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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20070491 Ver 1_Year 5 Monitoring Report_2016_20170117FINAL ANNUAL MONITORING REPORT YEAR 5 (2016) TATE FARM (RIPSHIN BRANCH) STREAM/WETLAND RESTORATION SITE ASHE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA (DMS Project No. 372, Contract No. 004802) Construction Completed December 2011 Submitted to: North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Mitigation Services Raleigh, North Carolina December 2016 FINAL ANNUAL MONITORING REPORT YEAR 5 (2016) TATE FARM (RIPSHIN BRANCH) STREAM/WETLAND RESTORATION SITE ASHE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA (DMS Project No. 372, Contract No. 004802) Construction Completed December 2011 Submitted to: North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Mitigation Services Raleigh, North Carolina Prepared by: Axiom Environmental, Inc. 218 Snow Avenue Raleigh, North Carolina 27603 Axiom Environmental, Inc. December 2016 Table of Contents 1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY................................................................................................. 2.0 METHODOLOGY.............................................................................................................. 2.1 Vegetation Assessment.................................................................................................... 2.2 Stream Assessment........................................................................................................... 3.0 REFERENCES.................................................................................................................... Appendices APPENDIX A. PROJECT VICINITY MAP AND BACKGROUND TABLES Figure 1. Vicinity Map Table 1. Project Components and Mitigation Credits Table 2. Project Activity and Reporting History Table 3. Project Contacts Table Table 4. Project Baseline Information and Attributes APPENDIX B. VISUAL ASSESSMENT DATA Figures 2 and 2A -2F. Current Conditions Plan View Tables 5A -5B. Visual Stream Morphology Stability Assessment Table 6. Vegetation Condition Assessment Stream Fixed -Station Photographs Vegetation Monitoring Photographs APPENDIX C. VEGETATION PLOT DATA Table 7. Vegetation Plot Criteria Attainment Table 8. CVS Vegetation Plot Metadata Table 9. Total and Planted Stems by Plot and Species APPENDIX D. STREAM SURVEY DATA Cross-section Plots Longitudinal Profile Plots Substrate Plots Table IOa- 1Od. Baseline Stream Data Summary Table 11 a-11 d. Monitoring Data APPENDIX E. HYDROLOGY DATA Table 12. Verification of Bankfull Events Table 13. Wetland Hydrology Criteria Attainment Summary Groundwater Gauge Graphs APPENDIX F. ADDITIONAL SITE DATA Figure 3. USGS Topographic Map Figure 4. NRCS Soils Map Preconstruction Photographs 1 3 3 4 5 Tate Farm (Ripshin Branch) (final) Axiom Environmental, Inc. Monitoring Year 5 of 5 (2016) DMS Project Number 372 December 2016 Ashe County, North Carolina Table of Contents 1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Tate Farm (Ripshin Branch) Stream and Wetland Restoration Site (hereafter referred to as the Site) is situated within US Geological Survey (USGS) hydrologic unit 05050001 of the Upper New River Basin and is in a portion of NC Division of Water Resources (NCDWR) Priority Sub -basin 05-07-02. The project is located in the northwest corner of Ashe County, about 1 mile south of the Virginia state line and 3 miles east of the Tennessee state line (Figure 1, Appendix A). The Site is encompassed within a 61.92 -acre easement located in a tract owned by Michael and Virginia Tate. The Site includes an unnamed tributary to Ripshin Branch (UT), Ripshin Branch proper, associated floodplain wetlands, and additional tributaries found on the property (Figure 2, Appendix B). This report (compiled based on DMS's Procedural Guidance and Content Requirements for EEP Monitoring Reports, Version 1.4, dated 11/7/11) summarizes data for Year 5 (2016) monitoring. The project goals are as follows. • Improve stream water quality and ecological function by excluding livestock, restoring pool and riffle sequences, and restoring tree canopy and instream large woody debris. • Enhance aquatic and terrestrial habitat in the stream corridor and adjacent wetlands. • Enhance and/or restore the ecological function of riparian wetlands. • Restore the riparian corridor (forested buffer) for watershed and wildlife benefits. • Enhance habitat for native brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) and improve fishery potential. • Increase biodiversity of the stream ecology, riparian buffers, and wetlands. These goals will be accomplished through the implementation of the following objectives. • Improve channel geomorphology toward reference conditions by providing watershed scaled and Rosgen-typed channel dimension, adding floodplain benches where floodplain access is not feasible, restoring sinuous pattern to straightened reaches where possible, and adjusting profile as needed to restore or maintain sediment transport equilibrium. • Restore stream -side floodprone area where appropriate (increase floodwater access to the floodplain). • Reduce sediment and nutrient loading by reshaping and stabilizing banks, reducing bank scour, excluding livestock, and restoring riparian buffers. • Enhance or restore wetland hydrology and vegetation in former pastures and filled wetlands. After construction, five vegetation plots were established and sampled. During Year 2 (2013) monitoring, thirteen additional vegetation plots were established and sampled. Vegetation Success Criteria (from the approved Ripshin Branch Stream & Wetland Restoration Plan [NCDMS 2007]) include the following. • Survival of planted vegetation should exceed 80 percent after 5 years following planting (minimum 260 stems/acre). • Planted vegetation stabilizing at 20 years with distinct canopy, subcanopy, and shrub layers. • Establishment of herbaceous cover over 75 percent of the soil surface in restored wetlands and riparian areas. • Plant biodiversity dominated by native species, with minimal ecological impact from invasive species. Tate Farm (Ripshin Branch) (final) Axiom Environmental, Inc. Monitoring Year 5 of 5 (2016) DMS Project Number 372 December 2016 Ashe County, North Carolina page 1 Overall, vegetation was below success criteria with an average of 258 planted stems/acre (excluding livestakes) across the Site. Six of the eighteen vegetation monitoring plots met, or exceeded success criteria. Plots 1-5 and 14 are located along the Ripshin Branch and unnamed tributary stream and wetland restoration areas. The vegetation within these areas is meeting success criteria with an average of 432 planted stems/acre. Additionally, four of the six plots in this area met or exceeded success criteria. Potential causes of the low stem counts at Plots 2 and 4 include excessive hydrology associated with wetland restoration and over competition by sedges and soft rush (Carex spp. and Juncus effusus, respectively). Plots 6-13 and 15-18 are located in the Enhancement (level II) areas throughout the remainder of the Site. Average stem density throughout this area is 391 stems/acre. Additionally, only two of the twelve plots in these areas met or exceeded success criteria based on planted stem densities. Plots 15 and 18 have had zero planted stems since they were initially installed and measured during year 2 (2016). Plot placement according to the CVS methodology is random, and these plots were randomly placed in areas with no surviving planted stems. With just over two years between the planting of these reaches (May 2011) and initial CVS measurements (August 2013), it is difficult to pinpoint the cause of this planted stem mortality. Harsh, high elevation climate and nutrient - poor, rocky soils are likely factors attributing to the high rate of planted stem mortality in these areas. In addition to low stem densities, one vegetation area of concern was noted at the beginning of 2013. An overbank event scoured the floodplain and deposited gravel and silt along both banks at the downstream end of Ripshin Branch near Vegetation Plot 5, and a number of planted stems were buried by debris and sediment. This area appears to have stabilized, with woody stems and herbaceous vegetation reestablishing. However, this area continues to scour during high stream flows and is characterized by poorly developed rocky soils. A visual assessment and geomorphic survey were completed for the Site. The visual assessment indicated that project reaches were performing within established success criteria ranges as shown below. During a 2013 heavy, summer rain event, a boulder was dislodged in a right bank structure in the lower portion of Ripshin Branch. The boulder has since been stabilized by dense herbaceous vegetation and is no longer dislodged; it has remained stable during year 5 (2016). Over the course of the project, cross-section 8 on the Unnamed Tributary exhibited some thalweg movement. This was documented in the annual cross-section data as well as photographs. Prior to year 1 (2012) a gravel bar formed in the riffle at cross-section 8. Several high energy flow events during years 2 (2013) and 3 (2014) pushed much of this gravel downstream. This resulted in the thalweg migrating to the left bank of the stream and becoming slightly scoured at cross-section 8. The sediment was transported downstream and deposited in pools, which is captured in the cross-section 7 data. Though slight changes were observed in the cross-sectional area and thalweg position of these cross-sections, the channel movement is natural and does not indicate instability. Stream Success Criteria (from the approved Ripshin Branch Stream & Wetland Restoration Plan [NCDMS 2007]) is as follows. • Channel morphology retains the design stream type over the majority of the reach. • Coarsening of riffle bed material in newly constructed reaches. Tate Farm (Ripshin Branch) (final) Axiom Environmental, Inc. Monitoring Year 5 of 5 (2016) DMS Project Number 372 December 2016 Ashe County, North Carolina page 2 • Pool/riffle spacing should remain fairly constant. • Maintenance of bankfull width at riffles within 10 percent of the design. • Maintenance of bank height ratios at 1:1. • Bank stability over 90 percent of altered channel reaches. • Dimension and profile stability over 90 percent of altered channel reaches. • No significant channel aggradation or degradation. • Minimal development of instream bars. • Biological populations (invertebrate and fish) remain constant or increase