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October 17, 2023
Kim Isenhour U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Regulatory Division
3331 Heritage Trade Drive, Suite 105 Wake Forest, NC 27587 RE: Meadow Spring Year 5 Monitoring Report (SAW-2016-01989) Kim,
Please find attached the Meadow Spring Year 5 Monitoring (MY5) Report. In Year 5, 21 of the 21 vegetation plots met the 260 stems per acre interim success criteria and greater than an average 7 feet. Bankfull events were recorded on both stage recorders. In addition to the three wetland gauges installed in February 2022 (GW1-B, GW4-B, and GW7-B), two more wetland gauges were installed (GW5-B and GW7-C) in February 2023 to gather more hydrology data in underrepresented wetland areas. There are now 17 wetland gauges
in total. In MY5, 12 of the 17 wetland gauges met success with hydroperiods ranging from one to 39 percent. Groundwater Wells 1, 4, 7, and Reference 1 have all failed to meet successful hydroperiods for the fifth year in a row. However, four of the five newer wetland gauges (installed since February 2022) were successful in MY5. Additional analysis of the wetlands at risk can be found in the MY5 monitoring report and Appendices. Data supports the success of at least 10.153 WMUs at this time, more than the 7.200 WMU credits that have
already been released, leaving 2.953 WMU viable credits available. Furthermore, RES feels strongly that even more wetland areas will ultimately be successful and be deemed viable for credit generation. Two vegetation problem areas onsite include areas of low stem density (0.3 acres total) and areas of loblolly pine. There is one segment of stream channel (at cross section 17; reach S11) that shows signs of some
degradation. No problems were identified in the field during monitoring; however, RES will investigate in the winter when vegetation has died and there's better visibility. The repairs (completed in August 2022) from the adaptive management plan remain in good condition and impacted stream banks were live staked February 2023 and are growing. RES performed supplemental plantings between January and March 2023 in two areas. In February and March, the areas associated with the adaptive management plan work performed on reach S6B and surrounding areas within wetland WG
were planted with approximately 160 three-gallon containerized trees. In January, a small area in an around VP18 was planted with approximately 15 six-foot live stake poles. Consequently, Vegetation Plot 18 met success for MY5. Chinese privet in select areas was treated again in August 2023. The identified areas of low stem density will be planted in the coming winter, and areas of loblolly pine will
be thinned in the following monitoring year; these areas can be seen on Figure 2; Appendix B.
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NC IRT MY4 Review Comments:
Casey Haywood, USACE:
1. Thank you for providing photos of the AMP repair work. Please continue to monitor these areas for any instability. Overall, the repairs look good.
The repairs remain in good condition with functioning structures and stable banks. Repaired stream banks were live staked in February 2023 and are growing while herbaceous vegetation has also established in graded areas.
2. We have concerns regarding the performance of wetlands on the site (Wetland H and I). While low hydroperiods can be partially attributed to below normal rainfall conditions, gauges 1, 4, 5 and 7 have failed to meet performance standards in any of the previous years. Additionally, more data is needed to assess areas where the additional gauges were installed, in particular gauges GW4-B and GW7-B. We would like to schedule a site visit later this year to evaluate site conditions and see the repair work.
It is clear that some of the wetland areas are not meeting success, such as those in proximity to GW1, GW4, and GW7. However, data supports the potential success of other questionable wetland areas, especially with the addition of five more wetland gauges (three of which were installed in February 2022 and two in February 2023). Four out of five of these had successful hydroperiods in MY5. Also of note, GW5 recorded its first successful hydroperiod (14%) for the first time. The MY5 report discusses the wetland findings and at-risk concept in detail. RES welcomes a site visit this year.
RES is requesting a 10% stream credit release (544.00 SMUs). Additionally, RES is requesting that the past two years’ scheduled Wetland Credits of 15% (Year 3 Monitoring) and 5% (Year 4 Monitoring) credit releases be released based on the revised estimate of total Wetland Mitigation Units (10.15 WMU) which would
result in a 1.43 credit release. As for the completion of the Year 5 monitoring report, RES expects that the 15% wetland credit release may be withheld. Please see enclosed the credit release schedule and an updated
credit ledger.
Thank you,
Jamey McEachran | Regulatory Manager
Project Name:
Sponsor Name:
USACE Action ID:
NCDWQ Action ID:
Non‐Forested
Wetland Credits
Warm
Water
Cool
Water
Cold
Water
Riparian
Riverine
Riparian
Non‐Riverine
Revised
Riparian
Riverine
Coastal
######## 14.41 10.15
######## 14.41 10.15
Scheduled
Releases
Warm
Water
Cool
Water
Cold
Water
Scheduled
Releases
Riparian
Riverine
REVISED
Riverine Non‐Riparian Scheduled
Releases Coastal
1 (Bank/Site Establishment)1, 2 15%899.00 15%2.16 1.52 15% 11/13/2018
2 (Year 0/As‐Built)3 15%816.00 15%2.16 1.52 15% 8/19/2019
3 (Year 1 Monitoring)10%544.000 10%1.44 1.02 10% 3/15/2020 2/25/2020
4 (Year 2 Monitoring)10%544.000 10%1.44 1.02 15% 12/31/2021 11/20/2020
5 (Year 3 Monitoring)10%544.000 15% 2.16 1.52 20% 12/31/2021 12/7/2022
6 (Year 4 Monitoring)5%272.000 5% 0.72 0.51 10% 12/31/2022 2/1/2023
7 (Year 5 Monitoring)10% 544.000 15% 2.16 1.43 15% 12/31/2023
8 (Year 6 Monitoring)5% 544.000 5% 0.72 0.51 NA NA 12/31/2024
9 (Year 7 Monitoring)10% 272.000 10% 1.44 1.02 NA NA 6/15/2026
Stream Bankfull Standard4 10%544.000 NA NA NA NA NA NA Varies4
Total Credits Release to Date 3347.00 7.20
Date
Wilmington District Mitigation Bank Credit Release Schedule
4 ‐ A 15% 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): None
Signature of Wilmington District Official Approving Credit Release
Meadow Spring
EBX‐Neuse I
SAW‐2016‐01989
2016‐0980V1
Potential Credits from Mitigation Plan
Forested Wetland Credits
Total Potential Credits
Projected
Release Date
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
Johnston
03020201
10/24/2018
10/17/2023
County:
8‐Digit HUC:
Year Project Instituted:
Date Prepared:
Transaction Credits Released Credits Debited Current Credits
Number To Bank From Bank Credit Balance Reserved Purchaser Project Permit Number HUC
1 899.000 11/13/18
2 816.000 8/19/19
3 544.000 2/25/20
4 544.000 11/19/20
5 544.000 12/7/21
6 113.575 DR Horton - Terramor, LLC Winston Pointe SAW-2021-02303 5/23/22 8/2/22 03020201
7 54.000
Clayton Properties Group, Inc. (Mungo
Homes)
Georgia’s Landing / Simpkins Road /
Fayetteville Road / Garner SAW-2019-00845 9/1/22 9/12/22 03020201
8 220.000 Town of Holly Springs Arbor Creek - Middle Creek Greenway SAW-2020-00572 8/29/22 9/22/22 03020201
9 816.000 2/1/23
Total 4163.000 387.575 3775.425 0.000
Credits Released: Task 5
Credits Released: Task 2
Credits Released: Task 3
Credits Released: Task 4
Credits Released: Task 6
Credits Released: Task 1
NEU-CON UMBRELLA WETLAND AND STREAM MITIGATION BANK
MEADOW SPRING STREAM CREDIT LEDGER (HUC 03020201)
Friday, October 6, 2023
Contract
Date Closing Date
Transaction Credits Released Credits Debited Current Credits
Number To Bank From Bank Credit Balance Reserved Purchaser Project Permit Number Closing Date
1 2.160 11/13/18
2 0.940 DRH Inc. Capps Tract Townhome Site SAW-2017-02441 6/21/19
3 0.500 AAA Carolinas NC Hwy 55 Retail SAW-2003-20448 7/3/19
4 2.160 8/19/19
5 0.700 Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc. North Tech Drive Gas Regulator Station SAW-2019-01721 9/24/19
6 0.410 Stancil Vineyards, LLC Adam's Vineyards SAW-2019-00541 9/25/19
7 0.320 Blue Heel Development, LLC Corbinton Commons at Kildaire SAW-2018-02110 11/20/19
8 0.430 Medline Industries, Inc. Medline Distribution Center SAW-2019-01848 12/16/19
9 0.440 Cameron General Contractors Inc. Resort Lifestyle Communities SAW-2019-01455 12/20/19
10 1.440 2/25/20
11 0.460 Medline Industries, Inc. Medline Mebane – South Site SAW-2019-01993 7/16/20
12 0.320 Beacon Acquisitions LLC Doggett Properties SAW-2019-00226 9/22/20
13 0.490 Merritt WF1, LLC 13881 Unicon Drive Site SAW-2019-01262 11/17/20
14 1.440 11/19/20
15 0.480 Nexsen Pruet, PLLC Heritage Corner Retail SAW-2020-01409 11/30/20
16 0.350 Brasfield & Gorrie, L.L.C. Project Walter SAW-2018-01747 1/14/21
17 0.270 GreenHawk Development, LLC Beverly Subdivision SAW-2017-01300 2/9/21
18 0.310 Tryon Investment Partners II, LLC Rosedale Subdivision SAW-2018-00763 6/8/21
19 0.350 W&M Partners, LLC Raynor Meadows SAW-2019-01788 8/3/21
20 0.410 Horton Park Investments LLC (for the Town of Apex)
Jessie Drive Extension & Horton Park
Minor Collector Connections SAW-2020-00797 8/17/22
21 0.010 Town of Wake Forest
Dunn Creek Greenway Phase 4 SAW-2022-00621 1/12/23
Total 7.200 7.190 0.010 0.000
Credits Released: Task 4
NEU-CON UMBRELLA WETLAND AND STREAM MITIGATION BANK
MEADOW SPRING WETLAND CREDIT LEDGER (HUC 03020201)
Friday, October 6, 2023
Riparian Wetland
Credits Released: Task 1
Credits Released: Task 2
Credits Released: Task 3
YEAR 5 MONITORING REPORT
MEADOW SPRING MITIGATION SITE
JOHNSTON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
SAW-2016-01989 | NEU-CON STREAM AND WETLAND UMBI
Provided by:
Resource Environmental Solutions, LLC
For EBX – Neuse I, LLC
October 2023
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Table of Contents
1 Project Summary ...................................................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 Project Location and Description ....................................................................................................... 1
1.2 Project Goals and Objectives ............................................................................................................... 2
1.3 Project Success Criteria .......................................................................................................................... 3
1.3.1 Stream Success Criteria ................................................................................................................. 3
1.3.2 Wetland Success Criteria .............................................................................................................. 3
1.3.3 Vegetation Success Criteria ......................................................................................................... 4
1.4 Project Components ................................................................................................................................ 4
1.5 Design/Approach ...................................................................................................................................... 5
1.5.1 Stream ................................................................................................................................................. 5
1.5.2 Wetland .............................................................................................................................................. 7
1.6 Construction and As-Built Conditions .............................................................................................. 7
1.7 Wetland Risk ............................................................................................................................................... 8
1.8 Year 5 Monitoring Performance (MY5) ............................................................................................ 8
1.8.1 Vegetation ......................................................................................................................................... 8
1.8.2 Stream Geomorphology ............................................................................................................... 9
1.8.3 Stream Hydrology ......................................................................................................................... 11
1.8.4 Wetland Hydrology ...................................................................................................................... 11
2 Methods .................................................................................................................................................................... 15
3 References ................................................................................................................................................................ 16
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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 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 Cross-Section Overlay Plots Table 8. Baseline Stream Data Summary Table 9. Cross Section Morphology Data Table Appendix E: Hydrology Data Table 10. 2023 Rainfall Data Table 11. Documentation of Geomorphically Significant Flow Events Table 12. 2023 Max Hydroperiod Table 13. Summary of Groundwater Monitoring Results MY5 Groundwater Hydrographs Figure 3: Wetland Risk Areas
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1 PROJECT SUMMARY
1.1 Project Location and Description
The Meadow Spring Mitigation Site (Site) is located within a watershed dominated by agricultural
land use in Johnston County, North Carolina, approximately three miles north of Smithfield. The
project streams and wetlands were significantly impacted by channelization, impoundment, and
cattle access. The project involves the restoration and protection of streams in the Neuse River
watershed and the restoration, enhancement, and preservation of adjacent riparian wetlands. The
purpose of this mitigation site is to restore, enhance and preserve a stream/wetland complex
located within the Neuse River Basin. The Site was designed in concurrence with the Meadow
Spring Riparian Buffer and Nutrient Offset Mitigation Bank. The Site lies within USGS Hydrologic
Unit Code (HUC) 03020201.
The total easement area is 60.93 acres. The wooded areas along the easement corridor designated
for restoration activities are classified as mixed hardwoods. Invasive species were present
throughout the wooded areas. Restored channels were both laterally and vertically unstable,
impacted by cattle, have disturbed riparian buffers, and did not fully support aquatic life. Previous
stream conditions along the restoration reaches exhibited habitat degradation because of impacts
from livestock and impoundment to promote agricultural activities.
The Meadow Spring Site includes stream Priority I/II Restoration, Enhancement Levels I II and III,
Preservation and wetland re-habilitation, re-establishment, enhancement and preservation.
Priority I Restoration reaches incorporate the construction of a single-thread meandering channel,
with parameters based on data taken from the reference site described above, published empirical
relationships, NC Coastal Plain Regional Curves, and hydrologic and hydraulic analyses.
Wetland re-establishment occurred adjacent to Priority I Restoration reaches. The restoration
approach was to reconnect the floodplain wetlands to the stream, fill existing ditches, rough the
floodplain surface, and plant native tree and shrub species commonly found in small stream
swamp ecosystems. The wetland enhancement treatment included livestock exclusion, improving
hydrology via pond removal and ditch plugging, and planting native tree and shrub species.
The Site will be monitored on a regular basis and a physical inspection of the Site will be
conducted at a minimum of twice per year throughout the seven-year post-construction
monitoring period, or until performance standards are met. These site inspections will identify site
components and features that require routine maintenance. The measure of stream restoration
success will be documented by bankfull flows and no change in stream channel classification.
Sand bed channels are dynamic and minor adjustments to dimension and profile are expected.
The measure of vegetative success for the Site will be the survival of at least 210 seven-year old
planted trees per acre with an average height of 10 feet at the end of year seven of the monitoring
period.
Upon approval for closeout by the Interagency Review Team (IRT), the site will be transferred to
the North Carolina Wildlife Habitat Foundation (NCWHF). The NCWHF will be responsible for
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periodic inspection of the Site to ensure that restrictions required in the Conservation Easement
or the deed restriction document(s) are upheld. Endowment funds required to uphold easement
and deed restrictions will be negotiated prior to site transfer to the responsible party.
1.2 Project Goals and Objectives
The 2010 Neuse RBRP identified several restoration needs for the entire Neuse River Basin, as well
as for HUC 03020201, specifically. The Site is in HUC 03020201100050 (Neuse River), a Targeted
Local Watershed (TLW) that exhibits both the need and opportunity for wetland, stream, and
riparian buffer restoration. The watershed includes 52 square miles of area, with 31 percent of the
106 stream miles lacking wooded buffers. Thirty-seven percent of the watershed is used for
agricultural purposes with 13 animal operations occurring in the watershed. Impervious surface
near the town of Smithfield is increasing and set to surpass the critical seven percent benchmark
(NCDMS 2010).
