20181195 Ver 1_SA_USACE Stream_20130710_20180829

USACE AID# DWQ# Site # (indicate on attached map)
STREAM QUALITY ASSESSMENT WORKSHEET Bridge - 280410
Provide the following information for the stream reach under assessment:
1. ApplicanYs name: NCDOT 2. Evaluator's name:
3. Date of evaluation: Dec 3, 2014 4. Time of evaluation:
5. Name of stream: Leonard Creek (SA) 6. River basin:
7. Approximate drainage area: 19 sq. miles 8. Stream order:
9. Length of reach evaluated: 226 ft• 10. County:
Chris Dustin, Mulkey, Inc.
11:46:00 AM
adkin
2nd
Davidson
11. Site coordinates (if known): refer in decimal de rees. 12. Subdivision name (if any):
Latitude (ex. 34.872312): 35.841982 Longitude (ex. -77.556611): '$0.222169
Method location determined: �'�S � Topo Sheet � Ortho (Aerial) Photo/GIS � Other GIS Other:
13. Location of reach under evaluation (Note nearby roads and landmarks and attach
�Leonard Creek running under Bridge 280410 on SR-1844
14. Proposed channel work (if any): None
15. Recent weather conditions: No rain in last 48 hours
16. Site conditions at time of visit:
Normal, Overcast
� Section 10 � Tidal Waters � Essential Fisheries Habitat
17. Identify any special waterway classifications known:
� Trout Waters � Outstanding Resource Waters � Nutrient Sensitive Waters � Water Supply Watershed
(I-IV)
� �s � No 9 ac.
18. Is there a pond or lake located upstream of the evaluation point? If yes, estimate the water surface area:
19. Does channel appear on USGS quad ma ? �� � N� 20. Does channel ap ear on USDA Soil Surve ?�� � NO
21. Estimated watershed land use: � 5 % Residential �% Commercial �% Industrial 55 % A ricultural
30 0�o Forested �% Cleared / Logged �% Other
22. Bankfull width: 10-12 ft. 23. Bank height (from bed to top of bank): 4-6 ft.
24. Channel slope down center of stream: ��at (0 to 2%) � Gentle (2 to 4%) � Moderate (4 to 10%) � Steep (>10%)
� Straight � Occasional bends � Frequent meander � Very sinuous � Braided channel
25. Channel sinuosity:
Instructions for completion of worksheet (located on page 2): Begin by determining the most appropriate ecoregion based on
location, terrain, vegetation, stream classification, etc. Every characteristic must be scored using the same ecoregion. Assign points
to each characteristic within the range shown for the ecoregion. Page 3 provides a brief description of how to review the
characteristics identified in the worksheet. Scores should reflect an overall assessment of the stream reach under evaluation. If a
characteristic cannot be evaluated due to site or weather conditions, enter 0 in the scoring box and provide an explanation in the
comment section. Where there are obvious changes in the character of a stream under review (e.g., the stream flows from a pasture
into a forest), the stream may be divided into smaller reaches that display more continuity, and a separate form used to evaluate each
reach. The total score assigned to a stream reach must range between 0 and 100, with a score of 100 representing a stream of the
highest quality.
Total Score (from reverse): 51 Comments:
Evaluator's Signature: Chris Dustin Date: Dec 3, 2014
This channel evaluation form is intended to be used only as a guide to assist landowners and environmental professionals in
gathering the data required by the United States Army Corps of Engineers to make a preliminary assessment of stream
quality. The total score resulting from the completion of this form is subject to USACE approval and does not imply a
particular mitigation ratio or requirement. Form subject to change-version 06/03. To Comment, please ca11919-876-8441 x 26.

STREAM QUALITY ASSESSMENT WORKSHEET
ECOREGION POINT RANGE
# CHARACTERISTICS SCORE
Coastal Piedmont Mountain
1 Presence of flow / persistent pools in stream 0-5 0-4 0-5 3
(no flow or saturatio�� = 0; strong flow = max points)
2 Evidence of past human alteration 0_6 0-5 0-5
(extensive alteration = 0; no alteration = max points) 5
3 Riparian zone 0_6 0-4 0-5 Z
(no buffer = 0; contiguous, wide buffer = inax points)
Evidence of nutrient or chemical discharges
4 (extensive discharges = 0; no discharges = max points) �-5 0-4 0-4 4
Groundwater discharge
� 5 (no discharge = 0; springs, seeps, wetlands, etc. = max points) 0-3 0-4 0-4 1
d
V Presence of ad,jacent floodplain
� 6 (no floodplain = 0; extei�sive floodplain = m2x points) 0-4 0-4 0-2 I
�
p�„ � Entrenchment / t7oodplain access 0-5 0-4 0-2 0
(deeply entrenched = 0; frequent flooding = max points)
g Presence of adjacent wetlands 0-6 0-4 0-2 1
(no wetlands = 0; large adjacent we[lands = max points)
� Channel sinuosity 0-5 0-4 0-3 3
(extensive channelization = 0; natural meande�r = max poii�ts)
i � Sediment input 0-5 0-4 0-4 2
(extensive deposition = 0; little or no sediment = max points)
Size & diversity of channel bed substrate �
11 (fine, homogenous = 0; large, diverse sizes = max points) N/A 0-4 0-5 4
t � Evidence of channel incision or widening 0-5 0-4 0-5 0
(deeply incised = 0; stable bed & banks = max pomts)
HPresence of major bank failures
j 13 (severe erosion = 0; no erosion, stable banks = max points) �-5 0-5 0-5 3
�
� Root depth and density on banks
d 14 0-3 0-4 0-5 2
� (no visible roots = 0; dense roots throughout = max points)
15 Impact by agriculture, livestock, or timber production �_5 0-4 0-5 4
(substantial impact =0; no evidence = max points)
16 Presence of riffle-pooUripple-pool complexes 0_3 0-5 0-6 q
(no riffles/ripples or pools = 0; well-developed = max points)
E" Habitat complexity
�.d., �� (little or no habitat = 0; frequent, varied habitats = max points) 0-6 0-6 0-6 4
�
� Canopy covera�e over streambed
� l8 0-5 0-5 0-5 3
x (no shading vegetation = 0; continuous canopy = max points)
� 9 Substrate embeddedness N/A�` 0-4 0-4 2
(deeply einbedded = 0; loose sU-ucture = max)
2� Presence of stream invertebrates (see page 4) 0-4 0-5 0-5 0
(no evidence = 0; common, numerous types = max points)
�"' Presence of amphibians I
� 21 (no evidence = 0; common, numerous rypes = max points) 0-4 0-4 0-4
O
pPresence of fish p
p� 22 (no evidence = 0; common, numerous types = max points) 0-4 0-4 0-4
23 Evidence of wildlife use 0-6 0-5 0-5 2
(no evidence = 0; abundant evidence = max points)
Total Points Possible 100 100 100
TOTAL SCORE (Also enter on first page) s 1
'`These characteristics are not assessed ii� coastal streams.