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urisdictional Determination ReQuest
11S Army Corps
of Engineers.
Wilmington nistrict
This form is intended for use by anyone requesting a jurisdictional determination (JD) from the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District (Corps). Please include all supporting
information, as described within each category, with your request. You may submit your request
via mail, electronic mail, or facsimile. Requests should be sent to the appropriate project
manager of the county in which the property is located. A current list of project managers by
assigned counties can be found on-line at:
http://www.saw.usace.armv.mil/Missions/Re ulatorvPermitProgram/Contact/CountvLocator.aspx,
by calling 910-251-4633, or by contacting any of the field offices listed below. Once your
request is received you will be contacted by a Corps project manager.
ASHEVILLE & CHARI.OTTE REGULATORY
FIELD OFFICES
US Army Corps of Engineers
151 Patton Avenue, Room 208
Asheville, North Carolina 28801-5006
General Number: [phone]
Fax Number: [phone]
WASHINGTON REGULATORY FIELD OFFICE
US Army Corps of Engineers
2407 West Fifth Street
Washington, North Carolina 27889
General Number: [phone]
Fax Number: [phone]
RALEIGH REGULATORY FIELD OFFICE
US Army Corps of Engineers
3331 Heritage Trade Drive, Suite 105
Wake Forest, North Carolina 27587
General Number: [phone]
Fax Number. [phone]
INSTRUCTIONS:
WILMINGTON REGULATORY FIELD OFFICE
US Army Corps of Engineers
69 Darlington Avenue
Wilmington, North Carolina 28403
General Number: 910-251-4633
Fax Number: [phone]
All requestors must complete Parts A, B, C, D, E, F and G.
NOTE TO CONSULTANTS AND AGENCIES: If you are requesting a JD on behalf of a
paying client or your agency, please note the specific submittal requirements in Part H.
NOTE ON PART D— PROPERTY OWNER AUTHORIZATION: Please be aware that
all JD requests must include the current property owner authorization for the Corps to
proceed with the determination, which may include inspection of the property when
necessary. This form must be signed by the current property owner(s) or the owner(s)
authorized agent to be considered a complete request.
NOTE ON PART D- NCDOT REQUESTS: Property owner authorization/notification for
JD requests associated with North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT)
projects will be conducted according to the current NCDOT/USACE protocols.
NOTE TO USDA PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS: A Corps approved or preliminary JD
may not be valid for the wetland conservation provisions of the Food Security Act of
1985. If you or your tenant are USDA Program participants, or anticipate participation in
USDA programs, you should also request a certified wetland determination from the local
office of the Natural Resources Conservation Service, prior to starting work.
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B.
PARCEL INFORMATION
StreetAddress: Stewar't Road (SR 1819; 17BP.6.R.75)
city, state: Wade, North Carolina
county: Cumberland
Parcel Index Number(s) (PIN): N/A L111@al" TI"a11Sp01"tat1011 PI"Oj@Ct
REQUESTOR INFORMATION
Name: Jim Rerko. Division 6 NCDOT
Mailing Address
Fayetteville, NC 28301
C.
Telephone Number:
Electronic Mail Address
Select one:
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500 Transportation Drive, 28301
910-364-0834
[e-mail]
I am the current property owner.
I am an Authorized Agent or Environmental Consultant'
Interested Buyer or Under Contract to Purchase
Other, please explain.
PROPERTY OWNER INFORMATIONZ
Name:
Mailing Address:
Telephone Number:
Electronic Mail Address
500 Transportation Drive, 28301
Fayetteville, NC 28301
910-364-0834
[e-mail]
1 Must provide completed Agent Authorization Form/Letter.
2 Documentation of ownership also needs to be provided with request (copy of Deed, County GIS/Parcel/Tax Record).
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D. PROPERTY ACCESS CERTIFICATION3,a
By signing below, I authorize representatives of the Wilmington District, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (Corps) to enter upon the property herein described for the purpose of conducting on-
site investigations, if necessary, and issuing a jurisdictional determination pursuant to Section
404 of the Clean Water Act and/or Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899. I, the
undersigned, am either a duly authorized owner of record of the property identified herein, or
acting as the duly authorized agent of the owner of record of the property.
Print Name
Capacity: ❑ Owner ❑ Authorized Agents
Date
Signature
E. REASON FOR JD REQUEST: (Check as many as applicable)
� I intend to construct/develop a project or perform activities on this parcel which would be
designed to avoid all aquatic resources.
� I intend to construct/develop a project or perform activities on this parcel which would be
designed to avoid all jurisdictional aquatic resources under Corps authority.
❑✓ I intend to construct/develop a project or perform activities on this parcel which may
require authorization from the Corps, and the JD would be used to avoid and minimize
impacts to jurisdictional aquatic resources and as an initial step in a future permitting
process.
�✓ I intend to construct/develop a project or perform activities on this parcel which may
require authorization from the Corps; this request is accompanied by my permit application
and the JD is to be used in the permitting process.
� I intend to construct/develop a project or perform activities in a navigable water of the
U.S. which is included on the district Section lO list and/or is subject to the ebb and flow of
the tide.
� A Corps JD is required in order obtain my local/state authorization.
� I intend to contest jurisdiction over a particular aquatic resource and request the Corps
confirm that jurisdiction does/does not exist over the aquatic resource on the parcel.
� I believe that the site may be comprised entirely of dry land.
� Other:
For NCDOT requests following the current NCDOT/USACE protocols, skip to Part E.
If there are multiple parcels owned by different parties, please provide the following for each additional parcel on a
continuation sheet.
5 Must provide agent authorization form/letter signed by owner(s).
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F.
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G.
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JURISDICTIONAL DETERMINATION (JD) TYPE (Select One)
I am requesting that the Corps provide a preliminarX JD for the property identified herein.
A Preliminary Jurisdictional Determination (PJD) provides an indication that there may
be "waters of the United States" or "navigable waters of the United States"on a property.
PJDs are sufficient as the basis for permit decisions. For the purposes of permitting, all
waters and wetlands on the property will be treated as if they are jurisdictional "waters of
the United States". PJDs cannot be appealed (33 C.F.R. 331.2); however, a PJD is
"preliminary" in the sense that an approved JD can be requested at any time. PJDs do
not expire.
I am requesting that the Corps provide an approved JD for the property identified herein.
An Approved Jurisdictional Determination (AJD) is a determination that
jurisdictional "waters of the United States" or "navigable waters of the United
States" are either present or absent on a site. An approved JD identifies the limits of
waters on a site determined to be jurisdictional under the Clean Water Act and/or
Rivers and Harbors Act. Approved JDs are sufficient as the basis for permit
decisions. AJDs are appealable (33 C.F.R. 331.2). The results of the AJD will be
posted on the Corps website. A landowner, permit applicant, or other "affected
party" (33 C.F.R. 331.2) who receives an AJD may rely upon the AJD for five years
(subject to certain limited exceptions explained in Regulatory Guidance Letter OS-
02).
I am unclear as to which JD I would like to request and require additional information
to inform my decision.
ALL REQUESTS
Map of Property or Project Area. This Map must clearly depict the boundaries of the
review area.
✓❑ Size of Property or Review Area 2•88 acres.
❑ The property boundary (or review area boundary) is clearly physically marked on the site.
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H. REQUESTS FROM CONSULTANTS
� Project Coordinates (Decimal Degrees): Latitude: 35.1629
Longitude: -78.6595
� A legible delineation map depicting the aquatic resources and the property/review area.
Delineation maps must be no larger than l 1x17 and should contain the following: (Corps
signature of submitted survey plats will occur after the submitted delineation map has been
reviewed and approved).6
■ North Arrow
■ Graphical Scale
■ Boundary of Review Area
■ Date
■ Location of data points for each Wetland Determination Data Form or tributary
assessment reach.
For A�roved Jurisdictional Determinations:
■ Jurisdictional wetland features should be labeled as Wetland Waters of the US, 404
wetlands, etc. Please include the acreage of these features.
■ Jurisdictional non-wetland features (i.e. tidal/navigable waters, tributaries,
impoundments) should be labeled as Non-Wetland Waters of the US, stream, tributary,
open water, relatively permanent water, pond, etc. Please include the acreage or linear
length of each of these features as appropriate.
■ Isolated waters, waters that lack a significant nexus to navigable waters, or non-
jurisdictional upland features should be identified as Non-Jurisdictional. Please
include a justification in the label regarding why the feature is non jurisdictional (i.e.
"Isolated", "No Significant Nexus", or "Upland Feature"). Please include the acreage
or linear length of these features as appropriate.
For Preliminary Jurisdictional Determinations:
Wetland and non-wetland features should not be identified as Jurisdictional, 404,
Waters of the United States, or anything that implies jurisdiction. These features can be
identified as Potential Waters of the United States, Potential Non-wetland Waters of
the United States, wetland, stream, open water, etc. Please include the acreage and
linear length of these features as appropriate.
aCompleted Wetland Determination Data Forms for appropriate region
(at least one wetland and one upland form needs to be completed for each wetland type)
6 Please refer to the guidance document titled "Survey Standards for Jurisdictional Determinations" to ensure that the
supplied map meets the necessary mapping standards. http://www.saw.usace.army.mil/Missions/Re _ug latorv-Permit-
Pro,gram/Juri sdiction/
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Completed appropriate Jurisdictional Determination form
PJDs, please complete a Preliminary Jurisdictional Determination Form' and include the
Aquatic Resource Table
AJD5, please complete an Approved Jurisdictional Determination Formg
Vicinity Map
Aerial Photograph
USGS Topographic Map
Soil Survey Map
� Other Maps, as appropriate (e.g. National Wetland Inventory Map, Proposed Site
Plan, previous delineation maps, LIDAR maps, FEMA floodplain maps)
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Landscape Photos (if taken)
NCSAM and/or NCWAM Assessment Forms and Rating Sheets
� NC Division of Water Resources Stream Identification Forms
� Other Assessment Forms
� www.saw.usace.army.mil/Portals/59/docs/re_ug lato .r�gdocs/JD/RGL 08-02 A�p_A_Prelim JD Form fillable.pdf
g Please see http://www.saw.usace.army.mil/Missions/Regulatory-Permit-Program/Jurisdiction/
Principal Purpose: The information that you provide will be used in evaluating your request to determine
whether there are any aquatic resources within the project area subject to federal jurisdiction under the regulatory
authorities referenced above.
Routine Uses: This information may be shared with the Department of Justice and other federal, state, and local
government agencies, and the public, and may be made a�ailable as part of a public notice as required by federal
law. Your name and property location where federal jurisdiction is to be determined will be included in the
approved jurisdictional determination (A7D), which will be made available to the public on the District's website
and on the Headquarters USAGE website.
Disclosure: Submission of requested information is voluntary; however, if information is not provided, the
request for an AJD cannot be evaluated nor can an AJD be issued.
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Appendix 2- PRELIMINARY JURISDICTIONAL DETERMINATION (PJD) FORM
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
A. REPORT COMPLETION DATE FOR PJD:
Jim Rerko, Division 6 NCDOT
B. NAME AND ADDRESS OF PERSON REQUESTING PJD: 500 Transportation Drive, 28301 Fayetteville, NC
28301
C. DISTRICT OFFICE, FILE NAME, AND NUMBER:
D. PROJECT LOCATION(S) AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
(USE THE TABLE BELOW TO DOCUMENT MULTIPLE AQUATIC RESOURCES AND/OR
AQUATIC RESOURCES AT DIFFERENT SITES)
State: North Carolina County/parish/borough: CUI�TI%erIaClCi c�ty: Wade
Center coordinates of site (lat/long in degree decimal format):
�at.:35.1629 Long.: -78.6595
Universal Transverse Mercator: NA�83
Name of nearest waterbody: SOUth RIV@C'
E. REVIEW PERFORMED FOR SITE EVALUATION (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY):
❑ Office (Desk) Determination. Date:
❑ Field Determination. Date(s):
TABLE OF AQUATIC RESOURCES IN REVIEW AREA WHICH "MAY BE" SUBJECT TO REGULATORY
JURISDICTION.
Site Latitude Longitude Estimated amount Type of aquatic Geographic authority
number (decimal (decimal of aquatic resource resource (i.e., wetland to which the aquatic
degrees) degrees) in review area vs. non-wetland resource "may be"
(acreage and linear waters) subject (i.e., Section
feet, if applicable) 404 or Section 10/404)
SA 35.1628 -78.6594 175 linear feet non-wetland waters 404
WA 35.1623 -78.6597 0.11 aCre Wetland waters 404
WB 35.1629 -78.6591 �.01 aCre Wetland waters 404
WC 35.1630 -78.6595 0.009 aCre wetland waters 404
WD 35.1624 -78.6601 �.24 aCre Wetland waters 404

1) The Corps of Engineers believes that there may be jurisdictional aquatic resources in
the review area, and the requestor of this PJD is hereby advised of his or her option
to request and obtain an approved JD (AJD) for that review area based on an
informed decision after having discussed the various types of JDs and their
characteristics and circumstances when they may be appropriate.
2) In any circumstance where a permit applicant obtains an individual permit, or a
Nationwide General Permit (NWP) or other general permit verification requiring "pre-
construction notification" (PCN), or requests verification for a non-reporting NWP or
other general permit, and the permit applicant has not requested an AJD for the
activity, the permit applicant is hereby made aware that: (1) the permit applicant has
elected to seek a permit authorization based on a PJD, which does not make an
official determination of jurisdictional aquatic resources; (2) the applicant has the
option to request an AJD before accepting the terms and conditions of the permit
authorization, and that basing a permit authorization on an AJD could possibly result
in less compensatory mitigation being required or different special conditions; (3) the
applicant has the right to request an individual permit rather than accepting the terms
and conditions of the NWP or other general permit authorization; (4) the applicant can
accept a permit authorization and thereby agree to comply with all the terms and
conditions of that permit, including whatever mitigation requirements the Corps has
determined to be necessary; (5) undertaking any activity in reliance upon the subject
permit authorization without requesting an AJD constitutes the applicanYs acceptance
of the use of the PJD; (6) accepting a permit authorization (e.g., signing a proffered
individual permit) or undertaking any activity in reliance on any form of Corps permit
authorization based on a PJD constitutes agreement that all aquatic resources in the
review area affected in any way by that activity will be treated as jurisdictional, and
waives any challenge to such jurisdiction in any administrative or judicial compliance
or enforcement action, or in any administrative appeal or in any Federal court; and (7)
whether the applicant elects to use either an AJD or a PJD, the JD will be processed
as soon as practicable. Further, an AJD, a proffered individual permit (and all terms
and conditions contained therein), or individual permit denial can be administratively
appealed pursuant to 33 C.F.R. Part 331. If, during an administrative appeal, it
becomes appropriate to make an official determination whether geographic
jurisdiction exists over aquatic resources in the review area, or to provide an official
delineation of jurisdictional aquatic resources in the review area, the Corps will
provide an AJD to accomplish that result, as soon as is practicable. This PJD finds
that there "may be"waters of the U.S. and/or that there "may be" navigable waters of
the U.S. on the subject review area, and identifies all aquatic features in the review
area that could be affected by the proposed activity, based on the following
information:

SUPPORTING DATA. Data reviewed for PJD (check all that apply)
Checked items should be included in subject file. Appropriately reference sources
below where indicated for all checked items:
�■ Maps, plans, plots or plat submitted by or on behalf of the PJD requestor:
Map:Provided by Atkins
� Data sheets prepared/submitted by or on behalf of the PJD requestor.
� Office concurs with data sheets/delineation report.
� Office does not concur with data sheets/delineation report. Rationale:
❑ Data sheets prepared by the Corps:
� Corps navigable waters' study:
❑ U.S. Geological Survey Hydrologic Atlas:
� USGS NHD data.
� USGS 8 and 12 digit HUC maps.
❑■ U.S. Geological Survey map(s). Cite scale & quad name: �:24,000 Wade
� Natural Resources Conservation Service Soil Survey. Citation: Soil Survey of Cumberland County
ssue : c o er
� National wetlands inventory map(s). Cite name:
� State/local wetland inventory map(s):
� FEMA/FIRM maps:
❑ 100-year Floodplain Elevation is: .(National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929)
❑■ Photographs: ❑■ Aerial (Name & Date): NC ONE Map 2016
or � Other (Name & Date):
� Previous determination(s). File no. and date of response letter:
� Other information (please specify):
IMPORTANT NOTE: The information recorded on this form has not necessarilv
been verified bv the Corps and should not be relied upon for later iurisdictional
determinations.
Signature and date of
Regulatory staff member
completing PJD
Signature and date of
person requesting PJD
(REQUIRED, unless obtaining
the signature is impracticable)'
' Districts may establish timeframes for requestor to return signed PJD forms. If the requestor does not respond
within the established time frame, the district may presume concurrence and no additional follow up is
necessary prior to finalizing an action.

