recorders will be installed on Reaches JB2-A, JB4-B and JB6-A.

There should be little change in as-built cross sections. If changes do take place, they should be
evaluated to determine if they represent a movement toward a less stable condition (for example
down-cutting or erosion) or are minor changes that represent an increase in stability (for example
settling, vegetative changes, deposition along the banks, or decrease in width/depth ratio). Cross
sections shall be classified using the Rosgen stream classification method, and all monitored cross
sections should fall within the quantitative parameters defined for channels of the design stream
type. Bank height ratio shall not exceed 1.2, and the entrenchment ratio shall be above 2.2 within

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restored riffle cross sections. Channel stability should be demonstrated through a minimum of
four bankfull events documented in the seven-year monitoring period.

Digital images will be used to subjectively evaluate channel aggradation or degradation, bank
erosion, success of riparian vegetation, and effectiveness of erosion control measures.
Longitudinal images should not indicate the absence of developing bars within the channel or an
excessive increase in channel depth. Lateral images should not indicate excessive erosion or
continuing degradation of the banks over time. A series of images over time should indicate
successional maturation of riparian vegetation. Cross section, vegetation plot, and stage recorder
locations will be used as permanent digital image stations.

Vegetation Success Criteria

Specific and measurable success criteria for plant density within the riparian buffers on the Project
follow IRT Guidance. The interim measures of vegetative success for the Project are the survival of
at least 320 planted three-year old trees per acre at the end of Year 3, 260 trees per acre with an
average height of six feet at the end of Year 5, and the final vegetative success criteria is 210 trees
per acre with an average height of eight feet at the end of Year 7. Volunteer trees are counted,
identified to species, and included in the yearly monitoring reports, but are not included in the
success criteria of total planted stems until they are present in the plot for greater than two
seasons. Moreover, any single species can only account for up to 50 percent of the required
number of stems within any vegetation plot. Any stems in excess of 50 percent will be shown in
the monitoring table but will not be used to demonstrate success.

1.4 Project Components

Through stream restoration and enhancement, the Project presents 5,543 LF of stream, generating
2,835.550 Cold Stream Mitigation Units (SMU). Additionally, the Project presents 1.993 acres of
wetlands, generating 0.977 Wetland Mitigation Units (WMU).

Stream Mitigation
Mitigation Approach Linear Feet Ratio Cold SMU
Restoration 423 1:1 423.000
Enhancement I 2,022 1.5:1 1,348.000
Enhancement II 2,057 2.5:1 822.800
Enhancement II 671 4:1 167.750
Enhancement III 370 5:1 74.000
Total 5,543 2,835.550

Wetland Mitigation
Mitigation Approach Area Ratio WMU
Enhancement 1.742 2:1 0.875
Enhancement 0.251 2.5:1 0.102
Total 1.993 0.977

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1.5 Stream and Wetland Design/Approach

The detailed treatment plan and design approach is as follows:

Reach JB1
An Enhancement Level II approach was used for this reach to address areas of bed instability,
limited
bedform diversity and buffer impacts. Enhancement activities included:
· Installation of boulder clusters to promote instream habitat diversity,
· Removal and offsite disposal of a 30” culvert crossing near station 03+25
· Installation of a log step-pool structure at the culvert removal site,
· Knick-point stabilization with a log sill and brush toe near station 04+50,
· Knick-point stabilization with a log sill and brush toe near station 05+90,
· Knick-point stabilization with a log sill and brush toe near station 06+45,
· Knick-point stabilization with a log sill and brush toe near station 06+52,
· Bed Stabilization with riffle grade control near station 07+15,
· Livestock exclusion, and
· Planting riparian vegetation.

Reach JB2-A
A priority I restoration approach was used for this reach to address floodplain encroachment and
buffer
impacts. Restoration activities included:
· Grading a new single thread channel in the existing floodplain,
· Re-aligning the channel to move it away from Hoot and Holler Lane,
· Removal and offsite disposal of a 36 x 60” culvert crossing near station 02+75
· Installing log and rock structures to provide grade control and habitat,
· Establishing a mix of riffle-pool and step-pool sequence throughout the reach,
· Filling the existing channel,
· Livestock exclusion, and
· Planting riparian vegetation.

Reach JB2-B
An Enhancement Level II approach was used for this reach to address areas of bank instability and
buffer
impacts. Enhancement activities included:
· Installation of log vane at station 04+35
· Removal and offsite disposal of a 36 x 60” culvert crossing near station 05+75
· Installation of riffle grade control at proposed culvert removal,
· Installation of log sill and brush toe at station 05+75,
· Grading both channel banks to a 2.5:1 slope from station 5+30 to 6+20,
· Livestock exclusion,
· Removal of utilities from the stream corridor, and
· Planting riparian vegetation.

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Reach JB3-A
An Enhancement Level II approach was used for this reach to address areas of bank instability,
limited
bedform diversity, and buffer impacts. Enhancement activities included:
· Installation of boulder clusters to promote instream habitat diversity,
· Re-grading and stabilization of existing ford crossing near station 7+00,
· Grading right channel bank to a 2.5:1 slope from station 6+50 to 7+10,
· Grading right channel bank to a 2.5:1 slope from station 8+60 to 9+10,
· Livestock exclusion, and
· Planting riparian vegetation.

Reach JB3-B
An Enhancement Level I approach was used for this reach to address areas of bank instability,
limited
bedform diversity and buffer impacts. Enhancement activities included:
· Installation of boulder clusters to promote instream habitat diversity,
· Headcut stabilization with a rock step pool near station 11+00,
· Debris removal near station 12+60,
· Installation of brush toe along left bank from station 12+50 to 12+95,
· Grading left channel bank to a 2.5:1 slope from station 12+50 to 12+95,
· Livestock exclusion, and
· Planting riparian vegetation.

Reach JB4-A
An Enhancement Level II approach was used for this reach to address areas of slope instability
and buffer
impacts. Enhancement activities included:
· Slope stabilization in the left overbank from station 00+50 to 03+50,
· Removal and disposal of existing 15” pipe offsite,
· Bed and bank stabilization with a log sill and brush toe near station 05+15,
· Left bank stabilization near station 6+00,
· Livestock exclusion, and
· Planting riparian vegetation.

Reach JB4-B
An inline restoration approach was used for this reach to address channel instability and buffer
impacts.
Restoration activities included:
· Grading a new single thread channel in the existing valley,
· Valley stabilization along the left bank,
· Right bank stabilization at a groundwater seep near station 7+00,
· Installing log and rock structures to provide grade control and habitat,

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· Establishing a mix of riffle-pool and step-pool sequence throughout the reach,
· Removal and offsite disposal of a 24” culvert crossing near station 08+75
· Installation of a new 48” culvert and re-grading and stabilizing the roadway near station
08+75,
· Livestock exclusion, and
· Planting riparian vegetation.

Reach JB4-C
An Enhancement Level I approach was used for this reach to address areas of channel instability
and
buffer impacts. Enhancement activities included:
· Removal and offsite disposal of a 24” culvert crossing near station 08+75
· Installation of a new 48” culvert and re-grading and stabilizing the roadway near station
08+75,
· Installation of a riffle grade control and step pool at the outlet of the proposed 48” culvert,
· Installation of a riffle grade control near station 10+25,
· Grading both channel banks to a 2.5:1 slope from station 11+20 to 12+25,
· Grading left channel bank to a 2.5:1 slope from station 12+75 to 13+90,
· Livestock exclusion, and
· Planting riparian vegetation.

Reach JB5-A
An Enhancement Level II approach was used for this reach to address areas of bank instability,
lack of
bedform diversity, and buffer impacts. Enhancement activities included:
· Installation of boulder clusters to promote instream habitat diversity,
· Re-grading and stabilization of existing ford crossing near station 14+50,
· Livestock exclusion,
· Removal of utilities from the stream corridor, and
· Planting riparian vegetation.