The Site was identified as a stream and buffer restoration opportunity to improve water quality,
habitat, and hydrology within the Neuse River Basin. This project is intended to provide Stream
Mitigation Units to be applied as compensatory mitigation for unavoidable authorized impacts to
waters of the US under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1344) and support the overall
goal of “no net loss” of aquatic resources in the United States. The Site is located within the
downstream end of HUC 03020201 and includes an unnamed tributary that directly discharges
into the Neuse River. Many of the project design goals and objectives, including restoration of
riparian buffers to filter runoff from agricultural operations and improve terrestrial habitat, and
construction of in-stream structures to improve habitat diversity, will address the degraded water
quality and nutrient input from farming that were identified as major watershed stressors in the
2010 Neuse RBRP.
The project goals will be addressed through the following project objectives:
Design and construct stable stream channels with appropriate pattern, dimension, and
profile based on reference reach conditions.
Exclude livestock permanently from streams and their associated buffers as well as
surrounding wetlands.
Reduce bank height ratios to less than 1.2 and increase entrenchment ratio to greater than
2.2 in accordance to the Wilmington District Stream and Wetland Compensatory
Mitigation Update Guidance.
Increase forested riparian buffers to at least fifty feet on both sides of the channel along
the project reaches with an appropriate riparian plant community.
Re-establish, rehabilitate, and enhance riparian wetlands by raising stream bed elevations,
plugging surface ditches, and planting native wetland plant species in order to maintain
appropriate soil series saturation/hydroperiod thresholds during the growing season.
Preserve and enhance of hydrology in existing riparian wetland seeps.
Establish a permanent conservation easement on the Site.
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Remove invasive species from the riparian buffer and wetland areas to support the
colonization and survival of native riparian buffer species.
1.3 Project Success Criteria
The Site follows the USACE 2003 Stream Mitigation Guidelines and the “Wilmington District
Stream and Wetland Compensatory Mitigation Update” dated October 24, 2016. Cross section
and vegetation plot data will be collected in Years 0, 1, 2, 3, 5, and 7. Stream and wetland
hydrology data and visual monitoring will be reported annually.
1.3.1 Stream 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.
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 no less
than 2.2 within restored reaches.
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.
1.3.2 Wetland Success Criteria
The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has a current WETs table for Johnston County
upon which to base a normal rainfall amount and average growing season. The closest
comparable data station was determined to be the WETS station for Smithfield, NC. The growing
season for Johnston County is 233 days long, extending from March 18 to November 6, and is
based on a daily minimum temperature greater than 28 degrees Fahrenheit occurring in five of
ten years.
Based upon field observation across the site, the NRCS mapping units show a good correlation to
actual site conditions in areas of the site. Mitigation guidance for soils in the Coastal Plain suggests
a hydroperiod for the Bibb soil of 12-16 percent of the growing season. The hydrology success
criterion for the Site is to restore the water table so that it will remain continuously within 12
inches of the soil surface for at least 12 percent of the growing season (approximately 27 days) at
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each groundwater gauge location. Based on the extensive management history of the Site and
soil compaction, RES expects a slightly reduced hydroperiod in the monitoring years 1 and 2.
1.3.3 Vegetation Success Criteria
Specific and measurable success criteria for plant density within the riparian buffers on the site
follow IRT Guidance. Vegetation monitoring plots are a minimum of 0.02 acres in size and cover
a minimum of two percent of the planted area. Vegetation monitoring shall occur annually
between July 15 and leaf drop. The interim measures of vegetative success for the site are the
survival of at least 320 planted three-year old trees per acre at the end of Year 3, 260 five-year
old trees that are at least 7 feet tall at the end of Year 5, and the final vegetative success criteria
is 210 trees per acre with an average height of ten feet at the end of Year 7. Volunteer trees are
to be counted, identified to species, and included in the yearly monitoring reports, but do not
count towards the success criteria of total planted stems.
1.4 Project Components
The project area is comprised of an easement area along an unnamed tributary to the Neuse River.
The easement is separated by an existing power easement and three agricultural crossings. The
project is divided into northern and southern portions by the existing power easement. The
northern portion of the project includes Reaches S1, S2, S5, S6A and S6B. The southern portion of
the project includes Reaches S7, S9, S11, S12 and S13. The stream and wetland mitigation
components are summarized below.
Mitigation Plan Stream Credits
Stream Mitigation
Reach Mitigation Type Stationing
Existing
Length
(LF)
Design
Length
(LF)
Mitigation
Ratio
Base
SMUs
S1 Enhancement II 3+50 to 6+00 250 250 2.5:1 100
S2 Enhancement I 6+00 to 11+00 500 500 1.5:1 333
S5 P1 / P2 Restoration 0+76 to 3+07 215 231 1:1 231
S6A P1 Restoration 11+00 to 24+50 1,220 1,350 1:1 1,350
S6B P1 Restoration 24+50 to 36+26 1,150 1,176 1:1 1,176
S6B Enhancement I 36+26 to 37+93 165 167 1.5:1 111
S7 Enhancement I 38+80 to 48+70 1,035 990 1.5:1 660
S7 Enhancement I 49+40 to 53+80 452 440 1.5:1 293
S9 Enhancement III 53+80 to 60+55 665 675 7.5:1 90
S11 P1 Restoration 60+55 to 71+00 906 1,045 1:1 1,045
S12 Preservation 71+00 to 74+80 380 380 10:1 38
S13 Preservation 9+69 to 14+23 454 454 10:1 45
Total 7,392 7,658 5,473
Non-Standard Buffer Width Adjustment* 50
Grand Total Adjusted SMUs 5,523
*The non-standard buffer width adjustment was only performed for reaches S7, S9, S12, S13
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Mitigation Plan Wetland Credits
Wetland Mitigation
Wetland Mitigation Type Total Acres Mitigation
Ratio WMUs
WB Rehabilitation 0.95 1.5:1 0.63
WD Preservation 0.03 No Credit No Credit
WE Preservation 0.09 No Credit No Credit
WF-A Preservation 2.00 No Credit No Credit
WF-B Enhancement 2.02 3:1 0.67
WG-A Enhancement 3.68 3:1 1.23
WG-B Enhancement 18.03 5:1 3.61
WH Re-establishment 6.84 1:1 6.84
WI Re-establishment 2.87 2:1 1.44
Total 36.51 14.41
1.5 Design/Approach
1.5.1 Stream
The Meadow Spring Site includes Priority I/Priority II Restoration, Enhancement Level I,
Enhancement Level II, Enhancement Level III. Priority I Restoration reaches incorporate the design
of a single-thread meandering channel, with parameters based on data taken from the reference
site described above, published empirical relationships, NC Coastal Plain Regional Curves, and
hydrologic and hydraulic analyses. As a result of the restoration of planform and dimension,
frequent overbank flows and a restored riparian buffer will provide the appropriate hydrology and
sediment transport throughout this coastal plain watershed. All non-vegetated areas within the
easement were planted with native vegetation and any areas of invasive species were removed
and/or treated.
Reach S1 (STA 03+50 to STA 06+00) – Reach beginning at northwestern limits of the
project flowing southeast to Reach S2 totaling 250 linear feet of Enhancement Level II.
Row crops and active pasture were located adjacent to the reach. Enhancement involved
revegetating the buffer with native vegetation.
Reach S2 (STA 06+00 to STA 11+00) – Reach begins at the downstream end of Reach
S1 and flows southeast through what was active pasture to Reach S6A. Reach S2 totals 500
linear feet of Enhancement Level I. Active pasture and row crops used to surround this
reach. Enhancement involved revegetating the buffer and stream stabilization of localized
erosion with the installation of log cross vanes and sills.
Reach S5 (STA 00+76 to STA 03+07) – Reach begins north of Reach S6A and flows south
through active pasture to a confluence with Reach S6A totaling 231 linear feet of Priority
I and II Restoration. Active pasture and maintained lawn used to surround this reach.
Restoration included meandering the channel within the valley, backfilling the old stream,
reconnecting to its floodplain, and restoring hydrology to drained wetlands.
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Reach S6A (STA 11+00 to STA 24+50) – Reach begins at the downstream end of Reach
S2 and flows east through what was active pasture, flows adjacent to a farm pond and
ends at a confluence with Reach S5. Reach S6A totals 1,350 linear feet of Priority I
Restoration. Restoration included meandering channel though the natural valley,
backfilling the old channel, reconnecting to its floodplain, removing the old dam, and
restoring hydrology to drained wetlands.
Reach S6B – Section 1 (STA 24+50 to STA 36+26) – Reach begins at the confluence of
Reach S5 and S6A flowing east to the second section of Reach S6B. Reach S6B-Section 1
totals 1,176 linear feet of Priority I Restoration. Restoration included meandering the
channel within the valley, backfilling the old stream, reconnecting to its floodplain, and
restoring hydrology to drained wetlands.
Reach S6B – Section 2 (STA 36+26 to STA 37+93) – Reach begins at the downstream
end of Reach 6B-Section 1 and flows east to the Duke Energy right-of-way. Reach S6B-
Section 2 totals 167 linear feet of Enhancement Level I. Enhancement included stabilization
of localized erosion by installing log sills, increasing radius of curvature, regrading point
bars, removal of invasive vegetation, and revegetating the buffer.
Reach S7 (STA 38+80 to STA 53+80) – Reach beginning downstream of the Duke Energy
right-of-way and flows south to Reach S9 totaling 1,430 linear feet of Enhancement Level
I. A 70-linear foot easement break is located in this reach to accommodate a proposed
farm crossing. Hardwood forests and active pasture are located adjacent to the reach.
Enhancement included stabilization of localized erosion by installing log vanes, log sills,
brush toes, and regrading point bars. As well as removing dense areas of invasive
vegetation and supplementing planting in its place.
Reach S9 (STA 53+80 to STA 60+55) – Reach beginning at the downstream end of Reach
S7 and flowing south to Reach S11 totaling 675 linear feet of Enhancement Level III.
Hardwood forests and active hog lagoons are located adjacent to the reach. Enhancement
included invasive treatment and supplemental planting.
Reach S11 (STA 60+55 to STA 71+00) – Reach beginning at the downstream end of
Reach S9 and flows southeast to Reach S12 totaling 1,045 linear feet of Priority I
Restoration. Hardwood forests and grassed fields were located adjacent to the reach.
Restoration included meandering the channel within the valley, backfilling the old channel,
reconnecting to its floodplain, and improving hydrology to drained wetlands.
Reach S12 (STA 71+00 to STA 74+80) – Reach beginning at the downstream end of
Reach S11 and flows southeast toward the Neuse River floodway totaling 380 linear feet
of Preservation. Hardwood forests are located adjacent to the reach. Preservation included
invasive treatment and buffer/stream protection.
Reach S13 (STA 9+69 to STA 14+23) - Reach beginning downstream of the large
wetland slough along the Neuse River floodplain totaling 454 linear feet of Preservation.
Preservation included invasive treatment and buffer/stream protection.
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1.5.2 Wetland
The Meadow Spring Site offers a total ecosystem restoration opportunity. As such, the wetland
restoration and enhancement are closely tied to the stream restoration. The Site provides 14.41
WMUs through a combination of wetland re-establishment, rehabilitation, and enhancement.
Because of the sites observed soil characteristics and landscape position, a combination of
wetland re-establishment, rehabilitation, and enhancement was incorporated. In wetlands WH,
the non-jurisdictional area, hydrologic restoration, at a credit ratio of 1:1, was accomplished by
plugging the existing incised channel to restrict drainage and allowing a natural hydroperiod to
return. In addition, re-constructing a stream channel at a higher bed elevation in the natural valley,
backfilling to create shallow depressions within the old channel, and the removal of spoil from
pond excavation along the floodplains aids in the restoration of a natural floodplain surface
relative to the surrounding landscape. Due to compaction and long-term agricultural use, a
shallow ripping of the surface along the contour to a depth of eight to ten inches creates adequate
porosity for infiltration and storage, provides microtopographic relief, and should improve
vegetative survival and growth.
As part of the wetland re-establishment in wetland WI, at a credit ratio of 2:1, the pond was
removed. The construction of a farm pond has altered surface drainage and placed spoil across
the floodplain. The stream was reconnected to the floodplain and in addition to out of bank events
the large perennial spring serves as a source for hydrology for the re-established wetlands.
Retention and storage within the floodplain has returned to a natural state having an increased
hydroperiod.
In wetland WF-B, a credit ratio of 3:1 was implemented for wetland enhancement. This wetland
has been impacted by channel incision and active management for agriculture in the past. The
wetland mitigation treatment consisted of reconnecting the stream to the floodplain and
replanting disturbed areas. These activities result in a much healthier, better functioning wetland.
In wetland WG, the large disturbed Neuse River floodplain area, a credit ratio of 3:1 was
implemented for wetland enhancement in the areas that are planted (WG-A) and an enhancement
credit ratio of 5:1 in the areas not planted (WG-B). This wetland has been actively managed for
agriculture and waterfowl through drainage manipulations and tree clearing. The wetland
mitigation treatment was primarily re-planting the disturbed areas, plugging the main ditch, and
removing existing berms within the wetland. These activities result in a large floodplain slough
with a diversity of microhabitats.
1.6 Construction and As-Built Conditions
Stream construction and planting was completed in June 2019. The Meadow Spring Mitigation
Site was built to design plans and guidelines. A redline version of the as-built survey is included
with the sealed plat in the As-Built Baseline Monitoring Report. Project credits are based on design
centerline, but as-built stream lengths are shown on Table 1.
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1.7 Wetland Risk
Upon completion of the year three monitoring and report submittal, the IRT declined to release
the associated wetland credits due to concerns related to the wetlands on site. Four of 11 wetland
gauges had not met the performance criteria for all three years they’d been installed. After an
evaluation of wetland conditions on site, a general wetland delineation of areas surrounding the
at-risk wells (performed on February 10, 2022), and an analysis of hydrology data, it was concluded
that approximately 1.80 acres of wetlands were at risk of not meeting successful performance
criteria, at that time. Wetland H (WH) and Wetland I (WI), on the western side of the project, were
the two wetlands with a number of unsuccessful gauges.
Upon completion of the year four monitoring and report submittal, the IRT again declined to
release the associated wetland credits due to concerns related to the wetlands on site. Again, four
of the original 11 wetland gauges had not met the performance standard in any of the four years
they’d been installed, and two of three supplemental gauges failed to meet success criteria in
MY4. However, this was a difficult year to make a determination as it was well cited across the
state that the state was in a drought.
Now, in monitoring year five, it is clear that some previously determined, at-risk wetland areas are
still not meeting the wetland hydrology performance standard. However, three gauges which
failed last year are successful in MY5. In addition, two more gauges were added in February 2023
to further investigate and validate success of other wetland areas. Both of these new gauges were
also successful. Therefore, RES suggests that some of the wetland areas which were determined
to “need more information” before concluding their success and ultimate credit generation, are
performing well and present a positive outlook. Ultimately, more data is still needed for such
areas, but eventually a wetland evaluation where the at-risk wetland boundaries and questionable
areas will be refined based on previous analysis and current and future supporting gauge
hydrology data. At this time though, RES still presents that 2.069 acres (2.069 WMUs) of wetlands
are at risk of not meeting final performance standards, while the remaining wetland areas,
especially those represented by newer wetland gauges, will continue to be monitored closely.
Additional details regarding the results and future outlook of these areas are described in Section
1.8: Wetland Hydrology.
1.8 Year 5 Monitoring Performance (MY5)
The Meadow Spring Year 5 Monitoring activities were performed in June and September 2023. All
MY5 data is present below and in the appendices. The Site is on track to meeting vegetation and
stream interim success criteria while wetland interim success criteria is being met for most wetland
areas but not all.
