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ANNUAL MONITORING REPORT
YEAR 6 (2017)
TATE FARM (RIPSHIN BRANCH)
STREAM/WETLAND RESTORATION SITE
ASHE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
(DMS Project No. 372, Contract No. 004802)
Construction Completed December 2011
Submitted to:
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Division of Mitigation Services
Raleigh, North Carolina
May 2018

DRAFT
ANNUAL MONITORING REPORT
YEAR 6 (2017)
TATE FARM (RIPSHIN BRANCH)
STREAM/WETLAND RESTORATION SITE
ASHE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
(DMS Project No. 372, Contract No. 004802)
Construction Completed December 2011
Submitted to:
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Division of Mitigation Services
Raleigh, North Carolina
Prepared by:
Axiom Environmental, Inc.
218 Snow Avenue
Raleigh, North Carolina 27603
Axiom Environmenial, Inc.
May 2018

Table of Contents
1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY..................................................................................................... 1
2.0 METHODOLOGY.................................................................................................................. 3
2.1 Vegetation Assessment........................................................................................................ 3
2.2 Stream Assessment............................................................................................................... 4
3.0 REFERENCES........................................................................................................................ 5
Appendices
APPENDIX A. PROJECT VICINITY MAP AND BACKGROUND TABLES
Figure 1. Vicinity Map
Table 1. Project Components and Mitigation Credits
Table 2. Project Activity and Reporting History
Table 3. Project Contacts Table
Table 4. Project Baseline Information and Attributes
APPENDIX B. VISUAL ASSESSMENT DATA
Figures 2 and 2A -2F. Current Conditions Plan View
Tables 5A-513. Visual Stream Morphology Stability Assessment
Table 6. Vegetation Condition Assessment
Stream Fixed -Station Photographs
Vegetation Monitoring Photographs
APPENDIX C. VEGETATION PLOT DATA
Table 7. Vegetation Plot Criteria Attainment
Table 8. CVS Vegetation Plot Metadata
Table 9. Total and Planted Stems by Plot and Species
APPENDIX D. STREAM SURVEY DATA (2016)
Cross-section Plots
Longitudinal Profile Plots
Substrate Plots
Table IOa- IOd. Baseline Stream Data Summary
Table 11 a-11 d. Monitoring Data
APPENDIX E. HYDROLOGY DATA
Table 12. Verification of Bankfull Events
Table 13. Wetland Hydrology Criteria Attainment Summary
Groundwater Gauge Graphs
APPENDIX F. ADDITIONAL SITE DATA
Figure 3. USGS Topographic Map
Figure 4. NRCS Soils Map
Preconstruction Photographs
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1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Tate Farm (Ripshin Branch) Stream and Wetland Restoration Site (hereafter referred to as
the Site) is situated within US Geological Survey (USGS) hydrologic unit 05050001 of the
Upper New River Basin and is in a portion of NC Division of Water Resources (NCDWR)
Priority Sub -basin 05-07-02. The project is located in the northwest corner of Ashe County,
about 1 mile south of the Virginia state line and 3 miles east of the Tennessee state line (Figure
1, Appendix A). The Site is encompassed within a 61.92 -acre easement located in a tract owned
by Michael and Virginia Tate. The Site includes an unnamed tributary to Ripshin Branch (UT),
Ripshin Branch proper, associated floodplain wetlands, and additional tributaries found on the
property (Figure 2, Appendix B). This report (compiled based on DMS's Procedural Guidance
and Content Requirements for EEP Monitoring Reports, Version 1.4, dated 11/7/11) summarizes
data for Year 6 (2017) monitoring.
The project goals are as follows.
• Improve stream water quality and ecological function by excluding livestock, restoring pool and
riffle sequences, and restoring tree canopy and instream large woody debris.
• Enhance aquatic and terrestrial habitat in the stream corridor and adjacent wetlands.
• Enhance and/or restore the ecological function of riparian wetlands.
• Restore the riparian corridor (forested buffer) for watershed and wildlife benefits.
• Enhance habitat for native brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) and improve fishery potential.
• Increase biodiversity of the stream ecology, riparian buffers, and wetlands.
These goals will be accomplished through the implementation of the following objectives.
• Improve channel geomorphology toward reference conditions by providing watershed scaled and
Rosgen-typed channel dimension, adding floodplain benches where floodplain access is not
feasible, restoring sinuous pattern to straightened reaches where possible, and adjusting profile as
needed to restore or maintain sediment transport equilibrium.
• Restore stream -side floodprone area where appropriate (increase floodwater access to the
floodplain).
• Reduce sediment and nutrient loading by reshaping and stabilizing banks, reducing bank scour,
excluding livestock, and restoring riparian buffers.
• Enhance or restore wetland hydrology and vegetation in former pastures and filled wetlands.
After construction, five vegetation plots were established and sampled. During Year 2 (2013)
monitoring, thirteen additional vegetation plots were established and sampled. Vegetation
Success Criteria (from the approved Ripshin Branch Stream & Wetland Restoration Plan
[NCDMS 2007]) include the following.
• Survival of planted vegetation should exceed 80 percent after 5 years following planting
(minimum 260 stems/acre).
• Planted vegetation stabilizing at 20 years with distinct canopy, subcanopy, and shrub layers.
• Establishment of herbaceous cover over 75 percent of the soil surface in restored wetlands and
riparian areas.
• Plant biodiversity dominated by native species, with minimal ecological impact from invasive
species.
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Overall, vegetation was below success criteria with an average of 252 planted stems/acre
(excluding livestakes) across the Site. Six of the eighteen vegetation monitoring plots met, or
exceeded success criteria. Plots 1-5 and 14 are located along the Ripshin Branch and unnamed
tributary stream and wetland restoration areas. The vegetation within these areas is meeting
success criteria with an average of 411 planted stems/acre. Additionally, four of the six plots in
this area met or exceeded success criteria. Potential causes of the low stem counts at Plots 2 and
4 include excessive hydrology associated with wetland restoration and over competition by
sedges and soft rush (Carex spp. and Juncus effusus, respectively). Plots 6-13 and 15-18 are
located in the Enhancement (level II) areas throughout the remainder of the Site. Average total
stem density throughout this area is 354 stems/acre. Additionally, only two of the twelve plots in
these areas met or exceeded success criteria based on planted stem densities. Plots 15 and 18
have had zero planted stems since they were initially installed and measured during year 2
(2013). Plot placement according to the CVS methodology is random, and these plots were
randomly placed in areas with no surviving planted stems. With just over two years between the
planting of these reaches (May 2011) and initial CVS measurements (August 2013), it is difficult
to pinpoint the cause of this planted stem mortality. Harsh, high elevation climate and nutrient -
poor, rocky soils are likely factors attributing to the high rate of planted stem mortality in these
areas.
In addition to low stem densities, one vegetation area of concern was noted at the beginning of
2013. An overbank event scoured the floodplain and deposited gravel and silt along both banks
at the downstream end of Ripshin Branch near Vegetation Plot 5, and a number of planted stems
were buried by debris and sediment. Although this area remains characterized by poor, rocky
soils and it continues to scour a bit during overbank flows, the ground surface appears to have
stabilized, with woody stems and herbaceous vegetation sufficiently reestablishing.
A visual assessment and geomorphic survey were completed for the Site. The visual assessment
indicated that project reaches were performing within established success criteria ranges as
shown below. During a 2013 heavy, summer rain event, a boulder was dislodged in a right bank
structure in the lower portion of Ripshin Branch. The boulder has since been stabilized by dense
herbaceous vegetation and is no longer dislodged; it has remained stable during year 6 (2017).
Over the course of the project, cross-section 8 on the Unnamed Tributary exhibited some
thalweg movement. This was documented in the annual cross-section data as well as
photographs. Prior to year 1 (2012) a gravel bar formed in the riffle at cross-section 8. Several
high energy flow events during years 2 (2013) and 3 (2014) pushed much of this gravel
downstream. This resulted in the thalweg migrating to the left bank of the stream and becoming
slightly scoured at cross-section 8. The sediment was transported downstream and deposited in
pools, which is captured in the cross-section 7 data. Though slight changes were observed in the
cross-sectional area and thalweg position of these cross-sections, the channel movement is
natural and does not indicate instability.
Stream Success Criteria (from the approved Ripshin Branch Stream & Wetland Restoration Plan
[NCDMS 2007]) is as follows.
• Channel morphology retains the design stream type over the majority of the reach.
• Coarsening of riffle bed material in newly constructed reaches.
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• Pool/riffle spacing should remain fairly constant.
• Maintenance of bankfull width at riffles within 10 percent of the design.
• Maintenance of bank height ratios at 1:1.
• Bank stability over 90 percent of altered channel reaches.
• Dimension and profile stability over 90 percent of altered channel reaches.
• No significant channel aggradation or degradation.
• Minimal development of instream bars.
• Biological populations (invertebrate and fish) remain constant or increase and species
composition indicates a positive trend.
Success criteria for stream restoration will be based on stream stability assessed using
measurements of stream dimension, pattern, and profile; Site photographs; visual assessments;
and vegetation sampling. Streams appear to be functioning properly, emulate design conditions,
and are trending towards success.
Wetland hydrology success criteria (from the approved Ripshin Branch Stream & Wetland
Restoration Plan [NCDMS 2007]) is as follows.
• Hydrologic monitoring indicates groundwater within 12 inches of the ground surface for 10
percent of the growing season
• Increasing wetland vegetation
• Development of hydric soils
• Fulfill US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) criteria for jurisdictional wetlands
Six groundwater gauges were installed at the Site in mid-October 2012; therefore, no
groundwater gauge data is available for year 1 (2012) monitoring. Five out of the six
groundwater gauges were saturated/inundated for well over 10 percent of the year 6 (2017)
growing season. Gauge 4 malfunctioned at the end of the Year 5 (2016) growing season, and
because the contracted monitoring period was over, the gauge was removed and was not
replaced. Because the contract for additional Year 6 (2017) monitoring was not executed until
October 2017, no data for this gauge is available for Year 6 (2017). Based on hydrology of the
other gauges, it is likely that Gauge 4 would have met success for year 6 (2017).
Summary information/data related to the occurrence of items such as beaver or encroachment
and statistics related to performance of various project and monitoring elements can be found in
tables and figures within this report's appendices. Narrative background and supporting
information formerly found in these reports can be found in the Baseline Monitoring Report
(formerly Mitigation Plan) and in the Mitigation Plan (formerly the Restoration Plan) documents