Reach JB5-B
An Enhancement Level III approach was used for this reach to address buffer impacts.
Enhancement
activities included:
· Livestock exclusion,
· Removal of utilities from the stream corridor, and
· Planting riparian vegetation.

Reach JB5-C
An Enhancement Level I approach was used for this reach to address areas of channel instability,
limited
bedform diversity, and buffer impacts. Enhancement activities included:
· Installation of boulder clusters to promote instream habitat diversity,

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· Grading left channel bank to a 2.5:1 slope from station 24+40 to 25+15,
· Install a log sill at grade near station 24+63,
· Install brush toe along left channel bank from station 24+63 to 25+18,
· Grading left channel bank to a 2.5:1 slope from station 26+50 to 27+30,
· Install a log sill at grade near station 26+80,
· Install brush toe along left channel bank from station 26+80 to 27+17,
· Grading left channel bank to a 3:1 slope from station 30+25 to 30+75,
· Install a log sill at grade near station 30+59,
· Install brush toe along right channel bank from station 30+59 to 30+68,
· Removal of utilities from the stream corridor,
· Livestock exclusion, and
· Planting riparian vegetation.

Reach JB6-A
An Enhancement Level I approach was used for this reach to address areas of bank instability,
limited
bedform diversity and buffer impacts. Enhancement activities included:
· Installation of boulder clusters to promote instream habitat diversity,
· Install a log sill and brush toe at grade near station 2+25,
· Install brush toe along left channel bank from station 2+48 to 3+15,
· Grading left channel bank to a 3:1 slope from station 2+65 to 4+20,
· Install a log sill and brush toe at grade near station 5+16,
· Grading left channel bank to a 3:1 slope from station 5+30 to 5+75,
· Grading point bar to a 5:1 slope from station 04+30 to 05+00,
· Install stone toe from station 07+30 to 07+60,
· Line upstream face of crossing with class II riprap,
· Livestock exclusion, and
· Riparian planting.

Reach JB6-B
An Enhancement Level II approach was used for this reach to address bank instability, limited
bedform
diversity and buffer impacts. Enhancement activities included:
· Installation of boulder clusters to promote instream habitat diversity,
· Livestock exclusion, and
· Riparian planting.

Reach JB7
An Enhancement Level II approach was used for this reach to address bank instability and buffer
impacts.
Enhancement activities included:
· Livestock exclusion, and
· Riparian planting.

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Wetland Enhancement Approach

All jurisdictional wetlands within the Project boundary (WA-WV) were enhanced, primarily through
tree planting and cattle exclusion. Approximately 11,960 feet of fencing ensures that cattle will no
longer have access to these wetlands, and a diverse mix of native trees appropriate for the
community type was planted. However, some small wetland areas (WH, WI, WJ, WL, WM, WN,
WO) were credited at a lower ratio (2.5 to 1) due to the fact that they only received supplemental
plantings and may not be monitored directly for detailed vegetation data. In addition, some
wetlands also benefit from improved hydrology as a byproduct of stream restoration and
enhancement activities; however, hydrology is not monitored, nor is their success dependent on
it. Finally, all wetlands within the Project are protected from future land use conversion by an
established permanent conservation easement.

1.6 Construction and As-Built Conditions

Stream construction and planting was completed in April 2021. The Puncheon Fork Site was built
to design plans and guidelines with no major changes. The record drawings are included in
Appendix E.

Minor monitoring device location changes were made during as-built installation; however, the
quantities remained as proposed in the Final Mitigation Plan. Planting plan changes are outlined
in Appendix C. Of the 15 species proposed, five were planted on April 15, 2021, and two were
planted on May 3, 2021. Additionally, a small percentage of green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica)
was planted. The eight species that were unavailable at the time of initial planting were planted
in March 2022.

1.7 MY3 Monitoring Performance (MY3)

The Puncheon Fork baseline monitoring activities were performed on July 12, 2023, and August
16, 2023. All MY3 monitoring data is present below and in the appendices. The Project is on track
to meeting vegetation, stream, and wetland interim success criteria.

Vegetation

Monitoring of four fixed vegetation plots and two random vegetation plots was completed on
August, 2023. Vegetation data are in Appendix C, associated photos are in Appendix B, and plot
locations are in Appendix B. MY3 monitoring data indicates that three out of four fixed plots and
both random plots are exceeding the interim success criteria of 320 planted stems per acre. Fixed
vegetation plot three did not meet interim success criteria with 283 planted stems per acre. This
vegetation plot did have two volunteer tulip-poplars (Liriodendron tulipifera) which if counted
towards success brings the plot to a total of 364 stems per acre. Planted stem densities ranged
from 283 to 567 planted stems per acre with a mean of 445 planted stems per acre across all plots.
A total of 9 species were documented within the plots. Volunteer species were noted in one of
the four plots and are expected to become more established in upcoming years. The average stem

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height in the plots was 2.31 feet. Visual assessment of vegetation outside of the monitoring plots
indicates that the herbaceous vegetation is becoming well established throughout the project.
There is one small area near VP 1 where a head-cut coming from the field has re-directed and is
flowing under the wattles installed to help with erosion (GPA-1). The head-cut is leading to low
herbaceous cover in the area. RES will fix the wattle and sow an herbaceous seed cover to help
prevent further erosion in this area.

A few small, isolated pockets of multiflora rose were noted during vegetation monitoring in the
Fall of 2022. These areas were treated in February of 2023 and will continue to be monitored.

In February 2023 a supplemental planting of 40 3-gallon container trees occurred in a 0.10 acre
low stem area around vegetation plot 4. Species planted included 10 Carpinus caroliniana
(American hornbeam), 10 Cephalanthus occidentalis (buttonbush), 10 Alnus serrulata (hazel alder),
and 10 Cornus amomum (silky dogwood).

Stream Geomorphology

A total of 12 cross sections were collected for MY3 on July 12, 2023. Summary tables and cross
section plots are in Appendix D. The cross section profiles show some changes between As-Built
and MY3 conditions, but this is to be expected within the first few years of stream monitoring as
the stream adjusts. Conditions between MY2 and MY3 are more similar showing the channel is
stabilizing. The reaches were designed as a gravel bed channels and remain classified as a gravel
bed channels.

Visual assessment of the stream channel was performed to document signs of instability, such as
eroding banks, structural instability, or excessive sedimentation. The channel is transporting
sediment as designed and will continue to be monitored for aggradation and degradation.

The two log sills and a bank on JB5-C that were repaired in May 2022 are in good condition.
Updated photos of the areas from this year’s monitoring are in Appendix B. Additionally, in
response to the IRT’s concerns about the laminar flow in the culvert on JB4, RES installed Flexi
Baffles in the culvert in July 2023. During vegetation monitoring in August field staff noted that
the baffles were functioning as designed and allowing sediment to accumulate within the culvert.
Photos can be found in Appendix B.

Stream Hydrology

Three stage recorders were downloaded on July 12 and August 16, 2023, to document bankfull
events. The stage recorders are located on JB2-A, JB4-B, and JB6-A. The stage recorder on JB6-A
recorded the only two bankfull events in MY3, with the highest event being 0.36 ft above bankfull.
Reaches JB2 and JB4 have valley slopes between 6-10%. Overbank events at these slopes are far
more likely to cause significant erosion due to increased flow velocities. With this is mind, these
reaches are not expected to reach bankfull stage as often as the flatter reaches downstream. This

Puncheon Fork 10 Year 3 Monitoring Report
Mitigation Site September 2023
is particularly true in the early stages of the project where channel roughness is lower and
floodplain vegetation/stability has not fully developed. A large rain event on August 3rd led to the
highest readings on all three stage recorders: 0.01 ft under bankfull on JB2-A, 0.15 ft under
bankfull on JB4-B, and 0.36 ft over bankfull on JB6-A. Precipitation at the nearby Jessen station
recorded 5.27 inches of rainfall for that day. The stage recorder locations can be found on Figure
2 and data is in Appendix E.