1.8.1 Vegetation
Monitoring of the 18 permanent vegetation plots and three random vegetation plots was
completed during September 2023. Vegetation data are in Appendix C, associated photos are in
Appendix B, and plot locations are in Figure 2; Appendix B. MY5 monitoring data indicates that
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21 of the 21 plots are exceeding the interim success criteria of 260 planted stems per acre. Planted
stem densities ranged from 324 to 850 planted stems per acre with a mean of 624 planted stems
per acre across all the plots. A total of 20 planted species were documented within the plots. The
average height of all trees in the plots was 9.7 feet, which is well above the interim success criteria
of an average of seven feet tall at year five.
Visual assessment of vegetation outside of the monitoring plots indicates that the herbaceous
vegetation is becoming well established throughout the project. Most of the loblolly pine (Pinus
taeda) denoted in last year’s monitoring report were treated in August 2023 as well as several
newly identified areas. However, more pine was identified during MY5 monitoring and will be
treated in the coming year (Figure 2; Appendix B). Also of note, additional areas of Chinese privet
on the western side of the site were also treated in August 2023 (Figure 2; Appendix B). Two
small areas were determined to have low-stem density with a combined total area of about 0.3
acres. One area is located around VP9 and the other extends from a portion of WB into the
southern extent of WH generally along a segment of the plugged ditch there (Figure 2; Appendix
B). RES intends to perform supplemental planting in the areas in the coming winter. Visual
assessments of the easement boundary found no encroachments or evidence of cattle entry.
RES performed supplemental plantings between January and March 2023 in two areas. In February
and March, the areas associated with the adaptive management plan work performed on reach
S6B and surrounding areas within wetland WG were planted with approximately 160 three-gallon
containerized trees. Species included swamp chestnut oak (Quercus michauxii), overcup oak
(Quercus lyrata), river birch (Betula nigra), buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis), and American
sycamore (Platanus occidentalis). In January, a small area in an around VP18 was planted with
approximately 15 six-foot live stake poles. Species included black willow (Salix nigra) and
buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis). Consequently, VP18 met success for MY5. Furthermore,
RES placed another Random Vegetation Plot (RVP3) directly adjacent to VP18, and it also
exceeded success criteria. Supplemental planting locations are depicted in Figure 2; Appendix B.
1.8.2 Stream Geomorphology
Geomorphology data for MY5 was completed in June 2023. Summary tables and cross section
plots are in Appendix D. Overall, the MY5 cross sections relatively match the as-built conditions
with the exception of some adjustments in several cross sections over the years. The following
summarizes pertinent details for select cross sections:
Cross section 2 (Riffle) (Enhancement I) – Bed elevation has fluctuated up and down within
one foot over the years and was at its deepest in MY2.
Cross section 4 (Pool) (Restoration) – Significant increase in channel dimensional area after
MY0 but then stabilized with little change since then.
Cross section 7 (Riffle) (Restoration) – Bed deepened about three-quarters of a foot after
MY0 but then stabilized with little change since then.
Cross section 8 (Pool) (Restoration) – Bed deepened about three-quarters of a foot after
MY0 but then stabilized with little change since then.
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Cross section 16 (Riffle) (Enhancement I) – This cross section is located within an adaptive
management plan repair segment of reach S7. The right pin was damaged during
construction, but a new pin was installed but not surveyed into real geographic
coordinates. Therefore, the MY5 line plotted in the Overlay Plots (Appendix D) may not
perfectly depict a true overlay with previous years. However, the channel dimension
depicted does show the result of the stream repair, especially along the right bank where
the channel was slightly benched and the bank smoothed.
Cross section 16b (Pool) (Enhancement I) – This is a new cross section below cross section
16 that was installed and surveyed to document channel dimension of the pool just below
the repaired log sill on reach S7.
Cross section 17 (Riffle) (Restoration) – Dimension has widened progressively since MY1.
The bank height ratio is now approximately 1.5 though entrenchment ratio is about 7.1.
The cross section shows degradation, and RES suspects there could be erosion associated
with the left side of the log sill just below. No problems were identified in the field during
monitoring; however, RES will investigate in the winter when vegetation has died and
there's better visibility. Any potential problem appears isolated as the pool cross section
just below (XS18) appears stable and the next pair of cross sections located downstream
on S11 also appear stable.
Cross section 18 (Pool) (Restoration) – Bed elevation rose about a foot after MY0 but has
since stabilized and fluctuates a few inches over the years. Typical pool dynamics.
Cross section 19 (Riffle) (Restoration) – Bed elevation was consistent between MY0-MY2
and then rose about three-quarters of a foot in MY3 and did not change in MY5.
Cross section 20 (Pool) (Restoration) – Bed elevation was consistent between MY0-MY1
and then rose about three-quarters of a foot in MY3, then rose another half-foot in MY3,
but then did not change in MY5. Typical pool dynamics.
Cross section 21 (Pool) (Restoration) – Bed elevation was consistent between MY0-MY1
and then rose about a foot between MY2-MY3, but deepened another half-foot in MY5.
Typical pool dynamics.
Ultimately, bank height ratios remain less than 1.2 and entrenchment ratios greater than 2.2 on
all riffles on restoration reaches besides that noted for cross section 17 on reach S11.
Visual assessment of the stream channel was performed to document signs of instability, such as
eroding banks, structural instability, or excessive sedimentation. Generally, the channel is
transporting sediment as designed and will continue to be monitored for aggradation and
degradation. The repairs performed in August 2022 and in accordance with the Adaptive
Management Plan appear successful and remain stable in MY5 with no associated problem areas
to be reported. Of note, all repaired stream banks were live staked in February 2023 with tree
material harvested onsite. As mentioned above, cross section 17 shows some degradation and
the stream channel segment will be investigated during leaf-off conditions to determine if
adaptive measures are needed.
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1.8.3 Stream Hydrology
Two stage recorders were installed in June 2019 to document bankfull events. One stage recorder
on Reach S6-B and one stage recorder on Reach S11. The stage recorder on Reach S6-B recorded
three bankfull events in MY5 with the highest stage measuring 0.6 feet above top of bank,
occurring on August 15, 2023. The stage recorder on Reach S11 recorded 9 bankfull events with
the highest stage measuring 6.62 feet above top of bank, occurring on April 26, 2023. Reach S11
experiences extreme flooding from backwater of the Neuse River. Stage recorder locations can be
found on Figure 2; Appendix B and associated data is in Appendix E.
1.8.4 Wetland Hydrology
Following the general delineation conducted in February 2022, three groundwater wells were
added to Wetlands I and H (WI and WH); each named for their proximity to existing groundwater
wells: GW1-B, GW4-B, and GW7-B. The adjusted locations of the wells were chosen based on field
observations made during the general delineation and were installed on February 24, 2022. In
August 2022, as part of the approved AMP, a 150-foot-long plug was installed in the backwater
slough that had become channelized along the northern portion of Wetland H, that runs parallel
to reach S6-B. The plug is 50 feet wide and one-half foot high above top of bank. The downstream
side of the plug is lined with Class B rip rap to stabilize potential over-plug flows. This plug was
installed in an attempt to limit water from being diverted out of the wetland area and into the
channelized slough. This plugged area was planted with 3-gallon container trees in February and
March 2023.
To gather and document hydrology for some other, unrepresented wetland areas, two additional
wetland gauges were installed in February 2023. GW5-B was installed in the western portion of
wetland WH and GW7-C was installed further upstream of GW7-B within WH.
Twelve of the 17 groundwater wells met the 12 percent hydroperiod success criteria during MY5.
The five that did not meet the 12 percent hydroperiod, including the reference well, had less than
a five percent hydroperiod and have never met the success criteria to date. Overall, hydroperiods
ranged from one to 39 percent in year five. As for the newer wetland gauges installed in February
2022, GW1-B recorded a 36 percent hydroperiod, GW4-B recorded a hydroperiod of three
percent, and GW7-B recorded a 13 percent hydroperiod in their second season. As for the newest
wetland gauges installed in February 2023, GW5-B recorded a hydroperiod of 14 percent and
GW7-C recorded a hydroperiod of 13 percent in their first season. Additionally, GW5 (one of the
original gauges) met the success criteria for the first time with a recorded hydroperiod of 14
percent. Updated groundwater well locations can be found on Figure 2 and the data is in
Appendix E.
The “Wetland Risk Map” (Figure 3) initially presented in the MY4 report has been updated to
depict all wetland gauges and their current success status. Figure 3 is included along with the
hydrology data in Appendix E. The map displays areas, specifically in the westernmost portion of
the easement, that are at risk of credit loss due to consistently low hydroperiods or need more
time and data before credit allocation takes place. The calls are as follows:
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All Rehabilitation (1.5:1) areas were successful: 0.636 credits
All Enhancement (3:1; 5:1) areas were successful: 5.507 credits
Parts of WI (Re-establishment, 2:1) were successful: 1.357 credits
Parts of WH (Re-establishment, 1:1) were successful: 2.652 credits
Total of 10.153 credits
Wetlands WB, WF (A and B), WG (A and B):
All wetlands have met success and are not at risk of credit loss.
Groundwater well GW3 in Wetland B has been successful, recording hydroperiods ranging
from 15-27 percent, for the last four consecutive years. This area around the well and
surrounding areas, to the north (southwestern-most corner of WH), have displayed the
same wetland characteristics throughout (i.e., hydrology, soils, vegetation) since the
beginning of the Project; therefore, the southwestern portion of WH is considered
successful as well and is not at risk of credit reduction.
Wetland I (WI), Re-establishment (2:1): 2.85 acres:
GW1 recorded a 3% hydroperiod in MY5, a 4% hydroperiod in MY4, and 6-9% in previous
years, (Table 13); but GW1-B, installed slightly upstream, displayed a 36% hydroperiod in
MY5 and 20% hydroperiod in MY4. GW1 was installed on a terrace between the confluence
of S2 and a perennial spring, but other wetland indicators still exist such as wetland soils
and hydrophytic vegetation. It is possible that this location has shown more drainage effect
from the open channels surrounding it than anticipated, or the wetland gauge
(groundwater well) itself is malfunctioning such as improper installation, cracking, or
penetrating a restrictive layer. Regardless, for the time being, the area around GW1 has
been designated to “need more information” before making a decision about cutting
credits permanently. If GW1-B continues to display appropriate hydrology, that will be
considered when delineating areas of suitable wetland to remain. Wetland I has been
divided, and portions of it, specifically a 0.14-acre area around GW1, are not included in
the calculations for successful credit areas during Year 5; however, with more information
and time, the original crediting amount will be considered for this wetland if the data
warrants.
GW2 is considered successful, exceeding a 12% hydroperiod in all but one year (MY4), and
displayed a 14% hydroperiod in MY5 (Table 13). This wetland gauge and surrounding area
is not of concern, based on the past years’ hydroperiods and obvious wetland
characteristics of the area (i.e. wetland vegetation surrounding well and groundwater
seepage from the adjacent slope). Additionally, the area on the opposite bank shows the
exact same characteristics and is also considered to be meeting success.
Wetland H (WH), Re-establishment (1:1): 6.84 acres:
GW4 had shown improvement from MY1 to MY3 (with a hydroperiod increasing from 2%-
7%) (Table 13). However, there has not been improvement since then with 3%
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hydroperiods in both MY4 and MY5. Data from GW4-B, installed northeast of GW4 in
February 2022, mimicked that of GW4 with only a 3% hydroperiod in MY5. Therefore, the
general area surrounding GW4 and GW4-B is at-risk of not meeting the performance
standard and is not included in the successful credit calculations for MY5. However, the
Wetland gauges will continue to be monitored in following monitoring years.
GW5 was trending toward success with the hydroperiod improving from 2% in MY1 to 8%
and 7% in MY2 and MY3, respectively; however, it recorded 3% in MY4 during a drought.
This year, MY5, shows the positive trend continuing with a resulting hydroperiod of 14%.
Generally, the area around it presents wetland characteristics like wetland vegetation and
soils. GW5 is located on a slight terrace in between the new and old channels. Although
the old channel has been backfilled, some drainage effects are still present as most surface
flow is intercepted by the slight depression of the backfilled channel. This area,
surrounding GW5, has been designated to “need more information.” However, RES feels
that this area shows all signs that it will meet success criteria as a re-established wetland.
In February 2023, RES installed an additional wetland gauge (GW5-B) upstream and to the
west of GW5 to capture additional hydrology data. GW5-B also documented a 14%
hydroperiod for MY5 and is in an area that also exhibits other wetland characteristics, like
GW5. Based on current information, RES there is strong likelihood that some or all of the
wetland area represented by GW5 and especially GW5-B may ultimately be included for
credit. For the time being, this area will not be considered in successful credit calculations
for MY5; however, the groundwater wells will continue to be monitored to hopefully
document improving hydrology in following monitoring years.
GW7 remained unsuccessful in MY5 for the fifth consecutive year. However, GW7-B was
successful in MY5, now its second year after being installed, displaying a hydroperiod of
13%. A few factors could have played a role in this area’s performance in MY5, including
the slough to the north that was diverting water has now been plugged since of August
2022 and a more normal year of rainfall. In February 2023, RES installed an additional
wetland gauge (GW7-C) upstream and to the northwest of GW7-B to capture additional
hydrology data in an otherwise unrepresented area of wetland WH. Like GW5-B, GW7-C
also documented a 13% hydroperiod for MY5. With that said, the area of wetland
represented by wetland gauges GW7, GW7-B, and GW7-C are still designated to “need
more information.” Based on current information, RES thinks there is a likelihood that some
of the wetland area represented by GW7 may ultimately be excluded from credit while the
wetland areas represented by GW7-B and GW7-C may ultimately be included for credit.
For the time being, these areas will not be considered in successful credit calculations;
however, the wetland gauges will continue to be monitored in following monitoring years.
GW6 exceeded the success criteria, displaying a 14% hydroperiod in MY5. This area is
considered in successful credit calculations as it has been successful for four consecutive
years.
Field observations supports the presence of wetlands within portions Wetland H (WH).
This wetland has been divided into three categories: 1) areas that are meeting wetland
success and do not need supplemental data to prove success (2.652 acres), 2) areas that
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need more information and time in order to make a decisive call whether or not the area
is passing wetland success criteria (2.115 acres), 3) areas that are at risk of not meeting
performance criteria (2.069 acres). The areas that need more information and those at risk
are not included in the calculations for successful credit areas during Year 5.
RES believes with continued normal rainfall amounts, portions of this area has potential to
improve hydrology in the following years; however, not all portions of the originally
proposed wetland are viable for successful crediting.
Data supports the success of at least 10.153 credits at this time, more than the 7.200 WMU credits
that have already been released, leaving 2.953 WMU viable credits available.
Delineated areas and associated credit calculations can be found on Figure 3. Groundwater well
locations can be found on Figure 2 and the associated data is in Appendix E.
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2 METHODS
Stream 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 24 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 set in PVC piping in the channel. The elevation of the
bed and top of bank at each stage recorder location was recorded to be able to document
presence of water in the channel and out of bank events. Visual observations (i.e. wrack or debris
lines) will also be used to document out of bank events.
Vegetation success is being monitored at 18 permanent monitoring plots and three 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. Random
plots will most likely 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.
Wetland hydrology is monitored to document success in wetland restoration and enhancement
areas where hydrology was affected. This is accomplished with 11 automatic pressure transducer
gauges (located in groundwater wells) that record daily groundwater levels. Ten have been
installed within the wetland crediting area and one within reference wetland areas. One automatic
pressure transducer is installed above ground for use as a barometric reference. Gauges are
downloaded quarterly and wetland hydroperiods are calculated during the growing season.