Waters_Name
SA-UT1 to South River
WA
WB
WC
WD
State
NORTH CAROLINA
NORTH CAROLINA
NORTH CAROLINA
NORTH CAROLINA
NORTH CAROLINA
Cowardin_Code HGM_Code
R2UB RIVERINE
PFO RIVERINE
PFO RIVERINE
PFO RIVERINE
PEM RIVERINE
Meas_Type Amount Units Waters_Type
Linear 175 FOOT RPW
Area 0.11 ACRE RPW W D
Area 0.01 ACRE RPWWD
Area 0.009 ACRE RPW W D
Area 0.24 ACRE RPWWD
Latitude Longitude Local Waterway
35.16280000 -78.65940000 South River
35.16230000 -78.65970000 South River
35.16290000 -78.65910000 South River
35.16300000 -78.65950000 South River
35.16240000 -78.66010000 South River

Characteristics of streams in the study area
Map ID
SA-UT1 to South River
Total
Length
Classification
(ft.)
175 Perennial
175
Compensatory Mitigation
Undetermined
River Basin
Buffer
Not Subject

Characteristics of wetlands in the study area
Map ID
NCWAM Classification
WA
WB
WC
WD
Bottomland Hardwood Forest
Bottomland Hardwood Forest
Bottomland Hardwood Forest
Bottomland Hardwood Forest
NCWAM
High
High
High
Medium
Hydrologic
Classification
Riparian
Riparian
Riparian
Riparian
Total
Area (ac.) in
Study Area
0.11
0.01
0.009
0.24
0.37

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WETLAND �ETERMINATIQN DATA FQRM — Atlantic and +Gulf Caastal Plain Region
Pro�ecvsi�e: Cumberland (17BP.6.R.75) city�county: Cumberland Sarnpling Date: 7�19/2017
ApplicantlOwner: NCDOT-Dlvls1011 6 5tate: NC 5ampling Point: BH11-up
Irrvestigator{sj: Atkirls; Cogdell/Gresham sectivn, Townsni�, Range: Wade
Landform [hillslope, terrace, eta.}: Hlllslope Loeal relief [canca�e, canvex, nane}: COIIV@X Slope {°/o}: 0-2
5ubregivn {LRR vr MLRA}_ LRR-P �at: 35.1623 �ong: -7$•6597 oatum: NAD83
5oil Map Unit Name: �T-Johnston Loam NWI classificativrr N/A
Are eJimatic 1 Frydrolagic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes� Mo �(If no, explain in Remarks.]
Are Vegefatian� Soil � or Hydrology � significantly disturhed'�Are "Narmal Circumstanees° present? Yes �✓ No �
I�re Vegetatian� 5oil Q ar Hydrology� naturally pro6lematic?�{If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.}
SUMMARY OF FINOINGS — Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, et�.
Hydraphytic Vegetation Present?
Hydric Sail Present?
Wetland Hydrology PresenY?
Remarks:
YesO No 0
Yes� No�
Yes �� Nv r��
Is the Sampled Area
within a Wetland? Yes Q No �
HYOR�LQGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators: 5econdary Indicators fminimum of two reauired]
Primary Indioatvrs [minimum of vne is repuired: check all that applv] 0 Surface Svii Cracks [66}
QSurfaee Water [A1 } QAquatia Fauna [813] 05parsely Vegetatetl Conca�e Surface [g8]
�High Water Table {A2) �IUarl �eposits [B15} �LRR Uj �Drainage Pxtterns (B1 D}
05aturation {A3} �Hydrogen Sulfide Odor {C1 } �Moss Trim Lines {B16)
QWater Marks {61] QOxidized Rhizospheres alang LiWing Roots {C3} Q�ry-Season Water Table (C2}
QSediment Qeposits {B2} �Presence of Reduced Iron [C4} �Crayfish Burrows {C8}
�Qnft Qeposits [B3} �Recent Irvn Reductivn in Tilled Soils (C6] �Saturation Visible on Aerial Irnagery [C9}
�Algal Mat or Crust {B4} �Thin Muck Surfar.e {C7} �Geomorphic Position (D2}
� Iron Depasits [85} ��ther (Explain in Remarks] �5hallow Aquitard �D3}
� Inundation Visible on Rerial Imagery {67j �FAC-Neutral Test [05}
Water-5tained Lea�es [B9} 5phagnum mass [D8j (LRR T, Uj
Field Observations:
5urface Water Present? Yes � No 0 �epth {inchesJ:
Water Table Present7 Yes Q No Q Depth {inchesJ:
Saturation Present? Yes i" � Na 0[�epth {inches): � 3 Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes 0 No �
includes ca illa frin e
�escribe Recvrded �ata (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, pre�ious inspectians}, ita�ailable:
Remarks:
US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Cvastal Plain Region — Version 2.�

VEGETATION [Fi�e Strata) - Use scientific names of plants.
Tree Stratum �Piot size: 30-ft radius �
�.Ligustrum sinense
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
50% of total cover: 5
15 ft d'
% Cover Soecies? Status
10 Yes FACU
10 = Total Cover
20% of total cover: 2
Saolin4 Stratum (Plot size: - ra IUS �
�. Liaustrum sinense 30 Yes FAC
z.Acer rubrum 1 No FAC
3.Quercus nigra � �� FA�
4.
5.
6.
3� = Total Cover
50% of total cover: � 6 20% of total cover: 6.4
Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 15-ft rad'lUs �
�. Ligustrum sinense 80 Yes FAC
z.Acer rubrum 1 No FAC
s.Callicarpa americana 1 No FACU
4.
5.
6.
82 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 4� 20% of total cover: � 6.4
Herh Stratum �Piot s�Ze: 5-ft radius )
�.Microsteqium vimineum 25 Yes FAC
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
25
50% of total cover: 12.5
Woodv Vine Stratum cP�or S�Ze: 30-ft radius �
�. Parthenocissus auinquefolia 2
z.
3.
4.
5� Hydrophytic
2 = Total Cover Vegetation
20% of total cover: �.4 Present?
50% of total cover: �
holoqical adaptations
= Total Cover
20% of total cover: 5
Yes FACU
Sampling Point: BH11-Up
uominance iest worKsneet:
Number of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across All Strata:
Percent of Dominant Species
That Are OBL. FACW. or FAC
4 �A�
5 �B�
80 (,va)
Prevalence Index worksheet:
Total % Cover of: Multiplv hv:
OBL species x 1 =
FACW species x 2 =
FAC species x 3 =
FACU species x 4 =
UPL species x 5 =
Column Totals (A� (B)
Prevalence Index = B/A =
nyaropny�ic vege�auon innicators:
� 1- Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
✓ 2 - Dominance Test is >50%
3 - Prevalence Index is <_3.0'
� Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
be present, unless disturbed or problematic.
Definitions of Five Vegetation Strata:
Tree - Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
approximately 20 ft(6 m) or more in height and 3 in.
(7.6 cm) or larger in diameter at breast height (DBH).
Sapling - Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
approximately 20 ft (6 m) or more in height and less
than 3 in. (7.6 cm) DBH.
Shruh - Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
approximately 3 to 20 ft (1 to 6 m) in height.
Herb -All herbaceous (non-woody) plants, including
herbaceous vines, regardless of size, and woody
plants, except woody vines, less than approximately
3 ft(9 m) in height.
Woody vine - All woody vines, regardless of height.
Yes� No�
US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region - Version 2.0

SOIL samp�ing Point: BH11-up
Profile Description: (Descrihe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the ahsence of indicators.j
Depth Matrix Redox Features
(inches) Colar (moist) % Colar (moist) % Tvpe Loc Texture Remarks
0-8 10YR 4/3 100 CL
8-12 10YR 5/4 70 10YR 4/2 30 D M SCL
12-18 10YR 6/6 70 10YR 4/2 30 D M CL
'Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains. �Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix.
Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicahle to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Prohlematic Hydric Soils3:
� Histosol (A1) Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) {LRR S, T, ll] 9 cm Muck (A9) (LRR Oj
Histic Epipedon (A2) Thin Dark Surtace (S9) (LRR S, T, llj 2 cm Muck (A10� (LRR Sj
Black Histic (A3) Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (LRR O) Reduced Vertic (F18) (outside MLRA 150A,B)
Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (LRR P, S, T}
Stratified Layers (A5) Depleted Matrix (F3) Anomalous Bright Loamy Soils (F20)
Organic Bodies (A6) (LRR P, T, lI) Redox Dark Surtace (F6) III���III [MLRA 153Bj
5 cm Mucky Mineral (A7) (LRR P, T, llj Depleted Dark Surface (F7) �ed Parent Material (TF2)
Muck Presence (A8) {LRR ll} Redox Depressions (F8) ery Shallow Dark SurFace (TF92)
1 cm Muck (A9� (LRR P, T) Marl (F10) (LRR ll) �Other (Explain in Remarks)
Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11) Depleted Ochric (F11) (MLRA 151}
Thick Dark Surface (Al2) Iron-Manganese Masses (F12) {LRR O, P, Tj 3lndicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
Coast Prairie Redox (A16) (MLRA 150Aj Umbric Surtace (F13) (LRR P, T, Uj wetland hydrology must be present,
Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR O, S} Delta Ochric (F17) [MLRA 151 j unless disturbed or problematic.
Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) Reduced Vertic (F18) {MLRA 150A, 150B]
Sandy Redox (S5) Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 149Aj
Stripped Matrix (S6) � Anomalous Bright Loamy Soils (F20) (MLRA 149A, 153C, 153Dj
Dark Surface (S7) (LRR P, S, T, ll}
Restrictive Layer (if ohserved]:
Type:
Depth (inches):
Remarks:
Hydric Soil Present? Yes� No�
US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region — Version 2.0

WETLAND �ETERMINATIQN DATA FQRM — Atlantic and +Gulf Caastal Plain Region
Pro�ecvsi�e: Cumberland (17BP.6.R.75) city�county: Cumberland Sarnpling Date: 7�19/2017
ApplicantlOwner: NCDOT-Dlvls1011 6 5tate: NC 5ampling Point: BH11-wet
Irrvestigator{sj: Atkirls; Cogdell/Gresham sectivn, Townsni�, Range: Wade
Landform [hillslope, terrace, eta.}: Bottomland/floodplain Loeal relief [canca�e, canvex, nane}: FIBt 51ope {°I�}: 0-2
5ubregivn {LRR vr MLRA}_ LRR-P �at: 35.1623 �Qng: -7$•6597 oatum: NAD83
5oil Map llnit Name: �T-Johnston Loam NWI classi�icativrr PF01A
Are eJimatic 1 Frydrolagic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes�✓ Mo �(If no, explain in Remarks.]
Are Vegefatian� Soil � or Hydrology � significantly disturhed'�Are "Narmal Circumstanees° present? Yes �✓ No �
I�re Vegetatian� 5oil Q ar Hydrology� naturally pro6lematic?�{If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.}
SUMMARY OF FINOINGS — Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, et�.
Hydraphytic Vegetation Present?
Hydric Sail Present?
Wetland Hydrology PresenY?
Remarks:
YesO No 0
Yes� No�
Yes � Nv
Is the Sampled Area
within a Wetland? Yes Q No �
HYOR�LQGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators: 5econdary Indicators fminimum of two reauired]
Primary Indioatvrs [minimum of vne is repuired: check all that applv] 0 Surface Svii Cracks [66}
QSurfaee Water [A1 } QAquatia Fauna [813] 05parsely Vegetatetl Conca�e Surface [g8]
�✓ High Water Table {A2) �IUarl �eposits [B15} �LRR Uj �Drainage Pxtterns (B1 D}
Q✓ 5aturation {A3} �Hydrogen Sulfide Odor {C1 } �Moss Trim Lines {B16)
QWater Marks {61] QOxidized Rhizospheres alang LiWing Roots {C3} Q�ry-Season Water Table (C2}
QSediment Qeposits {B2} �Presence of Reduced Iron [C4} �Crayfish Burrows {C8}
�Qnft Qeposits [B3} �Recent Irvn Reductivn in Tilled Soils (C6] �Saturation Visible on Aerial Irnagery [C9}
�Algal Mat or Crust {B4} �Thin Muck Surfar.e {C7} �Geomorphic Position (D2}
� Iron Depasits [85} ��ther (Explain in Remarks] �5hallow Aquitard �D3}
� Inundation Visible on Rerial Imagery {67j �FAC-Neutral Test [05}
Water-5tained Lea�es [B9} 5phagnum mass [D8j (LRR T, Uj
Field Observations:
5urface Water Present? Yes � No 0 �epth {inchesJ:
water Table Present7 Yes Q✓ No Q aepth {inches): 13
Saturation Present? Yes i" � Na Q[}epth {inchesJ: 6 Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes 0 No �
includes ca illa frin e
�escribe Recvrded �ata (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, pre�ious inspectians}, ita�ailable:
Remarks:
US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Cvastal Plain Region — Version 2.�

VEGETATION [Fi�e Strata) — Use scientific names of plants.
Tree Stratum �Piot size: 30-ft radius � % Cover Soecies? Status
�.Liriodendron tulipifera 20 Yes FACU
z. Nyssa biflora 10 Yes OBL
3. Liquidambar styraciflua 10 Yes FAC
4.
5.
6.
40 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 20 20% of total cover: $
Saolin4 Stratum (Plot size: � 5-ft radlUS �
�. Liaustrum sinense 15 Yes FAC
z.Salix nigra 5 Yes OBL
3.
4.
5.
6.
20_ = Total Cover
50% of total cover: � 0 20% of total cover: 4
Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 15-ft rad'lUs �
�. Ligustrum sinense 80 Yes FAC
z.Salix niqra 5 No OBL
s.Callicarpa americana 5 No FACU
4. Rubus argutus 5 No FAC
5.
6.
95 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 4�.5 20% of total cover: � 9
Herh Stratum �Piot s�Ze: 5-ft radius )
� Woodwardia areolata 10 Yes OBL
z.Osmundastrum cinnamomeum 5 Yes FACW
3. Microstegium vimineum 5 Yes FAC
4.Persicaria hydropiperoides 5 Yes OBL
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
25 = Total Cover
Sampling Point: BH11-W@t
uominance iest worKsneet:
Number of Dominant Species 10
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: _
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across All Strata:
Percent of Dominant Species
That Are OBL. FACW. or FAC
13
77
(A)
�B)
���)
Prevalence Index worksheet:
Total % Cover of: Multiplv hv:
OBL species x 1 =
FACW species x 2 =
FAC species x 3 =
FACU species x 4 =
UPL species x 5 =
Column Totals (A� (B)
Prevalence Index = B/A =
nyaropny�ic vege�auon innicators:
� 1- Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
✓ 2 - Dominance Test is >50%
3 - Prevalence Index is <_3.0'
� Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
be present, unless disturbed or problematic.
Definitions of Five Vegetation Strata:
Tree — Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
approximately 20 ft(6 m) or more in height and 3 in.
(7.6 cm) or larger in diameter at breast height (DBH).
Sapling — Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
approximately 20 ft (6 m) or more in height and less
than 3 in. (7.6 cm) DBH.
Shruh — Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
approximately 3 to 20 ft (1 to 6 m) in height.
Herb —All herbaceous (non-woody) plants, including
herbaceous vines, regardless of size, and woody
plants, except woody vines, less than approximately
3 ft(9 m) in height.
Woody vine — All woody vines, regardless of height.
50% of total cover: � 2•5 20% of total cover: 5
Woodv Vine Stratum cP�or S�Ze: 30-ft radius �
�. Vitis rotundifolia 2 Yes FAC
z. Parthenocissus quinquefolia 2 Yes FACU
3. Lonicera japonica 1 Yes FACU
4.
5� Hydrophytic
5 = Total Cover Vegetation
20% of total cover: � Present?
50% of total cover: 2•5
holoqical adaptations be
Yes� No�
US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region — Version 2.0