2.0 Methods

Stream cross section monitoring was conducted using a Topcon GTS-312 Total Station. Three-
dimensional coordinates associated with cross-section data were collected in the field (NAD83
State Plane feet FIPS 3200). Morphological data were collected at 12 cross-sections. Survey data
were imported into CAD, ArcGIS®, and Microsoft Excel® for data processing and analysis. The
stage recorders include an automatic pressure transducer placed in PVC casing in a pool. The
elevation of the bed and top of bank at each stage recorder are used to detect bankfull events.

Vegetation success is being monitored at four fixed monitoring plots and two random
monitoring plots. Vegetation plot monitoring follows the CVS-EEP Level 2 Protocol for
Recording Vegetation, version 4.2 (Lee et al. 2008) and includes analysis of species composition
and density of planted species. Data are processed using the CVS data entry tool. In the field,
the four corners of each plot were permanently marked with PVC at the origin and metal
conduit at the other corners. Photos of each plot are to be taken from the origin each
monitoring year. The random plots are to be collected in locations where there are no
permanent vegetation plots. The random plots are most likely to be collected in the form of 100
square meter belt transects with variable dimensions. Tree species and height will be recorded
for each planted stem and the transects will be mapped and new locations will be monitored in
subsequent years.

Puncheon Fork 11 Year 3 Monitoring Report
Mitigation Site September 2023
3.0 References

Griffith, G.E., J.M.Omernik, J.A. Comstock, M.P. Schafale, W.H.McNab, D.R.Lenat, T.F.MacPherson,
J.B. Glover, and V.B. Shelburne. (2002). Ecoregions of North Carolina and South Carolina,
(color Poster with map, descriptive text, summary tables, and photographs): Reston,
Virginia, U.S. Geological Survey (map scale 1:1,500,000).

Lee Michael T., Peet Robert K., Roberts Steven D., and Wentworth Thomas R., 2008. CVS-EEP
Protocol
for Recording Vegetation Level. Version 4.2

Resource Environmental Solutions (2020). Puncheon Fork Final Mitigation Plan.

Schafale, M.P. 2012. Guide to the Natural Communities of North Carolina, Fourth Approximation.
North Carolina Natural Heritage Program, Division of Parks and Recreation, NCDENR,
Raleigh, NC.

USACE. (2016). Wilmington District Stream and Wetland Compensatory Mitigation Update. NC:
Interagency Review Team (IRT).

Appendix A
Background Tables

Table 1. Puncheon Fork - Mitigation Assets and Components
Existing Mitigation
Footage Plan Mitigation As-Built
or Footage or Mitigation Restoration Priority Mitigation Plan Footage or
Project Segment Acreage Acreage Category Level Level Ratio (X:1) Credits Acreage Comments
JB1 528 528 Cold EII 2.50000 211.200 528 Structures, riparian planting & cattle exclusion
JB2-A 230 201 Cold R I 1.00000 201.000 201 Channel restoration, riparian planting & cattle exclusion
JB2-B 329 329 Cold EII 2.50000 131.600 329 Structures, riparian planting & cattle exclusion
JB3-A 389 389 Cold EII 2.50000 155.600 389 Structures, riparian planting & cattle exclusion
JB3-B 288 288 Cold EI 1.50000 192.000 288 Structures, bank stabilization, riparian planting & cattle exclusion
JB4-A 564 564 Cold EII 2.50000 225.600 564 Bank stabilization, riparian planting & cattle exclusion
JB4-B 225 222 Cold R II 1.00000 222.000 222 Channel restoration, riparian planting & cattle exclusion
JB4-C 540 540 Cold EI 1.50000 360.000 540 Structures, bank stabilization, riparian planting & cattle exclusion
JB5-A 505 505 Cold EII 4.00000 126.250 505 Structures, riparian planting & cattle exclusion
JB5-B 370 370 Cold EIII 5.00000 74.000 370 Riparian planting & cattle exclusion
JB5-C 640 640 Cold EI 1.50000 426.667 640 Structures, bank stabilization, riparian planting & cattle exclusion
JB6-A 554 554 Cold EI 1.50000 369.333 554 Structures, bank stabilization, riparian planting & cattle exclusion
JB6-B 247 247 Cold EII 2.50000 98.800 247 Structures, riparian planting & cattle exclusion
JB7 166 166 Cold EII 4.00000 41.500 166 Riparian planting & cattle exclusion
WA 0.248 0.248 Riparian E 2.00000 0.124 0.248 Floodplain wetland: Riparian planting & cattle exclusion
WB 0.257 0.257 Riparian E 2.00000 0.129 0.257 Floodplain wetland: Riparian planting & cattle exclusion
WC 0.524 0.524 Riparian E 2.00000 0.262 0.524 Floodplain wetland: Riparian planting & cattle exclusion
WD 0.007 0.007 Riparian E 2.00000 0.004 0.007 Floodplain wetland: Riparian planting & cattle exclusion
WE 0.033 0.033 Riparian E 2.00000 0.017 0.033 Floodplain wetland: Riparian planting & cattle exclusion
WF 0.008 0.008 Riparian E 2.00000 0.004 0.008 Seep/Spring wetland: Riparian planting & cattle exclusion
WG 0.211 0.211 Riparian E 2.00000 0.106 0.211 Floodplain wetland: Riparian planting & cattle exclusion
WH 0.019 0.019 Riparian E 2.50000 0.008 0.019 Seep/Spring wetland: Riparian planting & cattle exclusion
WI 0.084 0.084 Riparian E 2.50000 0.034 0.084 Seep/Spring wetland: Riparian planting & cattle exclusion
WJ 0.014 0.014 Riparian E 2.50000 0.006 0.014 Seep/Spring wetland: Riparian planting & cattle exclusion
WK 0.22 0.22 Riparian E 2.00000 0.110 0.22 Seep/Spring wetland: Riparian planting & cattle exclusion
WL 0.012 0.012 Riparian E 2.50000 0.005 0.012 Seep/Spring wetland: Riparian planting & cattle exclusion
WM 0.031 0.031 Riparian E 2.50000 0.012 0.031 Seep/Spring wetland: Riparian planting & cattle exclusion
WN 0.012 0.012 Riparian E 2.50000 0.005 0.012 Seep/Spring wetland: Riparian planting & cattle exclusion
WO 0.079 0.079 Riparian E 2.50000 0.032 0.079 Seep/Spring wetland: Riparian planting & cattle exclusion
WP 0.011 0.011 Riparian E 2.00000 0.006 0.011 Seep/Spring wetland: Riparian planting & cattle exclusion
WQ 0.026 0.026 Riparian E 2.00000 0.013 0.026 Seep/Spring wetland: Riparian planting & cattle exclusion
WR 0.077 0.077 Riparian E 2.00000 0.039 0.077 Seep/Spring wetland: Riparian planting & cattle exclusion
WS 0.039 0.039 Riparian E 2.00000 0.020 0.039 Seep/Spring wetland: Riparian planting & cattle exclusion
WT 0.011 0.011 Riparian E 2.00000 0.006 0.011 Seep/Spring wetland: Riparian planting & cattle exclusion
WU 0.066 0.066 Riparian E 2.00000 0.033 0.066 Seep/Spring wetland: Riparian planting & cattle exclusion
WV 0.004 0.004 Riparian E 2.00000 0.002 0.004 Seep/Spring wetland: Riparian planting & cattle exclusion
Project Credits
Non-Rip Coastal
Warm Cool Cold Riverine Non-Riv
Wetland Marsh
Restoration 275.000
Re-establishment
Rehabilitation
Enhancement 0.977
Enhancement I 1348.000
Enhancement II 1212.550
Creation
Preservation
Total 2835.550 0.977
Restoration Level
Stream Riparian Wetland
Elapsed Time Since grading complete: 2 year 6 months
Elapsed Time Since planting complete: 2 year 6 months
Number of reporting Years1:3
Data Collection Completion or
Activity or Deliverable Complete Delivery
Mitigation Plan NA Aug-20
Final Design – Construction Plans NA Sep-20
Stream Construction NA Apr-21
Site Planting (Five Species)NA Apr-21
Site Planting (Two Additional Species)NA May-21
As-built (Year 0 Monitoring – baseline)Apr-21 Jul-21
Year 1 Monitoring Dec-21 Jan-22
Year 2 Monitoring Oct-22 Nov-22
Supplemental Planting (Eight Additional Species) NA Mar-22
Stream Repair (Two Log Sills and Left Bank on JB5-C) NA May-22
Invasive Treatment NA Aug-22
Easement Marker Installation NA Aug-22
Year 3 Monitoring XS: Jul-23
Veg: Aug-23 Sep-23
Rosa multiflora treatment NA Feb-23
Supplemental Planting (0.1 acres)NA Feb-23
Flexi Baffle Installation NA Jul-23
Year 4 Monitoring
Year 5 Monitoring
Year 6 Monitoring
Year 7 Monitoring
1 = The number of reports or data points produced excluding the baseline
Table 2. Project Activity and Reporting History
Puncheon Fork Mitigation Site
Designer RES / 3600 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 100, Raleigh, North
Carolina 27612.
Primary project design POC Ben Carroll
Construction Contractor KBS Earthwork Inc. / 5616 Coble Church Rd., Julian, NC
27283
Construction contractor POC Kory Strader
Survey Contractor Kee Mapping & Surveying / 88 Central Ave., Asheville, NC
28801
Survey contractor POC Nick Haase
Planting Contractor H&J Forestry
Planting contractor POC Matt Hitch
Monitoring Performers RES / 3600 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 100, Raleigh, North
Carolina 27612.
Monitoring POC Katie Obenauf 336.705.3041
Table 3. Project Contacts Table
Puncheon Fork Mitigation Site
USGS Hydrologic Unit 8-digit 6010105
JB1 JB2 JB3 JB4 JB5 JB6
226 302 559 677 1515 789
122 112 257 35 334 1240
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Table 4. Project Background Information
Project Name Puncheon Fork
County Madison
Project Area (acres) 13.15
Project Coordinates (latitude and longitude)Latitude: 35.96027 N Longitude: -82.533400 W
Planted Acreage (Acres of Woody Stems Planted)6.75
Project Watershed Summary Information
River Basin French Broad
USGS Hydrologic Unit 14-digit 0610105130010
DWR Sub-basin 04-03-04
Reach Summary Information
Parameters
Length of reach (linear feet)
Project Drainage Area (Acres and Square Miles)1,240 ac (1.94 mi2)
Project Drainage Area Percentage of Impervious Area <1.1%
Parameters
Rosgen Stream Classification (existing)
Perennial, Intermittent, Ephemeral
NC SAM Rating
Drainage area (Acres)
NC SAM Rating
Rosgen Stream Classification (existing)
Drainage area (Acres)
Perennial, Intermittent, Ephemeral
Length of reach (linear feet)
0 2,0001,000
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Visual Assessment Data