available on the NC Division of Mitigation Services' (NCDMS) website. All raw data
supporting the tables and figures in the appendices are available from NCDMS upon request.
2.0 METHODOLOGY
2.1 Vegetation Assessment
Five vegetation plots (Plots 1-5) were established and marked during the Year 1 (2012)
monitoring period, and 13 additional plots (Plots 6-18) were established and marked during the
Year 2 (2013) monitoring period, yielding a total of 18 vegetation plots on the site. Plots were
established by installing 4 -foot, metal U -bar post at the corners and a 10 -foot, 0.75 inch PVC at
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the origin. The plots are 10 meters square or 20 meters by 5 meters and are located randomly
within the Site. These plots were surveyed in October 2017 for the Year 6 (2017) monitoring
season CVS-EEP Protocol for Recording Vegetation, Levels 1-2 Plot Sampling Only Version 4.2
(Lee et al. 2008) (http://cvs.bio.unc.edu/methods.htm); results are included in Appendix C. The
taxonomic standard for vegetation used for this document was Flora of the Southern and Mid -
Atlantic States (Weakley 2012).
2.2 Stream Assessment
Annual stream monitoring was last conducted in July 2016; no measurements were taken during
Year 6 (2017). Measurements were taken using a Topcon GTS 303 total station and Recon data
collector. The raw total station file was processed using Carlson Survey Software into a
Computer Aided Design (CAD) file. Coordinates were exported as a text/ASCII file to
Microsoft Excel for processing and presentation of data. Pebble counts were completed using
the modified Wolman method (Rosgen 1993).
Eight permanent cross-sections, six riffle and two pool, were established and will be used to
evaluate stream dimension; locations are depicted on Figures 2A and 2B (Appendix B). Cross-
sections are permanently monumented with 4 -foot metal U -bar posts at each end point. Cross-
sections will be surveyed to provide a detailed measurement of the stream and banks, including
points on the adjacent floodplain, top of bank, bankfull, breaks in slope, edge of water, and
thalweg. Data will be used to calculate width -depth ratios, entrenchment ratios, and bank height
ratios for each cross-section. In addition, pebble counts were completed at cross-sections 4 and
8, and photographs will be taken at each permanent cross-section annually.
Two monitoring reaches were established (Unnamed Tributary and Ripshin Branch) and will be
used to evaluate stream pattern and longitudinal profile; locations are depicted on Figures 2A and
2B (Appendix B). Longitudinal profile measurements include average water surface slopes,
facet slopes, and pool -to -pool spacing. Seventeen permanent photo points were established
throughout the restoration reach; locations are depicted on Figures 2A and 2B (Appendix B). In
addition, visual stream morphology and stability assessments were completed in each of the two
monitoring reaches to assess the channel bed, banks, and in -stream structures.
2.3 Wetland Hydrology Assessment
Six RDS Ecotone WM groundwater monitoring gauges were installed within Site wetland
restoration areas to monitor groundwater hydrology (Figures 2A-213, Appendix A).
Hydrological sampling will continue for five years with gauges recording daily and downloaded
at a minimum of quarterly throughout the growing season (May 1 -October 7). In addition, an
on-site rain gauge was installed to document rainfall data for comparison of groundwater
conditions with extended drought conditions. Onsite rain data will also be used to pinpoint the
occurrence of bankfull events.
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3.0 REFERENCES
.Lee, M.T., R.K. Peet, S.D. Roberts, and T.R. Wentworth. 2008. CVS-EEP Protocol for
Recording Vegetation, Levels 1-2 Plot Sampling Only, Version 4.2. Available online at
htlp://cvs.bio.unc.edu/methods.htm.
N.C. Division of Mitigation Services (DMS, formerly Ecosystem Enhancement Program).
Unpublished. Procedural Guidance and Content Requirements for EEP Monitoring
Projects, Version 1.4, dated 11/07/11. NC Department of Environment and Natural
Resources. Available online at http://portal.ncdenr.org/c/document_library/get_ file?
p 1 id=1169848&folderld=2288101&name=DLFE-39268.pdf
N.C. Division of Mitigation Services (DMS, formerly Ecosystem Enhancement Program). 2007.
Ripshin Branch Stream and Wetland Restoration Plan - Ashe County, NC.
Rosgen. 1993. Applied Fluvial Geomorphology, Training Manual. River Short Course,
Wildland Hydrology, Pagosa Springs, CO.
Weakley, Alan S. 2012. Flora of the Southern and Mid -Atlantic States. Available online at:
http://www.herbarium.une.edu/WeakleysFIora.pdf [September 28, 2012]. University of
North Carolina Herbarium, North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North
Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Weather Underground. 2014. Station at Jefferson, North Carolina. (online). Available:
http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/KGEV/2014/l /l /CustomHistoiy.html?daX
end=7&monthend=6&yearend=2013&req city=NA&req state=NA&req statename=NA
[June 7, 2014]. Weather Underground.
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APPENDIX A
PROJECT VICINITY MAP AND BACKGROUND TABLES
Figure 1. Vicinity Map
Table 1. Project Components and Mitigation Credits
Table 2. Project Activity and Reporting History
Table 3. Project Contacts Table
Table 4. Project Baseline Information and Attributes
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Table 1. Project Components and Mitigation Credits
Tate Farm (Ripshin Branch) Stream and Wetland Restoration Site (DMS Project Number 372)
Mitigation Credits
Stream Riparian Wetland
Type Restoration
Restoration Equivalent Restoration
Buffer
Restoration E uivalent
Totals 6551
2706 3.69
1.95
Projects Components
Existing Linear
Restoration/
Restoration
Project Component/
Station
Priority
Mitigation
Footage/
Restoration
Linear Footage/
Comment
Reach ID
Range
Approach
Ratio
Acreage
Equivalent
Acreage
Reach I (Ripshin Br. —
00+00
800
Enhancement
E II
800
1:2.5
237 feet are within a powerline right -of -
Area 2)
08+00
way and will receive 50% credit.
Reach 1B (Ripshin Br. —
08+00-
350
Priority II
R
400
1:1
Area 2)
12+00
Reach 1C (Ripshin Br. —
12+00-
285
Enhancement
E II
285
1:2.5
Area 2)
14+85
Reach 2A (Ripshin Br. —
14+85-
785
Priority II
R
815
1:1
Area 2)
23+00
Ripshin Branch — Area 2
--
518
Preservation
P
518
1:5
Reach 3A (UT — Area 1)
00+00-
132
Enhancement
E 1
124
1:1.5
69 feet are within a powerline right -of -
01+24
way and will receive 50% credit.
Reach 3B (UT — Area 1)
01+24-
688
Priority I
R
788
1:1
30 feet are within a powerline right -of -
09+12
way and will receive 50% credit.
Area 1 Tributaries
2419
Enhancement
E II
2419
1:2.5
Area 1 Tributaries
889
Preservation
P
889
1:5
Area 2 Tributaries
1375
Enhancement
E II
1375
1:2.5
Area 2 Tributaries
920
Preservation
P
920
1:5
Area 3 Tributaries
3204
Enhancement
E II
3204
1:2.5
Area 3 Tributaries
2261
Preservation
P
2261
1:5
Area 4 Tributaries
3294
Enhancement
E II
3294
1:2.5
Area 4 Tributaries
8941
Preservation
P
8941
1:5
Wetland UT
0
R
1.5
1:1
ight-
0.11 acres are within a powerline right-
of-wa and will receive 50% credit.
of-way
Wetland UT
1.24
E
1.24
1:2
0.11 acres are within a powerline right-
of-way and will receive 50% credit.
Wetland Ripshin Branch
0
R
2.30
1:1
Wetland Ripshin Branch
2.74
E
2.74
1:2
0.04 acres are within a powerline right-
of-way and will receive 50% credit.
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Table 1. Project Components and Mitigation Credits (continued)
Tate Farm (Ri shin Branch) Stream and Wetland Restoration Site (DMS Project Number 372)
Component Summation
Restoration Level
Stream (linear footage)
Riparian Wetland (acres)
Buffer (square footage)
Restoration
2003
3.8
Enhancement (Level I)
124
Enhancement (Level II)
11377
Preservation
13529
Wetland Enhancement
Creation
3.98
Totals
27033
7.78
Mitigation Units
9257 SMUs
5.64 WMUs
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Table 2. Project Activity and Reporting History
Tate Farm (Ripshin Branch) Stream and Wetland Restoration Site (DMS Project Number 372)
Elapsed Time Since Grading Complete: 5 years 4 months
Elapsed Time Since Planting Complete: 5 years
Number of Reporting Years: 6
Activity or Deliverable
Data Collection
Complete
Completion
or Delivery
USACE Wetland Verification
February 2007
Restoration Plan
Land Mechanics Designs, Inc
March 2007
Final Design — Construction Plans
September 2009
Supplemental planting on enhancement (level II) reaches
Habitat Assessment Restoration Program
May 2011
Construction
Surveyor
August 2011
Temporary S&E mix applied to entire project area
Raleigh, NC 27603
August 2011
Permanent seed mix applied to entire project area
Seed Mix Source
August 2011
Containerized and B&B plantings for entire reach
Colfax, NC 27235
December 2011
As -built Construction Plans
Years 1-5 Monitoring Performers
December 2011
Year 1 Monitoring (2012)
October 2012
December 2012
Year 2 Monitoring (2013)
November 2013
January 2014
Year 3 Monitoring (2014)
October 2014
November 2014
Year 4 Monitoring (2015)
October 2015
December 2015
Year 5 Monitoring (2016)
October 2016
December 2016
Year 6 Monitoring (2017)
October 2017
May 2018
Table 3. Project Contacts Table
Tate Farm (Ripshin Branch) Stream and Wetland Restoration Site (DMS Project Number 372)
Designer
Ecologic Associates, P.C.
Greensboro, NC 27404
Mark Taylor 336-382-9362
Construction Contractor
Land Mechanics Designs, Inc
Willow Spring, NC 27529
Lloyd Glover 919-422-3392
Planting and Seeding Contractor
Habitat Assessment Restoration Program
Charlotte, NC 28262
Surveyor
Stewart Proctor
Raleigh, NC 27603
Herb Proctor 919-779-1855
Seed Mix Source
Green Resource
Colfax, NC 27235
336-855-6363
Years 1-5 Monitoring Performers
Axiom Environmental, Inc.
218 Snow Avenue
Raleigh, NC 27603
Grant Lewis 919-215-1693
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Table 4. Project Baseline Information and Attributes
Tate Farm (Ripshin Branch) Stream and Wetland Restoration Site (DMS Project Number 372)
Project Information
Project Name
Tate Farm (Ripshin Branch)
Project County
Ashe
Project Area (Acres)
61.92
Project Coordinates (NAD83
2007)
1,037,279.65, 1,234,847,66
Project Watershed Summary Information
Physiographic Region
Blue Ridge
Ecoregion
Southern Crystalline Ridges and Mountains
Project River Basin
Upper New
USGS 8 -digit HUC
05050001
USGS 14 -digit HUC
05050001010050
NCDWQ Subbasin
05-07-02
Project Drainage Area (Sq. Mi.)
2.0
Project Drainage Area
Impervious Surface
<5%
Watershed Type
Rural
Reach Summary Information
Parameters
Reach 1
(Ripshin
Branch)
Reach 2
(UT)
Area 1
Tributaries
Area 2
Tributaries
Area 3
Tributaries
Area 4
Tributaries
Restored/Enhanced Length
(Linear Feet)
2300
912
2419
2166
4020
3367
Drainage Area (Square Miles)
2.0
0.56
NA
NA
NA
NA
NCDWQ Index Number
05-07
NCDWQ Classification
C, NSW, Tr
Valley Type/Morphological
Description
II/13C4
Dominant Soil Series
Colvard and Toxaway
Drainage Class
Well and Poorly Drained
Soil Hydric Status
Nonhydric and Hydric
Slope
0.02 0.02
FEMA Classification
NA
Native Vegetation Community
Montane Alluvial Forest and Swamp Forest -Bog Complex
Percent Composition of Exotic
hivasives
<5%
<5%
Regulatory Considerations
Regulation
Applicable
Waters of the U.S. —Sections
404 and 401
Yes -Received Appropriate Permits
Endangered Species Act
No Effect
Historic Preservation Act
No
CZMA/CAMA
NA
FEMA Floodplain Compliance
NA
Essential Fisheries Habitat
Trout
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APPENDIX B
VISUAL ASSESSMENT DATA
Figures 2 and 2A -2F. Current Conditions Plan View
Tables 5A-513. Visual Stream Morphology Stability Assessment
Table 6. Vegetation Condition Assessment
Stream Fixed -Station Photographs
Vegetation Monitoring Photographs
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Legend
Easement Boundary
Stream Restoration
Stream Enhancement (level 1)
Stream Enhancement (level 11)
Stream Preservation
Livestock Fence
CVS Plots
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Project:
12-004.13