and species composition indicates a positive trend. Success criteria for stream restoration will be based on stream stability assessed using measurements of stream dimension, pattern, and profile; Site photographs; visual assessments; and vegetation sampling. Streams appear to be functioning properly, emulate design conditions, and are trending towards success. Wetland hydrology success criteria (from the approved Ripshin Branch Stream & Wetland Restoration Plan [NCDMS 2007]) is as follows. • Hydrologic monitoring indicates groundwater within 12 inches of the ground surface for 10 percent of the growing season • Increasing wetland vegetation • Development of hydric soils • Fulfill US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) criteria for jurisdictional wetlands Six groundwater gauges were installed at the Site in mid-October 2012; therefore, no groundwater gauge data is available for year 1 (2012) monitoring. All six groundwater gauges were saturated/inundated for well over 10 percent of the year 5 (2016) growing season. Summary information/data related to the occurrence of items such as beaver or encroachment and statistics related to performance of various project and monitoring elements can be found in tables and figures within this report's appendices. Narrative background and supporting information formerly found in these reports can be found in the Baseline Monitoring Report (formerly Mitigation Plan) and in the Mitigation Plan (formerly the Restoration Plan) documents available on the NC Division of Mitigation Services' (NCDMS) website. All raw data supporting the tables and figures in the appendices are available from NCDMS upon request. 2.0 METHODOLOGY 2.1 Vegetation Assessment Five vegetation plots (Plots 1-5) were established and marked during the Year 1 (2012) monitoring period, and 13 additional plots (Plots 6-18) were established and marked during the Year 2 (2013) monitoring period, yielding a total of 18 vegetation plots on the site. Plots were established by installing 4 -foot, metal U -bar post at the corners and a 10 -foot, 0.75 inch PVC at the origin. The plots are 10 meters square or 20 meters by 5 meters and are located randomly within the Site. These plots were surveyed in August 2016 for the Year 5 (2016) monitoring season CVS-EEP Protocol for Recording Vegetation, Levels 1-2 Plot Sampling Only Version 4.2 (Lee et al. 2008) (http://cvs.bio.unc.edu/methods.htm); results are included in Appendix C. The Tate Farm (Ripshin Branch) (final) Axiom Environmental, Inc. Monitoring Year 5 of 5 (2016) DMS Project Number 372 December 2016 Ashe County, North Carolina page 3 taxonomic standard for vegetation used for this document was Flora of the Southern and Mid - Atlantic States (Weakley 2012). 2.2 Stream Assessment Annual stream monitoring was conducted in July 2016. Measurements were taken using a Topcon GTS 303 total station and Recon data collector. The raw total station file was processed using Carlson Survey Software into a Computer Aided Design (CAD) file. Coordinates were exported as a text/ASCII file to Microsoft Excel for processing and presentation of data. Pebble counts were completed using the modified Wolman method (Rosgen 1993). Eight permanent cross-sections, six riffle and two pool, were established and will be used to evaluate stream dimension; locations are depicted on Figures 2A and 2B (Appendix B). Cross- sections are permanently monumented with 4 -foot metal U -bar posts at each end point. Cross- sections will be surveyed to provide a detailed measurement of the stream and banks, including points on the adjacent floodplain, top of bank, bankfull, breaks in slope, edge of water, and thalweg. Data will be used to calculate width -depth ratios, entrenchment ratios, and bank height ratios for each cross-section. In addition, pebble counts were completed at cross-sections 4 and 8, and photographs will be taken at each permanent cross-section annually. Two monitoring reaches were established (Unnamed Tributary and Ripshin Branch) and will be used to evaluate stream pattern and longitudinal profile; locations are depicted on Figures 2A and 2B (Appendix B). Longitudinal profile measurements include average water surface slopes, facet slopes, and pool -to -pool spacing. Seventeen permanent photo points were established throughout the restoration reach; locations are depicted on Figures 2A and 2B (Appendix B). In addition, visual stream morphology and stability assessments were completed in each of the two monitoring reaches to assess the channel bed, banks, and in -stream structures. 2.3 Wetland Hydrology Assessment Six RDS Ecotone WM groundwater monitoring gauges were installed within Site wetland restoration areas to monitor groundwater hydrology (Figures 2A-213, Appendix A). Hydrological sampling will continue for five years with gauges recording daily and downloaded at a minimum of quarterly throughout the growing season (May 1 -October 7). In addition, an on-site rain gauge was installed to document rainfall data for comparison of groundwater conditions with extended drought conditions. Onsite rain data will also be used to pinpoint the occurrence of bankfull events. Tate Farm (Ripshin Branch) (final) Axiom Environmental, Inc. Monitoring Year 5 of 5 (2016) DMS Project Number 372 December 2016 Ashe County, North Carolina page 4 3.0 REFERENCES .Lee, M.T., R.K. Peet, S.D. Roberts, and T.R. Wentworth. 2008. CVS-EEP Protocol for Recording Vegetation, Levels 1-2 Plot Sampling Only, Version 4.2. Available online at htlp://cvs.bio.unc.edu/methods.htm. N.C. Division of Mitigation Services (DMS, formerly Ecosystem Enhancement Program). Unpublished. Procedural Guidance and Content Requirements for EEP Monitoring Projects, Version 1.4, dated 11/07/11. NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources. Available online at http://portal.ncdenr.org/c/document_library/get_ file? p 1 id=1169848&folderld=2288101&name=DLFE-39268.pdf N.C. Division of Mitigation Services (DMS, formerly Ecosystem Enhancement Program). 2007. Ripshin Branch Stream and Wetland Restoration Plan - Ashe County, NC. Rosgen. 1993. Applied Fluvial Geomorphology, Training Manual. River Short Course, Wildland Hydrology, Pagosa Springs, CO. Weakley, Alan S. 2012. Flora of the Southern and Mid -Atlantic States. Available online at: http://www.herbarium.unc.edu/WeakleysFIora.pdf [September 28, 2012]. University of North Carolina Herbarium, North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Weather Underground. 2014. Station at Jefferson, North Carolina. (online). Available: http: //www.wunder2round. com/history/airport/KGEV/2014/ 1 / 1 /CustomHistoiy.html?daX end=7&monthend=6&yearend=2013&req city=NA&req_state=NA&req statename=NA [June 7, 2014]. Weather Underground. Tate Farm (Ripshin Branch) (final) Axiom Environmental, Inc. Monitoring Year 5 of 5 (2016) DMS Project Number 372 December 2016 Ashe County, North Carolina page 5 APPENDIX A PROJECT VICINITY MAP AND BACKGROUND TABLES Figure 1. Vicinity Map Table 1. Project Components and Mitigation Credits Table 2. Project Activity and Reporting History Table 3. Project Contacts Table Table 4. Project Baseline Information and Attributes Tate Farm (Ripshin Branch) (final) Axiom Environmental, Inc. Monitoring Year 5 of 5 (2016) DMS Project Number 372 December 2016 Ashe County, North Carolina Appendices 7- W444�"vom CO I - 1 — b v h Project Site f i NIOMft CAROLINA _ a CD t ! �rn.x Odd r � , t w - Sh Directions from Raleigh: Take 1-40 West approx. 100 miles to US -421 North. Travel approx. 71 miles, then take a right on US -221 North. After approx. 12 miles, turn left on NC-194N/US-221 Bus. North. Travel approx. 5 miles, then turn left on NC-194N/NC-88W. After 2 miles, turn right on NC -194N. Continue on S. Big Horse Creek Road. Turn Left on Big Windfall Road. After approx. 5 miles, turn left onto Rip Shin Road. Site is about 2.5 miles on the right. 0 1.25 2.5 5 7.5 Miles Axiom Environmental 218 Snow Avenue Raleigh, NC 27603 (919)215-1693 Axiom Environmental, Inc. Poo T � 4 � fff Jefk y,rl, W+® 1 - ,f �. •L la ih. - ly than, M1 �d-J _r Copyright© 2013, National Geoograpl is Society I -,b VICINITY MAP TATE FARM (RIPSHIN BRANCH) DMS PROJECT NUMBER 372 Ashe County, North Carolina Dwn. by. KRJ FIGURE Date: November 2015 Project: 12-004.13 Table 1. Project Components and Mitigation Credits Tate Farm (Ripshin Branch) Stream and Wetland Restoration Site (DMS Project Number 372) Mitigation Credits Stream Riparian Wetland Buffer Type Restoration Restoration Equivalent Restoration Restoration Equivalent Totals 7293 2696 3.69 1.95 Projects Components Existing Linear Restoration/ Restoration Project Component/ Station Priority Mitigation Footage/ Restoration Linear Footage/ Comment Reach ID Range Approach Ratio Acreage Equivalent Acreage Reach I (Ripshin Br. — 00+00 800 Enhancement E II 800 1:2.5 237 feet are within a powerline right -of - Area 2) 08+00 way and will receive 50% credit. Reach 1B (Ripshin Br. — 08+00- Area 2) 12+00 350 Priority II R 400 1:1 Reach 1C (Ripshin Br. — 12+00- 285 Enhancement E 11 285 1:2.5 Area 2) 14+85 Reach 2A (Ripshin Br. — 14+85- 785 Priority II R 815 1:1 Area 2) 23+00 Ripshin Branch — Area 2 -- 518 Preservation P 518 1:5 Reach 3A (UT — Area 1) 00+00- 132 Enhancement EI 124 1:1.5 69 feet are within a powerline right -of - 01+24 way and will receive 50% credit. Reach 3B (UT — Area 1) 01+24- 688 Priority I R 788 1:1 30 feet are within a powerline right -of - 09+12 way and will receive 50% credit. Area 1 Tributaries 2419 Enhancement E II 2419 1:2.5 Area 1 Tributaries 889 Preservation P 889 1:5 Area 2 Tributaries 2166 Enhancement E II 2166 1:2.5 38 feet are within a powerline right-of- way and will receive 50% credit. Area 2 Tributaries 1158 Preservation P 1158 1:5 Area 3 Tributaries 4020 Enhancement E II 4020 1:2.5 Area 3 Tributaries 2208 Preservation P 2208 1:5 Area 4 Tributaries 3367 Enhancement E II 3367 1:2.5 Area 4 Tributaries 9096 Preservation P 9096 1:5 Wetland UT 0 R 1.5 1:1 0.11 acres are within a powerline right- of-way and will receive 50% credit. Wetland UT 1.24 E 1.24 1:2 0.11 acres are within a powerline right- of-way and will receive 50% credit. Wetland Ripshin Branch 0 R 2.30 1:1 Wetland Ripshin Branch 2.74 E 2.74 1:2 0.04 acres are within a powerline right- of-way and will receive 50% credit. Tate Farm (Ripshin Branch) (final) Axiom Environmental, Inc. Monitoring Year 5 of 5 (2016) DMS Project Number 372 December 2016 Ashe County, North Carolina Appendices Table 1. Project Components and Mitigation Credits (continued) Tate Farm (Ri shin Branch) Stream and Wetland Restoration