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No Credit
Top of Bank
Cross Section
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Gauge Type
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Stage Recorder
Supplemental Planting 0.1 acre
Checked by: JRM1 inch = 250 feet
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planting completed
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GPA-1: Head-cut
erosion under wattles.
Erosion and poor
herbaceous growth.
Puncheon Fork MY3 Vegetation Monitoring Plot Photos – 8/16/2023

Vegetation Plot 1

Vegetation Plot 2

Vegetation Plot 3 Vegetation Plot 4

Random Vegetation Plot 1 Random Vegetation Plot 2

Puncheon Fork MY3 Monitoring Device Photos (8/16/2023)

Stage Recorder JB2

Stage Recorder JB4

Stage Recorder JB6

Puncheon Fork MY3 Crossing Photos – 8/16/2023

JB1 looking downstream.

JB1 looking upstream.

JB1 looking downstream. JB1 looking upstream.

JB3-A looking downstream. JB3-C looking upstream.

JB4-B looking downstream.

JB4-B looking upstream.

JB6 looking downstream. JB6 looking upstream.

Puncheon Fork Stream Repair – August 2023

JB5-C log sill repair JB5-C log sill repair

JB5-C bank repair JB5-C bank repair

Flexi Baffles at install in July Flexi Baffles in August

General Problem Areas
Puncheon Fork 2023
PhotoFeature Issue / Location
GPA-1: Head-cut is migrating and cutting under wattle that
was installed to prevent erosion.

Appendix C
Vegetation Plot Data

Appendix C. Vegetation Assessment Data

Table 5. Planted Species Summary

Table 6. Vegetation Plot Mitigation Success Summary

Common Name Scientific Name
Mit Plan %
Zone 1
Mit Plan %
Zone 2 As-Built % (2021)As-Built % Zone 1
(2022)
As-Built % Zone 2
(2022)Total Stems Planted
Northern Red Oak1 Quercus rubra 15 0 18 0 0 950
White Oak1 Quercus alba 15 0 18 0 0 950
Chestnut Oak1 Quercus montana 10 0 14 0 0 750
American Sycamore1 Platanus occidentalis 0 15 12 0 0 650
Buttonbush1 Cephalanthus occidentalis 0 15 12 0 0 650
American Hornbeam2 Carpinus caroliniana 10 10 11 0 0 560
Northern Catalpa2 Catalpa speciosa 10 10 11 0 0 560
Green Ash1 Fraxinus pennsylvanica 0 0 4 0 0 250
Silky Dogwood3 Cornus ammomum 0 15 0 0 20 150
Yellow Poplar3 Liriodendron tulipifera 10 0 0 15 0 350
River Birch Betula nigra 0 15 0 0 0 0
Eastern Hemlock Tsuga canadensis 10 0 0 0 0 0
Sugar Maple3 Acer saccharum 10 0 0 15 0 350
American Basswood3 Tilia americana 10 0 0 15 0 350
Hazel Alder3 Alnus serrulata 0 10 0 0 30 200
Black Cherry3 Prunus serotina 0 0 0 10 0 250
American witchhazel3 Hamamelis virginiana 0 0 0 15 0 350
American Beech3 Fagus grandifolia 0 0 0 15 0 350
Black Willow3 Salix nigra 0 0 0 0 30 200
Sugarberry3 Celtis laevigata 0 10 0 15 20 500
8,370
9.12
918
2These species were planted on 5/3/2021
3These species were planted in March 2022
1These species were planted on 4/15/2021
Total
Planted Area
As-built Planted Stems/Acre
Plot #Planted
Stems/Acre
Volunteer
Stems/Acre
Total
Stems/Acre
Success
Criteria
Met?
Average
Planted
Stem Height
(ft)
1 567 0 567 Yes 2.3
2 486 0 486 Yes 2.48
3 283 81 364 No 2.23
4 405 0 405 Yes 2.38
R1 445 0 445 Yes 2.21
R2 486 0 486 Yes 2.26
Project Avg 445 14 459 Yes 2.31
Appendix C. Vegetation Assessment Data