Gauge installation followed current regulatory guidance. Visual observations of primary and
secondary wetland hydrology indicators are also recorded during quarterly site visits.
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Appendix A
Background Tables
Table 1. Meadow Spring ‐ 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
S1 250 250 Warm Enhancement II N/A 2.50000 100.0 250 Native Planting
S2 500 500 Warm Enhancement I NA 1.50000 333.3 500
Structure Installation, Native Planting
S5 215 231 Warm Restoration 1 & 2 1.00000 231.0 231
Full Channel Restoration, Native Planting
S6A 1,220 1,350 Warm Restoration 1 1.00000 1350.0 1350
Full Channel Restoration, Native Planting
S6B-1 1,150 1,176 Warm Restoration 1 1.00000 1176.0 1176
Full Channel Restoration, Native Planting
S6B-2 165 167 Warm Enhancement I NA 1.50000 111.3 167
Structure Installation, Point Bar Grading, Inavsive Removal, Native Planting
S7 1,035 990 Warm Enhancement I NA 1.50000 660.0
Structure Installation, Point Bar Grading, Inavsive Removal, Native Planting
S7 452 440 Warm Enhancement I NA 1.50000 293.3
Structure Installation, Point Bar Grading, Inavsive Removal, Native Planting
S9 665 675 Warm Enhancement III N/A 7.50000 90.0 675
Invasive Removal, Supplemental Planting
S11 906 1,045 Warm Restoration 1 1.00000 1045.0 1045
Full Channel Restoration, Native Planting
S12 380 380 Warm Preservation N/A 10.00000 38.0 380
Invasive Removal
S13 454 454 Warm Preservation N/A 10 45.4 454
Invasive Removal
WB N/A 0.95 RR Rehabilitation NA 1.5 0.63 0.95 Plugging Ditches, Native Planting
WD N/A 0.03 RR Preservation N/A No Credit No Credit 0.03 Permanent Conservation Easement
WE N/A 0.09 RR Preservation N/A No Credit No Credit 0.09 Permanent Conservation Easement
WF-A N/A 2 RR Preservation N/A No Credit No Credit 2 Permanent Conservation Easement
WF-B N/A 2.02 RR Enhancement N/A 3 0.67 2.02 Floodplain Reconnection, Native Planting
WG-A N/A 3.68 RR Enhancement N/A 3 1.23 3.68 Plugging Ditches, Removing Berms, Native Planting
WG-B N/A 18.03 RR Enhancement N/A 5 3.61 18.03 Plugging Ditches, Removing Berms
WH N/A 6.84 RR Re-establishment N/A 1 6.84 6.84 Plugging Old Channel, Floodplain Reconnection, Ripping, Native Planting
WI N/A 2.87 RR Re-establishment N/A 2 1.44 2.85 Pond Removal, Floodplain Reconnection, Native Planting
Project Credits
Non-Rip Coastal
Warm Cool Cold Riverine Non-Riv
Wetland Marsh
Restoration 3802.0
Re-establishment 8.28
Rehabilitation 0.63
Enhancement 5.51
Enhancement I 1398.0
Enhancement II 100.0
Enhancement III 90.0
Creation
Preservation 83.4
Total 5473.4 Total 14.41
NSBW Adjustment 50
Total Adjusted SMUs 5523.0
Restoration Level
Stream Riparian Wetland
1430
Elapsed Time Since grading complete: 4 years 4 months
Elapsed Time Since planting complete: 4 years 4 months
Number of reporting Years1:5
Data Collection Completion or
Activity or Deliverable Complete Delivery
Restoration Plan NA Sep-18
Final Design – Construction Plans NA Mar-19
Stream Construction NA Jun-19
Site Planting NA Jun-19
As-built (Year 0 Monitoring – baseline) May-19 Jun-19
Year 1 Monitoring Dec-19 Jan-20
Supplemental Livestake Planting NA Mar-20
Supplemental Planting NA Apr-20
Invasive Treatment NA May-20
S7 Brushtoe and WB Rill Repair NA Oct-20
Year 2 Monitoring XS: Jul-20
VP: Sept-20 Oct-20
Supplemental Planting NA Jan-21
S2 and S6-A Stream Hand Repairs NA Mar-21
Invasive Treatment NA Jul-21
Year 3 Monitoring XS: Jun-21
VP: Sept-21 Sep-21
Installed 3 Wetland Gauges NA Feb-22
Adaptive Management Plan Construction Feb-22 Aug-22
Invasive Treatment NA Oct-22
Year 4 Monitoring VP: Oct-22 Nov-22
Installed 2 Wetland Gauges NA Feb-23
Supplemental Planting NA Mar-23
Invasive Treatment NA Aug-23
Year 5 Monitoring XS: May-23
VP: Sept-23 Oct-23
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
Meadow Spring Stream and Wetland Mitigation Site
Designer WK Dickson and Co., Inc. / 720 Corporate Center Dr., Raleigh,
NC 27607
Primary project design POC David Perry
Construction Contractor Wright Contracting, LLC / 453 Silk Hope Liberty Rd, Siler City,
NC 27344
Construction contractor POC (919) 663-0810
Survey Contractor Matrix East, PLLC / 906 N. Queen St., Suite A, Kinston, NC
28501
Survey contractor POC James Watson, PLS
Planting Contractor H&J Forestry
Planting contractor POC Matt Hitch
Seeding Contractor Wright Contracting
Contractor point of contact (866) 809-9276
Seed Mix Sources Green Resource (336) 855-6363
Nursery Stock Suppliers Arborgen (845) 851-4129
Monitoring Performers RES / 3600 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 100, Raleigh, NC 27612
Stream Monitoring POC
Wetland Monitoring POC
Vegetation Monitoring POC
Table 3. Project Contacts Table
Meadow Spring Stream and Wetland Mitigation Site
Katie Obenauf (336) 705-3041
USGS Hydrologic Unit 8-digit 03020201
Supporting
Docs?
SAW-2016-
01989
DWR # 16-
0980
Mit Plan
Appendix B
Mit Plan
Appendix B
N/A
N/A
N/A
FEMA Floodplain Compliance N/A N/A
Essential Fisheries Habitat No N/A
Historic Preservation Act Yes Yes
Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA or CAMA) No N/A
Water of the United States - Section 401 Yes Yes
Endangered Species Act Yes Yes
Regulatory Considerations
Parameters Applicable? Resolved?
Water of the United States - Section 404 Yes Yes
Evolutionary trend (Simon)
FEMA classification
Stream Classification (existing)
Stream Classification (proposed)
Perennial, Intermittent, Ephemeral
NCDWR Water Quality Classification
Valley confinement (Confined, moderately confined, unconfined)
Drainage area (Acres and Square Miles)
Reach Summary Information
Parameters
Length of reach (linear feet)
Project Drainage Area (Acres and Square Miles) 379 ac (0.592 sqmi)
Project Drainage Area Percentage of Impervious Area <1%
CGIA Land Use Classification Forest (45%) Agriculture (37%)
River Basin Neuse
USGS Hydrologic Unit 14-digit 03020201100050
DWR Sub-basin 03-04-02
Physiographic Province Rolling Coastal Plain
Table 4. Project Background Information
Project Name Meadow Spring
County Johnston
Project Area (acres) 60.9
Project Coordinates (latitude and longitude) Latitude: 35.5437 N Longitude: -78.3303 W
Planted Acreage (Acres of Woody Stems Planted) 22.8
Project Watershed Summary Information
S1 S2 S5 S6A S6B-1 S6B-2 S7 S9 S11 S12 S13
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Data Source: USGS, GoogleMaps
Spatial Reference:
NAD 1983 StatePlane North Carolina FIPS 3200
N
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Feet
1 in = 2,000 ft
when printed at 8.5x11"Meadow Spring
Johnston County, North Carolina
78.3359°W 35.5459°N
Figure 1
Project Vicinity
Conservation Easement
Appendix B
Visual Assessment Data
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Spatial Reference:
NAD 1983 StatePlane North Carolina FIPS 3200 Feet
Date Exported: 10/13/2023
N
0 200100
Feet
1 in = 200 ft
when printed at 11x17"
Conservation Easement
As-Built Top of Bank
Supplemental Planting
Vegetation Plot
>260 stems/ac. (Fixed)
>260 stems/ac. (Random)
Previous Year Random
As-Built Wetland
Re-establishment (1:1)
Rehabilitation (1.5:1)
Re-establishment (2:1)
Enhancement (3:1)
Enhancement (5:1)
Preservation (No Credit)
Cross Section
Design Stream Centerline
Restoration
Enhancement I
Enhancement II
Enhancement III
Preservation
Plugged Ditches
Structure
R Ambient Gauge
>Stage Recorder
Wetland Gauge
?<5% Hydroperiod
?>12% Hydroperiod
Meadow Spring
Johnston County, North Carolina
78.3397°W 35.5493°N
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Wetland gauge added in
Feb-2023
Pines present
Pines present
Low stem density
Low stem density
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Imagery Source: Google
Spatial Reference:
NAD 1983 StatePlane North Carolina FIPS 3200 Feet
Date Exported: 10/13/2023
N
0 200100
Feet
1 in = 200 ft
when printed at 11x17"
Conservation Easement
As-Built Top of Bank
Supplemental Planting
Vegetation Plot
>260 stems/ac. (Fixed)
>260 stems/ac. (Random)
Previous Year Random
As-Built Wetland
Re-establishment (1:1)
Rehabilitation (1.5:1)
Re-establishment (2:1)
Enhancement (3:1)
Enhancement (5:1)
Preservation (No Credit)
Cross Section
Design Stream Centerline
Restoration
Enhancement I
Enhancement II
Enhancement III
Preservation
Plugged Ditches
Structure
R Ambient Gauge
>Stage Recorder
Wetland Gauge
?<5% Hydroperiod
?>12% Hydroperiod
Meadow Spring
Johnston County, North Carolina
78.3346°W 35.5447°N
Figure 2b
Current Conditions Plan View
MY5 2023
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Imagery Source: Google
Spatial Reference:
NAD 1983 StatePlane North Carolina FIPS 3200 Feet
Date Exported: 10/13/2023
N
0 200100
Feet
1 in = 200 ft
when printed at 11x17"
Conservation Easement
As-Built Top of Bank
Supplemental Planting
Vegetation Plot
>260 stems/ac. (Fixed)
>260 stems/ac. (Random)
Previous Year Random
As-Built Wetland
Re-establishment (1:1)
Rehabilitation (1.5:1)
Re-establishment (2:1)
Enhancement (3:1)
Enhancement (5:1)
Preservation (No Credit)
Cross Section
Design Stream Centerline
Restoration
Enhancement I
Enhancement II
Enhancement III
Preservation
Plugged Ditches
Structure
R Ambient Gauge
>Stage Recorder
Wetland Gauge
?<5% Hydroperiod
?>12% Hydroperiod
Meadow Spring
Johnston County, North Carolina
78.3303°W 35.5439°N
Figure 2c
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MY5 2023
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Planted Feb-2023
with live stakes and 6-ft. poles
Meadow Spring MY5 Vegetation Monitoring Plot Photos
Vegetation Plot 1 (9/12/2023)
Vegetation Plot 2 (9/12/2023)
Vegetation Plot 3 (9/12/2023) Vegetation Plot 4 (9/12/2023)
Vegetation Plot 5 (9/12/2023) Vegetation Plot 6 (9/12/2023)
Vegetation Plot 7 (9/12/2023)
Vegetation Plot 8 (9/12/2023)
Vegetation Plot 9 (9/12/2023) Vegetation Plot 10 (9/12/2023)
Vegetation Plot 11 (9/12/2023)
Vegetation Plot 12 (9/12/2023)
Vegetation Plot 13 (9/12/2023)
Vegetation Plot 14 (9/12/2023)
Vegetation Plot 15 (9/12/2023) Vegetation Plot 16 (9/12/2023)
Vegetation Plot 17 (9/12/2023)
Vegetation Plot 18 (9/12/2023)
Random Plot 1 (9/12/2023) Random Plot 2 (9/12/2023)
Random Plot 3 (9/12/2023)
Meadow Spring Monitoring Device Photos
Wetland Gauges
Groundwater Well 1 (9/12/2023)
Groundwater Well 1-B (10/5/2022)
Groundwater Well 2 (9/12/2023)
Groundwater Well 3 (9/12/2023)
Groundwater Well 4 (9/12/2023) Groundwater Well 4-B (9/12/2023)
Groundwater Well 5 (9/12/2023) Groundwater Well 5-B (9/12/2023)
Groundwater Well 6 (9/12/2023)
Groundwater Well 7 (9/12/2023)
Groundwater Well 7-B (2/9/2023)
Groundwater Well 7-C (2/9/2023)
Groundwater Well 8 (9/12/2023) Groundwater Well 9 (9/12/2023)
Groundwater Well 10 (9/12/2023)
Groundwater Well 11 (9/12/2023)
Reference Groundwater Well 1 (9/12/2023)
Stream Gauges
Stage Recorder S6-B (9/12/2023)
Stage Recorder S11 (9/12/2023)
Appendix C
Vegetation Plot Data
Appendix C. Vegetation Plot Data
Table 5. Planted Species Summary
Common Name Scientific Name Total Stems Planted
Water Oak Quercus nigra 3,500
Swamp Chestnut Oak Quercus michauxii 2,700
Sycamore Platanus occidentalis 2,300
Baldcypress Taxodium distichum 2,000
Green Ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 2,000
Overcup Oak Quercus lyrata 2,000
Willow Oak Quercus phellos 2,000
Persimmon Diospyros virginiana 2,000
Swamp Tupelo Nyssa biflora 2,000
Water Tupelo Nyssa aquatica 1,700
Yellow Poplar Liriodendron tulipifera 1,600
Crab Apple Malus angustifolia 800
Silky Dogwood Cornus amomum 800
Flowering Dogwood Cornus florida 800
Buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis 700
Blackgum Nyssa sylvatica 600
American Plum Prunus americana 500
American Hazelnut Corylus americana 400
River Birch Betula nigra 400
Elderberry Sambucus nigra 100
28,900
31.39
921
Total
Planted Area*
As-built Planted Stems/Acre
* Includes 8.6 acres of supplemental planting
Appendix C. Vegetation Plot Data
Table 6. Vegetation Plot Mitigation Success Summary
Plot # Planted
Stems/Acre
Volunteer
Stems/Acre
Total
Stems/Acre
Success
Criteria
Met?