SOIL samp�ing Point: BH11-wet
Profile Description: (Descrihe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the ahsence of indicators.j
Depth Matrix Redox Features
(inches) Colar (moist) % Colar (moist) % Tvpe Loc Texture Remarks
0-6 10YR 4/2 90 5YR 4/6 10 C M CL
6-12 10YR 5/1 70 5YR 4/6 30 C M CL
12-18 10YR 5/1 90 5YR 4/6 10 C M SL
'Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains. �Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix.
Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicahle to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Prohlematic Hydric Soils3:
� Histosol (A1) Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) {LRR S, T, ll] 9 cm Muck (A9) (LRR Oj
Histic Epipedon (A2) Thin Dark Surtace (S9) (LRR S, T, llj 2 cm Muck (A10� (LRR Sj
Black Histic (A3) Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (LRR O) Reduced Vertic (F18) (outside MLRA 150A,B)
Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (LRR P, S, T}
Stratified Layers (A5) J Depleted Matrix (F3) Anomalous Bright Loamy Soils (F20)
Organic Bodies (A6) (LRR P, T, lI) Redox Dark Surtace (F6) III���III [MLRA 153Bj
5 cm Mucky Mineral (A7) (LRR P, T, llj Depleted Dark Surface (F7) �ed Parent Material (TF2)
Muck Presence (A8) {LRR ll} Redox Depressions (F8) ery Shallow Dark SurFace (TF92)
1 cm Muck (A9� (LRR P, T) Marl (F10) (LRR ll) �Other (Explain in Remarks)
Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11) Depleted Ochric (F11) (MLRA 151}
Thick Dark Surface (Al2) Iron-Manganese Masses (F12) {LRR O, P, Tj 3lndicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
Coast Prairie Redox (A16) (MLRA 150Aj Umbric Surtace (F13) (LRR P, T, Uj wetland hydrology must be present,
Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR O, S} Delta Ochric (F17) [MLRA 151 j unless disturbed or problematic.
Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) Reduced Vertic (F18) {MLRA 150A, 150B]
Sandy Redox (S5) Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 149Aj
Stripped Matrix (S6) � Anomalous Bright Loamy Soils (F20) (MLRA 149A, 153C, 153Dj
Dark Surface (S7) (LRR P, S, T, ll}
Restrictive Layer (if ohserved]:
Type:
Depth (inches):
Remarks:
Hydric Soil Present? Yes� No�
US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region — Version 2.0

WETLAND �ETERMINATIQN DATA FQRM — Atlantic and +Gulf Caastal Plain Region
Pro�ecvsi�e: Cumberland (17BP.6.R.75) city�county: Cumberland Sarnpling Date: 07/19/2017
ApplicantlOwner: NCDOT-Dlvls1011 6 5tate: NC 5ampling Point: BB11-up
Irrvestigator{sj: Atkirls; Cogdell/Gresham sectivn, Townsni�, Range: Wade
Landform [hillslope, terrace, eta.}: Hlllslope Loeal relief [canca�e, canvex, nane}: COIIV@X Slope {°/o}: 0-2
5ubregivn {LRR vr MLRA}_ LRR-P �at: 35.1624 �Q�g: -78.6601 oatum: NAD83
5oil Map Unit Name: �T-Johnston Loam NWI classificativrr N/A
Are eJimatic 1 Frydrolagic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes�✓ Mo �(If no, explain in Remarks.]
Are Vegefatian� Soil � or Hydrology � significantly disturhed'�Are "Narmal Circumstanees° present? Yes �✓ No �
I�re Vegetatian� 5oil Q ar Hydrology� naturally pro6lematic?�{If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.}
SUMMARY OF FINOINGS — Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, et�.
Hydraphytic Vegetation Present?
Hydric Sail Present?
Wetland Hydrology PresenY?
Remarks:
YesO No 0
Yes� No�
Yes �� Nv r��
Is the Sampled Area
within a Wetland? Yes Q No �
HYOR�LQGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators: 5econdary Indicators fminimum of two reauired]
Primary Indioatvrs [minimum of vne is repuired: check all that applv] 0 Surface Svii Cracks [66}
QSurfaee Water [A1 } QAquatia Fauna [813] 05parsely Vegetatetl Conca�e Surface [g8]
�High Water Table {A2) �IUarl �eposits [B15} �LRR Uj �Drainage Pxtterns (B1 D}
05aturation {A3} �Hydrogen Sulfide Odor {C1 } �Moss Trim Lines {B16)
QWater Marks {61] QOxidized Rhizospheres alang LiWing Roots {C3} Q�ry-Season Water Table (C2}
QSediment Qeposits {B2} �Presence of Reduced Iron [C4} �Crayfish Burrows {C8}
�Qnft Qeposits [B3} �Recent Irvn Reductivn in Tilled Soils (C6] �Saturation Visible on Aerial Irnagery [C9}
�Algal Mat or Crust {B4} �Thin Muck Surfar.e {C7} �Geomorphic Position (D2}
� Iron Depasits [85} ��ther (Explain in Remarks] �5hallow Aquitard �D3}
� Inundation Visible on Rerial Imagery {67j �FAC-Neutral Test [05}
Water-5tained Lea�es [B9} 5phagnum mass [D8j (LRR T, Uj
Field Observations:
5urface Water Present? Yes � No 0 �epth {inchesJ:
Water Table Present7 Yes Q No Q Depth {inchesJ:
Saturation Present? Yes � Na Q✓ C}epth {inchesJ: Wetland Hydrolqgy Present? Yes 0 No �
includes ca illa frin e
�escribe Recvrded �ata (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, pre�ious inspectians}, ita�ailable:
Remarks:
US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Cvastal Plain Region — Version 2.�

VEGETATION [Fi�e Strata) - Use scientific names of plants.
Tree Stratum �Piot size: 30-ft radius �
�.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
50% of total cover
Saolin4 Stratum (Plot size: � 5-ft radlUS �
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
50% of total cover
Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 15-ft rad'lUs �
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
% Cover Soecies? Status
Sampling Point: BB� �-Up
uominance iest worKsneet:
Number of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across All Strata:
Percent of Dominant Species
That Are OBL. FACW. or FAC
O �A�
1 �B�
� (A1B)
0 = Total Cover Prevalence Index worksheet:
20% of total cover: Total % Cover of: Multiplv hv:
OBL species x 1 =
FACW species x 2 =
FAC species x 3 =
FACU species x 4 =
UPL species x 5 =
Column Totals (A� (B)
Prevalence Index = B/A =
0_ = Total Cover Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
_ 20% of total cover: ��_ Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
e2 - Dominance Test is >50%
3 - Prevalence Index is <_3.0'
� Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
� = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 20% of total cover:
Herh Stratum �Piot s�Ze: 5-ft radius )
�.Sorahum halepense 80
z.Persicaria hydropiperoides 10
3.Rumex crispus 10
4. _
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
50% of total cover: 50
Woodv Vine Stratum cP�or S�Ze: 30-ft radius �
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
50% of total cover:
holoqical adaptations
100 = Total Cover
20% of total cover: 2�
Shruh - Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
approximately 3 to 20 ft (1 to 6 m) in height.
Herb -All herbaceous (non-woody) plants, including
herbaceous vines, regardless of size, and woody
plants, except woody vines, less than approximately
3 ft(9 m) in height.
Woody vine - All woody vines, regardless of height.
Hydrophytic
0 = Total Cover Vegetation �
20% of total cover: Present? Yes� No�
'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
be present, unless disturbed or problematic.
Definitions of Five Vegetation Strata:
Tree - Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
approximately 20 ft(6 m) or more in height and 3 in.
(7.6 cm) or larger in diameter at breast height (DBH).
Y@S FACU Sapling - Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
NO �BL approximately 20 ft (6 m) or more in height and less
No FAC than 3 in. (7.6 cm) DBH.
US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region - Version 2.0

SOIL
Sampling Point: BB11-Up
Profile Description: (Descrihe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the ahsence of indicators.j
Depth Matrix Redox Features
(inches) Colar (moist) % Colar (moist) % Tvpe Loc Texture Remarks
0-12 10YR 4/3 100 CL
12-18 10YR 4/3 60 10YR 6/8 40 C M
'Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains
Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicahle to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.)
� Histosol (A1)
Histic Epipedon (A2)
Black Histic (A3)
Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
Stratified Layers (A5)
Organic Bodies (A6) (LRR P, T, lI)
5 cm Mucky Mineral (A7) (LRR P, T, llj
Muck Presence (A8) {LRR ll}
1 cm Muck (A9� (LRR P, T)
Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11)
Thick Dark Surface (A92)
Coast Prairie Redox (A16) (MLRA 150Aj
Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR O, S}
Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
Sandy Redox (S5)
Stripped Matrix (S6)
Dark Surface (S7) (LRR P, S, T, ll}
Restrictive Layer (if ohserved]:
Type:
Depth (inches):
Remarks:
Hydric Soil Present? Yes� No�
CL
�Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix.
Indicators for Prohlematic Hydric Soils3:
Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) {LRR S, T, ll] 9 cm Muck (A9) (LRR Oj
IThin Dark Surtace (S9) (LRR S, T, llj 2 cm Muck (A10� (LRR Sj
Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (LRR O) Reduced Vertic (F18) (outside MLRA 150A,B)
�Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (LRR P, S, T}
Depleted Matrix (F3) Anomalous Bright Loamy Soils (F20)
Redox Dark Surtace (F6) [MLRA 153Bj
Depleted Dark Surface (F7) Red Parent Material (TF2)
Redox Depressions (F8) ery Shallow Dark SurFace (TF92)
Marl (F10) (LRR ll) �Other (Explain in Remarks)
Depleted Ochric (F11) (MLRA 151}
Iron-Manganese Masses (F12) {LRR O, P, Tj 3lndicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
Umbric Surtace (F13) (LRR P, T, Uj wetland hydrology must be present,
Delta Ochric (F17) [MLRA 151 j unless disturbed or problematic.
Reduced Vertic (F18) {MLRA 150A, 150B]
Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 149Aj
Anomalous Bright Loamy Soils (F20) (MLRA 149A, 153C, 153Dj
US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region — Version 2.0

WETLAND �ETERMINATIQN DATA FQRM — Atlantic and +Gulf Caastal Plain Region
Pro�ecvsi�e: Cumberland (17BP.6.R.75) city�county: Cumberland Sarnpling Date: 07/19/2017
ApplicantlOwner: NCDOT-Dlvls1011 6 5tate: NC 5ampling Point: BB11-wet
Irrvestigator{sj: Atkirls; Cogdell/Gresham sectivn, Townsni�, Range: Wade
Landform [hillslope, terrace, eta.}: Floodplain Loeal relief [canca�e, canvex, nane}: Flat Slope {°/o}: 0-2
5ubregivn {LRR vr MLRA}_ LRR-P �at: 35.1625 �Q�g: -78.6601 oatum: NAD83
5oil Map llnit Name: �T-Johnston Loam NWI classi�icativrr PEM 1 B
Are eJimatic 1 Frydrolagic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes� Mo ✓� (If no, explain in Remarks.]
Are Vegefatian� Soil � or Hydrology � significantly disturhed'�Are "Narmal Circumstanees° present? Yes �✓ No �
I�re Vegetatian� 5oil Q ar Hydrology� naturally pro6lematic?�{If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.}
SUMMARY OF FINOINGS — Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, et�.
Hydraphytic Vegetation Present?
Hydric Sail Present?
Wetland Hydrology PresenY?
Remarks:
YesO No 0
Yes� No�
Yes � Nv
Is the Sampled Area
within a Wetland? Yes Q No �
HYOR�LQGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators: 5econdary Indicators fminimum of two reauired]
Primary Indioatvrs [minimum of vne is repuired: check all that applv] 0 Surface Svii Cracks [66}
QSurfaee Water [A1 } QAquatia Fauna [813] 05parsely Vegetatetl Conca�e Surface [g8]
�High Water Table {A2) �IUarl �eposits [B15} �LRR Uj �Drainage Pxtterns (B1 D}
Q✓ 5aturation {A3} �Hydrogen Sulfide Odor {C1 } �Moss Trim Lines {B16)
QWater Marks {61] QOxidized Rhizospheres alang LiWing Roots {C3} Q�ry-Season Water Table (C2}
QSediment Qeposits {B2} �Presence of Reduced Iron [C4} �Crayfish Burrows {C8}
�Qnft Qeposits [B3} �Recent Irvn Reductivn in Tilled Soils (C6] �Saturation Visible on Aerial Irnagery [C9}
�Algal Mat or Crust {B4} �Thin Muck Surfar.e {C7} �Geomorphic Position (D2}
� Iron Depasits [85} ��ther (Explain in Remarks] �5hallow Aquitard �D3}
� Inundation Visible on Rerial Imagery {67j �FAC-Neutral Test [05}
Water-5tained Lea�es [B9} 5phagnum mass [D8j (LRR T, Uj
Field Observations:
5urface Water Present? Yes � No 0 �epth {inchesJ:
Water Table Present7 Yes Q No Q Depth {inchesJ:
Saturation Present? Yes i" � Na Q[}epth {inchesJ: 8 Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes 0 No �
includes ca illa frin e
�escribe Recvrded �ata (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, pre�ious inspectians}, ita�ailable:
Remarks:
US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Cvastal Plain Region — Version 2.�

VEGETATION [Fi�e Strata) - Use scientific names of plants.
Tree Stratum �Piot size: 30-ft radius �
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Saolin4 Stratum (Plot size
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
50% of total cover
15-ft radius �
50% of total cover
Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 15-ft rad'lUs �
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
% Cover Soecies? Status
Sampling Point: BB� �-Wet
uominance iest worKsneet:
Number of Dominant Species 3
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: _
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across All Strata:
Percent of Dominant Species
That Are OBL. FACW. or FAC
4
75
(A)
�B)
���)
0 = Total Cover Prevalence Index worksheet:
20% of total cover: Total % Cover of: Multiplv hv:
OBL species x 1 =
FACW species x 2 =
FAC species x 3 =
FACU species x 4 =
UPL species x 5 =
Column Totals (A� (B)
Prevalence Index = B/A =
0_ = Total Cover Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
_ 20% of total cover: ��_ Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
✓ 2 - Dominance Test is >50%
3 - Prevalence Index is <_3.0'
� Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
� = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 20% of total cover:
Herh Stratum �Piot s�Ze: 5-ft radius )
�.Sorahum halepense 40 Yes FACU
z.Persicaria hydropiperoides 25 Yes OBL
3. Persicaria sagittata 20 Yes OBL
4.Solidago sp. 4 n/a n/a
5.Rumex crispus 1 No FAC
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
50% of total cover: 43
Woodv Vine Stratum cP�or S�Ze: 30-ft radius �
�. Rubus arqutus
z.
3.
4.
5.
50% of total cover: 5
holoqical adaptations
86 = Total Cover
20% of total cover: 17.2
10 Yes FAC
'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
be present, unless disturbed or problematic.
Definitions of Five Vegetation Strata:
Tree - Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
approximately 20 ft(6 m) or more in height and 3 in.
(7.6 cm) or larger in diameter at breast height (DBH).
Sapling - Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
approximately 20 ft (6 m) or more in height and less
than 3 in. (7.6 cm) DBH.
Shruh - Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
approximately 3 to 20 ft (1 to 6 m) in height.
Herb -All herbaceous (non-woody) plants, including
herbaceous vines, regardless of size, and woody
plants, except woody vines, less than approximately
3 ft(9 m) in height.
Woody vine - All woody vines, regardless of height.
Hydrophytic
1 � = Total Cover Vegetation
20% of total cover: 2 Present? Yes� No�
Herbaceous wetland periodically maintained/mowed--adjacent to
highway
US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region - Version 2.0

SOIL Sampling Point: BB11-W2t
Profile Description: (Descrihe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the ahsence of indicators.j
Depth Matrix Redox Features
(inches) Colar (moist) % Colar (moist) % Tvpe Loc Texture Remarks
0-6 10YR 4/2 95 7.5YR 3/4 5 C M SC
6-14 10YR 4/1 75 10YR 6/6 25 C M SL
14-18+ 10YR 6/6 100 SCL
'Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains. �Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix.
Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicahle to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Prohlematic Hydric Soils3:
� Histosol (A1) Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) {LRR S, T, ll] 9 cm Muck (A9) (LRR Oj
Histic Epipedon (A2) Thin Dark Surtace (S9) (LRR S, T, llj 2 cm Muck (A10� (LRR Sj
Black Histic (A3) Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (LRR O) Reduced Vertic (F18) (outside MLRA 150A,B)
Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (LRR P, S, T}
Stratified Layers (A5) J Depleted Matrix (F3) Anomalous Bright Loamy Soils (F20)
Organic Bodies (A6) (LRR P, T, lI) Redox Dark Surtace (F6) III���III [MLRA 153Bj
5 cm Mucky Mineral (A7) (LRR P, T, llj Depleted Dark Surface (F7) �ed Parent Material (TF2)
Muck Presence (A8) {LRR ll} Redox Depressions (F8) ery Shallow Dark SurFace (TF92)
1 cm Muck (A9� (LRR P, T) Marl (F10) (LRR ll) �Other (Explain in Remarks)
Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11) Depleted Ochric (F11) (MLRA 151}
Thick Dark Surface (Al2) Iron-Manganese Masses (F12) {LRR O, P, Tj 3lndicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
Coast Prairie Redox (A16) (MLRA 150Aj Umbric Surtace (F13) (LRR P, T, Uj wetland hydrology must be present,
Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR O, S} Delta Ochric (F17) [MLRA 151 j unless disturbed or problematic.
Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) Reduced Vertic (F18) {MLRA 150A, 150B]
Sandy Redox (S5) Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 149Aj
Stripped Matrix (S6) � Anomalous Bright Loamy Soils (F20) (MLRA 149A, 153C, 153Dj
Dark Surface (S7) (LRR P, S, T, ll}
Restrictive Layer (if ohserved]:
Type:
Depth (inches):
Remarks:
Hydric Soil Present? Yes� No�
US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region — Version 2.0