Table 7. Stem Count Total and Planted by Plot Species

PnoLS P-all T PnoLS P-all T PnoLS P-all T PnoLS P-all T PnoLS P-all T PnoLS P-all T
Carpinus caroliniana American hornbeam Tree 2 2 2
Celtis occidentalis common hackberry Tree 2 2 2
Cephalanthus occidentalis common buttonbush Shrub 1 1 1 3 3 3 4 4 4
Fraxinus pennsylvanica green ash Tree 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5
Liriodendron tulipifera tuliptree Tree 2 1 1 1
Platanus occidentalis American sycamore Tree 8 8 8 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
Quercus alba white oak Tree 2 2 2 3 3 3 1 1 1
Quercus montana Tree 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
Quercus rubra northern red oak Tree 5 5 5 4 4 4 1 1 1
Cornus amomum silky dogwood Tree
Catalpa speciosa Northern catalpa Tree
Salix nigra black willow Tree
14 14 14 12 12 12 7 7 9 10 10 10 11 11 11 12 12 12
3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 6 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4
567 567 567 486 486 486 283 283 364 405 405 405 445 445 445 486 486 486
PnoLS P-all T PnoLS P-all T PnoLS P-all T PnoLS P-all T
Alnus serrulata Hazel Alder Tree 1 1 1
Carpinus caroliniana American hornbeam Tree 2 2 2 5 5 5
Celtis occidentalis common hackberry Tree 2 2 2
Cephalanthus occidentalis common buttonbush Shrub 8 8 8 4 4 4 7 7 7 9 9 9
Fraxinus pennsylvanica green ash Tree 20 20 20 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10
Liriodendron tulipifera tuliptree Tree 1 1 3 12
Platanus occidentalis American sycamore Tree 13 13 13 14 14 14 11 11 11 14 14 14
Quercus alba white oak Tree 6 6 6 8 8 8 7 7 7 21 21 21
Quercus montana Chesnut Oak Tree 4 4 4 12 12 12 5 5 5 11 11 11
Quercus rubra northern red oak Tree 10 10 10 10 10 10 12 12 12 18 18 18
Cornus amomum silky dogwood Tree 2 2 2
Catalpa speciosa Northern catalpa Tree 2 2 2
Salix nigra black willow Tree 1 1 1
66 66 68 58 58 70 61 61 61 83 83 83
9 9 9 6 6 7 10 10 10 6 6 6
445 445 459 391 391 472 411 411 411 560 560 560Stems per ACRE
Scientific Name Common Name Species Type
Stem count
size (ares)
Current Plot Data (MY3 2023)Puncheon Fork
Puncheon Fork
size (ACRES)
Species count
Stem count
Scientific Name Common Name Species Type
Annual Means
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Appendix D
Stream Measurement and
Geomorphology Data