Site (DMS Project Number 372) Tate Farm (Ripshin Branch) (final) Axiom Environmental, Inc. Monitoring Year 5 of 5 (2016) DMS Project Number 372 December 2016 Ashe County, North Carolina Appendices Component Summation Restoration Level Stream (linear footage) Riparian Wetland (acres) Buffer (square footage) Restoration 2003 3.8 Enhancement (Level I) 124 Enhancement (Level lI) 13057 Preservation 13869 Wetland Enhancement Creation 3.98 Totals 29053 7.78 Mitigation Units 9989 SMUs 1 5.64 WMUs EL Tate Farm (Ripshin Branch) (final) Axiom Environmental, Inc. Monitoring Year 5 of 5 (2016) DMS Project Number 372 December 2016 Ashe County, North Carolina Appendices Table 2. Project Activity and Reporting History Tate Farm (Ripshin Branch) Stream and Wetland Restoration Site (DMS Project Number 372) Elapsed Time Since Grading Complete: 5 years 4 months Elapsed Time Since Planting Complete: 5 years Number of Reporting Years: 5 Activity or Deliverable Data Collection Complete Completion or Delivery USACE Wetland Verification February 2007 Restoration Plan Land Mechanics Designs, Inc March 2007 Final Design — Construction Plans September 2009 Supplemental planting on enhancement (level II) reaches Habitat Assessment Restoration Program May 2011 Construction Surveyor August 2011 Temporary S&E mix applied to entire project area Raleigh, NC 27603 August 2011 Permanent seed mix applied to entire project area Seed Mix Source August 2011 Containerized and B&B plantings for entire reach Colfax, NC 27235 December 2011 As -built Construction Plans Years 1-5 Monitoring Performers December 2011 Year 1 Monitoring (2012) October 2012 December 2012 Year 2 Monitoring (2013) November 2013 January 2014 Year 3 Monitoring (2014) October 2014 November 2014 Year 4 Monitoring (2015) October 2015 December 2015 Year 5 Monitoring (2016) October 2016 December 2016 Table 3. Project Contacts Table Tate Farm (Ripshin Branch) Stream and Wetland Restoration Site (DMS Project Number 372) Designer Ecologic Associates, P.C. Greensboro, NC 27404 Mark Taylor 336-382-9362 Construction Contractor Land Mechanics Designs, Inc Willow Spring, NC 27529 Lloyd Glover 919-422-3392 Planting and Seeding Contractor Habitat Assessment Restoration Program Charlotte, NC 28262 Surveyor Stewart Proctor Raleigh, NC 27603 Herb Proctor 919-779-1855 Seed Mix Source Green Resource Colfax, NC 27235 336-855-6363 Years 1-5 Monitoring Performers Axiom Environmental, Inc. 218 Snow Avenue Raleigh, NC 27603 Grant Lewis 919-215-1693 Tate Farm (Ripshin Branch) (final) Axiom Environmental, Inc. Monitoring Year 5 of 5 (2016) DMS Project Number 372 December 2016 Ashe County, North Carolina Appendices Table 4. Project Baseline Information and Attributes Tate Farm (Ripshin Branch) Stream and Wetland Restoration Site (DMS Proiect Number 372) Project Information Project Name Tate Farm (Ripshin Branch) Project County Ashe Project Area (Acres) 61.92 Project Coordinates (NAD83 2007) 1,037,279.65, 1,234,847,66 Project Watershed Summary Information Physiographic Region Blue Ridge Ecoregion Southern Crystalline Ridges and Mountains Project River Basin Upper New USGS 8 -digit HUC 05050001 USGS 14 -digit HUC 05050001010050 NCDWQ Subbasin 05-07-02 Project Drainage Area (Sq. Mi.) 2.0 Project Drainage Area Impervious Surface <5% Watershed Type Rural Reach Summary Information Parameters Reach 1 (Ripshin Branch) Reach 2 (UT) Area 1 Tributaries Area 2 Tributaries Area 3 Tributaries Area 4 Tributaries Restored/Enhanced Length (Linear Feet) 2300 912 2419 2166 4020 3367 Drainage Area (Square Miles) 2.0 0.56 NA NA NA NA NCDWQ Index Number 05-07 NCDWQ Classification C, NSW, Tr Valley Type/Morphological Description II/13C4 Dominant Soil Series Colvard and Toxaway Drainage Class Well and Poorly Drained Soil Hydric Status Nonhydric and Hydric Slope 0.02 FO.02 FEMA Classification NA Native Vegetation Community Montane Alluvial Forest and Swamp Forest -Bog Complex Percent Composition of Exotic Invasives <5% <5% Regulatory Considerations Regulation Applicable Waters of the U.S. —Sections 404 and 401 Yes -Received Appropriate Permits Endangered Species Act No Effect Historic Preservation Act No CZMA/CAMA NA FEMA Floodplain Compliance NA Essential Fisheries Habitat Trout Tate Farm (Ripshin Branch) (final) DMS Project Number 372 Ashe County, North Carolina Axiom Environmental, Inc. Monitoring Year 5 of 5 (2016) December 2016 Appendices APPENDIX B VISUAL ASSESSMENT DATA Figures 2 and 2A -2F. Current Conditions Plan View Tables 5A-513. Visual Stream Morphology Stability Assessment Table 6. Vegetation Condition Assessment Stream Fixed -Station Photographs Vegetation Monitoring Photographs Tate Farm (Ripshin Branch) (final) Axiom Environmental, Inc. Monitoring Year 5 of 5 (2016) DMS Project Number 372 December 2016 Ashe County, North Carolina Appendices _poiW—AFig. 2C (Area 1) Fig. Area 2) �r -F r k -sf i 2 rea 4) Xm Fig. 2E ea 3 44 oil. F A. ,. _ ,� _ - � :rix "� �v� 6 -_ �•s` - i s _ y ' z / 500 1,000 /// 3,000 . Axiom Environmental 218 Snow Avenue Raleigh, NC 27603 (919) 215-1693 Axiom Environmental,Inc. CURRENT CONDITIONS PLAN VIEW TATE FARM (UT) DMS PROJECT NUMBER 372 Ashe County, North Carolina Dwn. by. KRJ FIGURE Date: 2 A Project: Dec. 2016 12-004.13 l 1 Axiom Environmental r 218 Snow Avenue Date: Dec. 2016 Raleigh, NC 27603 (919) 215-1693 Axiom Environmental, hne. CURRENT CONDITIONS PLAN VIEW TATE FARM (RIPSHIN BRANCH) DMS PROJECT NUMBER 372 Ashe County, North Carolina Dwn. by. KRJ FIGURE 2 B Date: Dec. 2016 Project: 12-004.13 Axiom Environmental 218 Snow Avenue Raleigh, NC 27603 (919) 215-1693 Axiom Environmental,Inc. CURRENT CONDITIONS PLAN VIEW TATE FARM (AREA 1) DMS PROJECT NUMBER 372 Ashe County, North Carolina Dwn. by. KRJ FIGURE Date: Dec. 2016 2 C Project: 12-004.13 Legend C3 Easement Boundary �-- Streams` CVS Plots' ® Rain Gauge Farm Plan Features ®Livestock Fence Well Water Tank 1,A ® Spring Development 1. , 0 125 250 500 750 1,000 Feet Axiom Environmental 218 Snow Avenue Raleigh, NC 27603 (919) 215-1693 Axiom Environmental, Inc. # V 40 0 r i ♦ w Imagery Source: 2014 CGIA Orthoimargery CURRENT CONDITIONS PLAN VIEW TATE FARM (AREA 2) DMS PROJECT NUMBER 372 Ashe County, North Carolina Dwn. by. KRJ FIGURE Date: Dec. 2016 2 D Project: 12-004.13 CURRENT CONDITIONS PLAN VIEW TATE FARM (AREA 3) DMS PROJECT NUMBER 372 Ashe County, North Carolina Dwn. by. KRJ FIGURE Date: 2 E Dec. 2016 Project: 12-004.13 Axiom Environmental 218 Snow Avenue f Raleigh, NC 27603 (919) 215-1693 Axiom Environmental,. Inc. CURRENT CONDITIONS PLAN VIEW TATE FARM (AREA 3) DMS PROJECT NUMBER 372 Ashe County, North Carolina Dwn. by. KRJ FIGURE Date: 2 E Dec. 2016 Project: 12-004.13 �-I Area 4 J. . . . . . 7:. 0,0 4,V -T, 4r 4 A., I'X . . . . . . . . . . -F.- Legend C31Easement Boundary Streams CVS Plots UveSIOCK rence Well Water Tank lk Spring Development 125 250 500 750 1,000 1,250 Feet Table 5A Visual Stream Morphology Stability Assessment Reach ID Unnamed Tributary Assessed Length 800 Number with Footage with Adjusted % for Number Stable, Number of Amount of %Stable, Stabilizing Stabilizing Stabilizing Major Channel Channel Performing as Total Number in Unstable Unstable Performing as Woody Woody Woody 2=9=_ Sub-Cateqory Metric Intended As -built _.Segments Foota a Intended Ve elation Ve etation Ve etation 1. Vertical Stability (Riffle and Run units) 1. Aggradation - Bar formation/growth sufficient to significantly deflect flow laterally (not to include point bars) 0 0 100% 2. Degradation - Evidence of downcutting 0 0 100% 2. Riffle Condition 1. Texture/Substrate - Riffle maintains coarser substrate 12 12 100% 1. Bed 3. Meander Pool Condition 1. Depth Sufficient (Max Pool Depth : Mean Bankfull Depth > 1.6) — 10 10 100% 2. Length appropriate (>30% of centerline distance between tail of upstream riffle and head of downstrem riffle) 10 10 100% 47halweg Position 1. Thalweg centering at upstream of meander bend (Run) 10 10 100% 2. Thalweg centering at downstream of meander (Glide) 10 10 100% 1. Scoured/Eroding Bank lacking vegetative cover resulting simply from poor growth and/or scour and erosion 0 0 100% 100% Banks undercut/overhanging to the extent that mass wasting appears 2. Bank 2. Undercut likely. Does NOT include undercuts that are modest, appear sustainable 0 0 100% 100% and are providing habitat. 3. Mass Wasting Bank slumping, calving, or collapse 0 0 100% 100% Totals 0 0 100% 0 0 100% 1. Overall Integrity Structures physically intact with no dislodged boulders or logs. 4 4 100% 2. Grade Control Grade control structures exhibiting maintenance of grade across the sill. 8 8 100% 3. Engineered Structures 2a. Piping Structures lacking any substantial flow underneath sills or arms. 4 4 100% 3. Bank Protection Bank erosion within the structures extent of influence does not exceed 15%. (See guidance for this table in EEP monitoring guidance document) 4 4 100 4. Habitat Pool forming structures maintaining — Max Pool Depth : Mean Bankfull Depth ratio > 1.6 Rootwads/logs providing some cover at base -flow. 4 4 100 Table 5B Visual Stream Morphology Stability Assessment Reach ID Ripshin Branch Assessed Length 1444 Number with Footage with Adjusted % for Number Stable, Number of Amount of %Stable, Stabilizing Stabilizing Stabilizing Major Channel Channel Performing as Total Number in Unstable Unstable Performing as Woody Woody Woody 2=9=_ Sub-Cateqory Metric Intended As -built _.Segments Foota a Intended Ve elation Ve etation Ve etation 1. Vertical Stability (Riffle and Run units) 1. Aggradation - Bar formation/growth sufficient to significantly deflect flow laterally (not to include point bars) 0 0 100% 2. Degradation - Evidence of downcutting 0 0 100% 2. Riffle Condition 1. Texture/Substrate - Riffle maintains coarser substrate 21 21 100% 1. Bed 3. Meander Pool Condition 1. Depth Sufficient (Max Pool Depth : Mean Bankfull Depth > 1.6) — 25 25 100% 2. Length appropriate (>30% of centerline distance between tail of upstream riffle and head of downstrem riffle) 25 25 100% 47halweg Position 1. Thalweg centering at upstream of meander bend (Run) 25 25 100% 2. Thalweg centering at downstream of meander (Glide) 25 25 100% 1. Scoured/Eroding Bank lacking vegetative cover resulting simply from poor growth and/or scour and erosion 0 0 100% 100% Banks undercut/overhanging to the extent that mass wasting appears 2. Bank 2. Undercut likely. Does NOT include undercuts that are modest, appear sustainable 0 0 100% 100% and are providing habitat. 