Average
Planted
Stem Height
1 850 445 1295 Yes 12.5
2 688 283 971 Yes 6.3
3 850 769 1619 Yes 11.0
4 486 0 486 Yes 5.9
5 526 121 647 Yes 8.1
6 688 121 809 Yes 11.7
7 688 0 688 Yes 9.1
8 688 202 890 Yes 16.0
9 809 1497 2307 Yes 5.2
10 809 0 809 Yes 7.2
11 809 3845 4654 Yes 11.8
12 769 0 769 Yes 12.7
13 769 0 769 Yes 10.1
14 688 0 688 Yes 8.7
15 445 971 1416 Yes 8.0
16 445 971 1416 Yes 8.5
17 486 850 1335 Yes 6.5
18 405 0 405 Yes 5.3
R1 486 0 486 Yes 14.3
R2 405 0 405 Yes 13.4
R3 324 0 324 Yes 7.0
Project Avg 624 480 1104 Yes 9.7
Appendix C. Vegetation Plot 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 PnoLS P‐all T PnoLS P‐all T PnoLS P‐all T PnoLS P‐all T PnoLS P‐all T PnoLS P‐all T PnoLS P‐all T PnoLS P‐all T
Acer rubrum red maple Tree
Betula nigra river birch Tree 444 777 555777 444888
Carya cordiformis bitternut hickory Tree
Cephalanthus occidentali common buttonbushShrub 1 1 1 2 2 2
Cornus amomum silky dogwood Shrub 111222333222 222 111
Cornus florida flowering dogwood Tree 2 2 2
Corylus americana American hazelnutShrub 222222
Diospyros virginiana common persimmon Tree 1 1 5 111
Fraxinus pennsylvanica green ash Tree 1333666111 111 333333
Liquidambar styraciflua sweetgum Tree 2 1 14 65
Liriodendron tulipifera tuliptree Tree 444 112 111 111
Malus angustifolia southern crabapple Tree
Myrica sweetgale shrub
Nyssa aquatica water tupelo Tree
Nyssa biflora swamp tupelo Tree 111
Nyssa sylvatica blackgum Tree 111 111
Pinus taeda loblolly pine Tree 11 3 10 1 1 5 18 30
Platanus occidentalis American sycamoreTree 222444111111 888333 444444333111222
Prunus americana American plum Tree 111
Quercus oak Tree
Quercus alba white oak Tree 555 2229914
Quercus lyrata overcup oak Tree 444667222111 222333 222888999
Quercus michauxii swamp chestnut oakTree 222 222 555
Quercus nigra water oak Tree 222 111
Quercus phellos willow oak Tree 444557113 222112444444333 222
Quercus rubra northern red oak Tree 1
Rhus copallinum flameleaf sumac shrub 1
Salix nigra black willow Tree
Taxodium distichum bald cypress Tree 555 222222111 111 444 777131313666
Ulmus alata winged elm Tree
21 21 32 17 17 24 21 21 40 12 12 12 13 13 16 17 17 20 17 17 17 17 17 22 20 20 57 20 20 20 20 20 115 19 19 19 19 19 19 17 17 17
5565571010137775578810555667446777668333444444
850 850 1295 688 688 971 850 850 1619 486 486 486 526 526 647 688 688 809 688 688 688 688 688 890 809 809 2307 809 809 809 809 809 4654 769 769 769 769 769 769 688 688 688
PnoLS P‐all T PnoLS P‐all T PnoLS P‐all T PnoLS P‐all T PnoLS P‐all T PnoLS P‐all T PnoLS P‐all T PnoLS P‐all T PnoLS P‐all T PnoLS P‐all T PnoLS P‐all T PnoLS P‐all T PnoLS P‐all T
Acer rubrum red mapleTree 202420 64 18 4
Betula nigra river birch Tree 111111 373737373737303034303030222222525252
Carya cordiformis bitternut hickory Tree 2
Cephalanthus occidentaliscommon buttonbushShrub 111111 555555444 2121214141414
Cornus amomum silky dogwood Shrub 2 2 2 111 141414141414141414141414777121212
Cornus florida flowering dogwood Tree 222222333333222333
Corylus americana American hazelnut Shrub 444555888888777444
Diospyros virginiana common persimmon Tree 2262214223113111777
Fraxinus pennsylvanica green ash Tree 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 23 23 24 21 21 21 21 21 21 18 18 18 20 20 20 34 34 34
Liquidambar styraciflua sweetgum Tree 82 189 84 51
Liriodendron tulipifera tuliptree Tree 778777777888666101010
Malus angustifolia southern crabapple Tree 222
Myrica sweetgale shrub 2
Nyssa aquatica water tupelo Tree 111222
Nyssa biflora swamp tupelo Tree 111222111111111777
Nyssa sylvatica blackgum Tree 222222222333111141414
Pinus taeda loblolly pine Tree 79 118 39
Platanus occidentalis American sycamoreTree 111111 777111 434343484848424242494951525252727272
Prunus americana American plum Tree 111111111111111111
Quercus oak Tree 7 7 7 111 111 111
Quercus alba white oak Tree 16 16 21 16 16 25 11 11 11 14 14 14
Quercus lyrata overcup oak Tree 1 1 1 2 2 2 40 40 41 40 40 40 47 47 47 42 42 42 33 33 33 21 21 21
Quercus michauxii swamp chestnut oak Tree 111 101010131313888101010151515101010
Quercus nigra water oak Tree 333333333333444444
Quercus phellos willow oak Tree 26 26 31 34 34 54 16 16 16 17 17 17 20 20 20 17 17 17
Quercus rubra northern red oak Tree 110
Rhus copallinum flameleaf sumac shrub 1
Salix nigra black willow Tree 448555223777111111444242429131327191926
Taxodium distichum bald cypress Tree 222444101010222 222616161646464616161585858424242353535
Ulmus alata winged elm Tree 333 333 3
111135111135121233101010121212101010888324324573329329726300300439280280337254254256432432432
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445 445 1416 445 445 1416 486 486 1335 405 405 405 486 486 486 405 405 405 324 324 324 624 624 1104 634 634 1399 578 578 846 630 630 758 571 571 576 971 971 971
* Did not include random vegetation plot data
Meadow Spring
Meadow Spring
Stems per ACRE
0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.52 0.44 0.44 0.44
Species count
0.52 0.52
18
size (ACRES)0.02 0.02 0.02
1 21 21 21 18 18111 11
Stem count
size (ares)1
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Scientific Name Common Name Species Type
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Stem count
size (ares)
size (ACRES)
Species count
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Current Plot Data (MY5 2023)
06122019‐01‐0011 06122019‐01‐0012
Scientific Name Common Name Species Type
06122019‐01‐0001 06122019‐01‐0002 06122019‐01‐0003 06122019‐01‐0004 06122019‐01‐0005 06122019‐01‐0006
Stems per ACRE
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Appendix D
Stream Measurement and
Geomorphology Data
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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Base MY1 MY2 MY3 MY5 MY7 MY+
Bankfull Elevation (ft) - Based on AB-XSA1 161.35 161.4 161.4 161.4 161.4
Bankfull Width (ft)1 5.2 5.8 5.3 5.3 5.6
Floodprone Width (ft)1 11.2 11.5 10.2 10.6 10.7
Bankfull Max Depth (ft)2 1.0 1.0 2.5 0.9 2.4
Low Bank Elevation (ft) 2.7 3.0 162.9 162.0 162.8
Bankfull Cross Sectional Area (ft2)2 3.2 3.2 18.5 2.9 16.4
Bankfull Entrenchment Ratio1 2.2 2.0 1.9 2.0 1.9
Bankfull Bank Height Ratio1 2.6 2.9 2.7 1.7 2.5
Cross Section 1
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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
Base MY1 MY2 MY3 MY5 MY7 MY+
Bankfull Elevation (ft) - Based on AB-XSA1 156.99 156.6 156.5 156.9 156.6
Bankfull Width (ft)1 6.4 4.8 4.4 5.4 4.5
Floodprone Width (ft)1 >31.9 >32.8 30.9 32.3 28.9
Bankfull Max Depth (ft)2 1.1 1.6 1.9 1.4 1.7
Low Bank Elevation (ft) 1.1 1.8 156.9 157.2 156.9
Bankfull Cross Sectional Area (ft 2)2 4.0 4.0 6.2 4.2 5.9
Bankfull Entrenchment Ratio1 >5.0 >6.8 7.0 6.0 6.4
Bankfull Bank Height Ratio1 1.0 1.1 1.3 1.2 1.3
Cross Section 2
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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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MY5-2023 Approx. Bankfull Floodprone Area Low Bank
Base MY1 MY2 MY3 MY5 MY7 MY+
Bankfull Elevation (ft) - Based on AB-XSA1 152.52 152.4 152.5 152.5 152.5
Bankfull Width (ft)1 7.56.67.09.87.2
Floodprone Width (ft)1 >50 >50 >50 >49.8 >49.9
Bankfull Max Depth (ft)2 1.30.91.71.61.5
Low Bank Elevation (ft) 1.3 1.7 152.6 152.6 152.6
Bankfull Cross Sectional Area (ft 2)2 5.56.46.36.06.4
Bankfull Entrenchment Ratio1 >6.7 >7.6 >7.2 >5.1 >6.9
Bankfull Bank Height Ratio1 1.01.11.11.01.1
Cross Section 3
3X Vertical Exaggeration
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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MY0-2019 MY1-2019 MY2-2020 MY3-2021 MY5-2023 Approx. Bankfull
Base MY1 MY2 MY3 MY5 MY7 MY+
Bankfull Elevation (ft) - Based on AB-XSA1 152.23 NA 150.9 150.9 150.8
Bankfull Width (ft)1 7.6 NA NA N/A N/A
Floodprone Width (ft)1 >50 NA NA N/A N/A
Bankfull Max Depth (ft)2 1.7 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.9
Low Bank Elevation (ft) 1.7 1.0 152.3 152.4 152.3
Bankfull Cross Sectional Area (ft2)2 6.5 16.0 17.6 22.3 19.0
Bankfull Entrenchment Ratio1 NA NA NA N/A N/A
Bankfull Bank Height Ratio1 NA NA NA N/A N/A
Cross Section 4
3X Vertical Exaggeration
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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Base MY1 MY2 MY3 MY5 MY7 MY+
Bankfull Elevation (ft) - Based on AB-XSA1 149.54 149.5 149.6 149.6 149.6
Bankfull Width (ft)1 7.0 6.8 7.6 9.5 6.8
Floodprone Width (ft)1 >50 >50 >50 >50.3 >50.1
Bankfull Max Depth (ft)2 1.2 1.3 1.2 0.9 1.0
Low Bank Elevation (ft) 1.2 1.3 149.6 149.5 149.5
Bankfull Cross Sectional Area (ft2)2 4.3 4.7 4.4 3.2 3.1
Bankfull Entrenchment Ratio1 >7.1 >7.4 >6.7 >5.3 >7.3
Bankfull Bank Height Ratio 1 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8
Cross Section 5
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MY0-2019 MY1-2019 MY2-2020
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Floodprone Area Low Bank 3X Vertical Exaggeration
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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Meadow Spring - Reach S6A - Cross Section 6 - Pool
MY0-2019 MY1-2019 MY2-2020 MY3-2021 MY5-2023 Approx. Bankfull
Base MY1 MY2 MY3 MY5 MY7 MY+
Bankfull Elevation (ft) - Based on AB-XSA1 149.62 NA 149.7 149.8 149.8
Bankfull Width (ft)1 8.2 NA NA N/A N/A
Floodprone Width (ft)1 >50 NA NA N/A N/A
Bankfull Max Depth (ft)2 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.2 1.2
Low Bank Elevation (ft) 1.7 1.6 149.6 149.7 149.6
Bankfull Cross Sectional Area (ft2)2 6.6 6.3 6.1 5.4 4.7
Bankfull Entrenchment Ratio1 NA NA NA N/A N/A
Bankfull Bank Height Ratio 1 NA NA NA N/A N/A
Cross Section 6
3X Vertical Exaggeration
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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Meadow Spring - Reach S6A - Cross Section 7 - Riffle
MY0-2019 MY1-2019 MY2-2020
MY3-2021 MY5-2023 Approx. Bankfull
Floodprone Area Low Bank
Base MY1 MY2 MY3 MY5 MY7 MY+
Bankfull Elevation (ft) - Based on AB-XSA1 146.13 145.9 146.0 146.1 146.0
Bankfull Width (ft)1 9.38.67.57.46.2
Floodprone Width (ft)1 >50 >50 0.5 >49.9 >49.6
Bankfull Max Depth (ft)2 1.41.81.92.22.2
Low Bank Elevation (ft) 1.4 1.8 146.1 146.3 146.0
Bankfull Cross Sectional Area (ft2)2 6.25.46.58.06.4
Bankfull Entrenchment Ratio1 >5.4 >5.8 >6.6 >6.7 >8.0
Bankfull Bank Height Ratio1 1.0<11.01.11.0
Cross Section 7
3X Vertical Exaggeration
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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Meadow Spring - Reach S6A - Cross Section 8- Pool
MY0-2019 MY1-2019 MY2-2020 MY3-2021 MY5-2023 Approx. Bankfull
Base MY1 MY2 MY3 MY5 MY7 MY+
Bankfull Elevation (ft) - Based on AB-XSA1 145.92 NA 145.9 145.9 145.9
Bankfull Width (ft)1 8.3 NA NA N/A N/A
Floodprone Width (ft)1 >50 NA NA N/A N/A
Bankfull Max Depth (ft)2 1.3 1.5 1.4 1.7 1.9
Low Bank Elevation (ft) 1.3 1.5 145.9 146.0 145.9
Bankfull Cross Sectional Area (ft2)2 4.2 5.3 3.9 4.4 4.1
Bankfull Entrenchment Ratio1 NA NA NA N/A N/A
Bankfull Bank Height Ratio1 NA NA NA N/A N/A
Cross Section 8
3X Vertical Exaggeration
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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Meadow Spring - Reach S6B - Cross Section 9 - Riffle
MY0-2019 MY1-2019 MY2-2020
MY3-2021 MY5-2023 Approx. Bankfull
Floodprone Area Low Bank
Base MY1 MY2 MY3 MY5 MY7 MY+
Bankfull Elevation (ft) - Based on AB-XSA1 141.89 141.9 142.1 142.2 142.3
Bankfull Width (ft)1 9.0 10.9 10.5 10.9 8.0
Floodprone Width (ft)1 >50 >50 >50 >49.7 >49.7
Bankfull Max Depth (ft)2 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.5
Low Bank Elevation (ft) 1.4 1.3 141.9 142.0 142.0
Bankfull Cross Sectional Area (ft2)2 6.4 4.6 5.0 4.5 4.2
Bankfull Entrenchment Ratio1 >5.5 >4.6 >4.8 >4.5 >6.2
Bankfull Bank Height Ratio1 1.0<1<10.90.8
Cross Section 9
3X Vertical Exaggeration
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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Meadow Spring - Reach S6B - Cross Section 10 - Pool
MY0-2019 MY1-2019 MY2-2020 MY3-2021 MY5-2023 Approx. Bankfull
Base MY1 MY2 MY3 MY5 MY7 MY+