Parameter Gauge2
Dimension and Substrate - Riffle Only LL UL Eq.Min Mean Med Max SD5 n Min Mean Med Max SD5 n Min Med Max Min Mean Med Max SD5 n
Bankfull Width (ft)---------------4.9 ------1 ---------------------5.6 ---------6.6 ------1
Floodprone Width (ft)------9.4 ------1 ---------------------15.6 --------->33.4 ------1
Bankfull Mean Depth (ft)---------------0.5 ------1 ---------------------0.4 ------------------1
1Bankfull Max Depth (ft)------0.8 ------1 ---------------------0.5 ---------0.8 ------1
Bankfull Cross Sectional Area (ft2)---------------2.5 ------1 ---------------------2.2 ---------3.2 ------1
Width/Depth Ratio ------9.6 ------1 ---------------------14.5 ------------------1
Entrenchment Ratio ------1.9 ------1 ---------------------2.8 --------->5.1 ------1
1Bank Height Ratio ------2.7 ------1 ---------------------1.0 ---------1.0 ------1
Riffle Length (ft)------------------------------------15 ---21 ------------------
Riffle Slope (ft/ft)---------------------------------------------------------------
Pool Length (ft)------------------------------------3 ---10 ------------------
Pool Max depth (ft)---------------------------------------------------------------
Pool Spacing (ft)------------------------------------4 ---31 ------------------
Channel Beltwidth (ft)------------------------------------15 ---26 15 ------26 ------
Radius of Curvature (ft)------------------------------------21 ---49 21 ------49 ------
Rc:Bankfull width (ft/ft)------------------------------------4 ---9 4 ------9 ------
Meander Wavelength (ft)------------------------------------86 ---105 86 ------105 ------
Meander Width Ratio ------------------------------------15 ---19 15 ------19 ------
Reach Shear Stress (competency) lb/f2
Max part size (mm) mobilized at bankfull
Stream Power (transport capacity) W/m2
Rosgen Classification
Bankfull Velocity (fps)---------
Bankfull Discharge (cfs)---------
Valley length (ft)
Channel Thalweg length (ft)
Sinuosity (ft)
Water Surface Slope (Channel) (ft/ft)
Channel slope (ft/ft)
3Bankfull Floodplain Area (acres)
4% of Reach with Eroding Banks
Channel Stability or Habitat Metric
Biological or Other
Shaded cells indicate that these will typically not be filled in.
1 = The distributions for these parameters can include information from both the cross-section measurements and the longitudinal profile. 2 = For projects with a proximal USGS gauge in-line with the project reach (added bankfull verification - rare).
3. Utilizing XS measurement data produce an estimate of the bankfull floodplain area in acres, which should be the area from the top of bank to the toe of the terrace riser/slope.
4 = Proportion of reach exhibiting banks that are eroding based on the visual survey for comparison to monitoring data; 5. Of value/needed only if the n exceeds 3
0.088 0.088
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343 ---242 242
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Pattern
Transport parameters
Additional Reach Parameters
Table 8. Baseline Stream Data Summary
Puncheon Fork Mitigation Site - Reach JB2-A
Regional Curve Pre-Existing Condition Reference Reach(es) Data Design Monitoring Baseline
Parameter Gauge2
Dimension and Substrate - Riffle Only LL UL Eq.Min Mean Med Max SD5 n Min Mean Med Max SD5 n Min Med Max Min Mean Med Max SD5 n
Bankfull Width (ft)---------------3.3 ------1 ---------------------4.6 ---------6.1 ------1
Floodprone Width (ft)------3.5 ------1 ---------------------12.6 ---------8.8 ------1
Bankfull Mean Depth (ft)---------------0.5 ------1 ---------------------0.3 ---------------------
1Bankfull Max Depth (ft)------0.6 ------1 ---------------------0.4 ---------6.0 ------1
Bankfull Cross Sectional Area (ft2)---------------1.5 ------1 ---------------------1.4 ---------2.4 ------1
Width/Depth Ratio ------7.1 ------1 ---------------------15.4 ---------------------
Entrenchment Ratio ------1.1 ------1 ---------------------2.7 ---------1.5 ------1
1Bank Height Ratio ------2.1 ------1 ---------------------1.0 ---------1.0 ------1
Riffle Length (ft)------------------------------------12 ---13 ------------------
Riffle Slope (ft/ft)---------------------------------------------------------------
Pool Length (ft)------------------------------------5 ---14 ------------------
Pool Max depth (ft)---------------------------------------------------------------
Pool Spacing (ft)------------------------------------6 ---28 ------------------
Channel Beltwidth (ft)------------------------------------6 ---17 6 ------17 ------
Radius of Curvature (ft)------------------------------------17 ---45 17 ------45 ------
Rc:Bankfull width (ft/ft)------------------------------------4 ---10 4 ------10 ------
Meander Wavelength (ft)------------------------------------67 ---83 67 ------83 ------
Meander Width Ratio ------------------------------------15 ---18 15 ------18 ------
Reach Shear Stress (competency) lb/f2
Max part size (mm) mobilized at bankfull
Stream Power (transport capacity) W/m2
Rosgen Classification
Bankfull Velocity (fps)---------
Bankfull Discharge (cfs)---------
Valley length (ft)
Channel Thalweg length (ft)
Sinuosity (ft)
Water Surface Slope (Channel) (ft/ft)
Channel slope (ft/ft)
3Bankfull Floodplain Area (acres)
4% of Reach with Eroding Banks
Channel Stability or Habitat Metric
Biological or Other
Shaded cells indicate that these will typically not be filled in.
1 = The distributions for these parameters can include information from both the cross-section measurements and the longitudinal profile. 2 = For projects with a proximal USGS gauge in-line with the project reach (added bankfull verification - rare).
3. Utilizing XS measurement data produce an estimate of the bankfull floodplain area in acres, which should be the area from the top of bank to the toe of the terrace riser/slope.
4 = Proportion of reach exhibiting banks that are eroding based on the visual survey for comparison to monitoring data; 5. Of value/needed only if the n exceeds 3
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1.09 ---1.01 1.01
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239 ---135 135
261 ---137 137
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Additional Reach Parameters
B4a/A4 ---C4b C4b
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Pattern
Transport parameters
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Profile
Table 8. Baseline Stream Data Summary
Puncheon Fork Mitigation Site - Reach JB4-B
Regional Curve Pre-Existing Condition Reference Reach(es) Data Design Monitoring Baseline
Base MY1 MY2 MY3 MY5 MY7 MY+ Base MY1 MY2 MY3 MY5 MY7 MY+ Base MY1 MY2 MY3 MY5 MY7 MY+ Base MY1 MY2 MY3 MY5 MY7 MY+ Base MY1 MY2 MY3 MY5 MY7 MY+
Bankfull Elevation (ft) - Based on AB-XSA1 3674.2 3674.4 3674.4 3674.4 3673.2 3673.1 3673.3 3673.3 3622.0 3622.1 3622.2 3622.1 3612.6 3612.7 3612.9 3612.9 3623.9 3623.5 3623.6 3623.7
Bankfull Width (ft)1 7.4 7.3 12.5 7.5 6.6 6.0 8.3 5.6 4.4 6.3 6.3 6.0 8.7 8.4 8.1 9.0 4.3 4.1 4.1 4.5
Floodprone Width (ft)1 --- --- --- --- >33.4 >35.3 >34.6 >35.7 10 9.2 9.8 9.2 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
Bankfull Max Depth (ft)2 1.7 1.1 1.2 1.2 0.8 1.0 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 2.1 1.0 2.3 1.3 1.6 1.7 1.6
Low Bank Elevation (ft) 3674.18 3674.1 3674.2 3674.2 3673.2 3673.2 3673.1 3673.1 3622.0 3622.2 3622.2 3625.2 3612.6 3613.8 3612.5 3613.9 3623.9 3623.8 3623.9 3624.1
Bankfull Cross Sectional Area (ft2)2 6.2 4.7 4.3 4.3 3.2 3.3 2.3 2.2 2.8 3.4 3.3 2.7 5.1 15.5 1.7 15.7 3.9 5.4 5.2 6.0
Bankfull Entrenchment Ratio1 --- --- --- --- >5.1 >5.9 >4.2 >6.4 2.2 1.5 1.6 1.5 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
Bankfull Bank Height Ratio1 --- --- --- --- 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.0 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
Base MY1 MY2 MY3 MY5 MY7 MY+ Base MY1 MY2 MY3 MY5 MY7 MY+ Base MY1 MY2 MY3 MY5 MY7 MY+ Base MY1 MY2 MY3 MY5 MY7 MY+ Base MY1 MY2 MY3 MY5 MY7 MY+
Bankfull Elevation (ft) - Based on AB-XSA1 3623.2 3623.0 3623.1 3623.1 3586.6 3586.5 3586.5 3586.6 3585.7 3585.7 3585.7 3585.7 3569.6 3569.6 3569.7 3569.7 3567.7 3568.1 3568.2 3567.9
Bankfull Width (ft)1 6.1 5.1 5.3 5.1 3.5 3.2 3.4 3.6 5.7 5.3 5.4 5.6 11.8 11.9 12.1 12.3 7.9 7.5 6.3 6.1
Floodprone Width (ft)1 8.8 7.9 8.3 8.6 11.4 10.0 10.7 8.7 --- --- --- --- >41.7 >41.8 >41.8 >42.1 --- --- --- ---
Bankfull Max Depth (ft)2 0.6 0.9 0.6 0.8 0.6 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.7 1.3 1.6 1.5 1.7 1.5 1.0 1.2 1.6
Low Bank Elevation (ft) 3623.2 3623.2 3626.0 3623.2 3586.6 3586.7 3586.7 3586.8 3585.7 3585.7 3585.8 3585.9 3569.6 3570.0 3570.0 3570.1 3567.7 3567.8 3567.9 3568.0
Bankfull Cross Sectional Area (ft2)2 2.4 3.4 2.0 2.8 1.5 2.5 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.8 3.1 10.8 15.6 14.3 16.7 6.3 4.4 4.9 6.7
Bankfull Entrenchment Ratio1 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.7 3.2 3.2 3.2 2.4 --- --- --- --- >3.5 >3.5 >3.4 >3.4 --- --- --- ---
Bankfull Bank Height Ratio1 1.0 1.3 0.9 1.1 1.0 1.4 1.3 1.3 --- --- --- --- 1.0 1.3 1.2 1.3 --- --- --- ---
Base MY1 MY2 MY3 MY5 MY7 MY+ Base MY1 MY2 MY3 MY5 MY7 MY+
Bankfull Elevation (ft) - Based on AB-XSA1 3539.5 3539.7 3539.6 3539.7 3538.9 3538.8 3538.9 3538.9
Bankfull Width (ft)1 8.2 8.7 9.4 7.5 10.5 9.3 9.5 10.2
Floodprone Width (ft)1 --- --- --- --- >49.3 >49.2 >49.1 >49.3
Bankfull Max Depth (ft)2 1.5 1.6 1.4 1.6 1.3 1.5 1.4 1.3
Low Bank Elevation (ft) 3539.5 3539.7 3539.4 3539.7 3538.9 3539.0 3539.0 3539.0
Bankfull Cross Sectional Area (ft2)2 7.6 8.0 6.2 8.0 8.7 10.5 9.8 9.9
Bankfull Entrenchment Ratio1 --- --- --- --- >4.7 >5.3 >5.2 >4.9
Bankfull Bank Height Ratio1 --- --- --- --- 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1
1 - Uses the as-built cross sectional area as the basis for adjusting each subsequent years bankfull elevation
2 - Uses the current years low top of bank as the basis for adjusting each subsequent years bankfull elevation
Cross Section 11 (Pool) Cross Section 12 (Riffle)
Cross Section 6 (Riffle) Cross Section 7 (Riffle) Cross Section 8 (Pool) Cross Section 9 (Riffle) Cross Section 10 (Pool)
Appendix D. Table 9 - Monitoring Data - Dimensional Morphology Summary (Dimensional Parameters – Cross Sections)
Puncheon Fork
Cross Section 1 (Pool) Cross Section 2 (Riffle) Cross Section 3 (Riffle) Cross Section 4 (Pool) Cross Section 5 (Pool)
1 - Uses the as-built cross sectional area as the basis for adjusting each subsequent years bankfull elevation
2 - Uses the current years low top of bank as the basis for adjusting each subsequent years bankfull elevation
Upstream Downstream
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3673
3674