Axiom Environmental
218 Snow Avenue
Raleigh, NC 27603
[phone]
Axiom Environmental, Inc.
CURRENT CONDITIONS PLAN VIEW
TATE FARM (RIPSHIN BRANCH)
DMS PROJECT NUMBER 372
Ashe County, North Carolina
Dwn. by.
KRJ
FIGURE
2 B
Date:
May 2018
Project:
12-004.13

Axiom Environmental
218 Snow Avenue
Raleigh, NC 27603
[phone]
Axiom Environmental, Inc.
CURRENT CONDITIONS PLAN VIEW
TATE FARM (AREA 1)
DMS PROJECT NUMBER 372
Ashe County, North Carolina
Dwn. by.
KRJ
FIGURE
2 C
Date:
May 2018
12-004.13

Axiom Environmental
218 Snow Avenue
Raleigh, NC 27603
[phone]
Axiom Environmental. Inc.
CURRENT CONDITIONS PLAN VIEW
TATE FARM (AREA 2)
DMS PROJECT NUMBER 372
Ashe County, North Carolina
Dwn. by.
KRJ
FIGURE
Date:
May 2018
2D
Project:
12-004.13

Axiom Environmental
218 Snow Avenue
Raleigh, NC 27603
[phone]
Axiom Environmental, Inc.
CURRENT CONDITIONS PLAN VIEW
TATE FARM (AREA 3)
DMS PROJECT NUMBER 372
Ashe County, North Carolina
Dwn. by.
KRJ
FIGURE
2 E
Date:
May 2018
Project:
12-004.13

Axiom Environmental
218 Snow Avenue
Raleigh, NC 27603
[phone]
Axiom Environmental. Inc.
CURRENT CONDITIONS PLAN VIEW
TATE FARM (AREA 4)
DMS PROJECT NUMBER 372
Ashe County, North Carolina
Dwn. by.
KRJ
FIGURE
Date:
May 2018
2F
Project:
12-004.13

Table 5A Visual Stream Morphology Stability Assessment
Reach ID Unnamed Tributary
Assessed Length 800
Number with
Footage with
Adjusted %for
Number Stable,
Number of
Amount of
%Stable, Stabilizing
Stabilizing
Stabilizing
Major Channel
Channel
Performing as
Total Number in
Unstable
Unstable
Performing as Woody
Woody
Woody
Category
Sub-Cateqory
Metric
Intended
As -built
Segments
Footage
Intended Vegetation
Vegetation
Vegetation
1. Vertical Stability
(Riffle and Run units)
1. Aggradation - Bar formation/growth sufficient to significantly deflect
flow laterally (not to include point bars)
0
0
100%
2. Degradation - Evidence of downcutting
0
0
100%
2. Riffle Condition
1. Texture/Substrate - Riffle maintains coarser substrate
12
12
100%
1. Bed
100%
3. Meander Pool
Condition
1. Depth Sufficient (Max Pool Depth : Mean Bankfull Depth > 1.6)
-
10
10
2. Length appropriate (>30% of centerline distance between tail of
upstream riffle and head of downstrem riffle)
10
10
100%
4.Thalweg Position
1. Thalweg centering at upstream of meander bend (Run)
10
10
100%
2. Thalweg centering at downstream of meander (Glide)
10 10
100
1. Scoured/Eroding
Bank lacking vegetative cover resulting simply from poor growth and/or
scour and erosion
0
0
100 % 100
Banks undercut/overhanging to the extent that mass wasting appears
2. Bank
2. Undercut
likely. Does NOT include undercuts that are modest, appear sustainable
0
0
100% 100%
and are providing habitat.
3. Mass Wasting
Bank slumping, calving, or collapse
0
0
100% 100%
Totals
Structures physically intact with no dislodged boulders or logs. 4 4
0 0
100% 0 0 100%
100%
1. Overall Integrity
2. Grade Control
Grade control structures exhibiting maintenance of grade across the sill.
8
8
100%
3. Engineered
Structures
2a. Piping
Structures lacking any substantial flow underneath sills or arms.
4
4
100%
3. Bank Protection
Bank erosion within the structures extent of influence does not exceed
15%. (See guidance for this table in EEP monitoring guidance document)
4
4
100
4 r1abitatPool
4. Habitat
forming structures maintaining - Max Pool Depth : Mean Bankfull
Depth ratio > 1.6 Rootwads/logs providing some cover at base -flow.
4
4
100

Table 5B Visual Stream Morphology Stability Assessment
Reach ID Ripshin Branch
Assessed Length 1444
Number with
Footage with
Adjusted %for
Number Stable,
Number of
Amount of
%Stable,
Stabilizing
Stabilizing
Stabilizing
Major Channel
Channel
Performing as
Total Number in
Unstable
Unstable
Performing as
Woody
Woody
Woody
Category
Sub-Cateqory
Metric
Intended
As -built
Segments
Footage
Intended
Vegetation
Vegetation
Vegetation
1. Vertical Stability
(Riffle and Run units)
1. Aggradation - Bar formation/growth sufficient to significantly deflect
flow laterally (not to include point bars)
0
0
100%
2. Degradation - Evidence of downcutting
0
0
100%
2. Riffle Condition
1. Texture/Substrate - Riffle maintains coarser substrate
21
21
100%
1. Bed
3. Meander Pool
Condition
1. Depth Sufficient (Max Pool Depth : Mean Bankfull Depth > 1.6)
-
25
25
100%
2. Length appropriate (>30% of centerline distance between tail of
upstream riffle and head of downstrem riffle)
25
25
100%
4.Thalweg Position
1. Thalweg centering at upstream of meander bend (Run)
25
25
100%
2. Thalweg centering at downstream of meander (Glide)
25 25
100
1. Scoured/Eroding
Bank lacking vegetative cover resulting simply from poor growth and/or
scour and erosion
0
0
100 %
100
Banks undercut/overhanging to the extent that mass wasting appears
2. Bank
2. Undercut
likely. Does NOT include undercuts that are modest, appear sustainable
0
0
100%
100%
and are providing habitat.
3. Mass Wasting
Bank slumping, calving, or collapse
0
0
100%
100%
Totals
Structures physically intact with no dislodged boulders or logs. 8 8
0 0
100%
100
0 0 100%
1. Overall Integrity
2. Grade Control
Grade control structures exhibiting maintenance of grade across the sill.
0
0
NA
3. Engineered
Structures
2a. Piping
Structures lacking any substantial flow underneath sills or arms.
8
8
100%
3. Bank Protection
Bank erosion within the structures extent of influence does not exceed
15%. (See guidance for this table in EEP monitoring guidance document)
8
8
100
I r1alitatPool
4. Habitat
forming structures maintaining - Max Pool Depth : Mean Bankfull
Depth ratio > 1.6 Rootwads/logs providing some cover at base -flow.
8
8
100

Table 6 Vegetation Condition Assessment
Planted Acreage 17.48
Vegetation Category
Definitions
Mapping
Threshold
CCPV
Depiction
Number of
Polygons
Combined
Acreage
% of Planted
Acreage
1. Bare Areas
Very limited cover of both woody and herbaceous material.
0.1 acres
NA
0
0.00
0.0°%
2. Low Stem Density Areas
Woody stem densities clearly below target levels.
0.1 acres
NA
11
7.41
42.4%
Total
11
7.41
42.4%
3. Areas of Poor Growth Rates or Vigor
Areas with woody stems of a size class that are obviously small given the monitoring year.
0.25 acres
NA
0
0.00
0.0%
Cumulative Total
11
7.41
42.4%
Easement Acreage 61.9
Vegetation Category
Definitions
Mapping
Threshold
CCPV
De iction
Number of
Polygons
Combined
Acreage
% of Easement
Acreage
4. Invasive Areas of Concern
Areas or points (if too small to render as polygons at map scale).
100 SF
NA
0
0.00
0.0%
5. Easement Encroachment Areas'
Areas or points (if too small to render as polygons at map scale).
none
NA
0
0.00
0.0%
1 = Enter thef aJanttgd �crefaae within tf�ef easement. ffods number is calculated as the easement acreage minus any existing mature tree stands that were not subject to supplemental planting of the understory, the channel acreage, crossings or any other
elemen s no irec y p an a as pa o he protec e o
2 = The acreage within the easement boundaries.
3 = Encroachebnt in�ccn�witl�in or, tOntsid of panted re and v�ill therefor lI rlialcullted ggainst the overall easement acreage. In the event a polygon is cataloged into items 1, 2 or 3 in the table and is the result of encroachment, the associated
acreages ou e a in a re evan i em i.e., i em �1, or
as whe as a para e a y in i em �e t h
4oteln ians ve ire n,y� ocu i et out ?feplyanted are sd bsl still wi a thox em�Pnt and will therefore Ma. sn or�}a�,tehea� rtes ohe Q�ec nlie coemeuni csnrau eurer}boa e�zla in f c�o{ocrere es�ab�i�eeie rteeefad f�elotwndT overs timefrohn�sneief asxc e arelohoee with >th
eca as . l e �'d�3Pr) 'Wer ,, r,%.gccri`is9su" 9essmRo e spa Mets etYera�r wt oT{Q'�ant n�wc reclsetvems 6e ti oe r a'sefo wfieaseed m�dri�a'tign wi�j ae eedexd'ae �aso d on ePinTev"re io go al � 'fancnoes nb beSl�l' psFucTi' s teeci ud ruse t, he o�nve9erver
is��ibutvon(� five to nativeio bass, anr�} Lit c ells ofa erit.o ex m I even m h�esy� amou s oc#u zu or J pan a F�n etwe q earlCy inj}e prplecesiseo will wa ra conro , bsut o ntia�l lar a cov r e of ro t rum ink ghe eiara
s�%�e ale of i�eie�est of ea, br}o�haveu eef too b �f 6meerveed �ao�ss h1e s e wi ee�sh�e la ncs W ho ehln �mhP�ta�css so ssed u�a�r ieeeee°seteniia� i SiQelrteXnr read S �jxreas+v nnioufnn�s oin rasn� Cnts wh �lsolaee s eci e s awe f eat aaertscenarloreal raX
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IC c� a n e ele . a e s ca y p p yg y o escri e i gs i e ig or concern n pea scan e p
egen i ems i the number o species are imite or in the narrative sec ion oft a exec five summary.