3. Mass Wasting Bank slumping, calving, or collapse 0 0 100% 100% Totals 0 0 100% 0 0 100% 1. Overall Integrity Structures physically intact with no dislodged boulders or logs. 8 8 100% 2. Grade Control Grade control structures exhibiting maintenance of grade across the sill. 0 0 NA 3. Engineered Structures 2a. Piping Structures lacking any substantial flow underneath sills or arms. 8 8 100% 3. Bank Protection Bank erosion within the structures extent of influence does not exceed 15%. (See guidance for this table in EEP monitoring guidance document) 8 8 100 4. Habitat Pool forming structures maintaining — Max Pool Depth : Mean Bankfull Depth ratio > 1.6 Rootwads/logs providing some cover at base -flow. 8 8 100 Table 6 Vegetation Condition Assessment Planted Acreage' 17.48 Vegetation Category Definitions Mapping Threshold CCPV De iction Number of Polygons Combined Acreage % of Planted Acreage 1. Bare Areas Very limited cover of both woody and herbaceous material. 0.1 acres Tan 2 0.22 1.3% 2. Low Stem Density Areas Woody stem densities clearly below target levels. 0.1 acres NA 11 7.41 42.4% Total 13 7.63 43.6% 3. Areas of Poor Growth Rates or Vigor Areas with woody stems of a size class that are obviously small given the monitoring year. 0.25 acres NA 0 0.00 0.0% Cumulative Total 13 7.63 43.6% Easement Acreage' 61.9 Vegetation Category Definitions Mapping Threshold CCPV De iction Number of Polygons Combined Acreage % of Easement Acreage 4. Invasive Areas of Concern"' Areas or points (if too small to render as polygons at map scale). 100 SF NA 0 0.00 0.0% ■ r 5. Easement Encroachment Areas' Areas or points (if too small to render as polygons at map scale). none NA 0 0.00 0.0% 1 = Enter thf BJant d creta�e within tfj easement. ftNs number is calculated as the easement acreage minus any existing mature tree stands that were not subject to supplemental planting of the understory, the channel acreage, crossings or any other el s no Irectfy pan a as pa o he project e o 2 = The acreage within the easement boundaries. 3 = Encro�ch ebnt �n �ccu�within or tOftsid� of p�anteld re and hill the lef flalculfted painst the overall easement acreage. 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Photo Tate Farm (Ripshin Branch) Stream Fixed -Station Photographs Taken August 2016 Tate Farm (Ripshin Branch) (final) DMS Project Number 372 Ashe County, North Carolina Axiom Environmental, Inc. Monitoring Year 5 of 5 (2016) December 2016 Appendices Tate Farm (Ripshin Branch) Stream Fixed -Station Photographs Taken August 2016 (continued) Tate Farm (Ripshin Branch) (final) DMS Project Number 372 Ashe County, North Carolina Axiom Environmental, Inc. Monitoring Year 5 of 5 (2016) December 2016 Appendices Tate Farm (Ripshin Branch) Stream Fixed -Station Photographs Taken August 2016 (continued) Tate Farm (Ripshin Branch) (final) DMS Project Number 372 Ashe County, North Carolina Axiom Environmental, Inc. Monitoring Year 5 of 5 (2016) December 2016 Appendices Tate Farm (Ripshin Branch) Vegetation Monitoring Photographs Taken August 2016 Tate Farm (Ripshin Branch) (final) DMS Project Number 372 Ashe County, North Carolina Axiom Environmental, Inc. Monitoring Year 5 of 5 (2016) December 2016 Appendices Tate Farm (Ripshin Branch) Vegetation Monitoring Photographs Taken August 2016 (Continued) Tate Farm (Ripshin Branch) (final) Axiom Environmental, Inc. Monitoring Year 5 of 5 (2016) DMS Project Number 372 December 2016 Ashe County, North Carolina Appendices Tate Farm (Ripshin Branch) Vegetation Monitoring Photographs Taken August 2016 (Continued) Tate Farm (Ripshin Branch) (final) DMS Project Number 372 Ashe County, North Carolina Axiom Environmental, Inc. Monitoring Year 5 of 5 (2016) December 2016 Appendices APPENDIX C VEGETATION PLOT DATA Table 7. Vegetation Plot Criteria Attainment Table 8. CVS Vegetation Plot Metadata Table 9. Total and Planted Stems by Plot and Species Tate Farm (Ripshin Branch) (final) Axiom Environmental, Inc. Monitoring Year 5 of 5 (2016) DMS Project Number 372 December 2016 Ashe County, North Carolina Appendices Table 7. Vegetation Plot Criteria Attainment Based on Planted Stems i ate v arm (xipsnm israncn) stream ana weuana xestoranon Hite (ijiviN rroject iNumner 3 IL) Vegetation Plot ID Vegetation Survival Threshold Met? Tract Mean 1 Yes 2 No 3 Yes 4 No 5 Yes 6 No 7 No 8 No 9 Yes 33% 10 No 11 Yes 12 No* 13 No 14 Yes 15 No 16 No 17 No 18 No* *When including natural recruits such as red maple (Acer rubrum), mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia), eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis), and silky willow (Salix sericea) in plot 12 and striped maple (Acer pensylvanicum), yellow buckeye (Aesculus flava), yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis), and tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) in plot 18, these plots exceed success criteria. Tate Farm (Ripshin Branch) (final) Axiom Environmental, Inc. Monitoring Year 5 of 5 (2016) DMS Project Number 372 December 2016 Ashe County, North Carolina Appendices Table 8. CVS Vegetation Plot Metadata Tate Farm (Ripshin Branch) Stream and Wetland Restoration Site (DMS Project Number 372) Report Prepared By Corri Faquin Date Prepared 11/21/2016 17:07 database name Axiom-Tate-2016-A-v2.3.l.mdb database location S:\Business\Projects\12\12-004 EEP Monitoring\12-004.13 Tate Farm\2016\CVS computer name KEENAN-PC file size 49373184 DESCRIPTION OF WORKSHEETS IN THIS DOCUMENT------------ Metadata Description of database file, the report worksheets, and a summary of project(s) and project data. Pro', planted Each project is listed with its PLANTED stems per acre, for each year. This excludes live stakes. Pro', total stems Each project is listed with its TOTAL stems per acre, for each year. This includes live stakes, all planted stems, and all natural/volunteer stems. Plots List of plots surveyed with location and summary data (live stems, dead stems, missing, etc.). Vigor Frequency distribution of vigor classes for stems for all plots. Vigor bSpp Frequency distribution of vigor classes listed by species. Damage List of most frequent damage classes with number of occurrences and percent of total stems impacted by each. Damage by Spp Damage values tallied by type for each species. Damage by Plot Damage values tallied by type for each plot. Planted Stems by Plot and Spp A matrix of the count of PLANTED living stems of each species for each plot; dead and missing stems are excluded. ALL Stems by Plot and spp A matrix of the count of total living stems of each species (planted and natural volunteers combined) for each plot; dead and missing stems are excluded. PROJECT SUMMARY ----- --------------------------- ----- Pro'ect Code 372 project Name Tate Farm Description Stream and Wetland Restoration River Basin New length(ft) stream -to -edge width (ft) area (s m) Required Plots (calculated) Sampled Plots 18 Tate Farm (Ripshin Branch) (final) Axiom Environmental, Inc. Monitoring Year 5 of 5 (2016) DMS Project Number 372 December 2016 Ashe County, North Carolina Appendices Table 9. Total and Planted Stems by Plot and Species DMS Project Code 372. Project Name: Tate Farm Current Plot Data (MY5 2016) Color for Density Exceeds requirements by 10% Exceeds requirements, but by less than 10% Fails to meet requirements, by less than 10% Fails to meet requirements by more than 10% Pnol-S = Planted excluding livestakes P -all = Planting including livestakes T = All planted and natural recruits including livestakes T includes natural recruits 001 i 1 1 1 1 1. 1 : • 1 • • . . . '® ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ Acerrubrum___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ Acer saccharinum UM ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ flava yellowAesculus buckeye ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ Betula alleghaniensis Carpinus caroliniana American hornbeam Cornus amomum silky dogwood Corylus americana American hazelnut Crataegusphaenopyrum Fagus grandifolia • ® ___Fraxinuspennsylvanica American holly mountainlaurel Liriodendrontulipifera Pinus strobus eastern white pine Platanus occidentalis American sycamore Prunus serotina black cherry Quercus alba 'M -9. Quercus rubra northern red oak Rhododendron rhododendron Rhododendron maximum Sambucuscanadensis Common Elderberry Stem count size (ares) size (ACRES) Species count Stems per ACRE ®' ®' ®'��� ®' ®' ®'������ '/ •:/ •,/ • ;1 •,/ .:/ . it / / /. il/i ����®' � Color for Density Exceeds requirements by 10% Exceeds requirements, but by less than 10% Fails to meet requirements, by less than 10% Fails to meet requirements by more than 10% Pnol-S = Planted excluding livestakes P -all = Planting including livestakes T = All planted and natural recruits including livestakes T includes natural recruits Table 9. Total and Planted Stems by Plot and Species (continued) DMS Project Code 372. Project Name: Tate Farm Color for Density Exceeds requirements by 10% Exceeds requirements, but by less than 10% Fails to meet requirements, by less than 10% Fails to meet requirements by more than 10% Pnol-S = Planted excluding livestakes P -all = Planting including livestakes T = All planted and natural recruits including livestakes T includes natural recruits Current Plot Data (MY5 2016) Annual Means Scientific Name Common Name Species Type 372-01-0012 PnoLSIP-all T 372-01-0013 Pnol-S P -all T 372-01-0014 PnoLS P -all T 372-01-0015 PnoLS P -all T 372-01-0016 PnoLS P -all T 372-01-0017 PnoLS P -all T 372-01-0018 Pnol-S P -all T MY5(2016) PnoLS P -all T MY4(2015) Pnol-S P -all T MY3(2014) PnoLS P -all T MY2(2013) Pnol-S P -all T MY1(2012) PnoLS P -all T Acer pensylvanicum striped maple Shrub Tree 2 2 3 1 3 Acer rubrum red maple Tree 2 2 4 10 17 12 Acer saccharinum silver maple Tree 2 Aesculus flava yellow buckeye Tree 7 7 7 3 Alnus alder Shrub 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 Alnus serrulata hazel alder Shrub 41 4 4 4 4 41 4 4 4 41 41 4 5 5 5 Aronia arbutifolia Red Chokeberry Shrub 1 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Betula alleghaniensis yellow birch Tree 1 1 Betula lenta sweet birch Tree 10 18 3 Betula nigra river birch Tree 1 11 11 1 1 1 10 10 11 11 11 11 13 13 13 14 14 14 12 12 12 Carpinus caroliniana American hornbeam Tree 1 1 11 1 11 1 1 1 1 11 1 30 1 1 11 1 11 33 Ca rya hickory Tree I I I 1 11 5 6 Cornus amomum silky dogwood Shrub 1 I 1 1 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 Corylus americana American hazelnut Shrub 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 30 6 6 6 Crataegus hawthorn Tree I 1 1 3 Crataegus phaenopyrum Washington hawthorn Shrub Tree 1 31 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 5 5 9 4 4 4 4 4 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 Fagus grandifolia