NC DWQ Stream Identification Form Version 4.11
�ate: 07/17/2017 ProjecUSite: Cumberland (17BP.6.R.75) �atitude: 35.1628
E�a�uator:qtkinS-Cogdell, Gresham
Total Points:
Stream is at least intermittent 3 9.�J
if > 19 or perennial if >_ 30*
county: Cumberland I �ongitude: _78,6594
Stream Determination (circle one) Other Wade
Ephemeral Intermittent Perennial e.g. Quad Name:
A. Geomor holo (Subtotal = 23.5 ) Absent Weak Moderate Strong
1a Continuity of channel bed and bank 0 1 2 3
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg 0 1 2 3
3. In-channel structure: ex. riffle-pool, step-pool, 0 1 2 3
ripple-pool sequence
4. Particle size of stream substrate 0 1 2 3
5. Active/relict floodplain 0 1 2 3
6. Depositional bars or benches 0 1 2 3
7. Recent alluvial deposits 0 1 2 3
8. Headcuts 0 1 2 3
9. Grade control 0 0.5 1 1.5
10. Natural valley 0 0.5 1 1.5
11. Second or greater order channel No = 0 Yes = 3
a--""-`-' �"-`- --- --• __•_-' --- -"-- --`---'
B. Hyaroiogy (subtota� _ �� >
12. Presence of Baseflow
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria
14. Leaf litter
15. Sediment on plants or debris
16. Organic debris lines or piles
17. Soil-based evidence of high water table?
0
0
�
0
e
�. �
1
1
1
0.5
0.5
2
2
0.5
1
1
Yes=3
3
3
0
1.5
1.5
C. Biolo (Subtotal = 6 )
18. Fibrous roots in streambed 3 2 1 0
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed 3 2 1 0
20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance) 0 1 2 3
21. Aquatic Mollusks 0 1 2 3
22. Fish 0 0.5 1 1.5
23. Crayfish 0 0.5 1 1.5
24. Amphibians 0 0.5 1 1.5
25. Algae 0 0.5 1 1.5
26. Wetland plants in streambed FACW = 0.75; OBL = 1.5 Other = 0
"perennial streams may also be identified using other methods. See p. 35 of manual.
Notes:
Sketch:

NC WAM FIELD ASSESSMENT FORM
Accompanies User Manual Version 4.1
Wetland Site Name WA Date 7/19/2017
Wetland Bottomland Hardwood Forest Assessor Name/ Organization Atkins/Cogdell
Ecoregion Southeastern Plains
Basin Cape Fear
� Yes � No Precipitation within 48 hrs?
Nearest Named Water Body South River
USGS 8-Digit Catalogue Unit 03030006
Latitude/Longitude (deci-degrees) 35.1625, -78.6597
Evidence of stressors affecting the assessment area (may not be within the assessment area)
Please circle and/or make note on the last page if evidence of stressors is apparent. Consider departure from reference, if appropriate, in
recent past (for instance, within 10 years). Noteworthy stressors include, but are not limited to the following.
• Hydrological modifications (examples: ditches, dams, beaver dams, dikes, berms, ponds, etc.)
• Surface and sub-surface discharges into the wetland (examples: discharges containing obvious pollutants, presence of nearby
septic tanks, underground storage tanks (USTs), hog lagoons, etc.)
• Signs of vegetation stress (examples: vegetation mortality, insect damage, disease, storm damage, salt intrusion, etc.)
• HabitaUplant community alteration (examples: mowing, clear-cutting, exotics, etc.)
Is the assessment area intensively managed? � Yes � No
Regulatory Considerations (select all that apply to the assessment area)
❑ Anadromous fish
❑ Federally protected species or State endangered or threatened species
❑ NCDWQ riparian buffer rule in effect
❑ Abuts a Primary Nursery Area (PNA)
❑ Publicly owned property
❑ N.C. Division of Coastal Management Area of Environmental Concern (AEC) (including buffer)
❑ Abuts a stream with a NCDWQ classification of SA or supplemental classifications of HQW, ORW, or Trout
❑ Designated NCNHP reference community
❑ Abuts a 303(d)-listed stream or a tributary to a 303(d)-listed stream
What type of natural stream is associated with the wetland, if any? (check all that apply)
� Blackwater
� Brownwater
❑ Tidal (if tidal, check one of the following boxes) 0 Lunar � Wind � Both
Is the assessment area on a coastal island? � Yes � No
Is the assessment area's surtace water storage capacity or duration substantially altered by beaver? � Yes � No
Does the assessment area experience overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions? � Yes � No
1. Ground Surface Condition/Vegetation Condition — assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider alteration to the ground surface (GS) in the assessment area and vegetation structure (VS) in
the assessment area. Compare to reference wetland if applicable (see User Manual). If a reference is not applicable, then rate the
assessment area based on evidence of an effect.
GS VS
� A � A Water storage capacity and duration are not altered.
�. B �. B Severely altered over a majority of the assessment area (ground surface alteration examples: vehicle tracks, excessive
sedimentation, fire-plow lanes, skidder tracks, bedding, fill, soil compaction, obvious pollutants) (vegetation structure
alteration examples: mechanical disturbance, herbicides, salt intrusion [where appropriate], exotic species, grazing,
reduced diversity [if appropriate], hydrologic alteration)
2. Surface and Sub-Surface Storage Capacity and Duration — assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface storage capacity and duration (Surf) and sub-surface storage capacity and duration
(Sub). Consider both increase and decrease in hydrology. Refer to the current NRCS lateral effect of ditching guidance for North Carolina
hydric soils (see USACE Wilmington District website) for the zone of influence of ditches in hydric soils. A ditch <_ 1 foot deep is considered
to affect surface water only, while a ditch > 1 foot deep is expected to affect both surface and sub-surface water. Consider tidal flooding
regime, if applicable.
Surf Sub
� A � A Not severely altered
�. B 0 B Water storage capacity or duration are altered, but not substantially (typically, not sufficient to change vegetation).
� C � C Water storage capacity or duration is substantially altered (typically, alteration sufficient to result in vegetation change)
3. Water Storage/Surface Relief — assessment area/wetland type condition metric (evaluate for non-marsh wetlands only)
Check a box in each column for each group below. Select for the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT).
3a.
3b.
WT
� A Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water > 1 foot deep
� B Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water > 1 foot deep
� C Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
� D Depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is greater than 2 feet
Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is between 1 and 2 feet
Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is less than 1 foot
AA
OA
� B
0 C
O�
OA
� B
�C

4. Soil Texture/Structure - assessment area condition metric
Check a box from each of the three soil property groups below. Dig soil profile in the dominant assessment area landscape
feature. Make soil observations within the top 12 inches. Use most recent guidance for National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils regional
indicators.
4a.
4b
Sandy soil
Loamy or clayey soils exhibiting redoximorphic features (concentrations, depletions, or rhizospheres)
Loamy or clayey soils not exhibiting redoximorphic features
Loamy or clayey gleyed soil
Histosol or histic epipedon
Soil ribbon < 1 inch
Soil ribbon >_ 1 inch
OA
� B
�C
O�
OE
OA
� B
4c. � A No peat or muck presence
� B A peat or muck presence
5. Discharge into Wetland - assessment area opportunity metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface pollutants or discharges (Surf) and sub-surface pollutants or discharges (Sub).
Examples of sub-surface discharges include presence of nearby septic tank, underground storage tank (UST), etc.
Surf Sub
� A 0 A Little or no evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the assessment area
� B � B Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the wetland and stressing, but not overwhelming the
� C 0 C Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges (pathogen, particulate, or soluble) entering the assessment area and
potentially overwhelming the treatment capacity of the wetland (water discoloration, dead vegetation, excessive
sedimentation, odor)
6. Land Use - opportunity metric
Check all that apply (at least one box in each column). Evaluation involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. Consider sources
draining to assessment area within entire upstream watershed (WS), within 5 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area
(5M), and within 2 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (2M).
WS
❑A
❑�/ B
❑d C
❑ D
❑d E
❑ F
❑G
❑ H
5M
❑A
❑�/ B
�/❑ C
❑ D
❑�/ E
❑ F
❑G
❑ H
2M
❑ A
❑�/ B
❑d C
❑ D
❑d E
❑ F
❑G
❑ H
>_ 10% impervious surfaces
< 10% impervious surfaces
Confined animal operations (or other local, concentrated source of pollutants)
>_ 20% coverage of pasture
>_ 20% coverage of agricultural land (regularly plowed land)
>_ 20% coverage of maintained grass/herb
>_ 20% coverage of clear-cut land
Little or no opportunity to improve water quality. Lack of opportunity may result from hydrologic alterations
that prevent drainage or overbank flow from affecting the assessment area
7. Wetland Acting as Vegetated Buffer - assessment area/wetland complex condition metric
7a. Is assessment area within 50 feet of a tributary or other open water?
� Yes � No If Yes, continue to 7b. If No, skip to Metric 8.
Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the open water. Make buffer judgment based on the average width of wetland.
Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.
7b
7c.
7d
How much of the first 50 feet from the bank is wetland?
� A >_ 50 feet
� B From 30 to < 50 feet
� C From 5 to < 15 feet
� D From 15 to < 30 feet
� E < 5 feet or buffer bypassed by ditches
Tributary width. If the tributary is anastomosed, combine widths of channels/braids for a total width.
�<- 15-feet wide �> 15-feet wide � Other open water (no tributary present)
Do roots of assessment area vegetation extend into the bank of the tributary/open water?
� Yes � No
7e. Is the tributary or other open water sheltered or exposed?
� Sheltered - open water width < 2500 feet and no regular boat traffic
� Exposed - open water width >_ 2500 feet or regular boat traffic
8. Wetland Width at the Assessment Area - wetland type/wetland complex condition metric (evaluate for riparian wetlands only)
Check a box in each column. Select the average width for the wetland type at the assessment area (WT) and the wetland complex at the
assessment area (WC). See User Manual for WT and WC boundaries.
WT
OA
� B
�C
Oo
OE
OF
OG
OH
>_ 100 feet
From 80 to < 100 feet
From 50 to < 80 feet
From 40 to < 50 feet
From 30 to < 40 feet
From 15 to < 30 feet
From 5 to < 15 feet
< 5 feet
WC
OA
0 B
�C
O�
OE
OF
OG
OH

9. Inundation Duration - assessment area condition metric
Answer for assessment area dominant landform.
� A Evidence of short-duration inundation (< 7 consecutive days)
� B Evidence of saturation, without evidence of inundation
� C Evidence of long-duration inundation or very long-duration inundation (7 to 30 consecutive days or more)
10. Indicators of Deposition - assessment area condition metric
Consider recent deposition only (no plant growth since deposition).
�. A Sediment deposition is not excessive, but at approximately natural levels.
� B Sediment deposition is excessive, but not overwhelming the wetland.
� C Sediment deposition is excessive and is overwhelming the wetland.
11. Wetland Size - wetland type/wetland complex condition metric
Check a box in each column. Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This metric evaluates three aspects of the wetland area: the
size of the wetland type (WT), the size of the wetland complex (WC), and the size of the forested wetland (FW) (if applicable, see User
Manual). See the User Manual for boundaries of these evaluation areas. If assessment area is clear-cut, select "K" for the FW column.
WT
OA
� B
�C
Oo
OE
OF
OG
OH
��
O�
OK
FW (if applicable)
� A >_ 500 acres
� B From 100 to < 500 acres
� C From 50 to < 100 acres
� D From 25 to < 50 acres
� E From 10 to < 25 acres
� F From 5 to < 10 acres
� G From 1 to < 5 acres
� H From 0.5 to < 1 acre
� I From 0.1 to < 0.5 acre
� J From 0.01 to < 0.1 acre
� K < 0.01 acre or assessment area is clear-cut
WC
OA
� B
�C
Oo
OE
OF
OG
OH
��
O�
OK
12. Wetland Intactness - wetland type condition metric (evaluate for Pocosins only)
� A Pocosin is the full extent (>_ 90%) of its natural landscape size.
� B Pocosin is < 90% of the full extent of its natural landscape size.
13. Connectivity to Other Natural Areas - landscape condition metric
13a. Check appropriate box(es) (a box may be checked in each column). Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This
metric evaluates whether the wetland is well connected (Well) and/or loosely connected (Loosely) to the landscape patch, the contiguous
naturally vegetated area and open water (if appropriate). Boundaries are formed by four-lane roads, regularly maintained utility line
corridors the width of a four-lane road or wider, urban landscapes, maintained fields (pasture and agriculture), or open water > 300 feet
wide.
Well
OA
� B
�C
O�
OE
OF
Loosely
OA
0 B
0 C
O�
OE
OF
>- 500 acres
From 100 to < 500 acres
From 50 to < 100 acres
From 10 to < 50 acres
< 10 acres
Wetland type has a poor or no connection to other natural habitats
13b. Evaluate for marshes only.
� Yes � No Wetland type has a surface hydrology connection to open waters/tributary or tidal wetlands.
14. Edge Effect - wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
May involve a GIS effort with field adjustment. Estimate distance from wetland type boundary to artificial edges. Artificial edges include non-
forested areas >_ 40 feet wide such as fields, development, roads, regularly maintained utility line corridors, and clear-cuts. Consider the eight
main points of the compass.
� A No artificial edge within 150 feet in all directions
� B No artificial edge within 150 feet in four (4) to seven (7) directions
� C An artificial edge occurs within 150 feet in more than four (4) directions or assessment area is clear-cut
15. Vegetative Composition - assessment area condition metric (skip for all marshes and Pine Flat)
� A Vegetation is close to reference condition in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of appropriate
species, with exotic plants absent or sparse within the assessment area
� B
�C
Vegetation is different from reference condition in species diversity or proportions, but still largely composed of native species
characteristic of the wetland type. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clearcutting or
clearing. It also includes communities with exotics present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata.
Vegetation severely altered from reference in composition. Expected species are unnaturally absent (planted stands of non-
characteristic species or at least one stratum inappropriately composed of a single species). Exotic species are dominant in at
least one stratum.
16. Vegetative Diversity - assessment area condition metric (evaluate for Non-tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
� A Vegetation diversity is high and is composed primarily of native species (< 10% cover of exotics).
� B Vegetation diversity is low or has > 10% to 50% cover of exotics.
� C Vegetation is dominated by exotic species (> 50% cover of exotics).