Photo
Tate Farm (Ripshin Branch)
Stream Fixed -Station Photographs
Taken October 2017
Photo
Point 6
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Tate Farm (Ripshin Branch)
Stream Fixed -Station Photographs
Taken October 2017
(continued)
Photo
Tate Farm (Ripshin Branch) (draft) Axiom Environmental, Inc. Monitoring Year 6 of 6 (2017)
DMS Project Number 372 May 2018
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Tate Farm (Ripshin Branch)
Stream Fixed -Station Photographs
Taken October 2017
(continued)
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DMS Project Number 372 May 2018
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Tate Farm (Ripshin Branch)
Vegetation Monitoring Photographs
Taken October 2017
Tate Farm (Ripshin Branch) (draft) Axiom Environmental, Inc. Monitoring Year 6 of 6 (2017)
DMS Project Number 372 May 2018
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Tate Farm (Ripshin Branch)
Vegetation Monitoring Photographs
Taken October 2017
(Continued)
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DMS Project Number 372 May 2018
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Tate Farm (Ripshin Branch)
Vegetation Monitoring Photographs
Taken October 2017
(Continued)
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APPENDIX C
VEGETATION PLOT DATA
Table 7. Vegetation Plot Criteria Attainment
Table 8. CVS Vegetation Plot Metadata
Table 9. Total and Planted Stems by Plot and Species
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Table 7. Vegetation Plot Criteria Attainment Based on Planted Stems
i ate v arm (tapsnm nrancn) stream ana wenana xestoranon site (Livia rroject iNumner i tz)
Vegetation Plot ID
Vegetation Survival Threshold Met? Tract Mean
1
Yes
2
No
3
Yes
4
No
5
Yes
6
No
7
No
8
No
9
Yes
33%
10
No
11
Yes
12
No*
13
No
14
Yes
15
No
16
No
17
No
18
No*
*When including natural recruits such as red maple (Acer rubrum), yellow buckeye (Aesculus flava), and great laurel
(Rhododendron maximum) in plot 12 and striped maple (Acer pensylvanicum), yellow buckeye (Aesculus flava), yellow birch
(Betula alleghaniensis), and tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) in plot 18, these plots exceed success criteria.
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Table 8. CVS Vegetation Plot Metadata
Tate Farm (Ripshin Branch) Stream and Wetland Restoration Site (DMS Project Number 372)
Report Prepared By
Corri Faquin
Date Prepared
10/24/2017 12:30
database name
Axiom-Tate-2017-A-v2.3.l.mdb
database location
S:\Business\Projects\12\12-004 EEP Monitoring\12-004.13 Tate Farm\2017\CVS
computer name
PHILLIP-PC
file size
49528832
DESCRIPTION OF WORKSHEETS IN THIS DOCUMENT------------
Metadata
Description of database file, the report worksheets, and a summary of project(s) and project data.
Pro', planted
Each project is listed with its PLANTED stems per acre, for each year. This excludes live stakes.
Pro', total stems
Each project is listed with its TOTAL stems per acre, for each year. This includes live stakes, all planted stems, and all
natural/volunteer stems.
Plots
List of plots surveyed with location and summary data (live stems, dead stems, missing, etc.).
Vigor
Frequency distribution of vigor classes for stems for all plots.
Vigor bSpp
Frequency distribution of vigor classes listed by species.
Damage
List of most frequent damage classes with number of occurrences and percent of total stems impacted by each.
Damage by Spp
Damage values tallied by type for each species.
Damage by Plot
Damage values tallied by type for each plot.
Planted Stems by Plot and Spp
A matrix of the count of PLANTED living stems of each species for each plot; dead and missing stems are excluded.
ALL Stems by Plot and spp
A matrix of the count of total living stems of each species (planted and natural volunteers combined) for each plot; dead
and missing stems are excluded.
PROJECT SUMMARY --------------------------------
-----
Pro'ect Code
372
project Name
Tate Farm
Description
Stream and Wetland Restoration
River Basin
New
length(ft)
stream -to -edge width (ft)
areas m)
Required Plots (calculated)
Sampled Plots
18
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Table 9. Total and Planted Stems by Plot and Species
DMS Project Code 372. Project Name: Tate Farm
Color for Density Pnol-S = Planted excluding livestakes
Exceeds requirements by 10% P -all = Planting including livestakes
Exceeds requirements, but by less than 10% T = All planted and natural recruits including livestakes
Fails to meet requirements, by less than 10% T includes natural recruits
Fails to meet requirements by more than 10%
Current Plot Data (MY6 2017)
Scientific Name
Common Name
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� ���
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� �i��
� ���
i ���.
� ���
i ���:
� ���•
� �� �
� ��
i ��
Mr �11
Acer rubrum
Acer saccharinum
Carpinuscaroliniana—
American hornbeam
WIN
Fraxinuspennsylvanica
����American
holly
im
Prunus serotina
black cherry
Quercus alba
Sambucus canadensis
Common Elderberry
nrl
Stem count
size (ares)
size (ACRES)
Color for Density Pnol-S = Planted excluding livestakes
Exceeds requirements by 10% P -all = Planting including livestakes
Exceeds requirements, but by less than 10% T = All planted and natural recruits including livestakes
Fails to meet requirements, by less than 10% T includes natural recruits
Fails to meet requirements by more than 10%

Table 9. Total and Planted Stems by Plot and Species (Continued)
DMS Project Code 372. Project Name: Tate Farm
Color for Density PnoLS = Planted excluding livestakes
Exceeds requirements by 10% P -all = Planting including livestakes
Exceeds requirements, but by less than 10% T = All planted and natural recruits including livestakes
Fails to meet requirements, by less than 10% T includes natural recruits
Fails to meet requirements by more than 10%
Current Plot Data (MY6 2017)
Annual Means
Scientific Name
Common Name
Species Type
372-01-0013
PnoLSIP-all T
372-01-0014
Pnol-S P -all T
372-01-0015
Pnol-S P -all T
372-01-0016
Pnol-S P -all T
372-01-0017 372-01-0018
Pnol-S P -all T PnoLS P -all T
MY6 (2017)
Pnol-S P -all T
MYS (2016)
PnoLS P -all T
MY4 (20 5)
Pnol-S P -all T
MY3 (20 4)
Pnol-S P -all T
M (2013)
Pnol-S P -all T
MY1 (2012)
PnoLS P -all T
Acer pensylvanicum
striped maple
Shrub Tree
4
4
2
3
1
3
Acer rubrum
red maple
Tree
6
2
4
10
17
12
Acer saccharinum
silver maple
Tree
2
Aesculus flava
yellow buckeye
Tree
21
7
7
3
Alnus
alder
Shrub1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Alnus serrulata
hazel alder
Shrub
4
4
6
4
4
4
41
4
4
4
4
41
4
4
41
5
5
5
Aronia arbutifolia
Red Chokeberry
Shrub
4
4
4
3
31
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Betula alleghaniensis
yellow birch
Tree
1
Betula lenta
sweet birch
Tree
1
1
11
10
18
3
Betula nigra
river birch
Tree
1
1
1
10
10
10
101
10
11
11
11
11
13
13
13
14
14
14
12
12
12
Carpinus caroliniana
American hornbeam
Tree
1
1
1
1
1
1
11
1
30
1
1
1
1
1
33
Ca rya
hickory
Tree
5
6
Cornus amomum
silky dogwood
Shrub
1 1
1
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
Corylus americana
American hazelnut
Shrub
4
411
4
1 1
1
1 1
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
6
6
6
6
6
30
6
6
6
Crataegus
hawthorn
Tree
6
1
1
7
1
1
3
Crataegus phaenopyrum
Washington hawthorn Shrub Tree
1
1
1
2 2
2
5
5
5
51
5
9
4
4
4
4
4
5
2
2
2
2
2
2
Fagus grandifolia
American beech
Tree
I
1 1
9
1
2
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
green ash
Tree
1
15
151
17
16
161
16
15
15
16
16
16
161
15
15
151
10
10
14
Ilex opaca
American holly
Tree
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Kalmia
laurel
15
Kalmia latifolia
mountain laurel
Shrub Tree
1
2
3
2
Liriodendron tulipifera
tuliptree
Tree
1
3
3
8
3
3
12
3
3
14
3
3
11
3
3
4
3
3
16
Malus
apple
Tree
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Pinus strobus
eastern white pine
Tree
2
1
1
1
11
1
21
111
Platanus occidentalis
American sycamore
Tree
2 2
2
1 11 1
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
Prunus serotina
black cherry
Tree
1 2
21
5
1
1 1
1 1 1
4
4
7
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Quercus alba
white oak
Tree
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Quercus rubra
northern red oak
Tree
2
21
2
2
2
2
21
2
21
21
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
Rhododendron
rhododendron
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
9
1
1
4
Rhododendron maximum
great laurel
Shrub
1 1
1
1 1 1
9
9
32
8
81
22
7
7
10
7
7
91
7
7
71
7
71
7
Rhus
sumac
shrub
1
Salix
willow
Shrub or Tree
6
5
Salix nigra
black willow
Tree
1
1
1
1
1
131
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
Salix sericea
silky willow
Shrub
3
7
Sambucus canadensis
Common Elderberry
Shrub
1
1
11
1
1
11
3
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
41
4
4
Tsuga canadensis
eastern hemlock
Tree
1
1
3
3
5
3
3
5
3
3
5
3
31
5
31
3
4
1
1
1
Vaccinium corymbosum
lhighbush blueberry
Shrub
1
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
161
16
15
15
19
13
13
13
Viburnum dentatum
Isouthern arrowwood
Shrub
1
6
6
61
9
9
9
9
91
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
Stem count
size (ares)
size (ACRES)
Species count
per ACRE
31 31 4
1
0.02
2 2 3
121.4 121.4 161.9
17
81
688
17 28
1
0.02
81 11
688 1133
0 0
1
0.02
01 01
0 0
0 4 5 5 21 2 7-4- 0 7
1 1 1
1 0.02 1 0.02 0.02
01 31 41 41 21 21 2 01 01 41
0 161.9 202.3 202.3 80.94 80.94 80.94 0 0 283.3
112
191
251.8
113 183
18
0.44
20 27
254.1 411.4
115
201
258.5
1161 183
18
0.44
211 27
260.8 411.4
121
221
272
122 183
18
0.44
23 30
274.3 411.4
127
1
22
285.5
128 210
18
0.44
231 31
287J.8 472.1
119
221
267.5
121 203
18
0.44
23 28
272 456.4
108
1
21
242.8
109 192
18
0.44
221 J31Stems
245.1 43
Color for Density PnoLS = Planted excluding livestakes
Exceeds requirements by 10% P -all = Planting including livestakes
Exceeds requirements, but by less than 10% T = All planted and natural recruits including livestakes
Fails to meet requirements, by less than 10% T includes natural recruits
Fails to meet requirements by more than 10%