American beech Tree I I I I I I I 1 1 9 1 2 Fraxinus pennsylvanica green ash Tree 1 1 1 1 1 16 16 16 15 151 16 16 16 16 15 15 15 10 10 14 Ilex opaca American holly Tree 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Kalmia laurel 15 Kalmia latifolia mountain laurel Shrub Tree 2 2 3 2 Liriodendron tulipifera tuliptree Tree 1 3 3 12 3 3 14 3 3 11 3 3 4 3 3 16 Malus apple Tree 1 1 1 11 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Pinus strobus eastern white pine Tree 1 1 1 2 1 Platanus occidentalis American sycamore Tree 2 2 2 1 1 1 14 14 14 14 14 14 15 15 15 14 14 14 14 14 14 Prunus serotina black cherry Tree 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 311 3 Quercus alba white oak Tree 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Quercus rubra northern red oak Tree 1 21 2 2 2 2 21 2 2 2 1 11 1 2 2 2 Rhododendron rhododendron 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 9 1 1 4 Rhododendron maximum great laurel Shrub 2 2 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 8 22 7 71 10 7 7 9 71 7 7 7 7 7 Rhus sumac shrub 1 Salix willow Shrub or Tree 6 5 Salix nigra black willow Tree 121 1 1 1 1 13 1 1 1 11 2 2 1 1 Salix sericea silky willow Shrub 1 3 7 Sambucus canadensis ICommon Elderberry IShrub 3 3 3 31 3 3 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 41 4 4 4 4 Tsuga canadensis eastern hemlock Tree 1 1 1 1 3 3 5 3 3 5 3 3 5 3 3 4 1 Vaccinium corymbosum highbush blueberry Shrub 15 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 15 19 13 13 13 Viburnum dentatum southern arrowwood Shrub I 1 1 61 6 6 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 101 10 9 9 9 91 91 9 Stem count size (ares) size (ACRES) Species count Stems per ACRE 41 41 27 1 0.02 3 3 8 161.9 161.9 1093 31 31 3 1 0.02 2 2 2 121.4 121.4 121.4 191 9 768.9 191 21 1 0.020.02 9 11 768.9 849.8 0 01 1 0 0 0 01 0 4 0 3 01 161.91 51 5 2 2 2 0 0 12 1 1 1 0.02 0.02 0.02 4 4 2 2 2 0 0 5 202.31 202.3 80.941 80.94180.941 01 01485.61 115 20 258.51 116 183 18 0.44 21 27 260.81 411.4 1211 22 2721 122 183 127 18 0.44 23 30 22 274.3 411.4 285.51 1281 210 18 0.44 23 31 287.81 472.1 119 22 267.51 121 203 1081 18 0.44 23 28 21 2721 456.41 242.81 1091 192 18 0.44 22 31 245.11 431.7 Color for Density Exceeds requirements by 10% Exceeds requirements, but by less than 10% Fails to meet requirements, by less than 10% Fails to meet requirements by more than 10% Pnol-S = Planted excluding livestakes P -all = Planting including livestakes T = All planted and natural recruits including livestakes T includes natural recruits APPENDIX D STREAM SURVEY DATA Cross-section Plots Longitudinal Profile Plots Substrate Plots Tables I Oa -d. Baseline Stream Data Summary Tables 11 a -d. Monitoring Data Tate Farm (Ripshin Branch) (final) Axiom Environmental, Inc. Monitoring Year 5 of 5 (2016) DMS Project Number 372 December 2016 Ashe County, North Carolina Appendices River Basin: Elevation U er New 58.99 4.15 58.94 Watershed: 1.6 Tate Farm 9/1/2016 Field Crew: Perkinson, Keith XS ID 58.09 XS -1, Riffle 57.79 14.28 57.70 15.15 57.53 16.13 57.29 17.96 57.26 Drainage 57.24 21.04 57.37 w 57.32 22.96 57.25 24.48 57.33 i 57.73 27.15 58.10 29.34 58.49 30.70 58.82 32.47 59.07 35.96 59.22 39.43 59.05 Y "!. .Ilr; s Stream Type B/C Ripshin Branch, XS - 1, Riffle 62 61 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 60 c�N,� • Bankfull 59 • Flood Prone Area MY -01 10/16/12 58 MY -0206/114/13 W MY -03 05/15/14 57 MY -04 4/27/15 MY -05 9/1/16 56 0 10 20 30 40 Station (feet) Station Elevation 0.00 58.99 4.15 58.94 Area (s mi): 1.6 Date: 9/1/2016 Field Crew: Perkinson, Keith Station Elevation 0.00 58.99 4.15 58.94 7.38 59.03 8.81 58.77 10.84 58.29 12.33 58.09 13.59 57.79 14.28 57.70 15.15 57.53 16.13 57.29 17.96 57.26 19.61 57.24 21.04 57.37 22.14 57.32 22.96 57.25 24.48 57.33 25.54 57.73 27.15 58.10 29.34 58.49 30.70 58.82 32.47 59.07 35.96 59.22 39.43 59.05 SUMMARY DATA Bankfull Elevation: 59.0 Bankfull Cross -Sectional Area: 27.7 Bankfull Width: 24.8 Flood Prone Area Elevation: 60.8 Flood Prone Width: 80.0 Max Depth at Bankfull: 1.8 Mean Depth at Bankfull: 1.1 W / D Ratio: 22.2 Entrenchment Ratio: 3.2 Bank Height Ratio: 1.0 River Basin: Elevation Upper New 64.34 3.61 64.43 Watershed: 1.6 Tate Farm 9/1/2016 Field Crew: Perkinson, Keith XS ID 61.37 XS - 2, Pool 61.47 11.83 61.75 Drainage 62.21 14.81 62.27 15.67 62.57 16.25 62.91 17.29 63.23 18.66 63.50 21.63 63.98 25.3 63.78 30.1 64.11 35.2 64.67 k'r r. l + q Stream Type B/C Ripshin Branch, XS - 2, Pool 67 66 65 u 64 �� -----------------------------------� ��� Bankfull O • Flood Prone Area 63 --V- MY -01 10/16/12 ti W 62 MY -0206/14/13 MY -03 05/15/14 61 MY -04 4/27/1 s MY -05 9/1/16 60 0 10 20 30 40 Station (feet) Station Elevation 0.00 64.34 3.61 64.43 Area (s mi): 1.6 Date: 9/1/2016 Field Crew: Perkinson, Keith Station Elevation 0.00 64.34 3.61 64.43 5.99 64.31 8.45 63.62 8.95 61.15 9.99 61.37 11.00 61.47 11.83 61.75 13.90 62.21 14.81 62.27 15.67 62.57 16.25 62.91 17.29 63.23 18.66 63.50 21.63 63.98 25.3 63.78 30.1 64.11 35.2 64.67 SUMMARY DATA Bankfull Elevation: 64.3 Bankfull Cross -Sectional Area: 27.2 Bankfull Width: 25.9 Flood Prone Area Elevation: - Flood Prone Width: - Max Depth at Bankfull: 3.2 Mean Depth at Bankfull: 1.1 W / D Ratio: - Entrenchment Ratio: - Bank Height Ratio: - River Basin: Upper New Watershed: 1.6 Tate Farm 9/1/2016 Field Crew: Perkinson, Keith XS ID XS - 3, Riffle W / D Ratio: 22.5 Drainage Station Elevation 0.54 66.23 Bankfull Elevation: 66.0 5.02 66.04 Bankfull Cross -Sectional Area: 32.1 7.49 65.70 Bankfull Width: 26.9 10.39 65.37 Flood Prone Area Elevation: 68.1 12.49 65.20 Flood Prone Width: >80 13.61 64.50 Max Depth at Bankfull: 2.1 14.62 64.47 Mean Depth at Bankfull: 1.2 15.81 64.04 17.47 63.97 Entrenchment Ratio: 3.0 18.46 64.15 Bank Height Ratio: 1.0 19.27 64.48 19.90 63.94 Stream Type B/C 21.31 64.00 22.40 64.19 24.1 64.26 Ripshin Branch, XS - 3, Riffle 25.8 64.62 27.8 64.98 70 30.3 65.19 32.5 66.18 36.2 66.21 68 ----------------------------------------------------------------- 38.6 66.20 E) E) Bankfull O 66 ---•Flood Pronerea A � MY-Ol 10/16/12 W MY -02 06/14/13 64 MY -03 05/15/14 My -04 4/27/15 MY -05 9/1/16 62 0 10 20 30 40 Station (feet) SUMMARY DATA Area (s mi): 1.6 Date: 9/1/2016 Field Crew: Perkinson, Keith SUMMARY DATA W / D Ratio: 22.5 River Basin: Upper New Y y. 4f'T i ✓ - _ 4.y Watershed: Date: Tate Farm Field Crew: _`�4':: :cam •P ' _ c a XS ID XS - 4, Riffle y {_ Drainage Station Elevation SUMMARY DATA 0.00 77.63 Bankfull Elevation: 77.8 6.54 77.80 Bankfull Cross -Sectional Area: 24.6 10.64 77.75 Bankfull Width: 24.5 12.35 77.52 Flood Prone Area Elevation: 79.9 14.27 77.16 Flood Prone Width: >80 15.50 76.80 Max Depth at Bankfull: 2.1 ' .. 16.38 76.64 Mean Depth at Bankfull: 1.1 ` 16.84 76.41 W / D Ratio: 22.3 18.65 76.20 Entrenchment Ratio: 3.3 20.31 76.28 Bank Height Ratio: 1.0 21.32 76.08 21.98 76.12 Stream Type B/C 22.58 76.35 23.47 75.72 24.0 75.66 Ripshin Branch, XS - 4, Riffle 24.6 75.65 25.2 76.17 82 26.0 76.23 27.2 76.59 28.2 76.76 80________________________________________________________________ 29.9 77.06 33.6 77.68 36.1 77.85 BankfWl 39.3 77.84 O 78 .� - - - • FloodProne Area 42.9 77.67 MY -01 10/16/12 W MY -02 06/14/13 76 MY -03 05/15/14 MY -04 4/27/15 MY -05 9/1/16 74 0 10 20 30 40 Station (feet) Area (s mi): 1.6 Date: 9/1/2016 Field Crew: Perkinson, Keith "', _� K "L4 Station Elevation SUMMARY DATA 0.0 83.0 Bankfull Elevation: 83.0 Bankfull Cross -Sectional Area: 20.6 5.6 83.0 10.8 82.9Bankfull Width: 31.9 15.6 82.7 Flood Prone Area Elevation: 84.8 Flood Prone Width: >80 19.4 82.6 +..a 21.4 81.9 Max Depth at Bankfull: 1.8 Mean Depth at Bankfull: 0.6 W / D Ratio: 49.4 Entrenchment Ratio: 2.5 22.3 81.8 e 23.6 81.5 24.7 81.6 �. 25.7 81.5 Bank Height Ratio: 1.0 26.8 81.5 28.3 81.4 Stream Type B/C 29.3 81.2 30.2 81.53 31.4 82.27 Ripshin Branch, XS - 5, Riffle 33.5 82.49 35.8 82.93 86 40.0 83.07 45.6 83.02 48.2 83.39 -------------------------------------------------------- - 52.1 85.07 84 55.7 84.29 .�- ---- Bankfiill -------------------------- -- ---• Flood Prone Area � --0-- Flood 10/16/12 ti W 82 MY -0206/14/13 MY -03 05/15/14 MY -044/27/15 MY -05 9/1/16 80 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 Station (feet) River Basin: Upper New Watershed: Tate Farm XS ID XS - 5, Riffle Drainage Area (s mi): 1.6 Date: 9/1/2016 Field Crew: Perkinson, Keith "', _� K "L4 Station Elevation SUMMARY DATA 0.0 83.0 Bankfull Elevation: 83.0 Bankfull Cross -Sectional Area: 20.6 5.6 83.0 10.8 82.9Bankfull Width: 31.9 15.6 82.7 Flood Prone Area Elevation: 84.8 Flood Prone Width: >80 19.4 82.6 +..a 21.4 81.9 Max Depth at Bankfull: 1.8 Mean Depth at Bankfull: 0.6 W / D Ratio: 49.4 Entrenchment Ratio: 2.5 22.3 81.8 e 23.6 81.5 24.7 81.6 �. 25.7 81.5 Bank Height Ratio: 1.0 26.8 81.5 28.3 81.4 Stream Type B/C 29.3 81.2 30.2 81.53 31.4 82.27 Ripshin Branch, XS - 5, Riffle 33.5 82.49 35.8 82.93 86 40.0 83.07 45.6 83.02 48.2 83.39 -------------------------------------------------------- - 52.1 85.07 84 55.7 84.29 .�- ---- Bankfiill -------------------------- -- ---• Flood Prone Area � --0-- Flood 10/16/12 ti W 82 MY -0206/14/13 MY -03 05/15/14 MY -044/27/15 MY -05 9/1/16 80 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 Station (feet) River Basin: Upper New Watershed: Tate Farm XS ID XS - 5, Riffle Drainage River Basin: Upper New Watershed: Tate Farm Area (s mi): 0.6 XS ID XS - 6, Riffle Field Crew: Perkinson, Keith Drainage Station Elevation SUMMARY DATA 0.0 80.3 Bankfull Elevation: 79.9 6.2 80.1 Bankfull Cross -Sectional Area: 14.3 9.4 79.9 Bankfull Width: 17.2 10.4 79.4 Flood Prone Area Elevation: 81.5 ti 12.9 79.1 Flood Prone Width: >80 14.2 79.2 Max Depth at Bankfull: 1.6 Ile 14.9 79.2 Mean Depth at Bankfull: 0.8 15.5 78.5 W / D Ratio: 20.7 15.8 78.4 Entrenchment Ratio: 4.7 16.4 78.3 Bank Height Ratio: 1.0 17.0 78.3 17.8 78.3 Stream Type B/C 18.5 78.4 19.1 78.77 20.4 78.77 Unnamed Tributary, XS - 6, Riffle 22.3 79.20 24.9 79.58 82 28.3 80.20 32.9 80.52 ------------------------------------------. m Bankfull p 80---------������ --------------------------- --- ��� ���. Flood Prone Area --4-MY-01 10/16/12 ti W MY -02 06/14/13 MY -03 05/15/14 MY -04 4/27/15 MY -05 9/1/16 78 0 10 20 30 Station (feet) Area (s mi): 0.6 Date: 9/1/2016 Field Crew: Perkinson, Keith River Basin: Elevation Upper New 87.7 4.1 87.7 Area (s mi): 0.6 Watershed: 9/1/2016 Tate Farm Perkinson, Keith 6.9 86.0 7.7 85.9 XS ID 86.1 XS - 7, Pool 86.3 9.2 86.7 9.8 87.2 Drainage 87.4 16.0 87.6 21.9 87.39 23.6 87.53 1 . w � 4 s Stream Type B/C Unnamed Tributary, XS - 7, Pool 88 E E Bankfull 86 Flood Prone Area � --o.