17. Vegetative Structure — assessment area/wetland type condition metric
17a. Is vegetation present?
� Yes � No If Yes, continue to 17b. If No, skip to Metric 18.
17b. Evaluate percent coverage of assessment area vegetation for all marshes only. Skip to17c for non-marsh wetlands.
� A >_ 25% coverage of vegetation
� B < 25% coverage of vegetation
17c. Check a box in each column for each stratum. Evaluate this portion of the metric for non-marsh wetlands. Consider structure in
airspace above the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT) separately.
AA WT
Q �. A �. A Canopy closed, or nearly closed, with natural gaps associated with natural processes
� � B � B Canopy present, but opened more than natural gaps
� � C � C Canopy sparse or absent
o � A � A Dense mid-story/sapling layer
�,^ � B � B Moderate density mid-story/sapling layer
� � C � C Mid-story/sapling layer sparse or absent
� � A � A Dense shrub layer
� � B � B Moderate density shrub layer
`^ � C � C Shrub layer sparse or absent
� � A � A Dense herb layer
_ � B � B Moderate density herb layer
� C � C Herb layer sparse or absent
18. Snags — wetland type condition metric
� A Large snags (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches DBH, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
�. B Not A
19. Diameter Class Distribution — wetland type condition metric
� A Majority of canopy trees have stems > 6 inches in diameter at breast height (DBH); many large trees (> 12 inches DBH) are
present.
� B Majority of canopy trees have stems between 6 and 12 inches DBH, few are > 12 inch DBH.
� C Majority of canopy trees are < 6 inches DBH or no trees.
20. Large Woody Debris — wetland type condition metric
Include both natural debris and man-placed natural debris.
� A Large logs (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches in diameter, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
�. B Not A
21. Vegetation/Open Water Dispersion — wetland type/open water condition metric (evaluate for Non-Tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
Select the figure that best describes the amount of interspersion between vegetation and open water in the growing season. Patterned
areas indicate vegetated areas, while solid white areas indicate open water.
OA OB O� Oo
, �I, i , �
� �
' 9 P
�
; � � � �,� � i� " � ��m
� � ',�� 1,
22. Hydrologic Connectivity— assessment area condition metric (evaluate for riparian wetlands only)
Examples of activities that may severely alter hydrologic connectivity include intensive ditching, fill, sedimentation, channelization,
diversion, man-made berms, beaver dams, and stream incision.
�. A Overbank and overland flow are not severely altered in the assessment area.
� B Overbank flow is severely altered in the assessment area.
� C Overland flow is severely altered in the assessment area.
� D Both overbank and overland flow are severely altered in the assessment area.
Notes

NC WAM Wetland Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 4.1
Rating Calculator Version 4.1
Wetland Site Name WA Date of Assessment 7/19/2017
Wetland Type Bottomland Hardwood Forest Assessor Name/Organization Atkins/Cogdell
Notes on Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
Wetland is intensively managed (Y/N)
Assessment area is located within 50 feet of a natural tributary or other open water (Y/N)
Assessment area is substantially altered by beaver (Y/N)
Assessment area experiences overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions (Y/N)
Assessment area is on a coastal island (Y/N)
Sub-function Rating Summary
Function Sub-function
Hydrology Surface Storage and Retention
Sub-Surface Storage and Retention
Water Quality Pathogen Change
Particulate Change
Soluble Change
Physical Change
Pollution Change
Habitat Physical Structure
Landscape Patch Structure
Vegetation Composition
Metrics
Condition
Condition
Condition
Condition/Opportu n ity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition/Opportu n ity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition/Opportu n ity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition/Opportu n ity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition/Opportu n ity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition
Condition
NO
NO
NO
YES
NO
YES
NO
Rating
HIGH
MEDIUM
HIGH
HIGH
YES
HIGH
HIGH
YES
HIGH
HIGH
YES
HIGH
HIGH
YES
NA
NA
NA
MEDIUM
HIGH
LOW
Function Rating Summary
Function Metrics Rating
Hydrology Condition HIGH
Water Quality Condition HIGH
Condition/Opportunity HIGH
Opportunity Presence (Y/N) YES
Habitat Condition MEDIUM
Overall Wetland Rating HIGH

NC WAM FIELD ASSESSMENT FORM
Accompanies User Manual Version 4.1
Wetland Site Name WB Date 7/19/2017
Wetland Bottomland Hardwood Forest Assessor Name/ Organization Atkins/Co�
Ecoregion Southeastern Plains
Basin Cape Fear
� Yes � No Precipitation within 48 hrs?
Nearest Named Water Body South River
USGS 8-Digit Catalogue Unit 03030006
Latitude/Longitude (deci-degrees) 35.1629, -78.6591
Evidence of stressors affecting the assessment area (may not be within the assessment area)
Please circle and/or make note on the last page if evidence of stressors is apparent. Consider departure from reference, if appropriate, in
recent past (for instance, within 10 years). Noteworthy stressors include, but are not limited to the following.
• Hydrological modifications (examples: ditches, dams, beaver dams, dikes, berms, ponds, etc.)
• Surface and sub-surface discharges into the wetland (examples: discharges containing obvious pollutants, presence of nearby
septic tanks, underground storage tanks (USTs), hog lagoons, etc.)
• Signs of vegetation stress (examples: vegetation mortality, insect damage, disease, storm damage, salt intrusion, etc.)
• HabitaUplant community alteration (examples: mowing, clear-cutting, exotics, etc.)
Is the assessment area intensively managed? � Yes � No
Regulatory Considerations (select all that apply to the assessment area)
❑ Anadromous fish
❑ Federally protected species or State endangered or threatened species
❑ NCDWQ riparian buffer rule in effect
❑ Abuts a Primary Nursery Area (PNA)
❑ Publicly owned property
❑ N.C. Division of Coastal Management Area of Environmental Concern (AEC) (including buffer)
❑ Abuts a stream with a NCDWQ classification of SA or supplemental classifications of HQW, ORW, or Trout
❑ Designated NCNHP reference community
❑ Abuts a 303(d)-listed stream or a tributary to a 303(d)-listed stream
What type of natural stream is associated with the wetland, if any? (check all that apply)
� Blackwater
� Brownwater
❑ Tidal (if tidal, check one of the following boxes) � Lunar � Wind � Both
Is the assessment area on a coastal island? � Yes � No
Is the assessment area's surtace water storage capacity or duration substantially altered by beaver? � Yes � No
Does the assessment area experience overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions? � Yes � No
1. Ground Surface Condition/Vegetation Condition — assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider alteration to the ground surface (GS) in the assessment area and vegetation structure (VS) in
the assessment area. Compare to reference wetland if applicable (see User Manual). If a reference is not applicable, then rate the
assessment area based on evidence of an effect.
GS VS
�. A �. A Water storage capacity and duration are not altered.
� B � B Severely altered over a majority of the assessment area (ground surface alteration examples: vehicle tracks, excessive
sedimentation, fire-plow lanes, skidder tracks, bedding, fill, soil compaction, obvious pollutants) (vegetation structure
alteration examples: mechanical disturbance, herbicides, salt intrusion [where appropriate], exotic species, grazing,
reduced diversity [if appropriate], hydrologic alteration)
2. Surface and Sub-Surface Storage Capacity and Duration — assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface storage capacity and duration (Surf) and sub-surface storage capacity and duration
(Sub). Consider both increase and decrease in hydrology. Refer to the current NRCS lateral effect of ditching guidance for North Carolina
hydric soils (see USACE Wilmington District website) for the zone of influence of ditches in hydric soils. A ditch <_ 1 foot deep is considered
to affect surface water only, while a ditch > 1 foot deep is expected to affect both surface and sub-surface water. Consider tidal flooding
regime, if applicable.
Surf Sub
� A � A Not severely altered
� B � B Water storage capacity or duration are altered, but not substantially (typically, not sufficient to change vegetation).
� C � C Water storage capacity or duration is substantially altered (typically, alteration sufficient to result in vegetation change)
3. Water Storage/Surface Relief — assessment area/wetland type condition metric (evaluate for non-marsh wetlands only)
Check a box in each column for each group below. Select for the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT).
3a.
3b.
AA
OA
� B
�C
O�
OA
0 B
�C
WT
� A Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water > 1 foot deep
� B Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water > 1 foot deep
� C Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
� D Depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is greater than 2 feet
Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is between 1 and 2 feet
Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is less than 1 foot

4. Soil Texture/Structure - assessment area condition metric
Check a box from each of the three soil property groups below. Dig soil profile in the dominant assessment area landscape
feature. Make soil observations within the top 12 inches. Use most recent guidance for National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils regional
indicators.
4a.
4b
Sandy soil
Loamy or clayey soils exhibiting redoximorphic features (concentrations, depletions, or rhizospheres)
Loamy or clayey soils not exhibiting redoximorphic features
Loamy or clayey gleyed soil
Histosol or histic epipedon
Soil ribbon < 1 inch
Soil ribbon >_ 1 inch
OA
� B
�C
O�
OE
OA
� B
4c. � A No peat or muck presence
� B A peat or muck presence
5. Discharge into Wetland - assessment area opportunity metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface pollutants or discharges (Surf) and sub-surface pollutants or discharges (Sub).
Examples of sub-surface discharges include presence of nearby septic tank, underground storage tank (UST), etc.
Surf Sub
� A 0 A Little or no evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the assessment area
� B � B Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the wetland and stressing, but not overwhelming the
� C 0 C Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges (pathogen, particulate, or soluble) entering the assessment area and
potentially overwhelming the treatment capacity of the wetland (water discoloration, dead vegetation, excessive
sedimentation, odor)
6. Land Use - opportunity metric
Check all that apply (at least one box in each column). Evaluation involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. Consider sources
draining to assessment area within entire upstream watershed (WS), within 5 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area
(5M), and within 2 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (2M).
WS
❑A
❑�/ B
❑d C
❑ D
❑d E
❑ F
❑G
❑ H
5M
❑A
❑�/ B
�/❑ C
❑ D
❑�/ E
❑ F
❑G
❑ H
2M
❑ A
❑�/ B
❑d C
❑ D
❑d E
❑ F
❑G
❑ H
>_ 10% impervious surfaces
< 10% impervious surfaces
Confined animal operations (or other local, concentrated source of pollutants)
>_ 20% coverage of pasture
>_ 20% coverage of agricultural land (regularly plowed land)
>_ 20% coverage of maintained grass/herb
>_ 20% coverage of clear-cut land
Little or no opportunity to improve water quality. Lack of opportunity may result from hydrologic alterations
that prevent drainage or overbank flow from affecting the assessment area
7. Wetland Acting as Vegetated Buffer - assessment area/wetland complex condition metric
7a. Is assessment area within 50 feet of a tributary or other open water?
� Yes � No If Yes, continue to 7b. If No, skip to Metric 8.
Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the open water. Make buffer judgment based on the average width of wetland.
Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.
7b
7c.
7d
How much of the first 50 feet from the bank is wetland?
� A >_ 50 feet
� B From 30 to < 50 feet
� C From 5 to < 15 feet
� D From 15 to < 30 feet
� E < 5 feet or buffer bypassed by ditches
Tributary width. If the tributary is anastomosed, combine widths of channels/braids for a total width.
�<- 15-feet wide �> 15-feet wide � Other open water (no tributary present)
Do roots of assessment area vegetation extend into the bank of the tributary/open water?
� Yes � No
7e. Is the tributary or other open water sheltered or exposed?
� Sheltered - open water width < 2500 feet and no regular boat traffic
� Exposed - open water width >_ 2500 feet or regular boat traffic
8. Wetland Width at the Assessment Area - wetland type/wetland complex condition metric (evaluate for riparian wetlands only)
Check a box in each column. Select the average width for the wetland type at the assessment area (WT) and the wetland complex at the
assessment area (WC). See User Manual for WT and WC boundaries.
WT
OA
� B
�C
Oo
OE
OF
OG
OH
>_ 100 feet
From 80 to < 100 feet
From 50 to < 80 feet
From 40 to < 50 feet
From 30 to < 40 feet
From 15 to < 30 feet
From 5 to < 15 feet
< 5 feet
WC
OA
0 B
�C
O�
OE
OF
OG
OH

9. Inundation Duration - assessment area condition metric
Answer for assessment area dominant landform.
� A Evidence of short-duration inundation (< 7 consecutive days)
� B Evidence of saturation, without evidence of inundation
� C Evidence of long-duration inundation or very long-duration inundation (7 to 30 consecutive days or more)
10. Indicators of Deposition - assessment area condition metric
Consider recent deposition only (no plant growth since deposition).
�. A Sediment deposition is not excessive, but at approximately natural levels.
� B Sediment deposition is excessive, but not overwhelming the wetland.
� C Sediment deposition is excessive and is overwhelming the wetland.
11. Wetland Size - wetland type/wetland complex condition metric
Check a box in each column. Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This metric evaluates three aspects of the wetland area: the
size of the wetland type (WT), the size of the wetland complex (WC), and the size of the forested wetland (FW) (if applicable, see User
Manual). See the User Manual for boundaries of these evaluation areas. If assessment area is clear-cut, select "K" for the FW column.
WT
OA
� B
�C
Oo
OE
OF
OG
OH
��
O�
OK
FW (if applicable)
� A >_ 500 acres
� B From 100 to < 500 acres
� C From 50 to < 100 acres
� D From 25 to < 50 acres
� E From 10 to < 25 acres
� F From 5 to < 10 acres
� G From 1 to < 5 acres
� H From 0.5 to < 1 acre
� I From 0.1 to < 0.5 acre
� J From 0.01 to < 0.1 acre
� K < 0.01 acre or assessment area is clear-cut
WC
OA
� B
�C
Oo
OE
OF
OG
OH
��
O�
OK
12. Wetland Intactness - wetland type condition metric (evaluate for Pocosins only)
� A Pocosin is the full extent (>_ 90%) of its natural landscape size.
� B Pocosin is < 90% of the full extent of its natural landscape size.
13. Connectivity to Other Natural Areas - landscape condition metric
13a. Check appropriate box(es) (a box may be checked in each column). Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This
metric evaluates whether the wetland is well connected (Well) and/or loosely connected (Loosely) to the landscape patch, the contiguous
naturally vegetated area and open water (if appropriate). Boundaries are formed by four-lane roads, regularly maintained utility line
corridors the width of a four-lane road or wider, urban landscapes, maintained fields (pasture and agriculture), or open water > 300 feet
wide.
Well
OA
� B
�C
O�
OE
OF
Loosely
OA
0 B
0 C
O�
OE
OF
>- 500 acres
From 100 to < 500 acres
From 50 to < 100 acres
From 10 to < 50 acres
< 10 acres
Wetland type has a poor or no connection to other natural habitats
13b. Evaluate for marshes only.
� Yes � No Wetland type has a surface hydrology connection to open waters/tributary or tidal wetlands.
14. Edge Effect - wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
May involve a GIS effort with field adjustment. Estimate distance from wetland type boundary to artificial edges. Artificial edges include non-
forested areas >_ 40 feet wide such as fields, development, roads, regularly maintained utility line corridors, and clear-cuts. Consider the eight
main points of the compass.
� A No artificial edge within 150 feet in all directions
� B No artificial edge within 150 feet in four (4) to seven (7) directions
� C An artificial edge occurs within 150 feet in more than four (4) directions or assessment area is clear-cut
15. Vegetative Composition - assessment area condition metric (skip for all marshes and Pine Flat)
� A Vegetation is close to reference condition in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of appropriate
species, with exotic plants absent or sparse within the assessment area
� B
�C
Vegetation is different from reference condition in species diversity or proportions, but still largely composed of native species
characteristic of the wetland type. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clearcutting or
clearing. It also includes communities with exotics present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata.
Vegetation severely altered from reference in composition. Expected species are unnaturally absent (planted stands of non-
characteristic species or at least one stratum inappropriately composed of a single species). Exotic species are dominant in at
least one stratum.
16. Vegetative Diversity - assessment area condition metric (evaluate for Non-tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
� A Vegetation diversity is high and is composed primarily of native species (< 10% cover of exotics).
� B Vegetation diversity is low or has > 10% to 50% cover of exotics.
� C Vegetation is dominated by exotic species (> 50% cover of exotics).

17. Vegetative Structure — assessment area/wetland type condition metric
17a. Is vegetation present?
� Yes � No If Yes, continue to 17b. If No, skip to Metric 18.
17b. Evaluate percent coverage of assessment area vegetation for all marshes only. Skip to17c for non-marsh wetlands.
� A >_ 25% coverage of vegetation
� B < 25% coverage of vegetation
17c. Check a box in each column for each stratum. Evaluate this portion of the metric for non-marsh wetlands. Consider structure in
airspace above the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT) separately.
AA WT
Q �. A �. A Canopy closed, or nearly closed, with natural gaps associated with natural processes
� � B � B Canopy present, but opened more than natural gaps
� � C � C Canopy sparse or absent
o � A � A Dense mid-story/sapling layer
�,^ � B � B Moderate density mid-story/sapling layer
� � C � C Mid-story/sapling layer sparse or absent
� � A � A Dense shrub layer
� � B � B Moderate density shrub layer
`^ � C � C Shrub layer sparse or absent
� � A � A Dense herb layer
_ � B � B Moderate density herb layer
� C � C Herb layer sparse or absent
18. Snags — wetland type condition metric
� A Large snags (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches DBH, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
�. B Not A
19. Diameter Class Distribution — wetland type condition metric
� A Majority of canopy trees have stems > 6 inches in diameter at breast height (DBH); many large trees (> 12 inches DBH) are
present.
� B Majority of canopy trees have stems between 6 and 12 inches DBH, few are > 12 inch DBH.
� C Majority of canopy trees are < 6 inches DBH or no trees.
20. Large Woody Debris — wetland type condition metric
Include both natural debris and man-placed natural debris.
� A Large logs (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches in diameter, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
�. B Not A
21. Vegetation/Open Water Dispersion — wetland type/open water condition metric (evaluate for Non-Tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
Select the figure that best describes the amount of interspersion between vegetation and open water in the growing season. Patterned
areas indicate vegetated areas, while solid white areas indicate open water.
OA OB O� Oo
, �I, i , �
� �
' 9 P
�
; � � � �,� � i� " � ��m
� � ',�� 1,
22. Hydrologic Connectivity— assessment area condition metric (evaluate for riparian wetlands only)
Examples of activities that may severely alter hydrologic connectivity include intensive ditching, fill, sedimentation, channelization,
diversion, man-made berms, beaver dams, and stream incision.
�. A Overbank and overland flow are not severely altered in the assessment area.
� B Overbank flow is severely altered in the assessment area.
� C Overland flow is severely altered in the assessment area.
� D Both overbank and overland flow are severely altered in the assessment area.
Notes