APPENDIX D
STREAM SURVEY DATA (2016)
Cross-section Plots
Longitudinal Profile Plots
Substrate Plots
Tables IOa-d. Baseline Stream Data Summary
Tables l la -d. Monitoring Data
Tate Farm (Ripshin Branch) (draft) Axiom Environmental, Inc. Monitoring Year 6 of 6 (2017)
DMS Project Number 372 May 2018
Ashe County, North Carolina Appendices

River Basin:
Elevation
Upper New
58.99
4.15
58.94
Watershed:
59.03
Tate Farm
Field Crew:
1.
XS ID
58.09
XS -1, Riffle
57.79
14.28
57.70
Drainage Area (s mi):
1.6
16.13
57.29
17.96
Date:
19.61
9/1/2016
21.04
57.37
22.14
57.32
22.96
57.25
24.48
57.33
25.54
57.73
27.15
58.10
29.34
58.49
30.70
58.82
32.47
59.07
35.96
59.22
39.43
59.05
f7
a {
a
t' -
Stream Type B/C
Ripshin Branch, XS - 1, Riffle
62
61--------------------------------------------------------------------
60
c`N�
• Bankfull
- --
• Flood Prone Area
O
--I-- MY -01 10/16/12
58
MY -0206/114/13
W
MY -03 05/15/14
57
MY -04 4/27/15
MY -05 9/1/16
56
0
10
20 30
40
Station (feet)
Station
Elevation
0.00
58.99
4.15
58.94
7.38
59.03
8.81
Field Crew:
Perkinson, Keith
Station
Elevation
0.00
58.99
4.15
58.94
7.38
59.03
8.81
58.77
10.84
58.29
12.33
58.09
13.59
57.79
14.28
57.70
15.15
57.53
16.13
57.29
17.96
57.26
19.61
57.24
21.04
57.37
22.14
57.32
22.96
57.25
24.48
57.33
25.54
57.73
27.15
58.10
29.34
58.49
30.70
58.82
32.47
59.07
35.96
59.22
39.43
59.05
SUMMARY DATA
Bankfull Elevation:
59.0
Bankfull Cross -Sectional Area:
27.7
Bankfull Width:
24.8
Flood Prone Area Elevation:
60.8
Flood Prone Width:
80.0
Max Depth at Bankfull:
1.8
Mean Depth at Bankfull:
1.1
W / D Ratio:
22.2
Entrenchment Ratio:
3.2
Bank Height Ratio:
1.0

River Basin:
Upper New
Watershed:
Tate Farm
XS ID
XS - 2, Pool
Drainage Area (sq mi):
1.6
Date:
9/1/2016
Field Crew:
Perkinson, Keith
Station
Elevation
0.00
64.34
3.61
64.43
5.99
64.31
8.45
63.62
8.95
61.15
9.99
61.37
11.00
61.47
11.83
61.75
13.90
62.21
14.81
62.27
15.67
62.57
16.25
62.91
17.29
63.23
18.66
63.50
21.63
63.98
25.3
63.78
30.1
64.11
35.2
64.67
SUMMARY DATA
Bankfull Elevation:
64.3
Bankfull Cross -Sectional Area:
27.2
Bankfull Width:
25.9
Flood Prone Area Elevation:
-
Flood Prone Width:
Max Depth at Bankfull:
3.2
Mean Depth at Bankfull:
1.1
W / D Ratio:
-
Entrenchment Ratio:
Bank Height Ratio:
Stream Type B/C

River Basin:
Upper New
Watershed:
1.6
Tate Farm
9/1 /2016
Field Crew:
Perkinson, Keith
XS ID
XS - 3, Riffle
Drainage
1.0
Station
Elevation
SUMMARY DATA
0.54
66.23
Bankfull Elevation:
66.0
5.02
66.04
Bankfull Cross -Sectional Area:
32.1
7.49
65.70
Bankfull Width:
26.9
10.39
65.37
Flood Prone Area Elevation:
68.1
12.49
65.20
Flood Prone Width:
>80
13.61
64.50
Max Depth at Bankfull:
2.1
14.62
64.47
Mean Depth at Bankfull:
1.2
15.81
64.04
W / D Ratio:
22.5
17.47
63.97
Entrenchment Ratio:
3.0
18.46
64.15
Bank Height Ratio:
19.27
64.48
19.90
63.94
Stream Type B/C
21.31
64.00
22.40
64.19
24.1
64.26
Ripshin Branch, XS - 3, Riffle
25.8
64.62
27.8
64.98
70
30.3
65.19
32.5
66.18
36.2
66.21
68 _________________________________________________________________
38.6
66.20
d
. Bankfiill
O 66
• Flood Prone Area
�
� MY-Ol 10/16/12
ti
kV
MY -02 06/14/13
64
MY -03 05/15/14
My -04 4/27/15
MY -05 9/1/16
62
0 10
20 30
40
Station (feet)
Area (s mi):
1.6
Date:
9/1 /2016
Field Crew:
Perkinson, Keith
1.0

River Basin:
Upper New
77.8
Bankfull Cross -Sectional Area:
24.6
.6
Watershed:
1 /2016
Tate Farm
Keith
e `
2.1
Mean Depth at Bankfull:
1.1
XS ID
22.3
S - 4, Riffle
3.3
Bank Height Ratio:
1.0
Drainage
h"
ItPerkinson,
f
Station
Elevation
0.00
77.63
6.54
77.80
10.64
77.75
12.35
77.52'
14.27
77.16`
15.50
76.80
-
16.38
76.64
16.84
76.41
18.65
76.20
20.31
76.28
21.32
76.08
21.98
76.12
Stream Type
BIC
22.58
76.35
23.47
75.72
24.0
75.66
Ripshin Branch, XS - 4, Riffle
24.6
75.65
25.2
76.17
82
26.0
76.23
27.2
76.59
28.2
76.76
80________________________________________________________________
29.9
77.06
33.6
77.68
36.1
77.85
_ _ _ • Banktull
39.3
77.84
O 78
.�
_ _ _ • Flood Prone Area
42.9
77.67
AMY -0110/16/12
ti
kV
MY -02 06/14/13
76
MY -03 05/15/14
MY -04 4/27/15
MY -05 9/1/16
74
0 10
20
30
40
Station (feet)
SUMMARY DATA
Bankfull Elevation:
77.8
Bankfull Cross -Sectional Area:
24.6
Area (s mi):
.6
Date:
1 /2016
Field Crew:
Keith
SUMMARY DATA
Bankfull Elevation:
77.8
Bankfull Cross -Sectional Area:
24.6
Bankfull Width:
24.5
Flood Prone Area Elevation:
79.9
Flood Prone Width:
>80
Max Depth at Bankfull:
2.1
Mean Depth at Bankfull:
1.1
W / D Ratio:
22.3
Entrenchment Ratio:
3.3
Bank Height Ratio:
1.0

River Basin:
U per New
Area (s mi):
Watershed:
Date:
Tate Farm
Field Crew:
Perkinson, Keith
XS ID
0.6
XS - 5, Riffle
49.4
2.5
Drainage
1.0
-
,,.t:� tia;' ro ,tom
Station
Elevation
0.0
83.0
Bankfull Elevation:
83.0
5.6
83.0
Bankfull Cross -Sectional Area:
20.6
10.8
82.9
Bankfull Width:
31.9
y
15.6
82.7
Flood Prone Area Elevation:
84.8
f
19.4
82.6
Flood Prone Width:
>80
�R
21.4
81.9
Max Depth at Bankfull:
1.8
22.3
81.8
Mean Depth at Bankfull:
23.6
81.5
W / D Ratio:
24.7
81.6
Entrenchment Ratio:
25.7
81.5
Bank Height Ratio:
26.8
81.5
-
28.3
81.4
Stream Type
B/C
29.3
81.2
30.2
81.53
31.4
82.27
Ripshin Branch, XS - 5, Riffle
33.5
82.49
35.8
82.93
86
40.0
83.07
45.6
83.02
48.2
83.39
---------------------------------------------------�����
�.
52.1
85.07
55.7
84.29
84
Bankfull
O
--------------------
�� ���. Flood Prone Area
�
- MY-Ol 10/16/12
ti
W 82
MY -0206/14/13
MY -03 05/15/14
MY -04 4/27/15
MY -05 9/1/16
80
0 10
20
30
40
50 60
Station (feet)
SUMMARY DATA
Area (s mi):
1.6
Date:
9/1/2016
Field Crew:
Perkinson, Keith
SUMMARY DATA
0.6
49.4
2.5
1.0