Bankfull Elevation (ft) - Based on AB-XSA1 141.57 NA 142.1 142.1 142.2
Bankfull Width (ft)1 7.8 NA NA N/A N/A
Floodprone Width (ft)1 >50 NA NA N/A N/A
Bankfull Max Depth (ft)2 1.7 1.9 2.0 2.0 1.7
Low Bank Elevation (ft) 1.7 1.9 142.1 142.2 142.1
Bankfull Cross Sectional Area (ft2 )2 6.0 6.2 5.8 6.8 4.8
Bankfull Entrenchment Ratio1 NA NA NA N/A N/A
Bankfull Bank Height Ratio1 NA NA NA N/A N/A
Cross Section 10
3X Vertical Exaggeration
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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Meadow Spring - Reach S6B - Cross Section 11 - Pool
MY0-2019 MY1-2019 MY2-2020 MY3-2021 MY5-2023 Approx. Bankfull
BaseMY1MY2MY3MY5MY7MY+
Bankfull Elevation (ft) - Based on AB-XS A1 138.01 NA 138.1 138.1 138.1
Bankfull Width (ft)1 8.9 NA NA N/A N/A
Floodprone Width (ft )1 >50 NA NA N/A N/A
Bankfull Max Depth (ft)2 1.7 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.1
Low Bank Elevation (ft) 1.7 2.0 138.1 138.4 138.3
Bankfull Cross Sectional Area (ft2)2 7.9 9.7 9.8 12.1 9.9
Bankfull Entrenchment Ratio1 NA NA NA N/A N/A
Bankfull Bank Height Ratio1 NA NA NA N/A N/A
Cross Section 11
3X Vertical Exaggeration
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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Meadow Spring- Reach S6B - Cross Section 12 - Riffle
MY0-2019 MY1-2019 MY2-2020
MY3-2021 MY5-2023 Approx. Bankfull
Floodprone Area Low Bank
BaseMY1MY2MY3MY5MY7MY+
Bankfull Elevation (ft) - Based on AB-XSA1 138.07 138.1 138.1 138.1 138.2
Bankfull Width (ft)1 9.4 9.4 9.5 10.2 10.9
Floodprone Width (ft)1 >50 >50 >50 >49.8 >49.7
Bankfull Max Depth (ft)2 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.5
Low Bank Elevation (ft) 1.3 1.5 138.3 138.2 138.3
Bankfull Cross Sectional Area (ft2 )2 6.6 8.7 9.3 7.8 8.0
Bankfull Entrenchment Ratio1 >5.3 >5.3 >5.3 >4.9 >4.6
Bankfull Bank Height Ratio 1 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1
Cross Section 12
3X Vertical Exaggeration
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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Meadow Spring - Reach S6B - Cross Section 13 - Pool
MY0-2019 MY1-2019 MY2-2020 MY3-2021 MY5-2023 Approx. Bankfull
Base MY1 MY2 MY3 MY5 MY7 MY+
Bankfull Elevation (ft) - Based on AB-XSA1 136.00 NA 135.9 135.9 136.0
Bankfull Width (ft)1 10.2 NA NA N/A N/A
Floodprone Width (ft)1 >50 NA NA N/A N/A
Bankfull Max Depth (ft)2 2.2 2.2 1.9 2.5 2.6
Low Bank Elevation (ft) 2.2 2.2 135.5 136.2 136.3
Bankfull Cross Sectional Area (ft2)2 10.7 10.7 7.0 14.4 15.6
Bankfull Entrenchment Ratio1 NA NA NA N/A N/A
Bankfull Bank Height Ratio 1 NA NA NA N/A N/A
Cross Section 13
3X Vertical Exaggeration
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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Meadow Spring - Reach S6B - Cross Section 14 - Riffle
MY0-2019 MY1-2019 MY2-2020
MY3-2021 MY5-2023 Approx. Bankfull
Floodprone Area Low Bank
Base MY1 MY2 MY3 MY5 MY7 MY+
Bankfull Elevation (ft) - Based on AB-XSA1 135.88 135.9 135.9 135.9 135.9
Bankfull Width (ft)1 9.9 8.9 9.5 8.8 9.1
Floodprone Width (ft)1 >50 >50 >50 >49.2 >49.2
Bankfull Max Depth (ft)2 1.4 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.8
Low Bank Elevation (ft) 1.4 1.7 135.9 135.9 135.9
Bankfull Cross Sectional Area (ft2 )2 7.5 7.5 7.4 7.5 8.0
Bankfull Entrenchment Ratio1 >5.1 >5.6 >5.2 >5.6 >5.4
Bankfull Bank Height Ratio1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
Cross Section 14
3X Vertical Exaggeration
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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Meadow Spring - Reach S7 - Cross Section 15 - Riffle - Enhancement I
MY0-2019 MY1-2019 MY2-2020
MY3-2021 MY5-2023 Approx. Bankfull
Floodprone Area Low Bank
Base MY1 MY2 MY3 MY5 MY7 MY+
Bankfull Elevation (ft) - Based on AB-XSA1 125.52 125.6 125.5 125.4 125.4
Bankfull Width (ft)1 10.6 10.2 9.6 9.3 9.2
Floodprone Width (ft)1 40.6 >31 20.5 41.0 >43.4
Bankfull Max Depth (ft)2 1.41.62.51.53.0
Low Bank Elevation (ft) 2.2 2.4 126.6 126.7 126.7
Bankfull Cross Sectional Area (ft2)2 10.2 10.2 24.3 9.0 25.4
Bankfull Entrenchment Ratio 1 >3.8 >3 2.1 4.4 >4.7
Bankfull Bank Height Ratio1 1.61.51.81.81.8
Cross Section 15
3X Vertical Exaggeration
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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Meadow Spring - Reach S7 - Cross Section 16 - Riffle - Enhancement I
MY0-2019 MY1-2019 MY2-2020
MY3-2021 MY5-2023 Approx. Bankfull
Floodprone Area Low Bank
Base MY1 MY2 MY3 MY5 MY7 MY+
Bankfull Elevation (ft) - Based on AB-XSA1 121.88 121.7 121.5 121.0 121.6
Bankfull Width (ft)1 9.3 9.5 11.0 13.5 12.8
Floodprone Width (ft)1 >39.7 >30.7 19.1 24.4 >31.3
Bankfull Max Depth (ft)2 1.61.42.32.02.9
Low Bank Elevation (ft) 2.2 2.3 122.5 122.7 123.0
Bankfull Cross Sectional Area (ft2)2 10.2 10.2 22.7 14.9 35.0
Bankfull Entrenchment Ratio1 >4.3 >3.2 1.7 1.8 >2.4
Bankfull Bank Height Ratio 1 1.31.61.92.01.9
Cross Section 16
3X Vertical Exaggeration
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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Meadow Spring - Reach S7 - Cross Section 16B - Pool -Enhancement I
MY5-2023 Approx. Bankfull
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Bankfull Elevation (ft) - Based on AB-XSA 1 ----N/A
Bankfull Width (ft)1 ----N/A
Floodprone Width (ft)1 ----N/A
Bankfull Max Depth (ft)2 ----3.0
Low Bank Elevation (ft) ----N/A
Bankfull Cross Sectional Area (ft2 )2 ----31.3
Bankfull Entrenchment Ratio 1 ----N/A
Bankfull Bank Height Ratio 1 ----N/A
Cross Section 16B
3X Vertical Exaggeration
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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Meadow Spring- Reach S11 - Cross Section 17 - Riffle
MY0-2019 MY1-2019 MY2-2020
MY3-2021 MY5-2023 Approx. Bankfull
Floodprone Area Low Bank
BaseMY1MY2MY3MY5MY7MY+
Bankfull Elevation (ft) - Based on AB-XSA1 116.34 116.4 116.3 116.1 115.8
Bankfull Width (ft)1 8.89.27.46.26.4
Floodprone Width (ft)1 >50 >50 >50 >49.5 45.1
Bankfull Max Depth (ft)2 1.31.21.61.61.8
Low Bank Elevation (ft) 1.3 1.2 116.4 116.4 116.4
Bankfull Cross Sectional Area (ft 2 )2 5.85.07.07.810.3
Bankfull Entrenchment Ratio1 >5.6 >5.4 >6.7 >8 7.1
Bankfull Bank Height Ratio1 1.0<11.11.21.5
Cross Section 17
3X Vertical Exaggeration
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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Meadow Spring - Reach S11 - Cross Section 18 - Pool
MY0-2019 MY1-2019 MY2-2020 MY3-2021 MY5-2023 Approx. Bankfull
BaseMY1MY2MY3MY5MY7MY+
Bankfull Elevation (ft) - Based on AB-XS A1 116.29 NA 116.6 116.7 116.7
Bankfull Width (ft)1 9.5 NA NA N/A N/A
Floodprone Width (ft)1 >50 NA NA N/A N/A
Bankfull Max Depth (ft)2 2.8 1.8 2.1 2.3 2.4
Low Bank Elevation (ft) 2.8 1.8 116.5 116.5 116.5
Bankfull Cross Sectional Area (ft2)2 12.7 9.4 11.8 10.9 11.0
Bankfull Entrenchment Ratio1 NA NA NA N/A N/A
Bankfull Bank Height Ratio1 NA NA NA N/A N/A
Cross Section 18
3X Vertical Exaggeration
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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Meadow Spring- Reach S11 - Cross Section 19 - Riffle
MY0-2019 MY1-2019 MY2-2020
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BaseMY1MY2MY3MY5MY7MY+
Bankfull Elevation (ft) - Based on AB-XSA1 113.46 113.5 113.7 113.9 114.0
Bankfull Width (ft)1 9.6 9.7 9.9 20.2 10.7
Floodprone Width (ft)1 >50 >50 >50 >49.8 >49.5
Bankfull Max Depth (ft)2 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.1 1.0
Low Bank Elevation (ft) 1.7 1.6 113.5 113.4 113.6
Bankfull Cross Sectional Area (ft2)2 9.6 9.0 8.4 3.9 5.9
Bankfull Entrenchment Ratio1 >5.2 >5.1 >5 >2.5 >4.6
Bankfull Bank Height Ratio1 1.01.0<10.70.7
Cross Section 19
3X Vertical Exaggeration
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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Meadow Spring - Reach S11 - Cross Section 20 - Pool
MY0-2019 MY1-2019 MY2-2020 MY3-2021 MY5-2023 Approx. Bankfull
BaseMY1MY2MY3MY5MY7MY+
Bankfull Elevation (ft) - Based on AB-XSA1 112.89 NA 113.2 113.5 113.5
Bankfull Width (ft)1 6.9 NA NA N/A N/A
Floodprone Width (ft)1 >50 NA NA N/A N/A
Bankfull Max Depth (ft)2 1.8 1.6 1.2 1.1 1.0
Low Bank Elevation (ft) 1.8 1.6 113.0 113.4 113.4
Bankfull Cross Sectional Area (ft2)2 6.0 5.8 4.7 4.5 5.4
Bankfull Entrenchment Ratio1 NA NA NA N/A N/A
Bankfull Bank Height Ratio1 NA NA NA N/A N/A
Cross Section 20
3X Vertical Exaggeration
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2 - Uses the current years low top of bank as the basis for adjusting each subsequent years bankfull elevation
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Meadow Spring - Reach S11 - Cross Section 21 - Pool
MY0-2019 MY1-2019 MY2-2020 MY3-2021 Approx. Bankfull MY5-2023
BaseMY1MY2MY3MY5MY7MY+
Bankfull Elevation (ft) - Based on AB-XSA1 111.69 NA 112.0 112.1 112.1
Bankfull Width (ft)1 10.0 NA NA N/A N/A
Floodprone Width (ft)1 >50 NA NA N/A N/A
Bankfull Max Depth (ft)2 2.1 2.1 1.6 1.2 2.1
Low Bank Elevation (ft) 2.1 2.1 111.8 111.6 112.1
Bankfull Cross Sectional Area (ft2)2 9.9 9.4 8.2 4.2 9.7
Bankfull Entrenchment Ratio1 NA NA NA N/A N/A
Bankfull Bank Height Ratio1 NA NA NA N/A N/A
Cross Section 21
3X Vertical Exaggeration
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2 - Uses the current years low top of bank as the basis for adjusting each subsequent years bankfull elevation
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Meadow Spring - Reach S11 - Cross Section 22 - Riffle
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Floodprone Area Low Bank
BaseMY1MY2MY3MY5MY7MY+
Bankfull Elevation (ft) - Based on AB-XSA1 111.53 111.5 111.7 111.8 111.7
Bankfull Width (ft)1 9.8 8.0 8.6 9.8 8.4
Floodprone Width (ft)1 >50 >50 >50 >49.7 >49.7
Bankfull Max Depth (ft)2 1.5 1.7 1.5 1.4 2.1
Low Bank Elevation (ft) 1.5 1.7 111.7 111.8 111.9
Bankfull Cross Sectional Area (ft2)2 7.1 7.4 6.6 6.9 8.9
Bankfull Entrenchment Ratio1 >5.1 >6.2 >5.8 >5.1 >5.9
Bankfull Bank Height Ratio1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1
Cross Section 22
3X Vertical Exaggeration
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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Meadow Spring - Reach S5 - Cross Section 23 - Riffle
MY0-2019 MY1-2019 MY2-2020
MY3-2021 MY5-2023 Approx. Bankfull
Floodprone Area Low Bank
BaseMY1MY2MY3MY5MY7MY+
Bankfull Elevation (ft) - Based on AB-XSA1 143.29 143.3 143.4 143.4 143.6
Bankfull Width (ft)1 5.3 5.0 4.5 3.8 3.8
Floodprone Width (ft)1 >38.3 >50 >41.7 >49.9 >49.9
Bankfull Max Depth (ft)2 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.5 1.3
Low Bank Elevation (ft) 0.9 1.1 143.5 143.8 143.8
Bankfull Cross Sectional Area (ft2)2 2.2 2.6 2.9 4.8 3.4
Bankfull Entrenchment Ratio1 >7.3 >10 >9.3 >13 >13
Bankfull Bank Height Ratio1 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.3 1.2
Cross Section 23
3X Vertical Exaggeration
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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Meadow Spring - Reach S5 - Cross Section 24 - Pool
MY0-2019 MY1-2019 MY2-2020 MY3-2021 MY5-2023 Approx. Bankfull
BaseMY1MY2MY3MY5MY7MY+
Bankfull Elevation (ft) - Based on AB-XSA1 143.16 NA 143.3 143.4 143.5
Bankfull Width (ft)1 5.8 NA NA N/A N/A
Floodprone Width (ft)1 >48.4 NA NA N/A N/A
Bankfull Max Depth (ft)2 1.3 1.0 1.6 1.8 1.5
Low Bank Elevation (ft) 1.3 1.0 143.5 143.5 143.5
Bankfull Cross Sectional Area (ft2)2 3.6 2.9 4.2 4.1 3.9
Bankfull Entrenchment Ratio1 NA NA NA N/A N/A
Bankfull Bank Height Ratio1 NA NA NA N/A N/A
Cross Section 24
3X Vertical Exaggeration
Parameter Gauge
2
Dimension and Substrate - Riffle Only LL UL Eq. Min Mean Med Max SD
5 n Min Mean Med Max SD
5 n Min Med Max Min Mean Med Max SD
5 n
Bankfull Width (ft)--- --- ------ ---4.6 --- ---1 --- --- 9.9 --- --- --- --- 4.8 --- --- --- 5.3 --- --- ---
Floodprone Width (ft)--- ---6.0 --- ---1 --- --- 50.0 --- --- --- --- >11 --- --- --- >38.3 --- --- ---
Bankfull Mean Depth (ft)--- --- ------ ---
0.4 --- ---
1 --- --- 1.1 --- --- --- --- 0.5 --- --- --- 0.4 --- --- ---