NC WAM Wetland Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 4.1
Rating Calculator Version 4.1
Wetland Site Name WB Date of Assessment 7/19/2017
Wetland Type Bottomland Hardwood Forest Assessor Name/Organization Atkins/Cogdell
Notes on Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
Wetland is intensively managed (Y/N)
Assessment area is located within 50 feet of a natural tributary or other open water (Y/N)
Assessment area is substantially altered by beaver (Y/N)
Assessment area experiences overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions (Y/N)
Assessment area is on a coastal island (Y/N)
Sub-function Rating Summary
Function Sub-function
Hydrology Surface Storage and Retention
Sub-Surface Storage and Retention
Water Quality Pathogen Change
Particulate Change
Soluble Change
Physical Change
Pollution Change
Habitat Physical Structure
Landscape Patch Structure
Vegetation Composition
Metrics
Condition
Condition
Condition
Condition/Opportu n ity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition/Opportu n ity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition/Opportu n ity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition/Opportu n ity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition/Opportu n ity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition
Condition
NO
NO
NO
YES
NO
NO
Rating
HIGH
MEDIUM
HIGH
HIGH
YES
HIGH
HIGH
YES
HIGH
HIGH
YES
HIGH
HIGH
YES
NA
NA
NA
HIGH
HIGH
HIGH
Function Rating Summary
Function Metrics Rating
Hydrology Condition HIGH
Water Quality Condition HIGH
Condition/Opportunity HIGH
Opportunity Presence (Y/N) YES
Habitat Condition HIGH
Overall Wetland Rating HIGH

NC WAM FIELD ASSESSMENT FORM
Accompanies User Manual Version 4.1
Wetland Site Name WC Date 7/19/2017
Wetland Bottomland Hardwood Forest Assessor Name/ Organization Atkins/Co�
Ecoregion Southeastern Plains
Basin Cape Fear
� Yes � No Precipitation within 48 hrs?
Nearest Named Water Body South River
USGS 8-Digit Catalogue Unit 03030006
Latitude/Longitude (deci-degrees) 35.1629, -78.6591
Evidence of stressors affecting the assessment area (may not be within the assessment area)
Please circle and/or make note on the last page if evidence of stressors is apparent. Consider departure from reference, if appropriate, in
recent past (for instance, within 10 years). Noteworthy stressors include, but are not limited to the following.
• Hydrological modifications (examples: ditches, dams, beaver dams, dikes, berms, ponds, etc.)
• Surface and sub-surface discharges into the wetland (examples: discharges containing obvious pollutants, presence of nearby
septic tanks, underground storage tanks (USTs), hog lagoons, etc.)
• Signs of vegetation stress (examples: vegetation mortality, insect damage, disease, storm damage, salt intrusion, etc.)
• HabitaUplant community alteration (examples: mowing, clear-cutting, exotics, etc.)
Is the assessment area intensively managed? � Yes � No
Regulatory Considerations (select all that apply to the assessment area)
❑ Anadromous fish
❑ Federally protected species or State endangered or threatened species
❑ NCDWQ riparian buffer rule in effect
❑ Abuts a Primary Nursery Area (PNA)
❑ Publicly owned property
❑ N.C. Division of Coastal Management Area of Environmental Concern (AEC) (including buffer)
❑ Abuts a stream with a NCDWQ classification of SA or supplemental classifications of HQW, ORW, or Trout
❑ Designated NCNHP reference community
❑ Abuts a 303(d)-listed stream or a tributary to a 303(d)-listed stream
What type of natural stream is associated with the wetland, if any? (check all that apply)
� Blackwater
� Brownwater
❑ Tidal (if tidal, check one of the following boxes) � Lunar � Wind � Both
Is the assessment area on a coastal island? � Yes � No
Is the assessment area's surtace water storage capacity or duration substantially altered by beaver? � Yes � No
Does the assessment area experience overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions? � Yes � No
1. Ground Surface Condition/Vegetation Condition — assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider alteration to the ground surface (GS) in the assessment area and vegetation structure (VS) in
the assessment area. Compare to reference wetland if applicable (see User Manual). If a reference is not applicable, then rate the
assessment area based on evidence of an effect.
GS VS
�. A � A Water storage capacity and duration are not altered.
� B �. B Severely altered over a majority of the assessment area (ground surface alteration examples: vehicle tracks, excessive
sedimentation, fire-plow lanes, skidder tracks, bedding, fill, soil compaction, obvious pollutants) (vegetation structure
alteration examples: mechanical disturbance, herbicides, salt intrusion [where appropriate], exotic species, grazing,
reduced diversity [if appropriate], hydrologic alteration)
2. Surface and Sub-Surface Storage Capacity and Duration — assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface storage capacity and duration (Surf) and sub-surface storage capacity and duration
(Sub). Consider both increase and decrease in hydrology. Refer to the current NRCS lateral effect of ditching guidance for North Carolina
hydric soils (see USACE Wilmington District website) for the zone of influence of ditches in hydric soils. A ditch <_ 1 foot deep is considered
to affect surface water only, while a ditch > 1 foot deep is expected to affect both surface and sub-surface water. Consider tidal flooding
regime, if applicable.
Surf Sub
� A � A Not severely altered
� B � B Water storage capacity or duration are altered, but not substantially (typically, not sufficient to change vegetation).
� C � C Water storage capacity or duration is substantially altered (typically, alteration sufficient to result in vegetation change)
3. Water Storage/Surface Relief — assessment area/wetland type condition metric (evaluate for non-marsh wetlands only)
Check a box in each column for each group below. Select for the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT).
3a.
3b.
AA
OA
� B
�C
O�
OA
0 B
�C
WT
� A Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water > 1 foot deep
� B Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water > 1 foot deep
� C Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
� D Depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is greater than 2 feet
Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is between 1 and 2 feet
Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is less than 1 foot

4. Soil Texture/Structure - assessment area condition metric
Check a box from each of the three soil property groups below. Dig soil profile in the dominant assessment area landscape
feature. Make soil observations within the top 12 inches. Use most recent guidance for National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils regional
indicators.
4a.
4b
Sandy soil
Loamy or clayey soils exhibiting redoximorphic features (concentrations, depletions, or rhizospheres)
Loamy or clayey soils not exhibiting redoximorphic features
Loamy or clayey gleyed soil
Histosol or histic epipedon
Soil ribbon < 1 inch
Soil ribbon >_ 1 inch
OA
� B
�C
O�
OE
OA
� B
4c. � A No peat or muck presence
� B A peat or muck presence
5. Discharge into Wetland - assessment area opportunity metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface pollutants or discharges (Surf) and sub-surface pollutants or discharges (Sub).
Examples of sub-surface discharges include presence of nearby septic tank, underground storage tank (UST), etc.
Surf Sub
� A 0 A Little or no evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the assessment area
� B � B Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the wetland and stressing, but not overwhelming the
� C 0 C Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges (pathogen, particulate, or soluble) entering the assessment area and
potentially overwhelming the treatment capacity of the wetland (water discoloration, dead vegetation, excessive
sedimentation, odor)
6. Land Use - opportunity metric
Check all that apply (at least one box in each column). Evaluation involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. Consider sources
draining to assessment area within entire upstream watershed (WS), within 5 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area
(5M), and within 2 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (2M).
WS
❑A
❑�/ B
❑d C
❑ D
❑d E
❑ F
❑G
❑ H
5M
❑A
❑�/ B
�/❑ C
❑ D
❑�/ E
❑ F
❑G
❑ H
2M
❑ A
❑�/ B
❑d C
❑ D
❑d E
❑ F
❑G
❑ H
>_ 10% impervious surfaces
< 10% impervious surfaces
Confined animal operations (or other local, concentrated source of pollutants)
>_ 20% coverage of pasture
>_ 20% coverage of agricultural land (regularly plowed land)
>_ 20% coverage of maintained grass/herb
>_ 20% coverage of clear-cut land
Little or no opportunity to improve water quality. Lack of opportunity may result from hydrologic alterations
that prevent drainage or overbank flow from affecting the assessment area
7. Wetland Acting as Vegetated Buffer - assessment area/wetland complex condition metric
7a. Is assessment area within 50 feet of a tributary or other open water?
� Yes � No If Yes, continue to 7b. If No, skip to Metric 8.
Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the open water. Make buffer judgment based on the average width of wetland.
Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.
7b
7c.
7d
How much of the first 50 feet from the bank is wetland?
� A >_ 50 feet
� B From 30 to < 50 feet
� C From 5 to < 15 feet
�. D From 15 to < 30 feet
� E < 5 feet or buffer bypassed by ditches
Tributary width. If the tributary is anastomosed, combine widths of channels/braids for a total width.
�<- 15-feet wide �> 15-feet wide � Other open water (no tributary present)
Do roots of assessment area vegetation extend into the bank of the tributary/open water?
� Yes � No
7e. Is the tributary or other open water sheltered or exposed?
� Sheltered - open water width < 2500 feet and no regular boat traffic
� Exposed - open water width >_ 2500 feet or regular boat traffic
8. Wetland Width at the Assessment Area - wetland type/wetland complex condition metric (evaluate for riparian wetlands only)
Check a box in each column. Select the average width for the wetland type at the assessment area (WT) and the wetland complex at the
assessment area (WC). See User Manual for WT and WC boundaries.
WT
OA
� B
�C
Oo
OE
OF
OG
OH
>_ 100 feet
From 80 to < 100 feet
From 50 to < 80 feet
From 40 to < 50 feet
From 30 to < 40 feet
From 15 to < 30 feet
From 5 to < 15 feet
< 5 feet
WC
OA
0 B
�C
O�
OE
OF
OG
OH

9. Inundation Duration - assessment area condition metric
Answer for assessment area dominant landform.
� A Evidence of short-duration inundation (< 7 consecutive days)
� B Evidence of saturation, without evidence of inundation
� C Evidence of long-duration inundation or very long-duration inundation (7 to 30 consecutive days or more)
10. Indicators of Deposition - assessment area condition metric
Consider recent deposition only (no plant growth since deposition).
�. A Sediment deposition is not excessive, but at approximately natural levels.
� B Sediment deposition is excessive, but not overwhelming the wetland.
� C Sediment deposition is excessive and is overwhelming the wetland.
11. Wetland Size - wetland type/wetland complex condition metric
Check a box in each column. Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This metric evaluates three aspects of the wetland area: the
size of the wetland type (WT), the size of the wetland complex (WC), and the size of the forested wetland (FW) (if applicable, see User
Manual). See the User Manual for boundaries of these evaluation areas. If assessment area is clear-cut, select "K" for the FW column.
WT
OA
� B
�C
Oo
OE
OF
OG
OH
��
O�
OK
FW (if applicable)
� A >_ 500 acres
� B From 100 to < 500 acres
� C From 50 to < 100 acres
� D From 25 to < 50 acres
� E From 10 to < 25 acres
� F From 5 to < 10 acres
� G From 1 to < 5 acres
� H From 0.5 to < 1 acre
� I From 0.1 to < 0.5 acre
� J From 0.01 to < 0.1 acre
� K < 0.01 acre or assessment area is clear-cut
WC
OA
� B
�C
Oo
OE
OF
OG
OH
��
O�
OK
12. Wetland Intactness - wetland type condition metric (evaluate for Pocosins only)
� A Pocosin is the full extent (>_ 90%) of its natural landscape size.
� B Pocosin is < 90% of the full extent of its natural landscape size.
13. Connectivity to Other Natural Areas - landscape condition metric
13a. Check appropriate box(es) (a box may be checked in each column). Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This
metric evaluates whether the wetland is well connected (Well) and/or loosely connected (Loosely) to the landscape patch, the contiguous
naturally vegetated area and open water (if appropriate). Boundaries are formed by four-lane roads, regularly maintained utility line
corridors the width of a four-lane road or wider, urban landscapes, maintained fields (pasture and agriculture), or open water > 300 feet
wide.
Well
OA
� B
�C
O�
OE
OF
Loosely
OA
0 B
0 C
O�
OE
OF
>- 500 acres
From 100 to < 500 acres
From 50 to < 100 acres
From 10 to < 50 acres
< 10 acres
Wetland type has a poor or no connection to other natural habitats
13b. Evaluate for marshes only.
� Yes � No Wetland type has a surface hydrology connection to open waters/tributary or tidal wetlands.
14. Edge Effect - wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
May involve a GIS effort with field adjustment. Estimate distance from wetland type boundary to artificial edges. Artificial edges include non-
forested areas >_ 40 feet wide such as fields, development, roads, regularly maintained utility line corridors, and clear-cuts. Consider the eight
main points of the compass.
� A No artificial edge within 150 feet in all directions
� B No artificial edge within 150 feet in four (4) to seven (7) directions
� C An artificial edge occurs within 150 feet in more than four (4) directions or assessment area is clear-cut
15. Vegetative Composition - assessment area condition metric (skip for all marshes and Pine Flat)
� A Vegetation is close to reference condition in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of appropriate
species, with exotic plants absent or sparse within the assessment area
� B
�C
Vegetation is different from reference condition in species diversity or proportions, but still largely composed of native species
characteristic of the wetland type. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clearcutting or
clearing. It also includes communities with exotics present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata.
Vegetation severely altered from reference in composition. Expected species are unnaturally absent (planted stands of non-
characteristic species or at least one stratum inappropriately composed of a single species). Exotic species are dominant in at
least one stratum.
16. Vegetative Diversity - assessment area condition metric (evaluate for Non-tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
� A Vegetation diversity is high and is composed primarily of native species (< 10% cover of exotics).
� B Vegetation diversity is low or has > 10% to 50% cover of exotics.
� C Vegetation is dominated by exotic species (> 50% cover of exotics).

17. Vegetative Structure — assessment area/wetland type condition metric
17a. Is vegetation present?
� Yes � No If Yes, continue to 17b. If No, skip to Metric 18.
17b. Evaluate percent coverage of assessment area vegetation for all marshes only. Skip to17c for non-marsh wetlands.
� A >_ 25% coverage of vegetation
� B < 25% coverage of vegetation
17c. Check a box in each column for each stratum. Evaluate this portion of the metric for non-marsh wetlands. Consider structure in
airspace above the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT) separately.
AA WT
Q � A �. A Canopy closed, or nearly closed, with natural gaps associated with natural processes
� � B � B Canopy present, but opened more than natural gaps
� � C � C Canopy sparse or absent
o � A � A Dense mid-story/sapling layer
�,^ � B � B Moderate density mid-story/sapling layer
� � C � C Mid-story/sapling layer sparse or absent
� � A � A Dense shrub layer
� � B � B Moderate density shrub layer
`^ � C � C Shrub layer sparse or absent
� � A � A Dense herb layer
_ � B � B Moderate density herb layer
� C � C Herb layer sparse or absent
18. Snags — wetland type condition metric
� A Large snags (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches DBH, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
�. B Not A
19. Diameter Class Distribution — wetland type condition metric
� A Majority of canopy trees have stems > 6 inches in diameter at breast height (DBH); many large trees (> 12 inches DBH) are
present.
� B Majority of canopy trees have stems between 6 and 12 inches DBH, few are > 12 inch DBH.
� C Majority of canopy trees are < 6 inches DBH or no trees.
20. Large Woody Debris — wetland type condition metric
Include both natural debris and man-placed natural debris.
� A Large logs (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches in diameter, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
�. B Not A
21. Vegetation/Open Water Dispersion — wetland type/open water condition metric (evaluate for Non-Tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
Select the figure that best describes the amount of interspersion between vegetation and open water in the growing season. Patterned
areas indicate vegetated areas, while solid white areas indicate open water.
OA OB O� Oo
, �I, i , �
� �
' 9 P
�
; � � � �,� � i� " � ��m
� � ',�� 1,
22. Hydrologic Connectivity— assessment area condition metric (evaluate for riparian wetlands only)
Examples of activities that may severely alter hydrologic connectivity include intensive ditching, fill, sedimentation, channelization,
diversion, man-made berms, beaver dams, and stream incision.
�. A Overbank and overland flow are not severely altered in the assessment area.
� B Overbank flow is severely altered in the assessment area.
� C Overland flow is severely altered in the assessment area.
� D Both overbank and overland flow are severely altered in the assessment area.
Notes