River Basin:
Upper New
Watershed:
0.6
Tate Farm
9/1 /2016
Field Crew:
Perkinson, Keith
XS ID
XS - 6, Riffle
Drainage
Station
Elevation
SUMMARY DATA
0.0
80.3
Bankfull Elevation:
799
6.2
80.1
Bankfull Cross-Sectional Area:
14.3
9.4
79.9
Bankfull Width:
17.2
10.4
79.4
Flood Prone Area Elevation:
81.5
12.9
79.1
Flood Prone Width:
>80
14.2
79.2
Max Depth at Bankfull:
1.6
14.9
79.2
Mean Depth at Bankfull:
0.8
15.5
78.5
W / D Ratio:
20.7
15.8
78.4
Entrenchment Ratio:
4.7
,
16.4
78.3
Bank Height Ratio:
1.0
'
17.0
78.3
17.8
78.3
Stream Type B/C
18.5
78.4
19.1
78.77
20.4
78.77
Unnamed
Tributary, XS - 6, Riffle
22.3
79.20
24.9
79.58
82
28.3
80.20
32.9
80.52
________________________________________________________________
d
Bankfull
p 80--------�������
------------------------------
��� ----Flood Prone Area
-0-MY-01 10/16/12
ti
W
MY-02 06/14/13
MY-03 05/15/14
MY-04 4/27/15
MY-05 9/1/16
78
0
10
20
30
Station (feet)
Area (s mi):
0.6
Date:
9/1 /2016
Field Crew:
Perkinson, Keith

River Basin:
Upper New
Watershed:
Tate Farm
XS ID
XS - 7, Pool
Drainage Area (sq mi):
0.6
Date:
9/1/2016
Field Crew:
Perkinson, Keith
Station
Elevation
0.0
87.7
4.1
87.7
5.2
87.1
5.6
85.8
6.2
85.5
6.9
86.0
7.7
85.9
8.1
86.1
8.5
86.3
9.2
86.7
9.8
87.2
11.4
87.4
16.0
87.6
21.9
87.39
23.6
87.53
SUMMARY DATA
Bankfull Elevation:
.4
Bankfull Cross -Sectional Area:2
Bankfull Width:
3
Flood Prone Area Elevation:Flood
jT2.0
Prone Width:
Max Depth at Bankfull:
Mean De th at Bankfull:
7
W / D Ratio:
Entrenchment Ratio:
Bank Height Ratio:
84 +
0
`-1
MAL
Ar
V' �e
pn�
- MCI, -
ti sf
Stream Type I B/C
Unnamed Tributary, XS - 7, Pool
10
Station (feet)
20
�. Bankfull
• Flood Prone Area
MY -01 8/18/09
MY -02 06/14/13
MY03 05/15/14
MY -04 4/27/15
MY -05 9/1/16

River Basin:
Upper New
94.5
Bankfull Cross -Sectional Area:
4.7
Watershed:
0.6
Tate Farm
9/1 /2016
Field Crew:
Perkinson, Keith
XS ID
1.5
XS - 8, Riffle
0.8
W / D Ratio:
6.9
Drainage
14.0
Bank Height Ratio:
1.0
Station
Elevation
0.0
94.7
3.4
94.3
6.8
94.5
8.2
93.9
8.6
93.1
9.4
93.2
10.0
93.1
10.9
93.0
11.4
94.1
13.0
94.6
18.3
94.6
21.1
94.7
Stream Type B/C
22.7
94.7
Unnamed Tributary, XS - 8, Riffle
98
96
d
O
•�
• Bankfull
� � � •Flood Prone Area
ti
AMY-0110/16/12
kLl 94
MY-02 06/14/13
MY-03 05/15/14
MY-04 4/27/15
MY-05 9/1/16
92
0
10
20
Station (feet)
SUMMARY DATA
Bankfull Elevation:
94.5
Bankfull Cross -Sectional Area:
4.7
Area (s mi):
0.6
Date:
9/1 /2016
Field Crew:
Perkinson, Keith
SUMMARY DATA
Bankfull Elevation:
94.5
Bankfull Cross -Sectional Area:
4.7
Bankfull Width:
5.7
Flood Prone Area Elevation:
96.0
Flood Prone Width:
>80
Max Depth at Bankfull:
1.5
Mean Depth at Bankfull:
0.8
W / D Ratio:
6.9
Entrenchment Ratio:
14.0
Bank Height Ratio:
1.0

Project Name Tate Farm - Profile
Reach Ripshin Branch Station 00+00 - 10+00
Feature Profile
Date 9/1/16
Crew Perkinson, Gibbons
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Year 1 Monitoring \Survey Year 2 Monitoring \Survey Year 3 Monitoring \Survey Year 4 Monitoring \Survey Year 5 Monitoring \Survey
Station Bed Elevation Water Elevation Station Bed Elevation Water Elevation Station Bed Elevation Water Elevation Station Bed Elevation Water Elevation Station Bed Elevation Water Elevation
Tate Farm Year 5 (2016) Profile - Ripshin Branch 00+00 to 10+00
80
75
T
`m 70
f6
d
w 65
c
0
M
w
LU 60
55
50
0
2012
100
-$-Year 1 (2012) Bed
200
2016
300
--W-Year 2 (2013) Bed
0.0182
400
-i Year 3 (2014) Bed
500
(feet)Year
600
Year 4 (2015) Bed
0.0186
700
11( -Year 5 (2016) Bed
493.5
63.4
65.3
674.9
68.9
69.5
0.0247
707.8
69.4
70.0
617.4
67.3
68.1
580.0
66.7
67.0
508.0
64.8
65.3
709.3
69.9
70.3
66
739.9
70.4
70.9
654.9
68.5
69.2
621.0
67.9
68.1
543.2
65.4
66.1
714.6
69.7
70.4
771.4
71.4
71.8
662.8
68.2
69.2
624.5
67.5
68.2
590.7
66.8
67.4
733.3
69.2
70.4
806.4
71.5
72.1
672.0
68.3
69.2
629.8
67.4
68.2
605.8
67.4
67.9
737.5
70.6
70.9
862.9
72.5
73.2
676.4
68.8
69.5
638.1
68.1
68.6
615.8
67.6
68.1
766.3
71.0
71.7
924.9
73.3
73.9
684.8
68.3
69.6
655.5
68.7
69.0
622.9
67.5
68.1
812.9
71.6
72.4
940.8
74.0
74.4
693.2
68.0
69.5
658.5
68.3
69.0
632.7
67.9
68.4
850.3
72.4
73.0
948.7
73.3
74.4
709.7
69.5
70.1
668.0
68.3
69.0
646.2
68.4
69.0
879.4
72.9
73.6
952.9
73.3
74.4
725.8
69.6
70.5
672.4
68.4
69.0
660.9
68.4
69.1
899.2
73.3
73.9
965.5
73.9
74.7
730.2
69.4
70.5
676.0
69.1
69.3
671.5
69.0
69.5
935.8
74.2
74.5
977.7
74.6
75.1
740.9
69.1
70.5
682.4
68.7
69.4
698.6
69.6
70.2
945.7
73.7
74.7
998.2
74.8
75.3
745.8
70.3
70.9
687.5
68.5
69.3
709.9
69.6
70.5
950.7
73.6
74.7
1004.8
74.5
75.3
811.3
71.5
72.2
696.7
68.5
69.3
719.6
69.8
70.6
962.3
73.8
74.8
886.9
72.8
73.6
705.3
69.4
69.7
729.5
69.6
70.6
971.6
74.8
75.2
943.0
73.6
74.5
726.1
69.9
70.3
737.6
70.4
70.9
1015.1
75.5
76.0
950.9
73.2
74.5
730.6
69.5
70.3
767.0
71.1
71.6
955.9
73.1
74.5
740.6
69.3
70.3
792.0
71.4
72.0
961.5
73.6
74.9
748.6
70.7
70.8
795.4
71.3
72.0
975.3
74.6
75.0
792.0
71.4
71.8
802.6
71.2
72.0
998.8
75.0
75.5
840.2
72.0
72.3
806.6
71.2
72.0
881.4
72.6
73.4
816.0
71.6
72.5
898.9
73.2
73.5
819.1
72.1
72.5
904.2
72.8
73.5
824.0
71.9
72.5
914.1
72.7
73.6
827.8
72.2
72.8
919.6
72.9
73.5
836.3
72.3
72.8
926.614416
73.583025
73.765014
840.0
72.0
72.8
946.8
73.7
74.3
852.2
72.7
73.1
951.1
73.3
74.3
800 900
-4--Year 5 (2016) Water Surface
1000
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
Avg. Water Surface Slope
0.0182
0.0189
0.0191
0.0190
0.0186
Riffle Length
35
33
53
61
53
Avg. Riffle Slope
0.0247
0.0228
0.0224
0.0215
0.0237
Pool Length
28
28
43
35
28
Pool to Pool Spacing
55
66
88
87
66
800 900
-4--Year 5 (2016) Water Surface
1000

A Name Tate Farm - Profile
2012
2013
2014
Ripshin Branch Station 10+00 - 15+00
2016
Avg. Water Surface Slope
0.0182
re Profile
0.0191
0.0190
0.0186
9/1/16
35
33
53
Perkinson, Gibbons
53
Avg. Riffle Slope
0.0247
2012
2013
2014
2015
Pool Length
2016
Year 1 Monitoring \Survey
Year 2 Monitoring \Survey
Year 3 Monitoring \Survey
Year 4 Monitoring \Survey
Pool to Pool Spacing
Year 5 Monitoring \Survey
Station Bed Elevation Water Elevation
Station Bed Elevation Water Elevation
Station Bed Elevation Water Elevation
Station Bed Elevation Water Elevation
Station
Bed Elevation Water Elevation
Tate Farm Year 5 (2016) Profile - Ripshin Branch 10+00 to 15+00
86
84
82
m
80
`m
a
w 78
r
0
v 76
W
74
72
70
1000
1420.9
1443.9
1050 1100 1150 1200 1250 1300 1350
Distance (feet)
-4-Year 1 (2012) Bed -4W-Year 2 (2013) Bed -Year 3 (2014) Bed --11--Year 4 (2015) Bed -X-Year 5 (2016) Bed
83.1 83.9 1449.8 83.9 84.3 1361.4 82.2 82.4
84.1 84.2 1376.1 82.3 82.6
1406.2 82.8 83.0
1408.8 82.5 83.1
1411.8 82.3 83.1
1416.7 82.3 83.2
1434.0 82.5 83.4
1441.1 82.7 83.4
1448.7 83.3 83.7
1400 1450
-4--Year 5 (2016) Water Surface
1500
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
Avg. Water Surface Slope
0.0182
0.0189
0.0191
0.0190
0.0186
Riffle Length
35
33
53
61
53
Avg. Riffle Slope
0.0247
0.0228
0.0224
0.0215
0.0237
Pool Length
28
28
43
35
28
Pool to Pool Spacing
55
66
88
87
66
1420.9
1443.9
1050 1100 1150 1200 1250 1300 1350
Distance (feet)
-4-Year 1 (2012) Bed -4W-Year 2 (2013) Bed -Year 3 (2014) Bed --11--Year 4 (2015) Bed -X-Year 5 (2016) Bed
83.1 83.9 1449.8 83.9 84.3 1361.4 82.2 82.4
84.1 84.2 1376.1 82.3 82.6
1406.2 82.8 83.0
1408.8 82.5 83.1
1411.8 82.3 83.1
1416.7 82.3 83.2
1434.0 82.5 83.4
1441.1 82.7 83.4
1448.7 83.3 83.7
1400 1450
-4--Year 5 (2016) Water Surface
1500