- MY -01 8/18/09 W MY -02 06/14/13 MY03 05/15/14 MY -044/27/15 MY -05 9/1/16 84 0 10 20 Station (feet) Station Elevation 0.0 87.7 4.1 87.7 Area (s mi): 0.6 Date: 9/1/2016 Field Crew: Perkinson, Keith Station Elevation 0.0 87.7 4.1 87.7 5.2 87.1 5.6 85.8 6.2 85.5 6.9 86.0 7.7 85.9 8.1 86.1 8.5 86.3 9.2 86.7 9.8 87.2 11.4 87.4 16.0 87.6 21.9 87.39 23.6 87.53 SUMMARY DATA Bankfull Elevation: 87.4 Bankfull Cross -Sectional Area: 6.2 Bankfull Width: 9.3 Flood Prone Area Elevation: - Flood Prone Width: - Max Depth at Bankfull: 2.0 Mean Depth at Bankfull: 0.7 W / D Ratio: - Entrenchment Ratio: - Bank Height Ratio: - River Basin: Upper New 94.5 - - 4.7 Area (s mi): 0.6 Date: 9/1/2016 Field Crew: Perkinson, Keith Watershed: 1.5 Tate Farm 0.8 W / D Ratio: 6.9 XS ID 14.0 XS - 8, Riffle 1.0 Drainage p l Station Elevation 0.0 94.7 3.4 94.3 6.8 94.5 8.2 93.9 8.6 93.1 9.4 93.2 10.0 93.1 10.9 93.0 11.4 94.1 13.0 94.6 18.3 94.6 21.1 94.7 Stream Type B/C 22.7 94.7 Unnamed Tributary, XS - 8, Riffle 98 96 d fi O •� • Bankfull � � � Flood Prone Area ti AMY -0110/16/12 (zj 94 MY-0206/14/13 MY-03 05/15/14 MY -04 4/27/15 MY -05 9/1/16 92 0 10 20 Station (feet) SUMMARY DATA Bankfull Elevation: 94.5 Bankfull Cross -Sectional Area: 4.7 Area (s mi): 0.6 Date: 9/1/2016 Field Crew: Perkinson, Keith SUMMARY DATA Bankfull Elevation: 94.5 Bankfull Cross -Sectional Area: 4.7 Bankfull Width: 5.7 Flood Prone Area Elevation: 96.0 Flood Prone Width: >80 Max Depth at Bankfull: 1.5 Mean Depth at Bankfull: 0.8 W / D Ratio: 6.9 Entrenchment Ratio: 14.0 Bank Height Ratio: 1.0 Project Name Tate Farm - Profile Reach Ripshin Branch Station 00+00 - 10+00 Feature Profile Date 9/1/16 Crew Perkinson, Gibbons 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Year 1 Monitoring \Survey Year 2 Monitoring \Survey Year 3 Monitoring \Survey Year 4 Monitoring \Survey Year 5 Monitoring \Survey Station Bed Elevation Water Elevation Station Bed Elevation Water Elevation Station Bed Elevation Water Elevation Station Bed Elevation Water Elevation Station Bed Elevation Water Elevation Tate Farm Year 5 (2016) Profile - Ripshin Branch 00+00 to 10+00 80 75 T rs 70 n v w 65 c 0 v W 60 55 50 + 0 100 493.5 63.4 65.3 508.0 64.8 65.3 543.2 65.4 66.1 590.7 66.8 67.4 605.8 67.4 67.9 615.8 67.6 68.1 622.9 67.5 68.1 632.7 67.9 68.4 646.2 68.4 69.0 660.9 68.4 69.1 671.5 69.0 69.5 698.6 69.6 70.2 709.9 69.6 70.5 719.6 69.8 70.6 729.5 69.6 70.6 737.6 70.4 70.9 767.0 71.1 71.6 792.0 71.4 72.0 795.4 71.3 72.0 802.6 71.2 72.0 806.6 71.2 72.0 816.0 71.6 72.5 819.1 72.1 72.5 824.0 71.9 72.5 827.8 72.2 72.8 836.3 72.3 72.8 840.0 72.0 72.8 852.2 72.7 73.1 200 Year 1 (2012) Bed 674.9 68.9 709.3 69.9 714.6 69.7 733.3 69.2 737.5 70.6 766.3 71.0 812.9 71.6 850.3 72.4 879.4 72.9 899.2 73.3 935.8 74.2 945.7 73.7 950.7 73.6 962.3 73.8 971.6 74.8 1015.1 75.5 69.5 70.3 70.4 70.4 70.9 71.7 72.4 73.0 73.6 73.9 74.5 74.7 74.7 74.8 75.2 76.0 300 -4W-Year 2 (2013) Bed 707.8 739.9 771.4 806.4 862.9 924.9 940.8 948.7 952.9 965.5 977.7 998.2 1004.8 69.4 70.4 71.4 71.5 72.5 73.3 74.0 73.3 73.3 73.9 74.6 74.8 74.5 400 -*--Year 3 70.0 70.9 71.8 72.1 73.2 73.9 74.4 74.4 74.4 74.7 75.1 75.3 75.3 500 2014) Bed Distance (feet) 617.4 67.3 654.9 68.5 662.8 68.2 672.0 68.3 676.4 68.8 684.8 68.3 693.2 68.0 709.7 69.5 725.8 69.6 730.2 69.4 740.9 69.1 745.8 70.3 811.3 71.5 886.9 72.8 943.0 73.6 950.9 73.2 955.9 73.1 961.5 73.6 975.3 74.6 998.8 75.0 -a-Year 4 (2015) Bi 68.1 69.2 69.2 69.2 69.5 69.6 69.5 70.1 70.5 70.5 70.5 70.9 72.2 73.6 74.5 74.5 74.5 74.9 75.0 75.5 600 2012 d 2014 2015 2016 580.0 66.7 621.0 67.9 624.5 67.5 629.8 67.4 638.1 68.1 655.5 68.7 658.5 68.3 668.0 68.3 672.4 68.4 676.0 69.1 682.4 68.7 687.5 68.5 696.7 68.5 705.3 69.4 726.1 69.9 730.6 69.5 740.6 69.3 748.6 70.7 792.0 71.4 840.2 72.0 881.4 72.6 898.9 73.2 904.2 72.8 914.1 72.7 919.6 72.9 926.614416 73.583025 946.8 73.7 700 -a-Year 5 (2016) Bed 67.0 68.1 68.2 68.2 68.6 69.0 69.0 69.0 69.0 69.3 69.4 69.3 69.3 69.7 70.3 70.3 70.3 70.8 71.8 72.3 73.4 73.5 73.5 73.6 73.5 73.765014 74.3 800 900 Year 5 (2016) Water Surface 1000 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Avg. Water Surface Slope 0.0182 0.0189 0.0191 0.0190 0.0186 Riffle Length 35 33 53 61 53 Avg. Riffle Slope 0.0247 0.0228 0.0224 0.0215 0.0237 Pool Length 28 28 43 35 28 Pool to Pool Spacing 55 66 88 87 66 800 900 Year 5 (2016) Water Surface 1000 .t Name Tate Farm - Profile 2012 1350 Distance (feet) Ripshin Branch Station 10+00 - 15+00 2016 -4W-Year 2 (2013) Bed -k -Year 3 (2014) Bed tYear4 (2015) Bed 0.0182 re Profile 84.3 1361.4 82.2 82.4 9/1/16 82.3 82.6 1406.2 Perkinson, Gibbons 83.0 1408.8 82.5 2012 2013 2014 2015 1416.7 2016 Year 1 Monitoring \Survey Year 2 Monitoring \Survey Year 3 Monitoring \Survey Year 4 Monitoring \Survey 1441.1 Year 5 Monitoring \Survey Station Bed Elevation Water Elevation Station Bed Elevation Water Elevation Station Bed Elevation Water Elevation Station Bed Elevation Water Elevation Station Bed Elevation Water Elevation Tate Farm Year 5 (2016) Profile - Ripshin Branch 10+00 to 15+00 86 84 82 a 80 `m v w 78 c 0 M v 76 W 74 72 70 1000 1420.9 1443.9 1050 1100 --9--Year 1 (2012) Bed 83.1 83.9 1449.8 83.9 84.1 84.2 1150 1200 1250 1300 2012 1350 Distance (feet) 2015 2016 -4W-Year 2 (2013) Bed -k -Year 3 (2014) Bed tYear4 (2015) Bed 0.0182 -H-Year 5 (2016) Bed 84.3 1361.4 82.2 82.4 1376.1 82.3 82.6 1406.2 82.8 83.0 1408.8 82.5 83.1 1411.8 82.3 83.1 1416.7 82.3 83.2 1434.0 82.5 83.4 1441.1 82.7 83.4 1448.7 83.3 83.7 1400 1450 -*--Year 5 (2016) Water Surface 1500 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Avg. Water Surface Slope 0.0182 0.0189 0.0191 0.0190 0.0186 Riffle Length 35 33 53 61 53 Avg. Riffle Slope 0.0247 0.0228 0.0224 0.0215 0.0237 Pool Length 28 28 43 35 28 Pool to Pool Spacing 55 66 88 87 66 1400 1450 -*--Year 5 (2016) Water Surface 1500 Project Name Tate Farm - Profile Reach Unnamed Tributary Station 00+00 - 08+00 Feature Profile Date 9/1/16 Crew Perkinson, Gibbons 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Year 1 Monitoring \Survey Year 2 Monitoring \Survey Year 3 Monitoring \Survey Year 4 Monitoring \Survey Year 5 Monitoring \Survey Station Bed Elevation Water Elevation Station Bed Elevation Water Elevation Station Bed Elevation Water Elevation Station Bed Elevation Water Elevation Station Bed Elevation Water Elevation Tate Farm Year 5 (2016) Profile - Unnamed Tributary 00+00 to 08+00 100 95 75 70 1 0 2012 100 -*--Year 1 (2012) Bed 200 -4W-Year 2 (2013) Bed 300 400 Distance (feet) Year 3 (2014) Bed -4&-Year 4 (2015) Bed 0.0205 500 -4-Year 5 (2016) Bed 351.6 84.0 85.0 373.3 85.2 85.7 306.8 84.4 85.5 307.4 83.9 84.9 348.4 84.1 85.0 357.0 84.0 85.0 386.5 85.1 85.7 330.1 84.5 85.9 308.9 84.3 85.0 353.5 84.1 85.0 361.1 84.7 394.9 85.7 86.1 334.0 84.3 85.8 315.1 84.3 85.2 356.2 84.7 84.9 366.4 84.8 85.1 395.9 85.8 86.0 339.5 84.3 85.8 319.5 84.2 85.2 369.7 85.2 85.4 369.9 84.4 85.2 400.3 85.4 86.1 343.0 84.5 85.9 325.2 84.2 85.2 402.0 85.7 86.0 375.0 84.6 85.2 406.2 85.4 86.1 345.9 84.7 86.0 331.7 84.5 85.4 405.2 85.6 86.0 376.9 85.1 85.2 407.8 86.2 86.4 347.9 84.6 86.1 338.2 84.1 85.3 408.7 85.5 86.0 380.3 84.7 85.2 422.1 86.4 86.8 350.8 84.4 86.1 345.7 84.3 85.4 410.2 86.2 86.2 385.6 84.9 85.5 429.6 86.1 86.8 356.6 85.1 86.3 356.9 84.7 85.5 414.9 85.3 86.2 395.5 85.7 86.1 433.5 85.7 86.8 384.4 85.2 86.6 360.8 85.1 86.0 418.2 85.3 86.2 406.6 86.3 86.3 437.8 85.8 86.8 403.2 85.8 87.0 381.0 85.4 86.2 421.2 85.8 86.2 417.5 86.0 86.4 444.5 86.5 86.9 407.3 84.9 87.0 403.6 85.7 86.5 437.2 85.9 86.2 431.0 85.2 86.5 464.2 86.8 87.0 408.6 86.1 87.2 406.5 85.4 86.5 439.9 85.5 86.2 435.7 84.8 86.5 465.5 86.4 87.0 412.0 85.5 87.3 408.5 85.1 86.4 441.5 85.3 86.2 440.5 84.9 86.4 473.4 86.4 87.0 415.2 85.4 87.3 409.6 86.1 86.8 448.7 86.2 86.4 446.3 86.3 86.4 474.7 87.2 87.3 419.7 85.9 87.4 413.2 85.5 86.8 468.2 86.6 86.9 450.3 86.1 86.5 478.2 86.8 87.4 432.8 87.0 87.5 417.4 85.6 86.8 470.6 86.4 86.9 451.9 85.9 86.5 485.8 86.6 87.4 449.1 86.4 87.8 420.2 85.8 86.8 475.3 86.4 86.9 460.5 85.9 86.6 489.0 87.4 87.9 451.8 86.3 87.9 427.0 86.1 87.0 476.8 87.1 87.1 463.0 86.8 86.9 497.8 87.8 88.1 460.7 85.8 87.8 433.2 85.7 87.0 485.5 87.0 87.3 468.4 86.1 87.0 507.1 87.2 88.2 465.4 86.7 87.9 438.1 85.7 87.1 488.7 86.7 87.3 472.3 86.2 86.9 515.3 86.9 88.1 476.4 87.0 88.1 450.0 86.7 87.6 492.4 86.4 87.3 473.0 87.3 87.4 534.0 87.5 88.3 487.4 87.0 88.3 454.7 86.5 87.6 493.2 87.6 87.6 490.8 87.9 88.1 537.7 88.1 88.5 489.0 86.7 88.4 457.6 86.4 87.6 511.8 87.5 88.0 515.9 88.2 88.6 559.1 88.8 89.2 491.5 86.7 88.4 462.6729028 86.717596 87.598112 527.8 87.9 88.1 522.8 87.7 88.6 583.8 89.1 89.3 492.3 87.7 88.8 1 466.7 86.7 87.6 529.7 87.6 88.1 527.8 87.0 88.6 587.3 88.5 89.4 505.1 87.7 89.1 471.0 86.3 87.6 534.0 87.7 88.2 600 --*-Year 5 (2016) Water Surface 700 S00 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Avg. Water Surface Slope 0.0201 0.0205 0.0196 0.0195 0.0200 Riffle Length 30 22 26 20 29 Avg. Riffle Slope 0.0235 0.0294 0.0251 0.0289 0.0242 Pool Length 21 24 13 17 12 Pool to Pool Spacing 44 48 37 37 40 600 --*-Year 5 (2016) Water Surface 700 S00 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% ~ 40% aD c u- 30% rZ v 20% L a 10% 0% 0.01 Pebble Count Tate Farm New River Note: I Cross Section 4 - Ripshin Branch Pebble Count, Tate Farm 0.1 1 10 100 1000 10000 Particle Size (mm) --m—Cumulative Percent • Percent Item —Riffle —Pool —=—Run +Glide Size percent less than (mm) Percent by substrate type D16 D35 I D50 I D84 D95 silt/clav sand I gravel I cobble I boulder I bedrock Pebble Count Tate Farm New River Note: ICross Section 8 - Unnamed Trib 0.01 0.1 1 10 100 1000 10000 Particle Size (mm) --m—Cumulative Percent • Percent Item —Riffle —Pool —=—Run +Glide Size percent less than (mm) Percent by substrate type D16 D35 I D50 I D84 D95 silt/clav sand I gravel I cobble I boulder I bedrock Table 10a. Baseline Stream Data Summary (Ripshin Branch) Tate Farm (Ripshin Branch) - DMS Project Number 372 Parameter Gauge Regional Curve Pre -Existing Condition Reference Reach(es) Data Design Monitoring Baseline Dimension and Substrate - Riffle Only LL UL Eq. Min Mean Med Max SD Min Mean Med Max SD Min Max Med Min Mean Med Max SD BF Width (ft) 21.0 24.0 14.4 17.1 23.0 25.0 Floodprone Width ft 35 60 27 95 25 80 BF Mean De th ft 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.4 BF Max Depth ft 1.9 1.7 1.9 2.7 2.9 BF Cross Sectional Area (ft 2) 26.0 29.0 17.6 20.7 30.0 35.0 Width/Depth Ratio 18.5 21.0 11.8 13.2 17.0 18.0 Entrenchment Ratio 1.9 2.6 1.6 6.6 1.5 2.0 Bank Height Ratio 1.8 1.2 1.0 1.2 Profile Riffle len th (ft) Riffle slope ft/ft 0.0040 0.0170 0.0420 0.0400 Pool length ft) 9.0 43.0 11.0 18.7 20.0 70.0 Pool