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MY0 2021 MY1 2021 MY2 2022 MY3 2023 Approx. Bankfull Low Bank Elevation
3X Vertical Exaggeration
MY0 MY1 MY2 MY3 MY5 MY7 MY+
Bankfull Elevation (ft) - Based on AB-XSA1 3674.18 3674.4 3674.4 3674.4
Bankfull Width (ft)1 7.4 7.3 12.5 7.5
Floodprone Width (ft)1 --- --- --- ---
Bankfull Max Depth (ft)2 1.7 1.1 1.2 1.2
Low Bank Elevation (ft)3674.18 3674.1 3674.2 3674.2
Bankfull Cross Sectional Area (ft2)2 6.2 4.7 4.3 4.3
Bankfull Entrenchment Ratio1 --- --- --- ---
Bankfull Bank Height Ratio1 --- --- --- ---
Cross Section 1 (Pool)
1 - Uses the as-built cross sectional area as the basis for adjusting each subsequent years bankfull elevation
2 - Uses the current years low top of bank as the basis for adjusting each subsequent years bankfull elevation
Upstream Downstream
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3673
3674
3675
3676
3677
3678
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MY0 2021 MY1 2021 MY2 2022 MY3 2023
Approx. Bankfull Floodprone Area Low Bank Elevation 3X Vertical Exaggeration
MY0 MY1 MY2 MY3 MY5 MY7 MY+
Bankfull Elevation (ft) - Based on AB-XSA1 3673.16 3673.1 3673.3 3673.3
Bankfull Width (ft)1 6.6 6.0 8.3 5.6
Floodprone Width (ft)1 >33.4 >35.3 >34.6 >35.7
Bankfull Max Depth (ft)2 0.8 1.0 0.7 0.8
Low Bank Elevation (ft) 3673.16 3673.2 3673.1 3673.1
Bankfull Cross Sectional Area (ft2)2 3.2 3.3 2.3 2.2
Bankfull Entrenchment Ratio1 >5.1 >5.9 >4.2 >6.4
Bankfull Bank Height Ratio1 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8
Cross Section 2 (Riffle)
1 - Uses the as-built cross sectional area as the basis for adjusting each subsequent years bankfull elevation
2 - Uses the current years low top of bank as the basis for adjusting each subsequent years bankfull elevation
Upstream Downstream
3621
3622
3623
3624
3625
3626
3627
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Puncheon Fork -Reach JB3-B - Cross Section 3 -Riffle - Enhancement I
MY0 2021 MY1 2021 MY2 2022 MY3 2023
Approx. Bankfull Floodprone Area Low Bank Elevation 3X Vertical Exaggeration
MY0 MY1 MY2 MY3 MY5 MY7 MY+
Bankfull Elevation (ft) - Based on AB-XSA1 3621.95 3622.1 3622.2 3622.1
Bankfull Width (ft)1 4.4 6.3 6.3 6.0
Floodprone Width (ft)1 10 9.2 9.8 9.2
Bankfull Max Depth (ft)2 0.9 0.7 0.8 0.7
Low Bank Elevation (ft) 3621.95 3622.2 3622.2 3625.2
Bankfull Cross Sectional Area (ft2)2 2.8 3.4 3.3 2.7
Bankfull Entrenchment Ratio1 2.2 1.5 1.6 1.5
Bankfull Bank Height Ratio1 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.0
Cross Section 3 (Riffle)
1 - Uses the as-built cross sectional area as the basis for adjusting each subsequent years bankfull elevation
2 - Uses the current years low top of bank as the basis for adjusting each subsequent years bankfull elevation
Upstream Downstream
3611
3612
3613
3614
3615
3616
3617
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Puncheon Fork -Reach JB3-B - Cross Section 4 -Pool - Enhancement I
MY0 2021 MY1 2021 MY2 2022 MY3 2023 Approx. Bankfull Low Bank Elevation
3X Vertical Exaggeration
MY0 MY1 MY2 MY3 MY5 MY7 MY+
Bankfull Elevation (ft) - Based on AB-XSA1 3612.61 3612.7 3612.9 3612.9
Bankfull Width (ft)1 8.7 8.4 8.1 9.0
Floodprone Width (ft)1 --- --- --- ---
Bankfull Max Depth (ft)2 0.7 2.1 1.0 2.3
Low Bank Elevation (ft) 3612.61 3613.8 3612.5 3613.9
Bankfull Cross Sectional Area (ft2)2 5.1 15.5 1.7 15.7
Bankfull Entrenchment Ratio1 --- --- --- ---
Bankfull Bank Height Ratio1 --- --- --- ---
Cross Section 4 (Pool)
1 - Uses the as-built cross sectional area as the basis for adjusting each subsequent years bankfull elevation
2 - Uses the current years low top of bank as the basis for adjusting each subsequent years bankfull elevation
Upstream Downstream
3622
3623
3624
3625
3626
3627
3628
20 23 26 29 32 35 38 41
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Puncheon Fork -Reach JB4-B - Cross Section 5 -Pool - Restoration
MY0 2021 MY1 2021 MY2 2022 MY3 2023 Approx. Bankfull Low Bank Elevation
3X Vertical Exaggeration
MY0 MY1 MY2 MY3 MY5 MY7 MY+
Bankfull Elevation (ft) - Based on AB-XSA1 3623.89 3623.5 3623.6 3623.7
Bankfull Width (ft)1 4.3 4.1 4.1 4.5
Floodprone Width (ft)1 --- --- --- ---
Bankfull Max Depth (ft)2 1.3 1.6 1.7 1.6
Low Bank Elevation (ft) 3623.89 3623.8 3623.9 3624.1
Bankfull Cross Sectional Area (ft2)2 3.9 5.4 5.2 6.0
Bankfull Entrenchment Ratio1 --- --- --- ---
Bankfull Bank Height Ratio1 --- --- --- ---
Cross Section 5 (Pool)
1 - Uses the as-built cross sectional area as the basis for adjusting each subsequent years bankfull elevation
2 - Uses the current years low top of bank as the basis for adjusting each subsequent years bankfull elevation
Upstream Downstream
3622
3623
3624
3625
3626
3627
3628
17 20 23 26 29 32 35
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MY0 2021 MY1 2021 MY2 2022 MY3 2023
Approx. Bankfull Floodprone Area Low Bank Elevation 3X Vertical Exaggeration
MY0 MY1 MY2 MY3 MY5 MY7 MY+
Bankfull Elevation (ft) - Based on AB-XSA1 3623.22 3623.0 3623.1 3623.1
Bankfull Width (ft)1 6.1 5.1 5.3 5.1
Floodprone Width (ft)1 8.8 7.9 8.3 8.6
Bankfull Max Depth (ft)2 0.6 0.9 0.6 0.8
Low Bank Elevation (ft) 3623.22 3623.2 3626.0 3623.2
Bankfull Cross Sectional Area (ft2)2 2.4 3.4 2.0 2.8
Bankfull Entrenchment Ratio1 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.7
Bankfull Bank Height Ratio1 1.0 1.3 0.9 1.1
Cross Section 6 (Riffle)
1 - Uses the as-built cross sectional area as the basis for adjusting each subsequent years bankfull elevation
2 - Uses the current years low top of bank as the basis for adjusting each subsequent years bankfull elevation
Upstream Downstream
3585
3586
3587
3588
3589
3590
3591
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Puncheon Fork -Reach JB4-C - Cross Section 7 -Riffle - Enhancement I
MY0 2021 MY1 2021 MY2 2022 MY3 2023
Approx. Bankfull Floodprone Area Low Bank Elevation 3X Vertical Exaggeration
MY0 MY1 MY2 MY3 MY5 MY7 MY+
Bankfull Elevation (ft) - Based on AB-XSA1 3586.60 3586.5 3586.5 3586.6
Bankfull Width (ft)1 3.5 3.2 3.4 3.6
Floodprone Width (ft)1 11.4 10.0 10.7 8.7
Bankfull Max Depth (ft)2 0.6 0.9 0.9 0.8
Low Bank Elevation (ft) 3586.60 3586.7 3586.7 3586.8
Bankfull Cross Sectional Area (ft2)2 1.5 2.5 2.3 2.3
Bankfull Entrenchment Ratio1 3.2 3.2 3.2 2.4
Bankfull Bank Height Ratio1 1.0 1.4 1.3 1.3
Cross Section 7 (Riffle)
1 - Uses the as-built cross sectional area as the basis for adjusting each subsequent years bankfull elevation
2 - Uses the current years low top of bank as the basis for adjusting each subsequent years bankfull elevation
Upstream Downstream
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Puncheon Fork -Reach JB4-C - Cross Section 8 -Pool - Enhancement I
MY0 2021 MY1 2021 MY2 2022 MY3 2023 Approx. Bankfull Low Bank Elevation
3X Vertical Exaggeration
MY0 MY1 MY2 MY3 MY5 MY7 MY+
Bankfull Elevation (ft) - Based on AB-XSA1 3585.72 3585.7 3585.7 3585.7
Bankfull Width (ft)1 5.7 5.3 5.4 5.6
Floodprone Width (ft)1 --- --- --- ---
Bankfull Max Depth (ft)2 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.7
Low Bank Elevation (ft) 3585.72 3585.7 3585.8 3585.9
Bankfull Cross Sectional Area (ft2)2 2.2 2.2 2.8 3.1
Bankfull Entrenchment Ratio1 --- --- --- ---
Bankfull Bank Height Ratio1 --- --- --- ---
Cross Section 8 (Pool)
1 - Uses the as-built cross sectional area as the basis for adjusting each subsequent years bankfull elevation
2 - Uses the current years low top of bank as the basis for adjusting each subsequent years bankfull elevation
Upstream Downstream
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MY0 2021 MY1 2021 MY2 2022 MY3 2023
Approx. Bankfull Floodprone Area Low Bank Elevation 3X Vertical Exaggeration
MY0 MY1 MY2 MY3 MY5 MY7 MY+
Bankfull Elevation (ft) - Based on AB-XSA1 3569.62 3569.6 3569.7 3569.7
Bankfull Width (ft)1 11.8 11.9 12.1 12.3
Floodprone Width (ft)1 >41.7 >41.8 >41.8 >42.1
Bankfull Max Depth (ft)2 1.3 1.6 1.5 1.7
Low Bank Elevation (ft)3569.62 3570.0 3570.0 3570.1
Bankfull Cross Sectional Area (ft 2 )2 10.8 15.6 14.3 16.7
Bankfull Entrenchment Ratio 1 >3.5 >3.5 >3.4 >3.4
Bankfull Bank Height Ratio 1 1.0 1.3 1.2 1.3
Cross Section 9 (Riffle)
1 - Uses the as-built cross sectional area as the basis for adjusting each subsequent years bankfull elevation
2 - Uses the current years low top of bank as the basis for adjusting each subsequent years bankfull elevation
Upstream Downstream
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MY0 2021 MY1 2021 MY2 2022 MY3 2023 Approx. Bankfull Low Bank Elevation
3X Vertical Exaggeration
MY0 MY1 MY2 MY3 MY5 MY7 MY+
Bankfull Elevation (ft) - Based on AB-XSA1 3567.74 3568.1 3568.2 3567.9
Bankfull Width (ft)1 7.9 7.5 6.3 6.1
Floodprone Width (ft)1 --- --- --- ---
Bankfull Max Depth (ft)2 15.0 1.0 1.2 1.6
Low Bank Elevation (ft) 3567.74 3567.8 3567.9 3568.0
Bankfull Cross Sectional Area (ft2 )2 6.3 4.4 4.9 6.7
Bankfull Entrenchment Ratio 1 --- --- --- ---
Bankfull Bank Height Ratio 1 --- --- --- ---
Cross Section 10 (Pool)
1 - Uses the as-built cross sectional area as the basis for adjusting each subsequent years bankfull elevation
2 - Uses the current years low top of bank as the basis for adjusting each subsequent years bankfull elevation
Upstream Downstream
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3539
3540
3541
3542
3543
3544
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MY0 2021 MY1 2021 MY2 2022 MY3 2023 Approx. Bankfull Low Bank Elevation
3X Vertical Exaggeration
MY0 MY1 MY2 MY3 MY5 MY7 MY+
Bankfull Elevation (ft) - Based on AB-XSA1 3539.48 3539.7 3539.6 3539.7
Bankfull Width (ft)1 8.2 8.7 9.4 7.5
Floodprone Width (ft)1 --- --- --- ---
Bankfull Max Depth (ft)2 1.5 1.6 1.4 1.6
Low Bank Elevation (ft) 3539.48 3539.7 3539.4 3539.7
Bankfull Cross Sectional Area (ft2)2 7.6 8.0 6.2 8.0
Bankfull Entrenchment Ratio 1 --- --- --- ---
Bankfull Bank Height Ratio 1 --- --- --- ---
Cross Section 11 (Pool)
1 - Uses the as-built cross sectional area as the basis for adjusting each subsequent years bankfull elevation
2 - Uses the current years low top of bank as the basis for adjusting each subsequent years bankfull elevation
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MY0 2021 MY1 2021 MY2 2022 MY3 2023
Approx. Bankfull Floodprone Area Low Bank Elevation 3X Vertical Exaggeration
MY0 MY1 MY2 MY3 MY5 MY7 MY+
Bankfull Elevation (ft) - Based on AB-XSA1 3538.89 3538.8 3538.9 3538.9
Bankfull Width (ft)1 10.5 9.3 9.5 10.2
Floodprone Width (ft)1 >49.3 >49.2 >49.1 >49.3
Bankfull Max Depth (ft)2 1.3 1.5 1.4 1.3
Low Bank Elevation (ft) 3538.89 3539.0 3539.0 3539.0
Bankfull Cross Sectional Area (ft2 )2 8.7 10.5 9.8 9.9
Bankfull Entrenchment Ratio 1 >4.7 >5.3 >5.2 >4.9
Bankfull Bank Height Ratio 1 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1
Cross Section 12 (Riffle)
Appendix E
Hydrology Data