Project Name Tate Farm - Profile
Reach Unnamed Tributary Station 00+00 - 08+00
Feature Profile
Date 9/1/16
Crew Perkinson, Gibbons
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Year 1 Monitoring \Survey Year 2 Monitoring \Survey Year 3 Monitoring \Survey Year 4 Monitoring \Survey Year 5 Monitoring \Survey
Station Bed Elevation Water Elevation Station Bed Elevation Water Elevation Station Bed Elevation Water Elevation Station Bed Elevation Water Elevation Station Bed Elevation Water Elevation
Tate Farm Year 5 (2016) Profile - Unnamed Tributary 00+00 to 08+00
100
95
75
70 1
0
2012
100
-*--Year 1 (2012) Bed
1
200
tYear 2 (2013) Bed
2015
300 400
Distance (feet)
-Year 3 (2014) Bed
-4W-Year 4 (2015) Bed
0.0201
500
--X-Year 5 (2016) Bed
351.6
84.0
85.0
373.3
85.2
85.7
306.8
84.4
85.5
307.4
83.9
84.9
348.4
84.1
85.0
357.0
84.0
85.0
386.5
85.1
85.7
330.1
84.5
85.9
308.9
84.3
85.0
353.5
84.1
85.0
361.1
84.7
394.9
85.7
86.1
334.0
84.3
85.8
315.1
84.3
85.2
356.2
84.7
84.9
366.4
84.8
85.1
395.9
85.8
86.0
339.5
84.3
85.8
319.5
84.2
85.2
369.7
85.2
85.4
369.9
84.4
85.2
400.3
85.4
86.1
343.0
84.5
85.9
325.2
84.2
85.2
402.0
85.7
86.0
375.0
84.6
85.2
406.2
85.4
86.1
345.9
84.7
86.0
331.7
84.5
85.4
405.2
85.6
86.0
376.9
85.1
85.2
407.8
86.2
86.4
347.9
84.6
86.1
338.2
84.1
85.3
408.7
85.5
86.0
380.3
84.7
85.2
422.1
86.4
86.8
350.8
84.4
86.1
345.7
84.3
85.4
410.2
86.2
86.2
385.6
84.9
85.5
429.6
86.1
86.8
356.6
85.1
86.3
356.9
84.7
85.5
414.9
85.3
86.2
395.5
85.7
86.1
433.5
85.7
86.8
384.4
85.2
86.6
360.8
85.1
86.0
418.2
85.3
86.2
406.6
86.3
86.3
437.8
85.8
86.8
403.2
85.8
87.0
381.0
85.4
86.2
421.2
85.8
86.2
417.5
86.0
86.4
444.5
86.5
86.9
407.3
84.9
87.0
403.6
85.7
86.5
437.2
85.9
86.2
431.0
85.2
86.5
464.2
86.8
87.0
408.6
86.1
87.2
406.5
85.4
86.5
439.9
85.5
86.2
435.7
84.8
86.5
465.5
86.4
87.0
412.0
85.5
87.3
408.5
85.1
86.4
441.5
85.3
86.2
440.5
84.9
86.4
473.4
86.4
87.0
415.2
85.4
87.3
409.6
86.1
86.8
448.7
86.2
86.4
446.3
86.3
86.4
474.7
87.2
87.3
419.7
85.9
87.4
413.2
85.5
86.8
468.2
86.6
86.9
450.3
86.1
86.5
478.2
86.8
87.4
432.8
87.0
87.5
417.4
85.6
86.8
470.6
86.4
86.9
451.9
85.9
86.5
485.8
86.6
87.4
449.1
86.4
87.8
420.2
85.8
86.8
475.3
86.4
86.9
460.5
85.9
86.6
489.0
87.4
87.9
451.8
86.3
87.9
427.0
86.1
87.0
476.8
87.1
87.1
463.0
86.8
86.9
497.8
87.8
88.1
460.7
85.8
87.8
433.2
85.7
87.0
485.5
87.0
87.3
468.4
86.1
87.0
507.1
87.2
88.2
465.4
86.7
87.9
438.1
85.7
87.1
488.7
86.7
87.3
472.3
86.2
86.9
515.3
86.9
88.1
476.4
87.0
88.1
450.0
86.7
87.6
492.4
86.4
87.3
473.0
87.3
87.4
534.0
87.5
88.3
487.4
87.0
88.3
454.7
86.5
87.6
493.2
87.6
87.6
490.8
87.9
88.1
537.7
88.1
88.5
489.0
86.7
88.4
457.6
86.4
87.6
511.8
87.5
88.0
515.9
88.2
88.6
559.1
88.8
89.2
491.5
86.7
88.4
462.6729028
86.717596
87.598112
527.8
87.9
88.1
522.8
87.7
88.6
583.8
89.1
89.3
492.3
87.7
88.8
466.7
86.7
87.6
529.7
87.6
88.1
527.8
87.0
88.6
587.3
88.5
89.4
534.0
87.7
88.2
505.1 87.7 89.1
471.0 86.3 87.6
600
-4--Year 5 (2016) Water Surface
700
800
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
Avg. Water Surface Slope
0.0201
0.0205
0.0196
0.0195
0.0200
Riffle Length
30
22
26
20
29
Avg. Riffle Slope
0.0235
0.0294
0.0251
0.0289
0.0242
Pool Length
21
24
13
17
12
Pool to Pool Spacing
44
48
37
37
40
600
-4--Year 5 (2016) Water Surface
700
800

Pebble Count
Tate Farm
New River
Note: I Cross Section 4 - Ripshin Branch
0.01
0.1 1
10 100 1000 10000
Particle Size (mm) (Cumulative Percent ♦ Percent Item —Riffle —Pool —=—Run —Glide
Size percent less than (mm) Percent by substrate type
D16 D35 I D50 I D84 D95 silt/clav sand I gravel I cobble I boulder I bedrock

Pebble Count
Tate Farm
New River
Note: ICross Section 8 - Unnamed Trib
0.01
0.1 1
10 100 1000 10000
Particle Size (mm) (Cumulative Percent ♦ Percent Item —t Riffle —Pool —=—Run —Glide
Size percent less than (mm) Percent by substrate type
D16 D35 I D50 I D84 D95 silt/clav sand I gravel I cobble I boulder I bedrock

Table 10a. Baseline Stream Data Summary (Ripshin Branch)
Tate Farm (Ripshin Branch) - DMS Project Number 372
Parameter Gauge Regional Curve
Pre -Existing Condition
Reference Reach(es) Data
Design Monitoring Baseline
Dimension and Substrate - Riffle Only LL UL Eq.
Min
Mean Med Max SD
Min
Mean Med Max SD
Min
Max Med Min Mean Med Max SD
BF Width (ft)
21.0
24.0
14.4
17.1
23.0
25.0
Floodprone Width ft
35
60
27
95
25
80
BF Mean Depth ft
1.2
1.3
1.2
1.3
1.3
1.4
BF Max Depth ft
1.9
1.7
1.9
2.7
2.9
BF Cross Sectional Area (ft 2)
26.0
29.0
17.6
20.7
30.0
35.0
Width/Depth Ratio
18.5
21.0
11.8
13.2
17.0
18.0
Entrenchment Ratio
1.9
2.6
1.6
6.6
1.5
2.0
Bank Height Ratio
1.8
1.2
1.0
1.2
Profile
Riffle length ft
Riffle slope ft/ft
0.0040
0.0170
0.0420
0.0400
Pool length Lft
9.0
43.0
11.0
18.7
20.0
70.0
Pool Max de thft
3.6
0.9
2.6
3.5
3.6
Pool spacing (ft)
33.0
253.0
25.7
69.3
80.0
130.0
Pattern
Channel Beltwidth ft
7
80
20
41.7
29
150
Radius of Curvature ft
10
160
25.3
185
55
135
Rc:Bankfull width ft/ft
0.4
1
1.8
5.9
3
4.2
Meander Wavelength ft
30
240
97.5
140
85
365
Meander Width ratio
0.8
2.1
6.8
8
4.4
6.6
Transport parameters
Reach Shear Stress (competency) lbs/ft2
Max part size (mm) mobilized at bankfull
Stream Power (transport ca acit W/m2
Additional Reach Parameters
Ros en Classification
B4/F4/C4
B4/C4
B4/C4
Bankfull Velocity s
5.5
4.8-5
Bankfull Discharge cfs
158
Valley Length ft
----
----
Channel Thalweg Length ft
----
----
2300
Sinuosit
1.2
1.1 - 1.2
1.1 - 1.3
Water Surface Slo e ft/ft
0.018-0.024
0.012 - 0.019
0.02
BF slope ft/ft
----
----
----
Bankfull Floodplain Area acres
----
----
% of Reach with Eroding Banks
----
----
Channel Stability or Habitat Metric
----
----
Biolo 'cal or Other
----
Table 10b. Baseline Stream Data Summary (Substrate, Bed, Bank, and Hydrologic Containment Parameter Distributions)
Tate Farm (Ripshin Branch) - DMS Project Number 372 - Ripshin Branch
Parameter Pre -Existing Condition Reference Reach es Data Design Monitoring Baseline
Ri%/RU%P%G%/S%
SC%/SA%/G%/C%B%BE%
dl6/d35/d50/d84/d95 0.2-0.3 4.0-12.0 0.5 3.0-5.0
Entrainment Class <1.5/1.5 -1.99/2.0 -4.9/5.0 -
Incision Class <1.2/1.2-1.49/1.5-1.99/>2.0 LJ