Max de th ft 3.6 0.9 2.6 3.5 3.6 Pool spacing (ft) 33.0 253.0 25.7 69.3 80.0 130.0 Pattern Channel Beltwidth (ft) 7 80 20 41.7 29 150 Radius of Curvature ft 10 160 25.3 185 55 135 Rc:Bankfull width ft/ft) 0.4 1 1.8 5.9 3 4.2 Meander Wavelength ft 30 240 97.5 140 85 365 Meander Width ratio 0.8 2.1 6.8 8 4.4 6.6 Transport parameters Reach Shear Stress (competency) lbs/ft2 Max part size (mm) mobilized at bankfull Stream Power (transport ca acit W/m2 Additional Reach Parameters Ros en Classification B4/F4/C4 B4/C4 134/C4 Bankfull Velocity (fps) 5.5 4.8-5 Bankfull Discharge cfs 158 Valley Length ft ---- ---- Channel Thalweg Length ft ---- ---- 2300 Sinuosit 1.2 1.1 - 1.2 1.1 - 1.3 Water Surface Slope ft/ft 0.018-0.024 0.012 - 0.019 0.02 BF slope ft/ft ---- ---- ---- Bankfull Floodplain Area acres ---- ---- ---- % of Reach with Eroding Banks ---- ---- Channel Stability or Habitat Metric ---- ---- Biological or Other ---- ---- Table 10b. Baseline Stream Data Summary (Substrate, Bed, Bank, and Hydrologic Containment Parameter Distributions) Tate Farm (Ripshin Branch) - DMS Project Number 372 - Ripshin Branch Parameter Pre -Existing Condition Reference Reach es Data Design Monitoring Baseline Ri%/RU%P%G%/S% SC%/SA%/G%/C%/B%BE% dl 6/d35/d50/d84/d95 0.2-0.3 4.0-12.0 0.5 3.0-5.0 Entrainment Class <1.5/1.5 -1.99/2.0 -4.9/5.0 - Incision Class <1.2/1.2-1.49/1.5-1.99/>2.0 Table 10c. Baseline Stream Data Summary (Unnamed Tributary) Tate Farm (Ripshin Branch) - DMS Project Number 372 Parameter Gauge Regional Curve Pre -Existing Condition Reference Reach(es) Data Design Monitoring Baseline Dimension and Substrate - Riffle Only LL UL Eq. Min Mean Med Max SD Min Mean Med Max SD Min Max Med Min Mean Med Max SD BF Width (ft) 18.0 14.4 16.0 Floodprone Width ft 28 95 16 80 50 BF Mean Depth ft 0.9 1.2 0.9 BF Max Depth (ft) 1.4 1 1.7 1.3 1.4 BF Cross Sectional Area (ft 2) 16.3 17.6 14.0 Width/Depth Ratio 21.8 11.8 18.0 Entrenchment Ratio 1.6 6.6 1.0 2.5 Bank Height Ratio 2.3 1.2 1.0 Profile Riffle length (ft) Riffle slope (Lf!j 0.0400 0.0170 0.0400 Pool length ft 3.6 19.9 18.7 25.0 Pool Max depth ft 1.4 2.6 1.9 Pool spacing (ft) 11.0 80.0 69.0 50.0 90.0 60.0 Pattern Channel Beltwidth (ft) 12 33 41.7 35 100 Radius of Curvature ft 2.5 25 25.3 40 200 Rc:Bankfull width (ft±J 0.8 1.8 3.4 14 Meander Wavelength ft 50 170 97.5 120 160 Meander Width ratio 4.9 2.9 8.3 8.8 Trans ort arameters Reach Shear Stress com etenc lbs/ft2 Max part size (mm) mobilized at bankfull Stream Power (transport ca acit W/m2 Additional Reach Parameters Ros en Classification 134/174 C4 134/C4 Bankfull Velocity (fps) 5.1 4.5 Bankfull Discharge cfs 83.07 Valley Length ft ---- ---- Channel Thalweg Len th ft ---- ---- 912 Sinuosit 1.2 1.2 1.0-1.2 Water Surface Slope ft/ft 0.02 0.012 0.02 BF slope ft/ft ---- ---- ---- Bankfull Floodplain Area acres ---- ---- ---- % of Reach with Eroding Banks ---- ---- Channel Stability or Habitat Metric ---- ---- Biolo ical or Other Table 10d. Baseline Stream Data Summary (Substrate, Bed, Bank, and Hydrologic Containment Parameter Distributions) Tate Farm (Ripshin Branch) - DMS Project Number 372 - Unnamed Tributary Parameter Pre -Existing Condition Reference Reach es Data Design Monitoring Baseline Ri%/RU%P%G%/S% SC%/SA%/G%/C%/B%BE% dl 6/d35/d50/d84/d95 0.2 4.8 12.8 44.2 78.5 8.0 11.8 18.4 73.0 100.0 Entrainment Class <1.5/1.5 -1.99/2.0 -4.9/5.0 - Incision Class <1.2/1.2-1.49/1.5-1.99/>2.0 Table lla. Monitoring Data - Dimensional Morphology Summary (Dimensional Parameters - Cross Sections) Tate Farm tRinshin Rrnnehl - DMR Prnieet Nnmher 372 - Rinshin Rrnneh Table l lb. Monitoring Data - Stream Reach Data Summary Tate Farm (Riushin Branch) - DMS Proiect Number 372 - Ripshin Branch Parameter Baseline Cross Section 1 MY -1 Cross Section 2 Cross Section 3 Cross Section 4 MY -3 Cross Section 5 Parameter MY -4 Riffle MY -5 Pool Riffle Riffle Riffle Dimension and Substrate - Riffle Min Mean Med Max Only SD Min Mean Med Max SD Min Mean Med Max SD Min Mean Med Max SD Dimension MYO MY1 MY2 MY3 MY4 MY5 MY5+ MYO MYl MY2 MY3 MY4 MY5 MY5+ MYO MY1 MY2 MY3 MY4 MY5 MY5+ MYO MY1 MY2 MY3 MY4 MY5 MY5+ MYO MY1 MY2 MY3 MY4 MY5 MY5+ BF Width ft 23.4 23.3 25.8 24.3 24.8 23.2 25.0 25.3 26.0 27.2 28.1 23.3 28.7 28.2 26.9 21.4 23.3 22.0 23.8 24.6 21.7 24.0 25.3 31.0 31.9 Floodprone Width (ft) (approx) 80.0 80.0 80.0 80.0 80.0 NA NA NA NA NA 80.0 80.0 80.0 80.0 80.0 80.0 80.0 80.0 80.0 80.0 80.0 80.0 80.0 80.0 80.0 BF Mean Depth (11) 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.6 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.1 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 BF Max Depth (ft) 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.0 1.8 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.3 3.2 2.1 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.0 1.8 1.8 2.0 2.1 1.9 1.7 1.5 1.8 1.8 BF Cross Sectional Area (ft) 27.6 27.9 28.8 29.0 27.7 36.1 32.2 28.1 27.7 27.2 37.4 30.7 33.2 35.5 32.1 23.5 21.0 24.4 25.3 24.6 19.2 18.0 18.3 21.7 20.6 Width/Depth Ratio 19.8 1 19.5 1 23.1 1 20.4 1 22.2 NA NA NA I NA NA 1 21.1 17.7 24.8 1 22.4 22.5 19.5 25.9 19.8 21.6 24.6 1 24.5 32.0 1 35.0 44.3 1 49.4 Entrenchment Ratio 3.4 3.4 3.1 3.3 3.2 NA NA NA NA NA 2.8 3.4 2.8 2.8 3.0 3.7 3.4 3.6 3.4 3.3 3.7 3.3 3.2 2.6 2.5 Bank Height Ratio 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 d50 mm - -- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- --- ---- ---- --- 79.2 81.6 80.3 56.9 47.7 13 --- 52 233 63 Table l lb. Monitoring Data - Stream Reach Data Summary Tate Farm (Riushin Branch) - DMS Proiect Number 372 - Ripshin Branch Parameter Baseline MY -1 MY -2 MY -3 MY -4 MY -5 Dimension and Substrate - Riffle Min Mean Med Max Only SD Min Mean Med Max SD Min Mean Med Max SD Min Mean Med Max SD Min Mean Med Max SD Min Mean Med Max SD BF Width ft 21.4 13.7 22.6 28.1 3.1 23.3 23.5 23.3 24 0.4 22.0 25.5 25.6 28.7 17 23.3 26.8 26.3 31 3.4 24.5 27.0 25.9 31.9 3.4 Floodprone Width ft 80 80 80 80 80 BF Mean Depth ft 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.3 0.2 0.8 1.1 1.1 1.3 0.2 0.7 1.0 1.1 1.2 0.2 0.7 1.1 1.2 1.3 0.3 0.6 1.0 1.1 1.2 0.3 BF Max Depth ft) 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.1 0.1 1.7 1.9 1.9 2.0 0.1 1.5 1.8 1.9 2.1 0.3 1.3 2.0 2.0 2.1 0.1 1.8 2.0 2.0 2.1 0.2 BF Cross Sectional Area (ft) 19.2 26.9 25.6 37.4 7.8 18.0 24.4 24.5 30.7 5.9 18.3 26.2 26.6 33.2 6.4 21.7 27.9 27.2 35.5 5.9 20.6 26.3 26.2 32.1 4.9 Width/Depth Ratio 19.5 21.2 20.6 24.1 2.2 17.9 23.3 22.7 30.0 5.6 20.0 25.9 23.7 36.1 7.1 20.3 27.0 21.7 44.3 11.6 22.4 30.7 23.5 53.2 15.0 Entrenchment Ratio 2.8 1 3.4 1 3.6 1 3.7 1 0.4 1 3.3 1 3.4 3.4 3.4 0.1 2.8 3.2 3.1 3.6 0.4 2.6 3.0 3.1 3.4 0.4 2.5 3.0 3.1 3.3 0.3 Bank Height Ratio 1.0 1.0 1.0 1 1 1.0 1 1.0 Profile -Downstream Riffle length (ft) 5.3 35.1 26.3 107.8 28.6 14.2 56.5 33 198.3 50.7 13 71 52 233 63 10 61 38 197 56 9.5 52.7 26.2 150.3 44.1 Riffle slope (ft/ft) 0.0059 0.0247 0.0260 0.0445 0.0105 0.0145 0.0238 0.0228 0.0355 0.0065 0.0014 0.0224 0.0239 0.0363 0.01 0.0056 0.0215 0.0212 0.0398 0.0096 0.0130 0.0237 0.0209 0.0479 0.0098 Pool length (11) 8.6 27.7 24.7 77.0 16.2 10.1 34.1 27.8 102.9 25.5 11 43 46 95 26 14.0 34.7 28.7 80.8 21.9 13.9 28.0 23.1 74.5 13.8 Pool Max depth (ft) 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.3 3.2 Pool spacing (ft) 8.6 55.4 43.8 160.7 37.0 24.3 84.0 65.9 234.1 54.6 28 113 88 270 77 20.9 87.2 76.0 229.5 61.4 15.1 66.4 46.0 182.8 50.7 Pattern Channel Beltwidth (ft) Radius of Curvature (ft) Rc:Bankftill width (ft/ft) Meander Wavelength (11) Meander Width ratio Additional Reach Parameters Rosgen Classification B/C-type B/C-type B/C-type B/C-type B/C-type Channel Thalweg Length (11) 1444 1449 453 1499 1600 Sinuosity 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 Water Surface Slope (Channel) (11/11) 0.0182 0.0189 0.0191 0.019 0.0186 BF slope ---- ---- --- ---- m Ri%/RU%P%G%/S% SC%/SA%/G%/C%B%BE% dl6/d35/d5O/d84/d95 % of Reach with Eroding Banks 0 0 0 0 0 Channel Stability or Habitat Metric ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---Biolo ical or Other, Biological Table 11c. Monitoring Data - Dimensional Morphology Summary (Dimensional Parameters - Cross Sections) Tate Farm (Rinshin Branch) - DMS Proiect Number 372 - Unnamed Tributary Parameter Cross Section 6 Riffle MY -1 Cross Section 7 Pool I Cross Section 8 Riffle I MY -3 I MY -4 MY -5 Dimension MYO MY1 MY2 MY3 MY4 MY5 MYS+ MYO MYl MY2 MY3 MY4 MY5 MYS+ MYO MYl MY2 MY3 MY4 MY5 MYS+ BF Width ft 17.4 16.8 17.5 16.8 17.2 16.0 15.8 14.7 13.5 9.3 17.4 18.7 5.0 5.6 57.0 Floodprone Width (ft) (approx) 80.0 80.0 80.0 80.0 80.0 NA NA NA NA NA 80.0 80.0 80.0 80.0 80.0 BF Mean Depth (ft) 1.0 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.0 0.1 BF Max Depth ft 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.6 2.4 1.6 1.2 1.2 2.0 1.2 0.7 1.0 1.5 1.5 BF Cross Sectional Area (fte) 17.4 15.8 16.9 14.4 14.3 14.5 8.9 4.9 5.1 6.2 8.9 7.6 2.6 4.6 4.7 Width/Depth Ratio 17.4 17.9 18.1 19.6 20.7 NA NA NA NA NA 34.0 46.0 1 9.6 3.7 1 691.3 Entrenchment Ratio 4.6 4.8 4.6 4.8 4.7 NA NA NA NA NA 4.6 4.3 16.0 14.3 1.4 Bank Height Ratio 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 d50 (mm) 0.5 1.5 1.6 1.6 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 1.0 7.3 8.4 8.4 8.4 Table 11d. Monitoring Data - Stream Reach Data Summary Tate Farm (Ripshin Branch) - DMS Project Number 372 - Unnamed Tributary Parameter Baseline MY -1 I MY -2 I MY -3 I MY -4 MY -5 Dimension and Substrate - Riffle Min Mean Med Max Only SD Min Mean Med Max SD Min Mean Med Max SD Min Mean Med Max SD Min Mean Med Max SD Min Mean Med Max SD BF Width (ft) 17.4 16.8 17.8 17.8 18.7 1.3 5.0 11.3 11.3 17.5 8.8 5.6 11.2 11.2 16.8 6.7 5.7 11.5 11.5 17.2 8.1 Floodprone Width ft 80 80 80 80 80 BF Mean Depth (ft) 0.5 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.4 0.4 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.4 0.5 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.4 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.0 BF Max Depth ft 1.2 1.5 1.5 1.7 0.4 0.7 1.2 1.2 1.7 0.7 1.0 1.4 1.4 1.7 0.5 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.7 0.1 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.6 0.1 BF Cross Sectional Area (ft) 8.9 13.2 13.2 17.4 6.0 7.6 11.7 11.7 15.8 5.8 2.6 9.8 9.8 16.9 10.1 4.6 9.4 9.4 14.1 6.7 4.7 9.5 9.5 14.3 6.8 Width/Depth Ratio 17.4 26.1 26.1 34.8 12.3 18.7 32.7 32.7 46.8 19.9 1 10.0 13.8 13.8 17.5 8.1 7.0 14.0 14.0 21.0 9.9 7.1 14.3 14.3 21.5 10.2 Entrenchment Ratio 4.6 4.3 4.5 4.5 4.8 0.3 4.6 10.3 10.3 16.0 8.1 4.8 9.5 9.5 14.3 6.7 4.7 9.3 9.3 14.0 6.6 Bank Height Ratio 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 