Table 12. Rainfall Summary MY3 2023

Table 13. Documentation of Geomorphically Significant Flow Events

30 Percent 70 Percent
January 3.25 2.34 3.84 5.36
February 2.84 2.16 3.31 5.54
March 3.80 2.89 4.43 4.30
April 3.71 2.78 4.33 4.76
May 3.83 2.89 4.47 4.54
June 4.16 3.14 4.81 4.40
July 4.34 3.28 5.06 5.83
August 3.80 2.54 4.55 8.73
September 3.34 2.13 4.02 -
October 2.35 1.19 2.87 -
November 2.81 1.88 3.36 -
December 3.40 2.38 4.03 -
Total Annual ** 41.60 37.62 45.01 43.46
Above Normal
Limits
Below Normal
Limits
Month Average
Normal Limits 2023 Jessen Station
Precipitation*
*Jessen CRONOS Station is approximately 9 miles northeast of the site.
**Total Annual represents the average total precipitation, annually, as calculated by the 30-year period.
August data is incomplete and contains data from 8/1/2023 to 8/22/2023
MY1
2021 0 N/A
MY2
2022 0 N/A
MY3
2023 0 N/A
MY1
2021 0 N/A
MY2
2022 0 N/A
MY3
2023 0 N/A
MY1
2021 2 0.22
MY2
2022 2 0.10
MY3
2023 2 0.36 8/3/2023
N/A
N/A
5/27/2022
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Maximum Bankfull
Height (ft)Date of Maximum Bankfull Event
Stage Recorder JB2-A
N/A
N/A
Stage Recorder JB4-B
N/A
N/A
Stage Recorder JB6-A
8/17/2021
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1.000
2.000
3.000
4.000
5.000
6.000
7.000
8.000
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10.000
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Max Event - 0.01 ft.
BELOW TOB
8/3/2023
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1.000
2.000
3.000
4.000
5.000
6.000
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Daily Precip (in)SR JB4-B Top of Bank Stream Bed
Max Event -
0.15 ft. BELOW
TOB
8/3/2023
0.000
1.000
2.000
3.000
4.000
5.000
6.000
7.000
8.000
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Daily Precip (in)SR JB6-A Top of Bank Stream Bed
Max Event - 0.36
ft. above TOB
8/3/2023