NC WAM Wetland Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 4.1
Rating Calculator Version 4.1
Wetland Site Name WC Date of Assessment 7/19/2017
Wetland Type Bottomland Hardwood Forest Assessor Name/Organization Atkins/Cogdell
Notes on Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
Wetland is intensively managed (Y/N)
Assessment area is located within 50 feet of a natural tributary or other open water (Y/N)
Assessment area is substantially altered by beaver (Y/N)
Assessment area experiences overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions (Y/N)
Assessment area is on a coastal island (Y/N)
Sub-function Rating Summary
Function Sub-function
Hydrology Surface Storage and Retention
Sub-Surface Storage and Retention
Water Quality Pathogen Change
Particulate Change
Soluble Change
Physical Change
Pollution Change
Habitat Physical Structure
Landscape Patch Structure
Vegetation Composition
Metrics
Condition
Condition
Condition
Condition/Opportu n ity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition/Opportu n ity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition/Opportu n ity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition/Opportu n ity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition/Opportu n ity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition
Condition
NO
NO
YES
YES
NO
YES
NO
Rating
HIGH
MEDIUM
HIGH
HIGH
YES
HIGH
HIGH
YES
HIGH
HIGH
YES
MEDIUM
HIGH
YES
NA
NA
NA
LOW
HIGH
MEDIUM
Function Rating Summary
Function Metrics Rating
Hydrology Condition HIGH
Water Quality Condition HIGH
Condition/Opportunity HIGH
Opportunity Presence (Y/N) YES
Habitat Condition LOW
Overall Wetland Rating HIGH

NC WAM FIELD ASSESSMENT FORM
Accompanies User Manual Version 4.1
Wetland Site Name WD Date 7/19/2017
Wetland Bottomland Hardwood Forest Assessor Name/ Organization Atkins/Co�
Ecoregion Southeastern Plains
Basin Cape Fear
� Yes � No Precipitation within 48 hrs?
Nearest Named Water Body South River
USGS 8-Digit Catalogue Unit 03030006
Latitude/Longitude (deci-degrees) 35.1629, -78.6591
Evidence of stressors affecting the assessment area (may not be within the assessment area)
Please circle and/or make note on the last page if evidence of stressors is apparent. Consider departure from reference, if appropriate, in
recent past (for instance, within 10 years). Noteworthy stressors include, but are not limited to the following.
• Hydrological modifications (examples: ditches, dams, beaver dams, dikes, berms, ponds, etc.)
• Surface and sub-surface discharges into the wetland (examples: discharges containing obvious pollutants, presence of nearby
septic tanks, underground storage tanks (USTs), hog lagoons, etc.)
• Signs of vegetation stress (examples: vegetation mortality, insect damage, disease, storm damage, salt intrusion, etc.)
• HabitaUplant community alteration (examples: mowing, clear-cutting, exotics, etc.)
Is the assessment area intensively managed? � Yes � No
Regulatory Considerations (select all that apply to the assessment area)
❑ Anadromous fish
❑ Federally protected species or State endangered or threatened species
❑ NCDWQ riparian buffer rule in effect
❑ Abuts a Primary Nursery Area (PNA)
❑ Publicly owned property
❑ N.C. Division of Coastal Management Area of Environmental Concern (AEC) (including buffer)
❑ Abuts a stream with a NCDWQ classification of SA or supplemental classifications of HQW, ORW, or Trout
❑ Designated NCNHP reference community
❑ Abuts a 303(d)-listed stream or a tributary to a 303(d)-listed stream
What type of natural stream is associated with the wetland, if any? (check all that apply)
� Blackwater
� Brownwater
❑ Tidal (if tidal, check one of the following boxes) � Lunar � Wind � Both
Is the assessment area on a coastal island? � Yes � No
Is the assessment area's surtace water storage capacity or duration substantially altered by beaver? � Yes � No
Does the assessment area experience overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions? � Yes � No
1. Ground Surface Condition/Vegetation Condition — assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider alteration to the ground surface (GS) in the assessment area and vegetation structure (VS) in
the assessment area. Compare to reference wetland if applicable (see User Manual). If a reference is not applicable, then rate the
assessment area based on evidence of an effect.
GS VS
� A � A Water storage capacity and duration are not altered.
�. B �. B Severely altered over a majority of the assessment area (ground surface alteration examples: vehicle tracks, excessive
sedimentation, fire-plow lanes, skidder tracks, bedding, fill, soil compaction, obvious pollutants) (vegetation structure
alteration examples: mechanical disturbance, herbicides, salt intrusion [where appropriate], exotic species, grazing,
reduced diversity [if appropriate], hydrologic alteration)
2. Surface and Sub-Surface Storage Capacity and Duration — assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface storage capacity and duration (Surf) and sub-surface storage capacity and duration
(Sub). Consider both increase and decrease in hydrology. Refer to the current NRCS lateral effect of ditching guidance for North Carolina
hydric soils (see USACE Wilmington District website) for the zone of influence of ditches in hydric soils. A ditch <_ 1 foot deep is considered
to affect surface water only, while a ditch > 1 foot deep is expected to affect both surface and sub-surface water. Consider tidal flooding
regime, if applicable.
Surf Sub
� A � A Not severely altered
� B � B Water storage capacity or duration are altered, but not substantially (typically, not sufficient to change vegetation).
� C � C Water storage capacity or duration is substantially altered (typically, alteration sufficient to result in vegetation change)
3. Water Storage/Surface Relief — assessment area/wetland type condition metric (evaluate for non-marsh wetlands only)
Check a box in each column for each group below. Select for the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT).
3a.
3b.
AA
OA
� B
�C
O�
OA
0 B
�C
WT
� A Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water > 1 foot deep
� B Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water > 1 foot deep
� C Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
� D Depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is greater than 2 feet
Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is between 1 and 2 feet
Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is less than 1 foot

4. Soil Texture/Structure - assessment area condition metric
Check a box from each of the three soil property groups below. Dig soil profile in the dominant assessment area landscape
feature. Make soil observations within the top 12 inches. Use most recent guidance for National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils regional
indicators.
4a.
4b
Sandy soil
Loamy or clayey soils exhibiting redoximorphic features (concentrations, depletions, or rhizospheres)
Loamy or clayey soils not exhibiting redoximorphic features
Loamy or clayey gleyed soil
Histosol or histic epipedon
Soil ribbon < 1 inch
Soil ribbon >_ 1 inch
OA
� B
�C
O�
OE
OA
� B
4c. � A No peat or muck presence
� B A peat or muck presence
5. Discharge into Wetland - assessment area opportunity metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface pollutants or discharges (Surf) and sub-surface pollutants or discharges (Sub).
Examples of sub-surface discharges include presence of nearby septic tank, underground storage tank (UST), etc.
Surf Sub
� A 0 A Little or no evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the assessment area
� B � B Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the wetland and stressing, but not overwhelming the
� C 0 C Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges (pathogen, particulate, or soluble) entering the assessment area and
potentially overwhelming the treatment capacity of the wetland (water discoloration, dead vegetation, excessive
sedimentation, odor)
6. Land Use - opportunity metric
Check all that apply (at least one box in each column). Evaluation involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. Consider sources
draining to assessment area within entire upstream watershed (WS), within 5 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area
(5M), and within 2 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (2M).
WS
❑A
❑�/ B
❑d C
❑ D
❑d E
❑ F
❑G
❑ H
5M
❑A
❑�/ B
�/❑ C
❑ D
❑�/ E
❑ F
❑G
❑ H
2M
❑ A
❑�/ B
❑d C
❑ D
❑d E
❑ F
❑G
❑ H
>_ 10% impervious surfaces
< 10% impervious surfaces
Confined animal operations (or other local, concentrated source of pollutants)
>_ 20% coverage of pasture
>_ 20% coverage of agricultural land (regularly plowed land)
>_ 20% coverage of maintained grass/herb
>_ 20% coverage of clear-cut land
Little or no opportunity to improve water quality. Lack of opportunity may result from hydrologic alterations
that prevent drainage or overbank flow from affecting the assessment area
7. Wetland Acting as Vegetated Buffer - assessment area/wetland complex condition metric
7a. Is assessment area within 50 feet of a tributary or other open water?
� Yes � No If Yes, continue to 7b. If No, skip to Metric 8.
Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the open water. Make buffer judgment based on the average width of wetland.
Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.
7b
7c.
7d
How much of the first 50 feet from the bank is wetland?
� A >_ 50 feet
� B From 30 to < 50 feet
� C From 5 to < 15 feet
� D From 15 to < 30 feet
� E < 5 feet or buffer bypassed by ditches
Tributary width. If the tributary is anastomosed, combine widths of channels/braids for a total width.
�<- 15-feet wide �> 15-feet wide � Other open water (no tributary present)
Do roots of assessment area vegetation extend into the bank of the tributary/open water?
� Yes � No
7e. Is the tributary or other open water sheltered or exposed?
� Sheltered - open water width < 2500 feet and no regular boat traffic
� Exposed - open water width >_ 2500 feet or regular boat traffic
8. Wetland Width at the Assessment Area - wetland type/wetland complex condition metric (evaluate for riparian wetlands only)
Check a box in each column. Select the average width for the wetland type at the assessment area (WT) and the wetland complex at the
assessment area (WC). See User Manual for WT and WC boundaries.
WT
OA
� B
�C
Oo
OE
OF
OG
OH
>_ 100 feet
From 80 to < 100 feet
From 50 to < 80 feet
From 40 to < 50 feet
From 30 to < 40 feet
From 15 to < 30 feet
From 5 to < 15 feet
< 5 feet
WC
OA
0 B
�C
O�
OE
OF
OG
OH

9. Inundation Duration - assessment area condition metric
Answer for assessment area dominant landform.
� A Evidence of short-duration inundation (< 7 consecutive days)
� B Evidence of saturation, without evidence of inundation
� C Evidence of long-duration inundation or very long-duration inundation (7 to 30 consecutive days or more)
10. Indicators of Deposition - assessment area condition metric
Consider recent deposition only (no plant growth since deposition).
�. A Sediment deposition is not excessive, but at approximately natural levels.
� B Sediment deposition is excessive, but not overwhelming the wetland.
� C Sediment deposition is excessive and is overwhelming the wetland.
11. Wetland Size - wetland type/wetland complex condition metric
Check a box in each column. Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This metric evaluates three aspects of the wetland area: the
size of the wetland type (WT), the size of the wetland complex (WC), and the size of the forested wetland (FW) (if applicable, see User
Manual). See the User Manual for boundaries of these evaluation areas. If assessment area is clear-cut, select "K" for the FW column.
WT
OA
� B
�C
Oo
OE
OF
OG
OH
��
O�
OK
FW (if applicable)
� A >_ 500 acres
� B From 100 to < 500 acres
� C From 50 to < 100 acres
� D From 25 to < 50 acres
� E From 10 to < 25 acres
� F From 5 to < 10 acres
� G From 1 to < 5 acres
� H From 0.5 to < 1 acre
� I From 0.1 to < 0.5 acre
� J From 0.01 to < 0.1 acre
� K < 0.01 acre or assessment area is clear-cut
WC
OA
� B
�C
Oo
OE
OF
OG
OH
��
O�
OK
12. Wetland Intactness - wetland type condition metric (evaluate for Pocosins only)
� A Pocosin is the full extent (>_ 90%) of its natural landscape size.
� B Pocosin is < 90% of the full extent of its natural landscape size.
13. Connectivity to Other Natural Areas - landscape condition metric
13a. Check appropriate box(es) (a box may be checked in each column). Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This
metric evaluates whether the wetland is well connected (Well) and/or loosely connected (Loosely) to the landscape patch, the contiguous
naturally vegetated area and open water (if appropriate). Boundaries are formed by four-lane roads, regularly maintained utility line
corridors the width of a four-lane road or wider, urban landscapes, maintained fields (pasture and agriculture), or open water > 300 feet
wide.
Well
OA
� B
�C
O�
OE
OF
Loosely
OA
0 B
0 C
O�
OE
OF
>- 500 acres
From 100 to < 500 acres
From 50 to < 100 acres
From 10 to < 50 acres
< 10 acres
Wetland type has a poor or no connection to other natural habitats
13b. Evaluate for marshes only.
� Yes � No Wetland type has a surface hydrology connection to open waters/tributary or tidal wetlands.
14. Edge Effect - wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
May involve a GIS effort with field adjustment. Estimate distance from wetland type boundary to artificial edges. Artificial edges include non-
forested areas >_ 40 feet wide such as fields, development, roads, regularly maintained utility line corridors, and clear-cuts. Consider the eight
main points of the compass.
� A No artificial edge within 150 feet in all directions
� B No artificial edge within 150 feet in four (4) to seven (7) directions
� C An artificial edge occurs within 150 feet in more than four (4) directions or assessment area is clear-cut
15. Vegetative Composition - assessment area condition metric (skip for all marshes and Pine Flat)
� A Vegetation is close to reference condition in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of appropriate
species, with exotic plants absent or sparse within the assessment area
� B
�C
Vegetation is different from reference condition in species diversity or proportions, but still largely composed of native species
characteristic of the wetland type. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clearcutting or
clearing. It also includes communities with exotics present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata.
Vegetation severely altered from reference in composition. Expected species are unnaturally absent (planted stands of non-
characteristic species or at least one stratum inappropriately composed of a single species). Exotic species are dominant in at
least one stratum.
16. Vegetative Diversity - assessment area condition metric (evaluate for Non-tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
� A Vegetation diversity is high and is composed primarily of native species (< 10% cover of exotics).
� B Vegetation diversity is low or has > 10% to 50% cover of exotics.
� C Vegetation is dominated by exotic species (> 50% cover of exotics).

17. Vegetative Structure — assessment area/wetland type condition metric
17a. Is vegetation present?
� Yes � No If Yes, continue to 17b. If No, skip to Metric 18.
17b. Evaluate percent coverage of assessment area vegetation for all marshes only. Skip to17c for non-marsh wetlands.
� A >_ 25% coverage of vegetation
� B < 25% coverage of vegetation
17c. Check a box in each column for each stratum. Evaluate this portion of the metric for non-marsh wetlands. Consider structure in
airspace above the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT) separately.
AA WT
Q � A �. A Canopy closed, or nearly closed, with natural gaps associated with natural processes
� � B � B Canopy present, but opened more than natural gaps
� � C � C Canopy sparse or absent
o � A � A Dense mid-story/sapling layer
�,^ � B � B Moderate density mid-story/sapling layer
� � C � C Mid-story/sapling layer sparse or absent
� � A � A Dense shrub layer
� � B � B Moderate density shrub layer
`^ � C � C Shrub layer sparse or absent
� � A � A Dense herb layer
_ � B � B Moderate density herb layer
� C � C Herb layer sparse or absent
18. Snags — wetland type condition metric
� A Large snags (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches DBH, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
�. B Not A
19. Diameter Class Distribution — wetland type condition metric
� A Majority of canopy trees have stems > 6 inches in diameter at breast height (DBH); many large trees (> 12 inches DBH) are
present.
� B Majority of canopy trees have stems between 6 and 12 inches DBH, few are > 12 inch DBH.
� C Majority of canopy trees are < 6 inches DBH or no trees.
20. Large Woody Debris — wetland type condition metric
Include both natural debris and man-placed natural debris.
� A Large logs (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches in diameter, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
�. B Not A
21. Vegetation/Open Water Dispersion — wetland type/open water condition metric (evaluate for Non-Tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
Select the figure that best describes the amount of interspersion between vegetation and open water in the growing season. Patterned
areas indicate vegetated areas, while solid white areas indicate open water.
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22. Hydrologic Connectivity— assessment area condition metric (evaluate for riparian wetlands only)
Examples of activities that may severely alter hydrologic connectivity include intensive ditching, fill, sedimentation, channelization,
diversion, man-made berms, beaver dams, and stream incision.
� A Overbank and overland flow are not severely altered in the assessment area.
�. B Overbank flow is severely altered in the assessment area.
� C Overland flow is severely altered in the assessment area.
� D Both overbank and overland flow are severely altered in the assessment area.
Notes

NC WAM Wetland Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 4.1
Rating Calculator Version 4.1
Wetland Site Name WD Date of Assessment 7/19/2017
Wetland Type Bottomland Hardwood Forest Assessor Name/Organization Atkins/Cogdell
Notes on Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
Wetland is intensively managed (Y/N)
Assessment area is located within 50 feet of a natural tributary or other open water (Y/N)
Assessment area is substantially altered by beaver (Y/N)
Assessment area experiences overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions (Y/N)
Assessment area is on a coastal island (Y/N)
Sub-function Rating Summary
Function Sub-function
Hydrology Surface Storage and Retention
Sub-Surface Storage and Retention
Water Quality Pathogen Change
Particulate Change
Soluble Change
Physical Change
Pollution Change
Habitat Physical Structure
Landscape Patch Structure
Vegetation Composition
Metrics
Condition
Condition
Condition
Condition/Opportu n ity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition/Opportu n ity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition/Opportu n ity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition/Opportu n ity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition/Opportu n ity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition
Condition
NO
NO
YES
YES
NO
YES
NO
Rating
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
NO
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
NO
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
NO
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
NO
NA
NA
NA
LOW
HIGH
LOW
Function Rating Summary
Function Metrics Rating
Hydrology Condition MEDIUM
Water Quality Condition MEDIUM
Condition/Opportunity MEDIUM
Opportunity Presence (Y/N) NO
Habitat Condition LOW
Overall Wetland Rating MEDIUM