Profile - Upstream Riffle length ft 3.9 29.7 27.3 65 17.9 8.79 26.5 22.4 53 14.8 3 26 23 66 17 4.03 20.36 19.45 55.8 14.3 8.7 29.2 26.3 59.9 15.1 Riffle slope (ft/ft) 0.0064 0.0235 0.0233 0.0436 0.0108 0.0038 0.0305 0.0294 0.0639 0.0154 0.0000 0.0251 0.0230 0.0627 0.02 0.0048 0.0289 0.0299 0.0632 0.0165 0.0003 0.0242 0.0257 0.0518 0.0118 Pool length ft 7.1 20.8 19.0 43.2 10.8 7.4 22.7 23.7 39.9 9.8 3.0 13.0 11.0 33.0 7.0 6.0 17.0 15.3 33.0 8.9 7.0 12.1 11.4 22.3 5.7 Pool Max depth (ft) 2.4 1.6 1.2 1.2 2.0 Pool spacing (ft) 7.1 43.6 39.3 103.9 28.7 12.9 42.7 47.9 85.2 18.3 8.0 37.0 35.0 78.0 20.0 10.6 37.2 37.9 88.5 20.3 11.0 40.0 40.5 66.8 18.3 Pattern Channel Beltwidth ft Radius of Curvature (ft) Rc:Bankfull width ft/ft Meander Wavelength (ft) Meander Width ratio Additional Reach Parameters Rosgen Classification BiC-type B/C-type B/C-type B/C-type B/C-type Channel Thalweg Length ft 799 803 816 814 813 Sinuosity 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 Water Surface Slope (Channel) (ft/ft) 0.0201 0.0205 0.0196 0.0195 0.02 BF slope t) ---- ---- ---- --- ---- Ri%/RU%P%G%/S% SC%/SA%/G%/C%/B%BE% dl6/d35/d50/d84/d95 % of Reach with Eroding Banks 19 0 0 0 0 Channel Stability or Habitat Metric ---- ---- ---- Biological or Other ---- ---- ---- APPENDIX E HYDROLOGY DATA Table 12. Verification of Bankfull Events Table 13. Wetland Hydrology Criteria Attainment Summary Groundwater Gauge Graphs Tate Farm (Ripshin Branch) (final) Axiom Environmental, Inc. Monitoring Year 5 of 5 (2016) DMS Project Number 372 December 2016 Ashe County, North Carolina Appendices Table 12. Verification of Bankfull Events Tate Farm (Ripshin Branch) Stream and Wetland Restoration Site (DMS Project Number 372) Date of Data Date of Occurrence Method Photo (if Collection available) June 7, 2013 January 17, 2013 Approximately 3.9 inches of rain documented* at a nearby rain --- station over a four day period from January 14-17, 2013. Wrack and sediment observe on top of banks after approximately 4.2 April 28, 2013 January 30, 2013 inches of rain was documented* at a nearby rain station on January 1-3 30, 2013. Approximately 4.34 inches of rain documented over three days at the June 12, 2013 May 7, 2013 -- onsite rain gauge. Wrack observed in the floodplain after approximately 5.92 inches of June 12, 2013 May 24, 2013 rain was documented over eight days at the onsite rain gauge. 4 August 13, 2013 July 4, 2013 Approximately 4.13 inches of rain documented over two days at the -- onsite rain gauge. Wrack and laid back vegetation observed in the flood plain after August 13, 2013 August 10, 2013 approximately 3.52 inches of rain was documented at the onsite rain 5 gauge. October 7, 2014 September 2-8, 2014 Wrack observed in floodplain after rainfall totaling 4.37 inches 6 documented at the onsite rain gauge. Wrack and laid-back vegetation observed on the floodplain after April 26, 2015 April 19, 2015 approximately 2.32 inches of rain documented at an onsite rain 7-8 guage on 4/19/15 with an additional 3.21 inches documented the preceding 2 weeks. November 5, 2015 July 14, 2015 Approximately 4.21 inches of rain documented over two days at the onsite rain gauge. November 5, 2015 October 3, 2015 Approximately 6.38 inches of rain documented over a ten day period at the onsite rain gauge. Approximately 2.57 inches of rain documented in one day after 3.59 August 31, 2016 August 8, 2016 inches of rain was documented over the previous five days at the --- onsite rain gauge. *Jefferson Weather Station (Weatherunderground 2014) Tate Farm (Ripshin Branch) (final) Axiom Environmental, Inc. Monitoring Year 5 of 5 (2016) DMS Project Number 372 December 2016 Ashe County, North Carolina Appendices Tate Farm (Ripshin Branch) (final) DMS Project Number 372 Ashe County, North Carolina Axiom Environmental, Inc. Monitoring Year 5 of 5 (2016) December 2016 Appendices Table 13. Wetland Hydrology Criteria Attainment Summary Tate Farm (Ripshin Branch) Stream and Wetland Restoration Site (DMS Project Number 372) * Groundwater Gauges were installed in October 2012; therefore, groundwater monitoring was initiated during the Year 2 (2013) monitoring year. **Gauge 4 malfunctioned at beginning of 2014 growing season resulting in loss of data. A battery failure at the beginning of the growing season resulted in a loss of data. The gauge was replaced and is currently functioning properly, but during a subsequent visit additional data was lost due to a failed Meazura PDA. Based on hydrology of the additional gauges, in addition to abundant precipitation, it is likely that Gauge 4 would have met success for year 3 (2014). Tate Farm (Ripshin Branch) (final) Axiom Environmental, Inc. Monitoring Year 5 of 5 (2016) DMS Project Number 372 December 2016 Ashe County, North Carolina Appendices Success Criteria Achieved/Max Consecutive Days During Growing Season Gauge (Percentage) Year 1 (2012)* Year 2 (2013) Year 3 (2014) Year 4 (2015) Year 5 (2016) 1 -- Yes/130 Days Yes/34 Days Yes/22 Days Yes/26 Days (81%) (21%) (14%) (16%) 2 Yes/160 Days Yes/160 Days Yes/ 160 Days Yes/160 Days (100%) (100%) (100%) (100%) 3 Yes/ 160 Days Yes/ 160 Days Yes/ 160 Days Yes/ 160 Days (100%) (100%) (100%) (100%) 4 Yes/ 152 Days No/14 Days** Yes/46 Days Yes/61 Days (95%) (8%) (29%) (38%) 5 Yes/ 160 Days Yes/47 Days Yes/43 Days Yes/60 Days (100%) (29%) (27%) (38%) 6 Yes/160 Days Yes/46 Days Yes/ 114 Days Yes/80 Days (100%) (29%) (71%) (50%) * Groundwater Gauges were installed in October 2012; therefore, groundwater monitoring was initiated during the Year 2 (2013) monitoring year. **Gauge 4 malfunctioned at beginning of 2014 growing season resulting in loss of data. A battery failure at the beginning of the growing season resulted in a loss of data. The gauge was replaced and is currently functioning properly, but during a subsequent visit additional data was lost due to a failed Meazura PDA. Based on hydrology of the additional gauges, in addition to abundant precipitation, it is likely that Gauge 4 would have met success for year 3 (2014). Tate Farm (Ripshin Branch) (final) Axiom Environmental, Inc. Monitoring Year 5 of 5 (2016) DMS Project Number 372 December 2016 Ashe County, North Carolina Appendices Tate Farm Groundwater Gauge 1 Year 5 (2016 Data) 12 10 8 Begin Growing Season End Growing Season 6 May 1 Oct 7 I 2 I 0 2 I 4 � L -6 I 26 Days d it p I A AA R -8 I -10 M- I o -12 c7 -14 I -16 Gauge Malfunction -18 I -20 I 22 I -24 I -26 I 28 I -30 I -32 I -34 I -36 - I -38 - -40 -P, W Ol Ln V F" (.n I--' \ 01 in N \ 01 Ln N \ Ol m A N M F-� \ 01 M F-� \ 01 m N \ Ol N N --j l0 N - F-� \ Ol N \ Ol W \ Ol 00 M I--' 00 1--� \ 01 00 N \ Ol 00 N Ol ko W ko 1--� Ol a F-� Ol a N Ol N 0 01 N 0 01 Date 3.0 2.5 2.0 c 1.0 0.5 O Tate Farm Groundwater Gauge 2 Year 5 (2016 Data) 12 10 End Growing Season 8 Begin Growing Season Oct 7 6 May 1 4 2 0 _ 2 -4 -6 L pp it -8 =i0 160 Days ° -14 IL^ V -16 -18 -20 I 22 I -24 -26 -28 -30 -32 -34 -36 -38 �- -40 — A W O N Ql In In V N \ A Ql N � Un Un N N N 00 a) N � � M M 01 N I\-� \ N 00 Ql N N Ql � Ol N to N � V V V N 1.0 \ \ Ol Ql Ql a) � V V NJ N W W O a) N � al 00 00 W N \ W Ql a) � 00 N O a) � 00 N V al al lD lD W \ O Ql N Ol lD V N Ol lD A al al \ N 00 Ql � M a) Date 3.0 2.5 c 2.0 3 ° 1.0 0.5 G Q Tate Farm Groundwater Gauge 3 Year 5 (2016 Data) 12 10 8 Begin Growing Season End Growing Season 6 May 1 Oct 7 4 2 0I%j 1W c -2 -4 6 L °1 Y -8 3 -10 160 Days 3 -12 ° -14 c7 -16 -18 -20 -22 I -24 I -26 I -28 -30 -32 -34 -36 -38 L Id -40 W O Ol in V in N A 01 un N F -I Ol un N 00 Ol rn rn N 01 m I\-� 00 Ol m N ui Ol V N V W V N rn Ol V N W Ol V W O 01 00 M 00 F.-- W Ol 00 N O Ol 00 N V 01 W W W N O Ol W N Ol W N 01 N \ 01 N \ 00 Ol Date 3.0 2.5 c 2.0 O 1.0 0.5 0.0 E Q Tate Farm Groundwater Gauge 4 Year 5 (2016 Data) 3.0 2.5 c 2.0 0 1.5 1.0 0.5 5 1 Q f11111111111111111 I&SEE1111, NZW i an,s0 �■ ` r1���1���■L1 �1�� Omni 1111111 UNION low _�'1■ 111MAML1 ' ■ '-- __ ■■ ■111111111111111111 11111 1 1111 ■1����� 11111111117111111 111001 . ■ EN ■ N■1 ■1■1110­1�1111111111111111111117 ■11■■1■ NMI -1111 -11771 717 ■1 ■ ■■WN 1112111111■ ■ 1■1 rlijL 1 rte■ ■ 1 7 4111 1771 �■ 1 ■7 om r NoN1 3.0 2.5 c 2.0 0 1.5 1.0 0.5 5 1 Q Tate Farm Groundwater Gauge 5 Year 5 (2016 Data) 12 10 8 6 4 Begin Growing Season May 1 End Growing Season Oct 7 � 2 0 ! 2 �— -4 °—' 6 L a, M -8 3 60 Days -10 v 3 -12 ° -14 c7 -16 -18 -20 22 I I -24 I -26 -28 -30 �- -32 �- -34 �- -36 �- -38 -40 -;l W W O Ql cn V cn N A Ql Ul N F+ Ol Ul M N A oo Ol M N F+ Ql rn I\-� 00 Ql rn N Ln Ql V N V l00 V N rn Ql V N W Ql V 00 W M O Q1 Date 00 F.-- W Ql 00 N O Ql 00 N V Q1 W N O Ol N Q> (.0 N Ol 1-- \ Ol \ 00 Ql 3.0 2.5 2.0 3 0 1.0 0.5 ,W I Q Tate Farm Groundwater Gauge 6 Year 5 (2016 Data) 12 10 V 8 Begin Growing Season End Growing Season 6 May 1 - Oct 7 4 2 0 —�- �-� -2 v -4 01 6 J L a) p -8 3 80 Days -10 -12 -14 -16 -18 I I -20 -22 -24 -26 -28 -30 -32 -34 -36 -38 n A -40 A W O U7 Ln A Ln N N Ln N 00 01 01 A N -- 01 1--' 00 M N Ul V V V N lO N M V V N W W O 00 00 01 -- W 00 O 00 I'D N W v I'D O LO V LO A N 00 Ol a) Ql F) Ol Ol a) Ol M Ol F--� 01 Ql M F-) Ql Ql Q1 M Ol M M O> O> 61 M al Ol a) a) Q1 Ol Ol M Ol a) a) Ol a) a) Q> Q> Date 3.0 2.5 c 2.0 3 0 1.0 0.5 LW G a APPENDIX F ADDITIONAL SITE DATA Figure 3. USGS Topographic Map Figure 4. NRCS Soils Map Preconstruction Photographs Tate Farm (Ripshin Branch) (final) Axiom Environmental, Inc. Monitoring Year 5 of 5 (2016) DMS Project Number 372 December 2016 Ashe County, North Carolina Appendices � A o —f Prepared for: f North Carolina C ., Department of Environmental Quality _. j , l .` J� Division of Mitigation Services 1 ?h i - - l�• � 1 - J ► Project: - --' �• .rte+� -., _ J :: _ • � N. '� „ ! TATE FARM (RIPSHIN BRANCH) W. • ti r - -..` STREAM AND '�'• - - - ---- _ � _ WETLAND RESTORATION SITE DMS Project r•+ r I� Number 372 Ashe County, NC Title: USGS * 1 TOPOGRAPHIC MAP Park and Grayson •�_ - ► 7.5 Minute Quads Drawn by: �{ ' • _ KRJ !`�1 Date: Nov. 2016 10 Scale: 1 in — - ��''�Z '� ,��- •I/�+"..—+. ` f` 670 ft Project No.: 12-004.13 ,1 � - � J"�,, � SII' � �� _ °•� � � - _ _ �,— � _ -� - 0 500 1,000 2,000 3,000 Feet FIGURE 3 Preconstruction Photographs Extracted from Restoration Plan (dated March 9, 2007) Tate Farm (Ripshin Branch) (final) Axiom Environmental, Inc. Monitoring Year 5 of 5 (2016) DMS Project Number 372 December 2016 Ashe County, North Carolina Appendices Preconstruction Photographs (continued) Extracted from Restoration Plan (dated March 9, 2007) Tate Farm (Ripshin Branch) (final) DMS Project Number 372 Ashe County, North Carolina Axiom Environmental, Inc. Monitoring Year 5 of 5 (2016) December 2016 Appendices