1Bankfull Max Depth (ft)--- ---0.7 --- ---1 --- --- 1.7 --- --- --- --- 0.8 --- --- --- 0.9 --- --- ---
Bankfull Cross Sectional Area (ft2)--- --- ------ ---1.8 --- ---1 --- --- 11.2 --- --- --- --- 2.6 --- --- --- 2.2 --- --- ---
Width/Depth Ratio --- ---11.6 --- ---1 --- --- 8.7 --- --- --- --- 9.0 --- --- --- 12.6 --- --- ---
Entrenchment Ratio --- ---1.4 --- ---1 --- --- >2.2 --- --- --- --- >2.2 --- --- --- >7.3 --- --- ---
1Bank Height Ratio ------3.4 --- --- 1 --- --- 1.3 --- --- --- --- 1.0 --- --- --- 1.0 --- --- ---
Profile
Shallow Length (ft)2 --- ---
9 --- --- 4 --- --- 19.9 --- --- 2 --- 10 4.3 6.7 5.7 10.4 2.3 8
Shallow Slope (ft/ft)--- --- --- ------ --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- -- 0.0001 0.02096 0.0236 0.0484 0.015618
Pool Length (ft)3 --- ---28 --- --- 6.9 --- --- 21.6 --- --- 3 --- 10 2.8 10.3 11.3 13.5 3.5 9
Pool Max depth (ft)--- --- --- ------ --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
Pool Spacing (ft)15 --- ---53 --- --- 40.3 --- --- 109.8 --- --- 20 --- 53 12.9 28.2 30.0 37.6 7.4 8
Pattern
Channel Beltwidth (ft)--- --- --- ------ --- 41.2 --- --- 43.5 --- --- 16 ---28 16 ------28 --- ---
Radius of Curvature (ft)--- --- --- ------ --- 13.11 --- --- 24.6 --- --- 9 ---14 9 ------14 --- ---
Rc:Bankfull width (ft/ft)--- --- --- --- --- ---1.2 --- --- 2.3 --- --- 1.9 --- 2.9 1.9 --- --- 2.9 --- ---
Meander Wavelength (ft)--- --- --- ------ --- 49.5 --- --- 64.9 --- --- 21 ---40 21 ------40 --- ---
Meander Width Ratio --- --- --- ------ --- 3.8 --- --- 4 --- --- 3.3 ---5.8 3.3 ------5.8 --- ---
Transport parameters
Reach Shear Stress (competency) lb/f2
Max part size (mm) mobilized at bankfull
Stream Power (transport capacity) W/m2
Additional Reach Parameters
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
Table 8. Baseline Stream Data Summary
Meadow Spring Mitigation Site - Reach S5 (XS23)
Regional Curve Pre-Existing Condition Reference Reach(es) Data Design Monitoring Baseline
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F4 E5 E4/5 E5
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215 375 231 ---
185 285 185 ---
0.013 0.0023 --- ---
1.16 1.32 1.25 ---
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0.013 0.0025 0.002 ---
--- ---
--- ---
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Parameter Gauge
2
Dimension and Substrate - Riffle Only LL UL Eq. Min Mean Med Max SD
5 n Min Mean Med Max SD
5 n Min Med Max Min Mean Med Max SD
5 n
Bankfull Width (ft)--- --- ---8.6 --- --- 9.4 --- 2 --- --- 9.9 --- --- --- --- 7.0 --- 7.0 7.9 7.5 9.3 1.2 3
Floodprone Width (ft)13.0 --- --- 14.0 --- 2 --- --- 50.0 --- --- --- --- >15 --- 50.0 50.0 50.0 50.0 0.0 3
Bankfull Mean Depth (ft)--- --- ---0.6 --- --- 0.8 --- 2 --- --- 1.1 --- --- --- --- 0.8 --- 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.1 3
1Bankfull Max Depth (ft)1.7 --- --- 2.2 --- 2 --- --- 1.7 --- --- --- --- 1.1 --- 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.4 0.1 3
Bankfull Cross Sectional Area (ft2)--- --- ---11.2 --- --- 11.8 --- 2 --- --- 11.2 --- --- --- --- 5.3 --- 4.3 5.3 5.5 6.2 1.0 3
Width/Depth Ratio 6.2 --- --- 8.7 --- 2 --- --- 8.7 --- --- --- --- 9.3 --- 11.5 21.8 13.7 40.3 16.0 3
Entrenchment Ratio >2.2 --- --- >2.2 --- 2 --- --- >2.2 --- --- --- --- >2.2 --- 5.4 6.4 6.7 7.1 0.9 3
1Bank Height Ratio 1.2 --- --- 1.3 --- 2 --- --- 1.3 --- --- --- --- 1.0 --- 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 3
Profile
Shallow Length (ft)--- --- --- --- --- --- 4 --- --- 19.9 --- --- 3 --- 14 2.9 10.4 8.4 24.0 5.6 30
Shallow Slope (ft/ft)--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 0.0001 0.01094 0.0004 0.0829 0.01991 30
Pool Length (ft)--- --- --- --- --- --- 6.9 --- --- 21.6 --- --- 5 --- 15 1.9 11.4 10.6 32.4 7.6 37
Pool Max depth (ft)--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --------- --- --- --- --- ---
Pool Spacing (ft)--- --- --- --- --- --- 40.3 --- --- 109.8 --- --- 28 --- 78 12.8 36.8 37.3 116.4 17.5 36
Pattern
Channel Beltwidth (ft)16 --- --- 74 --- --- 41.2 --- --- 43.5 --- --- 23 ---40 23 --- --- 40 --- ---
Radius of Curvature (ft)11 --- --- 35 --- --- 13.11 --- --- 24.6 --- --- 14 ---19 14 --- --- 19 --- ---
Rc:Bankfull width (ft/ft)1 --- --- 4 ------1.2 --- --- 2.3 --- --- 2 --- 2.7 2 --- --- 2.7 --- ---
Meander Wavelength (ft)65 --- --- 130 --- --- 49.5 --- --- 64.9 --- --- 35 ---78 35 --- --- 78 --- ---
Meander Width Ratio 2 --- --- 8 --- --- 3.8 --- --- 4 --- --- 3.3 ---5.7 3.3 --- --- 5.7 --- ---
Transport parameters
Reach Shear Stress (competency) lb/f2
Max part size (mm) mobilized at bankfull
Stream Power (transport capacity) W/m2
Additional Reach Parameters
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
Table 8. Baseline Stream Data Summary
Meadow Spring Mitigation Site - Reach S6A (XS3,5,7)
Regional Curve Pre-Existing Condition Reference Reach(es) Data Design Monitoring Baseline
--- ---
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F4
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E5
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E5 E5
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1041 285 416 ---
1.17 1.32 1.18 ---
1220 375 490 ---
--- ---
0.0039 0.0025 0.0035 ---
- 0.0023
--- ---------
--- ---
--- ---
--- ---
Parameter Gauge
2
Dimension and Substrate - Riffle Only LL UL Eq. Min Mean Med Max SD
5 n Min Mean Med Max SD
5 n Min Med Max Min Mean Med Max SD
5 n
Bankfull Width (ft)--- --- ---7.2 --- --- 9.1 --- 2 --- --- 9.9 --- --- --- --- 8.4 --- 9.0 9.4 9.4 9.9 0.5 3
Floodprone Width (ft)11.0 --- --- 15.0 --- 2 --- --- 50.0 --- --- --- --- >18 --- 50.0 50.0 50.0 50.0 0.0 3
Bankfull Mean Depth (ft)--- --- ---0.7 --- --- 0.9 --- 2 --- --- 1.1 --- --- --- --- 0.9 --- 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.1 3
1Bankfull Max Depth (ft)1.1 --- --- 1.1 --- 2 --- --- 1.7 --- --- --- --- 1.4 --- 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 0.1 3
Bankfull Cross Sectional Area (ft2)--- --- ---6.3 --- --- 6.8 --- 2 --- --- 11.2 --- --- --- --- 7.8 --- 6.4 6.8 6.6 7.5 0.6 3
Width/Depth Ratio 8.1 --- --- 12.2 --- 2 --- --- 8.7 --- --- --- --- 9.0 --- 12.8 13.1 13.1 13.3 0.3 3
Entrenchment Ratio 1.1 --- --- 2.0 --- 2 --- --- >2.2 --- --- --- --- >2.2 --- 5.1 5.3 5.3 5.5 0.2 3
1Bank Height Ratio 1.9 --- --- 3.1 --- 2 --- --- 1.3 --- --- --- --- 1.0 --- 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 3
Profile
Shallow Length (ft)2 --- --- 11 --- --- 4 --- --- 19.9 --- --- 3 --- 17 3.8 12.6 13.1 26.5 6.2 27
Shallow Slope (ft/ft)--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 0.0001 0.00791 0.0050 0.0318 0.00959 27
Pool Length (ft)4 --- --- 30 --- --- 6.9 --- --- 21.6 --- --- 6 --- 18 2.3 10.3 8.6 26.3 6.2 29
Pool Max depth (ft)--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --------- --- --- --- --- ---
Pool Spacing (ft)10 --- --- 48 --- --- 40.3 --- --- 109.8 --- --- 34 --- 93 10.2 38.6 41.7 72.6 16.028
Pattern
Channel Beltwidth (ft)22 --- --- 48 --- --- 41.2 --- --- 43.5 --- --- 22 ---37 22 --- --- 37 --- ---
Radius of Curvature (ft)8 --- --- 26 --- --- 13.11 --- --- 24.6 --- --- 16 ---23 16 --- --- 23 --- ---
Rc:Bankfull width (ft/ft)1 --- --- 3 ------1.2 --- --- 2.3 --- --- 1.9 ---2.7 1.9 --- --- 2.7 --- ---
Meander Wavelength (ft)32 --- --- 90 --- --- 49.5 --- --- 64.9 --- --- 42 ---81 42 --- --- 81 --- ---
Meander Width Ratio 3 --- --- 6 --- --- 3.8 --- --- 4 --- --- 2.6 ---4.4 2.6 --- --- 4.4 --- ---
Transport parameters
Reach Shear Stress (competency) lb/f2
Max part size (mm) mobilized at bankfull
Stream Power (transport capacity) W/m2
Additional Reach Parameters
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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--- ---
0.0057 0.0023
--- ---
--- ---
0.006 0.0025 0.003 ---
1315 375 1340 ---
1.15 1.32 1.17 ---
1147 285 1147 ---
E4/5 E4/5 E5
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Table 8. Baseline Stream Data Summary
Meadow Spring Mitigation Site - Reach S6B (XS9,12,14)
Regional Curve Pre-Existing Condition Reference Reach(es) Data Design Monitoring Baseline
Parameter Gauge
2
Dimension and Substrate - Riffle Only LL UL Eq. Min Mean Med Max SD
5 n Min Mean Med Max SD
5 n Min Med Max Min Mean Med Max SD
5 n
Bankfull Width (ft)--- --- ---5.9 --- --- 10.0 ---2 --- --- 9.9 --- --- --- --- 9.6 --- 8.8 9.4 9.6 9.8 0.5 3
Floodprone Width (ft)>30 --- --- >30 ---2 --- --- 50.0 --- --- --- --- >21 --- 50.0 50.0 50.0 50.0 0.0 3
Bankfull Mean Depth (ft)--- --- ---1.1 --- --- 1.6 ---2 --- --- 1.1 --- --- --- --- 1.1 --- 0.7 0.8 0.7 1.0 0.2 3
1Bankfull Max Depth (ft)1.7 --- --- 2.6 ---2 --- --- 1.7 --- --- --- --- 1.6 --- 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.7 0.2 3
Bankfull Cross Sectional Area (ft2)--- --- ---6.3 --- --- 15.8 ---2 --- --- 11.2 --- --- --- --- 10.2 --- 5.8 7.5 7.1 9.6 1.9 3
Width/Depth Ratio 6.4 --- --- 9.2 ---2 --- --- 8.7 --- --- --- --- 9.0 --- 9.6 12.1 13.2 13.4 2.1 3
Entrenchment Ratio >2.2 --- --- >2.2 ---2 --- --- >2.2 --- --- --- --- >2.2 --- 5.1 5.3 5.2 5.6 0.3 3
1Bank Height Ratio 1.0 --- --- 1.1 --- 2 --- --- 1.3 --- --- --- --- 1.0 --- 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 3
Profile
Shallow Length (ft)5 --- --- 23 --- --- 4 --- --- 19.9 --- --- 4 --- 19 3.6 14.7 15.1 28.7 7.5 21
Shallow Slope (ft/ft)--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 0.0001 0.00728 0.0001 0.0958 0.02084 21
Pool Length (ft)5 --- --- 28 --- --- 6.9 --- --- 21.6 --- --- 7 --- 21 1.5 13.8 11.9 32.1 8.9 23
Pool Max depth (ft)--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --------- --- --- --- --- ---
Pool Spacing (ft)21 --- --- 113 --- --- 40.3 --- --- 109.8 --- --- 39 --- 106 8.4 44.5 39.6 153.9 30.6 22
Pattern
Channel Beltwidth (ft)--- --- --- --- --- --- 41.2 --- --- 43.5 --- --- 15 ---56 15 --- --- 56 --- ---
Radius of Curvature (ft)--- --- --- --- --- --- 13.11 --- --- 24.6 --- --- 17 --- 23 17 --- --- 23 --- ---
Rc:Bankfull width (ft/ft)--- --- --- --- ------1.2 --- --- 2.3 --- --- 1.8 --- 2.4 1.8 --- --- 2.4 --- ---
Meander Wavelength (ft)--- --- --- --- --- --- 49.5 --- --- 64.9 --- --- 43 ---82 43 --- --- 82 --- ---
Meander Width Ratio --- --- --- --- --- --- 3.8 --- --- 4 --- --- 1.6 ---5.8 1.6 --- --- 5.8 --- ---
Transport parameters
Reach Shear Stress (competency) lb/f2
Max part size (mm) mobilized at bankfull
Stream Power (transport capacity) W/m2
Additional Reach Parameters
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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0.0041 0.0025 0.003 ---
0.0041 0.0023
898 375 1036 ---
1.06 1.32 1.23 ---
844 285 844 ---
E5 E5
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Table 8. Baseline Stream Data Summary
Meadow Spring Mitigation Site - Reach S11 (XS17,19,22)
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 161.4 161.4 161.4 161.4 161.4 157.0 156.6 156.5 156.9 156.6 152.5 152.4 152.5 152.5 152.5 152.2 NA 150.9 150.9 150.8 149.5 149.5 149.6 149.6 149.6
Bankfull Width (ft)1 5.2 5.8 5.3 5.3 5.6 6.4 4.8 4.4 5.4 4.5 7.5 6.6 7.0 9.8 7.2 7.6 NA NA N/A N/A N/A N/A 7.0 6.8 7.6 9.5 6.8
Floodprone Width (ft)1 11.2 11.5 10.2 10.6 10.7 >31.9 >32.8 30.9 32.3 28.9 >50 >50 >50 >49.8 >49.9 >50 NA NA N/A N/A N/A N/A >50 >50 >50 >50.3 >50.1
Bankfull Max Depth (ft)2 1.0 1.0 2.5 0.9 2.4 1.1 1.6 1.9 1.4 1.7 1.3 0.9 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.7 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.9 1.2 1.3 1.2 0.9 1.0
Low Bank Elevation (ft)2.7 3.0 162.9 162.0 162.8 1.1 1.8 156.9 157.2 156.9 1.3 1.7 152.6 152.6 152.6 1.7 1.0 152.3 152.4 152.3 1.2 1.3 149.6 149.5 149.5
Bankfull Cross Sectional Area (ft2)2 3.2 3.2 18.5 2.9 16.4 4.0 4.0 6.2 4.2 5.9 5.5 6.4 6.3 6.0 6.4 6.5 16.0 17.6 22.3 21.5 4.3 4.7 4.4 3.2 3.1
Bankfull Entrenchment Ratio1 2.2 2.0 1.9 2.0 1.9 >5.0 >6.8 7.0 6.0 6.4 >6.7 >7.6 >7.2 >5.1 >6.9 NA NA NA N/A N/A N/A N/A >7.1 >7.4 >6.7 >5.3 >7.3
Bankfull Bank Height Ratio1 2.6 2.9 2.7 1.7 2.5 1.0 1.1 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 NA NA NA N/A N/A N/A N/A 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8