NC SAM FIELD ASSESSMENT RESULTS
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
USACE AID #: NCDWR #:
INSTRUCTIONS: Attach a sketch of the assessment area and photographs. Attach a copy of the USGS 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle,
and circle the location of the stream reach under evaluation. If multiple stream reaches will be evaluated on the same property, identify and
number all reaches on the attached map, and include a separate form for each reach. See the NC SAM User Manual for detailed descriptions
and explanations of requested information. Record in the "Notes/Sketch" section if supplementary measurements were performed. See the
NC SAM User Manual for examples of additional measurements that may be relevant.
NOTE EVIDENCE OF STRESSORS AFFECTING THE ASSESSMENT AREA (do not need to be within the assessment area).
PROJECT/SITE INFORMATION:
1. Project name (if any): Cumberland (17BP.6.R.
3. Applicant/owner name: NCDOT-Division 6
5. County: Cumberland
7. River basin: Cape Fear
Date of evaluation: 07/19/2017
Assessor name/organization: Cogdell/Atkins
Nearest named water body
on USGS 7.5-minute quad: South River
8. Site coordinates (decimal degrees, at lower end of assessment reach): 35.1628„ -78.6593
STREAM INFORMATION: (depth and width can be approximations)
9. Site number (show on attached map): SA (BG05) 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): 150
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if present) to top of bank (feet): 2.5 ❑Unable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width at top of bank (feet): 35 13. Is assessment reach a swamp steam? ❑Yes �No
14. Feature type: �Perennial flow ❑Intermittent flow ❑Tidal Marsh Stream
STREAM CATEGORY INFORMATION:
15. NC SAM Zone: ❑ Mountains (M) ❑ Piedmont (P) � Inner Coastal Plain (I) ❑ Outer Coastal Plain (0)
16. Estimated geomorphic �A ���
valley shape (skip for
Tidal Marsh Stream): (more sinuous stream, flatter valley slope)
❑B
(less sinuous stream, steeper valley slope)
17. Watershed size: (skip ❑Size 1(< 0.1 mi2) ❑Size 2(0.1 to < 0.5 mi2) �Size 3(0.5 to < 5 mi2) ❑Size 4(>_ 5 mi2)
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? �Yes ❑No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
❑Section 10 water ❑Classified Trout Waters ❑Water Supply Watershed (❑I ❑II ❑III ❑IV ❑V)
❑Essential Fish Habitat ❑Primary Nursery Area ❑ High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
❑Publicly owned property ❑NCDWR Riparian buffer rule in effect ❑Nutrient Sensitive Waters
❑Anadromous fish ❑303(d) List ❑CAMA Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)
❑Documented presence of a federal and/or state listed protected species within the assessment area.
List species:
❑Designated Critical Habitat (list species)
19. Are additional stream information/supplementary measurements included in "Notes/Sketch" section or attached? 6aYes I-lNo
1. Channel Water - assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
�A Water throughout assessment reach.
❑B No flow, water in pools only.
❑C No water in assessment reach.
2. Evidence of Flow Restriction - assessment reach metric
❑A At least 10% of assessment reach in-stream habitat or riffle-pool sequence is severely affected by a flow restriction or fill to the
point of obstructing flow or a channel choked with aquatic macrophytes or ponded water or impoundment on flood or ebb within
the assessment reach (examples: undersized or perched culverts, causeways that constrict the channel, tidal gates, debris jams,
beaver dams).
�B Not A
3. Feature Pattern - assessment reach metric
❑A A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above or below culvert).
�B Not A
4. Feature Longitudinal Profile - assessment reach metric
❑A Majority of assessment reach has a substantially altered stream profile (examples: channel down-cutting, existing damming, over
widening, active aggradation, dredging, and excavation where appropriate channel profile has not reformed from any of these
disturbances).
�B Not A
5. Signs of Active Instability - assessment reach metric
Consider only current instability, not past events from which the stream has currently recovered. Examples of instability include
active bank failure, active channel down-cutting (head-cut), active widening, and artificial hardening (such as concrete, gabion, rip-rap).
�A < 10% of channel unstable
❑B 10 to 25% of channel unstable
❑C > 25% of channel unstable

6. Streamside Area Interaction — streamside area metric
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB).
LB RB
�A ❑A Little or no evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction
❑B �B Moderate evidence of conditions (examples: berms, levees, down-cutting, aggradation, dredging) that adversely affect
reference interaction (examples: limited streamside area access, disruption of flood flows through streamside area, leaky
or intermittent bulkheads, causeways with floodplain constriction, minor ditching [including mosquito ditching])
❑C ❑C Extensive evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction (little to no floodplain/intertidal zone access
[examples: causeways with floodplain and channel constriction, bulkheads, retaining walls, fill, stream incision, disruption
of flood flows through streamside area] or too much floodplain/intertidal zone access [examples: impoundments, intensive
mosquito ditching]) or floodplain/intertidal zone unnaturally absent or assessment reach is a man-made feature on an
interstream divide
Water Quality Stressors — assessment reach/intertidal zone metric
Check all that apply.
❑A Discolored water in stream or intertidal zone (milky white, blue, unnatural water discoloration, oil sheen, stream foam)
❑B Excessive sedimentation (burying of stream features or intertidal zone)
❑C Noticeable evidence of pollutant discharges entering the assessment reach and causing a water quality problem
❑D Odor (not including natural sulfide odors)
❑E Current published or collected data indicating degraded water quality in the assessment reach. Cite source in "Notes/Sketch"
section.
❑F Livestock with access to stream or intertidal zone
❑G Excessive algae in stream or intertidal zone
❑H Degraded marsh vegetation in the intertidal zone (removal, burning, regular mowing, destruction, etc)
❑I Other: (explain in "Notes/Sketch" section)
�J Little to no stressors
8. Recent Weather — watershed metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
For Size 1 or 2 streams, D1 drought or higher is considered a drought; for Size 3 or 4 streams, D2 drought or higher is considered a drought.
❑A Drought conditions and no rainfall or rainfall not exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
❑B Drought conditions and rainfall exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
�C No drought conditions
9. Large or Dangerous Stream — assessment reach metric
❑Yes �No Is stream is too large or dangerous to assess? If Yes, skip to Metric 13 (Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition).
10. Natural In-stream Habitat Types — assessment reach metric
10a. ❑Yes �No Degraded in-stream habitat over majority of the assessment reach (examples of stressors include excessive
sedimentation, mining, excavation, in-stream hardening [for example, rip-rap], recent dredging, and snagging)
(evaluate for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams only, then skip to Metric 12)
10b. Check all that occur (occurs if > 5% coverage of assessment reach) (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams)
❑A Multiple aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses ��, ❑F 5% oysters or other natural hard bottoms
(include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats) �� ❑G Submerged aquatic vegetation
❑B Multiple sticks and/or leaf packs and/or emergent o�' ❑H Low-tide refugia (pools)
vegetation Y L ❑I Sand bottom
❑C Multiple snags and logs (including lap trees) L� ❑J 5% vertical bank along the marsh
�D 5% undercut banks and/or root mats and/or roots �� ❑K Little or no habitat
in banks extend to the normal wetted perimeter
❑E Little or no habitat
*********************************REMAINING QUESTIONS ARE NOT APPLICABLE FOR TIDAL MARSH STREAMS****************************
11. Bedform and Substrate — assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
11a. ❑Yes ❑No Is assessment reach in a natural sand-bed stream? (skip for Coastal Plain streams)
11 b. Bedform evaluated. Check the appropriate box(es).
�A Riffle-run section (evaluate 11c)
�B Pool-glide section (evaluate 11d)
❑C Natural bedform absent (skip to Metric 12, Aquatic Life)
11 c. In riffle sections, check all that occur below the normal wetted perimeter of the assessment reach — whether or not submerged. Check
at least one box in each row (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams). Not Present (NP) = absent, Rare
(R) = present but < 10%, Common (C) _> 10-40%, Abundant (A) _> 40-70%, Predominant (P) _> 70%. Cumulative percentages
should not exceed 100% for each assessment reach.
NP R C A P
� ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Bedrock/saprolite
� ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Boulder (256 — 4096 mm)
� ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Cobble (64 — 256 mm)
❑ � ❑ ❑ ❑ Gravel (2 — 64 mm)
❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ � Sand (.062 — 2 mm)
❑ ❑ � ❑ ❑ SilUclay (< 0.062 mm)
❑ ❑ � ❑ ❑ Detritus
❑ � ❑ ❑ ❑ Artificial (rip-rap, concrete, etc.)
11d. �Yes ❑No Are pools filled with sediment? (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)

12. Aquatic Life — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
12a. �Yes ❑No Was an in-stream aquatic life assessment performed as described in the User Manual?
If No, select one of the following reasons and skip to Metric 13. ❑No Water ❑Other:
12b. �Yes ❑No Are aquatic organisms present in the assessment reach (look in riffles, pools, then snags)? If Yes, check all that
apply. If No, skip to Metric 13.
1 >1 Numbers over columns refer to "individuals" for Size 1 and 2 streams and "taxa" for Size 3 and 4 streams.
� ❑Adult frogs
❑ ❑Aquatic reptiles
❑ ❑Aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses (include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats)
❑ ❑Beetles
� ❑Caddisfly larvae (T)
❑ ❑Asian clam (Corbicula)
❑ ❑Crustacean (isopod/amphipod/crayfish/shrimp)
❑ ❑Damselfly and dragonfly larvae
❑ ❑Dipterans
� ❑Mayfly larvae (E)
❑ ❑Megaloptera (alderfly, fishfly, dobsonfly larvae)
❑ ❑Midges/mosquito larvae
� ❑Mosquito fish (Gambusia) or mud minnows (Umbra pygmaea)
❑ ❑Mussels/Clams (not Corbicula)
� ❑Other fish
❑ ❑Salamanders/tadpoles
❑ ❑Snails
❑ ❑Stonefly larvae (P)
❑ ❑Tipulid larvae
❑ ❑Worms/leeches
13. Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Consider storage capacity with regard to both overbank flow and upland runoff.
LB RB
�A �A Little or no alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
❑B ❑B Moderate alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
❑C ❑C Severe alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area (examples: ditches, fill, soil compaction,
livestock disturbance, buildings, man-made levees, drainage pipes)
14. Streamside Area Water Storage — streamside area metric (skip for Size 1 streams, Tidal Marsh Streams, and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB) of the streamside area.
LB RB
❑A ❑A Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water >_ 6 inches deep
❑B ❑B Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
�C �C Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
15. Wetland Presence — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Do not consider wetlands outside of the streamside area or within the normal
wetted perimeter of assessment reach.
LB RB
�Y �Y Are wetlands present in the streamside area?
❑N ❑N
16. Baseflow Contributors — assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all contributors within the assessment reach or within view of and draining to the assessment reach.
❑A Streams and/or springs (jurisdictional discharges)
❑B Ponds (include wet detention basins; do not include sediment basins or dry detention basins)
❑C Obstruction passing flow during low-flow periods within the assessment area (beaver dam, leaky dam, bottom-release dam, weir)
❑D Evidence of bank seepage or sweating (iron in water indicates seepage)
❑E Stream bed or bank soil reduced (dig through deposited sediment if present)
�F None of the above
17. Baseflow Detractors — assessment area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all that apply.
❑A Evidence of substantial water withdrawals from the assessment reach (includes areas excavated for pump installation)
❑B Obstruction not passing flow during low-flow periods affecting the assessment reach (ex: watertight dam, sediment deposit)
❑C Urban stream (>_ 24% impervious surface for watershed)
❑D Evidence that the streamside area has been modified resulting in accelerated drainage into the assessment reach
❑E Assessment reach relocated to valley edge
�F None of the above
18. Shading — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider aspect. Consider "leaf-on" condition.
�A Stream shading is appropriate for stream category (may include gaps associated with natural processes)
❑B Degraded (example: scattered trees)
❑C Stream shading is gone or largely absent

19. Buffer Width — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider "vegetated buffer" and "wooded buffer" separately for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) starting at the top of bank out
to the first break.
Vegetated Wooded
LB RB LB RB
�A �A ❑A �A >_ 100 feet wide or extends to the edge of the watershed
❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B From 50 to < 100 feet wide
❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C From 30 to < 50 feet wide
❑D ❑D �D ❑D From 10 to < 30 feet wide
❑E ❑E ❑E ❑E < 10 feet wide or no trees
20. Buffer Structure — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Vegetated" Buffer Width).
LB RB
❑A ❑A Mature forest
�B �B Non-mature woody vegetation or modified vegetation structure
❑C ❑C Herbaceous vegetation with or without a strip of trees < 10 feet wide
❑D ❑D Maintained shrubs
❑E ❑E Little or no vegetation
21. Buffer Stressors — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all appropriate boxes for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB). Indicate if listed stressor abuts stream (Abuts), does not abut but is
within 30 feet of stream (< 30 feet), or is between 30 to 50 feet of stream (30-50 feet).
If none of the following stressors occurs on either bank, check here and skip to Metric 22: ❑
Abuts < 30 feet 30-50 feet
LB RB LB RB LB RB
❑A ❑A ❑A ❑A ❑A ❑A Row crops
❑B ❑B �B ❑B ❑B ❑B Maintained turf
❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C Pasture (no livestock)/commercial horticulture
❑D ❑D ❑D ❑D ❑D ❑D Pasture (active livestock use)
22. Stem Density — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Wooded" Buffer Width).
LB RB
�A �A Medium to high stem density
❑B ❑B Low stem density
❑C ❑C No wooded riparian buffer or predominantly herbaceous species or bare ground
23. Continuity of Vegetated Buffer — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider whether vegetated buffer is continuous along stream (parallel). Breaks are areas lacking vegetation > 10 feet wide.
LB RB
�A �A The total length of buffer breaks is < 25 percent.
❑B ❑B The total length of buffer breaks is between 25 and 50 percent.
❑C ❑C The total length of buffer breaks is > 50 percent.
24. Vegetative Composition — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Evaluate the dominant vegetation within 100 feet of each bank or to the edge of the watershed (whichever comes first) as it contributes to
assessment reach habitat.
LB RB
❑A ❑A Vegetation is close to undisturbed in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of native species,
with non-native invasive species absent or sparse.
�B �B Vegetation indicates disturbance in terms of species diversity or proportions, but is still largely composed of native
species. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clear-cutting or clearing or
communities with non-native invasive species present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata or
communities missing understory but retaining canopy trees.
❑C ❑C Vegetation is severely disturbed in terms of species diversity or proportions. Mature canopy is absent or communities
with non-native invasive species dominant over a large portion of expected strata or communities composed of planted
stands of non-characteristic species or communities inappropriately composed of a single species or no vegetation.
25. Conductivity — assessment reach metric (skip for all Coastal Plain streams)
25a. ❑Yes ❑No Was conductivity measurement recorded?
If No, select one of the following reasons. ❑No Water ❑Other:
25b. Check the box corresponding to the conductivity measurement (units of microsiemens per centimeter).
❑A < 46 ❑ B 46 to < 67 ❑ C 67 to < 79 ❑ D 79 to < 230 ❑ E >_ 230
Notes/Sketch:

Draft NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name Cumberland (17BP.6.R.75) Date of Assessment 07/19/2017
Stream Category la3 Assessor Name/Organization Cogdell/Atkins
Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N) NO
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N) NO
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N) YES
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream) Perennial
USACE/ NCDWR
Function Class Rating Summary All Streams Intermittent
(1) Hydrology HIGH
(2) Baseflow HIGH
(2) Flood Flow HIGH
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation HIGH
(4) Floodplain Access HIGH
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer MEDIUM
(4) Microtopography LOW
(3) Stream Stability HIGH
(4) Channel Stability HIGH
(4) Sediment Transport LOW
(4) Stream Geomorphology HIGH
(2) Stream/Intertidal Zone Interaction NA
(2) Longitudinal Tidal Flow NA
(2) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology NA
(1) Water Quality HIGH
(2) Baseflow HIGH
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation HIGH
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration HIGH
(3) Thermoregulation HIGH
(2) Indicators of Stressors NO
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance HIGH
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration NA
(1) Habitat LOW
(2) In-stream Habitat LOW
(3) Baseflow HIGH
(3) Substrate MEDIUM
(3) Stream Stability HIGH
(3) In-stream Habitat LOW
(2) Stream-side Habitat HIGH
(3) Stream-side Habitat HIGH
(3) Thermoregulation HIGH
(2) Tidal Marsh In-stream Habitat NA
(3) Flow Restriction NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology NA
(3) Tidal Marsh In-stream Habitat NA
(2) Intertidal Zone NA
Overall HIGH