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 149.6 NA 149.7 149.8 149.8 146.1 145.9 146.0 146.1 146.0 145.9 NA 145.9 145.9 145.9 141.9 141.9 142.1 142.2 142.3 141.6 NA 142.1 142.1 142.2
Bankfull Width (ft)1 8.2 NA NA N/A N/A N/A N/A 9.3 8.6 7.5 7.4 6.2 8.3 NA NA N/A N/A N/A N/A 9.0 10.9 10.5 10.9 8.0 7.8 NA NA N/A N/A N/A N/A
Floodprone Width (ft)1 >50 NA NA N/A N/A N/A N/A >50 >50 0.5 >49.9 >49.6 >50 NA NA N/A N/A N/A N/A >50 >50 >50 >49.7 >49.7 >50 NA NA N/A N/A N/A N/A
Bankfull Max Depth (ft)2 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.8 1.9 2.2 2.2 1.3 1.5 1.4 1.7 1.9 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.5 1.7 1.9 2.0 2.0 1.7
Low Bank Elevation (ft)1.7 1.6 149.6 149.7 149.6 1.4 1.8 146.1 146.3 146.0 1.3 1.5 145.9 146.0 145.9 1.4 1.3 141.9 142.0 142.0 1.7 1.9 142.1 142.2 142.1
Bankfull Cross Sectional Area (ft2)2 6.6 6.3 6.1 5.4 4.7 6.2 5.4 6.5 8.0 6.4 4.2 5.3 3.9 4.4 4.1 6.4 4.6 5.0 4.5 4.2 6.0 6.2 5.8 6.8 4.8
Bankfull Entrenchment Ratio1 NA NA NA N/A N/A N/A N/A >5.4 >5.8 >6.6 >6.7 >8.0 NA NA NA N/A N/A N/A N/A >5.5 >4.6 >4.8 >4.5 >6.2 NA NA NA N/A N/A N/A N/A
Bankfull Bank Height Ratio1 NA NA NA N/A N/A N/A N/A 1.0 <1 1.0 1.1 1.0 NA NA NA N/A N/A N/A N/A 1.0 <1 <1 0.9 0.8 NA NA NA N/A N/A N/A N/A
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 138.0 NA 138.1 138.1 138.1 138.1 138.1 138.1 138.1 138.2 136.0 NA 135.9 135.9 136.0 135.9 135.9 135.9 135.9 135.9 125.5 125.6 125.5 125.4 125.4
Bankfull Width (ft)1 8.9 NA NA N/A N/A N/A N/A 9.4 9.4 9.5 10.2 10.9 10.2 NA NA N/A N/A N/A N/A 9.9 8.9 9.5 8.8 9.1 10.6 10.2 9.6 9.3 9.2
Floodprone Width (ft)1 >50 NA NA N/A N/A N/A N/A >50 >50 >50 >49.8 >49.7 >50 NA NA N/A N/A N/A N/A >50 >50 >50 >49.2 >49.2 40.6 >31 20.5 41.0 >43.4
Bankfull Max Depth (ft)2 1.7 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.1 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.5 2.2 2.2 1.9 2.5 2.6 1.4 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.4 1.6 2.5 1.5 3.0
Low Bank Elevation (ft)1.7 2.0 138.1 138.4 138.3 1.3 1.5 138.3 138.2 138.3 2.2 2.2 135.5 136.2 136.3 1.4 1.7 135.9 135.9 135.9 2.2 2.4 126.6 126.7 126.7
Bankfull Cross Sectional Area (ft2)2 7.9 9.7 9.8 12.1 9.9 6.6 8.7 9.3 7.8 8.0 10.7 10.7 7.0 14.4 15.6 7.5 7.5 7.4 7.5 8.0 10.2 10.2 24.3 9.0 25.4
Bankfull Entrenchment Ratio1 NA NA NA N/A N/A N/A N/A >5.3 >5.3 >5.3 >4.9 >4.6 NA NA NA N/A N/A N/A N/A >5.1 >5.6 >5.2 >5.6 >5.4 >3.8 >3 2.1 4.4 >4.7
Bankfull Bank Height Ratio1 NA NA NA N/A N/A N/A N/A 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 NA NA NA N/A N/A N/A N/A 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.6 1.5 1.8 1.8 1.8
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 121.9 121.7 121.5 121.0 121.6 ----N/A 116.3 116.4 116.3 116.1 115.8 116.3 NA 116.6 116.7 116.7 113.5 113.5 113.7 113.9 114.0
Bankfull Width (ft)1 9.3 9.5 11.0 13.5 12.8 ----N/A 8.8 9.2 7.4 6.2 6.4 9.5 NA NA N/A N/A N/A N/A 9.6 9.7 9.9 20.2 10.7
Floodprone Width (ft)1 >39.7 >30.7 19.1 24.4 >31.3 ----N/A >50 >50 >50 >49.5 45.1 >50 NA NA N/A N/A N/A N/A >50 >50 >50 >49.8 >49.5
Bankfull Max Depth (ft)2 1.6 1.4 2.3 2.0 2.9 ----3.0 1.3 1.2 1.6 1.6 1.8 2.8 1.8 2.1 2.3 2.4 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.1 1.0
Low Bank Elevation (ft)2.2 2.3 122.5 122.7 123.0 ----N/A 1.3 1.2 116.4 116.4 116.4 2.8 1.8 116.5 116.5 116.5 1.7 1.6 113.5 113.4 113.6
Bankfull Cross Sectional Area (ft2)2 10.2 10.2 22.7 14.9 35.0 ----31.3 5.8 5.0 7.0 7.8 10.3 12.7 9.4 11.8 10.9 11.0 9.6 9.0 8.4 3.9 5.9
Bankfull Entrenchment Ratio1 >4.3 >3.2 1.7 1.8 >2.4 ----N/A >5.6 >5.4 >6.7 >8 7.1 NA NA NA N/A N/A N/A N/A >5.2 >5.1 >5 >2.5 >4.6
Bankfull Bank Height Ratio1 1.3 1.6 1.9 2.0 1.9 ----N/A 1.0 <1 1.1 1.2 1.5 NA NA NA N/A N/A N/A N/A 1.0 1.0 <1 0.7 0.7
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 112.9 NA 113.2 113.5 113.5 111.7 NA 112.0 112.1 112.1 111.5 111.5 111.7 111.8 111.7 143.3 143.3 143.4 143.4 143.6 143.2 NA 143.3 143.4 143.5
Bankfull Width (ft)1 6.9 NA NA N/A N/A N/A N/A 10.0 NA NA N/A N/A N/A N/A 9.8 8.0 8.6 9.8 8.4 5.3 5.0 4.5 3.8 3.8 5.8 NA NA N/A N/A N/A N/A
Floodprone Width (ft)1 >50 NA NA N/A N/A N/A N/A >50 NA NA N/A N/A N/A N/A >50 >50 >50 >49.7 >49.7 >38.3 >50 >41.7 >49.9 >49.9 >48.4 NA NA N/A N/A N/A N/A
Bankfull Max Depth (ft)2 1.8 1.6 1.2 1.1 1.0 2.1 2.1 1.6 1.2 2.1 1.5 1.7 1.5 1.4 2.1 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.5 1.3 1.3 1.0 1.6 1.8 1.5
Low Bank Elevation (ft)1.8 1.6 113.0 113.4 113.4 2.1 2.1 111.8 111.6 112.1 1.5 1.7 111.7 111.8 111.9 0.9 1.1 143.5 143.8 143.8 1.3 1.0 143.5 143.5 143.5
Bankfull Cross Sectional Area (ft2)2 6.0 5.8 4.7 4.5 5.4 9.9 9.4 8.2 4.2 9.7 7.1 7.4 6.6 6.9 8.9 2.2 2.6 2.9 4.8 3.4 3.6 2.9 4.2 4.1 3.9
Bankfull Entrenchment Ratio1 NA NA NA N/A N/A N/A N/A NA NA NA N/A N/A N/A N/A >5.1 >6.2 >5.8 >5.1 >5.9 >7.3 >10 >9.3 >13 >13 NA NA NA N/A N/A N/A N/A
Bankfull Bank Height Ratio1 NA NA NA N/A N/A N/A N/A NA NA NA N/A N/A N/A N/A 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.3 1.2 NA NA NA N/A N/A N/A N/A
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 20 (Pool) Cross Section 21 (Pool) Cross Section 22 (Riffle) Cross Section 23 (Riffle) Cross Section 24 (Pool)
Cross Section 19 (Riffle)
Cross Section 9 (Riffle)
Cross Section 14 (Riffle)
Cross Section 10 (Pool)
Table 9. Cross Section Morphology Data Table
Meadow Spring
Cross Section 1 (Riffle) Enhancement I Cross Section 2 (Riffle) Enhancement I Cross Section 3 (Riffle) Cross Section 4 (Pool) Cross Section 5 (Riffle)
Cross Section 6 (Pool) Cross Section 7 (Riffle) Cross Section 8 (Pool)
Cross Section 15 (Riffle) Enhancement ICross Section 11 (Pool)Cross Section 13 (Pool)
Cross Section 16 (Riffle) Enhancement I Cross Section 16B (Pool) Cross Section 17 (Riffle) Cross Section 18 (Pool)
Cross Section 12 (Riffle)
Appendix E
Hydrology Data
Table 10. 2023 Rainfall Summary
Month Average
Normal Limits Project Location
Precipitation*
30 Percent 70 Percent
October 3.27 2.17 3.92 3.61
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December 3.42 2.27 4.10 4.70
January 3.41 2.39 4.05 3.96
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March 3.94 2.89 4.63 2.91
April 3.70 2.43 4.44 4.83
May 4.29 2.93 5.12 2.67
June 4.66 3.13 5.58 5.74
July 5.94 4.79 6.79 4.14
August 5.31 3.57 6.36 11.32
September 5.46 3.84 6.48 3.32
October 3.27 2.17 3.92 -
November 3.17 1.82 3.86 -
December 3.42 2.27 4.10 -
Total Annual ** 49.99 45.09 53.19 42.09
Above Normal
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Below Normal
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WETS Station: Smithfield, NC. Approximately 7.44 miles from the site.
*Project Location Precipitation is a location-weighted average of surrounding gauged data retrieved by
the USACE Antecedent Precipitation Tool. Gauges used include Clayton 5.7 S, Clayton 6.8 ESE,
Clayton WTP, Selma 2.3 N, Smithfield 2.8 SE, and Smithfield
**Total Annual represents the average total precipitation, annually, as calculated by the 30-year period.
Table 11. Documentation of Geomorphically Significant Flow Events
Year Number of Bankfull
Events
Maximum Bankfull
Height above TOB (ft)
Date of Maximum
Bankfull Event
Stage Recorder S6B
MY1 2019 0 0.00 N/A
MY2 2020 5 0.75 2/7/2020
MY3 2021 1 0.09 7/9/2021
MY4 2022* 1 0.62 1/16/2022
MY5 2023 3 0.60 8/15/2023
Stage Recorder S11
MY1 2019 2 0.77 9/5/2019
MY2 2020 12 11.00 2/29/2020
MY3 2021 5 8.48 1/4/2021
MY4 2022 31 8.35 1/4/2022
MY5 2023 9 6.62 4/26/2023
*Stage Recorder on S6B was moved to the inside bend, in July 2022, prior to construction to
repair two logtoe failures, per the Adaptive Management Plan.
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Table 12.
2023 Max Hydroperiod (Growing Season 18-Mar through 6-Nov, 233 days)
Success Criterion 12%
Well ID Wetland
ID
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Days Hydroperiod
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GW1 WI E (3:1) 7 3 46 20 16
GW1-B* WI E (3:1) 85 36 125 53 4
GW2 WI E (3:1) 32 14 64 27 8
GW3 WB RH (1.5:1) 30 13 50 21 8
GW4 WH RE (1:1) 7 3 30 13 9
GW4-B* WH RE (1:1) 7 3 28 12 12
GW5 WH RE (1:1) 32 14 43 18 3
GW5-B** WH RE (1:1) 34 14 79 34 6
GW6 WH RE (1:1) 34 14 73 31 6
GW7 WH RE (1:1) 7 3 21 9 5
GW7-B* WH RE (1:1) 31 13 50 21 6
GW7-C** WH RE (1:1) 30 13 45 19 5
GW8 WF-B E (3:1) 92 39 92 39 1
GW9† WG-A E (3:1) 68 29 122 52 3
GW10 WG-B E (5:1) 57 24 95 41 8
GW11 WF-A P 53 23 70 30 7
RGW1 WF-A P 3 1 6 3 8
<5% 5-11%≥12%
*New groundwater well was added February 24, 2022
**New groundwater well was added February 9, 2023
†Groundwater well replaced on February 24, 2022
Table 13.
Summary of Groundwater Monitoring Results
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Well ID Wetland
ID
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Treatment
Hydroperiod (%); Success Criteron 12%
Year 1
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Year 3
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Year 4
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Year 5
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Year 6
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Year 7
(2025)
GW1 WI E (3:1) 9 6 8 4 3
GW1-B* WI E (3:1) - - - 20 36
GW2 WI E (3:1) 17 26 40 7 14
GW3 WB RH (1.5:1) 7 17 15 27 13
GW4 WH RE (1:1) 2 5 7 3 3
GW4-B* WH RE (1:1) - - -2 3
GW5 WH RE (1:1) 2 8 7 4 14
GW5-B** WH RE (1:1) - - - - 14
GW6 WH RE (1:1) 8 23 23 18 14
GW7 WH RE (1:1) 2 4 4 1 3
GW7-B* WH RE (1:1) - - -3 13
GW7-C** WH RE (1:1) - - -- 13
GW8 WF-B E (3:1) 8 18 23 33 39
GW9† WG-A E (3:1) 19 81 52 33 29
GW10 WG-B E (5:1) 8 26 23 20 24
GW11 WF-A P 10 22 13 12 23
RGW1 WF-A P 2 5 1 0 1
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*New groundwater well was added February 24, 2022
**New groundwater well was added February 9, 2023
†Groundwater well replaced on February 24, 2022
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03/18/2023 ‐04/17/2023
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03/18/2023 ‐04/16/2023
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2023 Meadow Spring GW8
Daily Precip (in)GW8 Growing Season Start Growing Season End Logger Depth
91.5 Consecutive Days of Hydrology
03/18/2023 ‐06/17/2023
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03/18/2023 ‐05/24/2023
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2023 Meadow Spring GW10
Daily Precip (in)GW10 Growing Season Start Growing Season End Logger Depth
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03/18/2023 ‐05/13/2023
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03/18/2023 ‐05/09/2023
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04/08/2023 ‐04/10/2023
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Spatial Reference:
NAD 1983 StatePlane North Carolina FIPS 3200 Feet
Date Exported: 10/13/2023
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Feet
1 in = 200 ft
when printed at 11x17"
Conservation Easement
As-Built Top of Bank
As-Built Wetland
Re-establishment (1:1)
Rehabilitation (1.5:1)
Re-establishment (2:1)
Enhancement (3:1)
Enhancement (5:1)
Preservation (No Credit)
Wetlands at Risk (MY5)
Need More Info
Not Meeting Success
Design Stream Centerline
Restoration
Enhancement I
Enhancement II
Enhancement III
Preservation
Plugged Ditches
Wetland Gauge
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Meadow Spring
Johnston County, North Carolina
78.3397°W 35.5493°N
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Wetland Risk
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Wetland ID Mitigation Type Area Ratio WMUs
WI Re-establishment (2:1)2.71 2 1.357
WI Need More Info 0.14 2 0.069
WB Rehabilitation (1.5:1)0.95 1.5 0.636
WH Re-establishment (1:1)2.65 1 2.652
WH Need More Info 2.11 1 2.115
WH Not Meeting Success 2.07 1 2.069
WD Preservation 0.03 NA NA
WE Preservation 0.09 NA NA
WF-A Preservation 2.00 NA NA
WF-B Enhancement (3:1)2.02 3 0.675
WG-A Enhancement (3:1)3.68 3 1.228
WG-B Enhancement (5:1)18.03 5 3.605
36.50 14.406
2.184
2.069
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Wetland Risk
Total
Potential Credit Loss
Potential Total Credits
Need More Information
Not Meeting Success