Table 10c. Baseline Stream Data Summary (Unnamed Tributary)
Tate Farm (Ripshin Branch) - DMS Project Number 372
Parameter Gauge
Regional Curve
Pre -Existing Condition
Reference Reach(es) Data
Design
Monitoring Baseline
Dimension and Substrate - Riffle Only
LL UL Eq.
Min
Mean Med
Max SD
Min Mean Med Max SD
Min
Max
Med Min Mean Med Max SD
BF Width (ft)
18.0
14.4
16.0
Floodprone Width ft
28
95
16
80
50
BF Mean Depth ft
0.9
1.2
0.9
BF Max Depth ft
1.4
1 1.7
1.3
1.4
BF Cross Sectional Area (ft 2)
1 1 16.3
17.6
14.0
Width/Depth Ratio
21.8
11.8
18.0
Entrenchment Ratio
1.6
6.6
1.0
2.5
Bank Height Ratio
2.3
1.2
1.0
Profile
Riffle length ft
Riffle slope ft/ft
0.0400
0.0170
0.0400
Pool length ft
3.6
19.9
18.7
25.0
Pool Max depth ft
1.4
2.6
1.9
Pool spacing (ft)
11.0
80.0
69.0
50.0
90.0
60.0
Pattern
Channel Beltwidth Lft
12
33
41.7
35
100
Radius of Curvature ft
2.5
25
25.3
40
200
Rc:Bankfull width ft/ft
0.8
1.8
3.4
14
Meander Wavelength ft
50
170
97.5
120
160
Meander Width ratio
4.9
2.9
8.3
8.8
Transport parameters
Reach Shear Stress (competency) lbs/ft2
Max part size (mm) mobilized at bankfull
Stream Power (transport ca acit W/m2
Additional Reach Parameters
Ros en Classification
B4/F4
C4
B4/C4
Bankfull Velocity s
5.1
4.5
Bankfull Discharge cfs
83.07
Valley Length ft
----
----
Channel Thalweg Length ft
----
----
912
Sinuosit
1.2
1.2
1.0-1.2
Water Surface Slo e ft/ft
0.02
0.012
0.02
BF slope ft/ft
----
----
----
Bankfull Floodplain Area acres
----
----
----
% of Reach with Eroding Banks
----
----
Channel Stability or Habitat Metric I
I
----
Biolo ical or Other
----
I ----
Table 10d. Baseline Stream Data Summary (Substrate, Bed, Bank, and Hydrologic Containment Parameter Distributions)
Tate Farm (Ripshin Branch) - DMS Project Number 372 - Unnamed Tributary
Parameter Pre -Existing Condition Reference Reach es Data Design Monitoring Baseline
Ri%/RU%P%G%/S%
SC%/SA%/G%/C%B%BE%
dl6/d35/d50/d84/d95 0.2 4.8 12.8 44.2 78.5 8.0 11.8 18.4 73.0 100.0
Entrainment Class <1.5/1.5 -1.99/2.0 -4.9/5.0 -
Incision Class <1.2/1.2-1.49/1.5-1.99/>2.0

Table lla. Monitoring Data - Dimensional Morphology Summary (Dimensional Parameters - Cross Sections)
Tate Farm tRinshin Rranehl - DMS Prnieet Nnmher 372 - Rinshin Rraneh
Table llb. Monitoring Data - Stream Reach Data Summary
Tate Farm (Rivshin Branch) - DMS Proiect Number 372 - Rivshin Branch
Parameter Baseline
Cross Section 1
MY -1
Cross Section 2
Cross Section 3
Cross Section 4
MY -3
Cross Section 5
Parameter
MY -4
Riffle
MY -5
Pool
Riffle
Riffle
Riffle
Dimension and Substrate - Riffle Min Mean Med Max
Only
SD Min
Mean
Med
Max
SD
Min
Mean
Med Max
SD
Min
Mean
Med
Max
SD
Min
Dimension MYO
MY1
MY2
MY3
MY4
MY5 MY5+ MYO
MYl
MY2
MY3
MY4
MY5 MY5+ MYO
MY1
MY2
MY3
MY4
MY5 MY5+ MYO
MYl
MY2
MY3
MY4
MY5 MY5+ MYO
MY1
MY2
MY3
MY4
MY5 MY5+
BF Width ft
23.4
23.3
25.8
24.3
24.8
23.2
25.0
25.3
26.0
27.2
28.1
23.3
28.7
28.2
26.9
21.4
23.3
22.0
23.8
24.6
21.7
24.0
25.3
31.0
31.9
Floodprone Width (ft) (approx)
80.0
80.0
80.0
80.0
80.0
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
80.0
80.0
80.0
80.0
80.0
80.0
80.0
80.0
80.0
80.0
80.0
80.0
80.0
80.0
80.0
BF Mean Depth (ft)
1.2
1.2
1.1
1.2
1.1
1.6
1.3
1.1
1.1
1.0
1.3
1.3
1.2
1.3
1.2
1.1
0.9
1.1
1.1
1.0
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.6
BF Max Depth (ft)
1.9
1.9
1.9
2.0
1.8
3.4
3.3
3.4
3.3
3.2
2.1
2.0
2.1
2.1
2.1
2.0
1.8
1.8
2.0
2.1
1.9
1.7
1.5
1.8
1.8
BF Cross Sectional Area (ft)
27.6
27.9
28.8
29.0
27.7
36.1
32.2
28.1
27.7
27.2
37.4
30.7
33.2
35.5
32.1
23.5
21.0
24.4
25.3
24.6
19.2
18.0
18.3
21.7
20.6
WidthMe th Ratio
19.8
1 19.5
1 23.1 1
20.4
22.2
NA
I NA
NA
NA
NA
21.1
17.7
1 24.8
22.4
22.5 1
1 19.5
25.9
19.8
21.6
24.6
24.5
1 32.0
35.0
44.3
49.4
Entrenchment Ratio
3.4
3.4
3.1
3.3
3.2
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
2.8
3.4
2.8 1
2.8
3.0
3.7
3.4
3.6
3.4
3.3
3.7
3.3
3.2
2.6
2.5
Bank Height Ratio
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
d50 mm
----
----
---
5.3
35.1
26.3
---
----
----
----
----
----
----
79.2
81.6
80.3
56.9
47.7
61
38
197
56
---
Table llb. Monitoring Data - Stream Reach Data Summary
Tate Farm (Rivshin Branch) - DMS Proiect Number 372 - Rivshin Branch
Parameter Baseline
MY -1
MY -2
MY -3
MY -4
MY -5
Dimension and Substrate - Riffle Min Mean Med Max
Only
SD Min
Mean
Med
Max
SD
Min
Mean
Med Max
SD
Min
Mean
Med
Max
SD
Min
Mean
Med
Max
SD
Min
Mean
Med
Max
SD
BF Width ft
21.4
23.7
22.6
28.1
3.1
23.3
23.5
23.3
24
0.4
220
25.5
25.6
28.7
2.7
23.8
26.8
26.3
31
3.4
24.5
27.0
25.9
31.9
3.4
Floodprone Width ft
80
80
80
80
80
BF Mean Depth ft
0.9
1.1
1.2
1.3
0.2
0.8
1.1
1.1
1.3
0.2
0.7
1.0
1.1
1.2
0.2
0.7
1.1
1.2
1.3
0.3
0.6
1.0
1.1
1.2
0.3
BF Max Depth ft
1.9
2.0
2.0
2.1
0.1
1.7
1.9
1.9 2.0
0.1
1.5
1.8
1.9
2.1
0.3
1.8
2.0
2.0
2.1
0.1
1.8
2.0
2.0
2.1
0.2
BF Cross Sectional Area (ft)
19.2
26.9
25.6
37.4
7.8
18.0
24.4
24.5 30.7
5.9
18.3
26.2
26.6
33.2
6.4
21.7
27.9
27.2
35.5
5.9
20.6
26.3
26.2
32.1
4.9
Width/Depth Ratio
19.5
21.2
20.6
24.1
2.2
17.9
23.3
22.7 30.0
5.6
20.0
25.9
23.7
36.1
7.1
20.3
27.0
21.7
44.3
11.6
22.4
30.7
23.5
53.2
15.0
Entrenchment Ratio
2.8
1 3.4
1 3.6 1
3.7
1 0.4 1
3.3
3.4
3.4 3.4
0.1
2.8
3.2
3.1
3.6
0.4
2.6
3.0
3.1
3.4
0.4
2.5
3.0
3.1
3.3
0.3
Bank Height Ratio
1.0
1.0
1.0
1 1
1
1
1 1.0 1
J1.0
Profile -Downstream
Riffle length (ft)
5.3
35.1
26.3
107.8
28.6
14.2
56.5
33 198.3
50.7
13
71
52
233
63
10
61
38
197
56
9.5
52.7
26.2
150.3
44.1
Riffle slope (ft/ft)
0.0059
0.0247
0.0260
0.0445
0.0105
0.0145
0.0238
0.0228 0.0355
0.0065
0.0014
0.0224
0.0239
0.0363
0.01
0.0056
0.0215
0.0212
0.0398
0.0096
0.0130
0.0237
0.0209
0.0479
0.0098
Pool length (ft)
8.6
27.7
24.7
77.0
16.2
10.1
34.1
27.8 102.9
25.5
11
43
46
95
26
14.0
34.7
28.7
80.8
21.9
13.9
28.0
23.1
74.5
13.8
Pool Max depth (ft)
3.4
3.3
3.4
3.3
3.2
Pool spacing (ft)
8.6
55.4
43.8
160.7
37.0
24.3
84.0
65.9 234.1
54.6
28
113
88
270
77
20.9
87.2
76.0
229.5
61.4
15.1
66.4
46.0
182.8
50.7
Pattern
Channel Beltwidth (ft)
Radius of Curvature (ft)
Rc:Bankfull width (ft/ft)
Meander Wavelength (ft)
Meander Width ratio
Additional Reach Parameters
Rosgen Classification
B/C-type
B/C-type
B/C-type
B/C-type
B/C-type
Channel Thalweg Length (ft)
1444
1449
453
1499
1600
Sinuosity
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
Water Surface Slope (Channel) (ft/ft)
0.0182
0.0189
0.0191
0.019
0.0186
BF slope
----
----
---
----
Ri%/RU%P%G%/S%
SC%/SA%/G%/C%/B%BE%
dl6/d35/d50/d84/d95
Elio"
% of Reach with Eroding Banks
0
0
0
0
0
Channel Stability or Habitat Metric
----
----
----
----
---Biolo
ical or Other
Biological

Table Ile. Monitoring Data - Dimensional Morphology Summary (Dimensional Parameters - Cross Sections)
Tate Farm (Rinshin Branch) - DMS Proiect Number 372 - Unnamed Tributary
Table lld. Monitoring Data - Stream Reach Data Summary
Tate Farm (Ripshin Branch) - DMS Project Number 372 - Unnamed Tributary
Parameter Baseline
Cross Section 6
MY -1
Cross Section 7
Cross Section 8
Parameter
Riffle
Pool
Riffle
Dimension MYO
MYl
MY2
MY3
MY4
MY5 MY5+ MYO
MYl
MY2
MY3
MY4
MY5 MY5+ MYO
MYl
MY2
MY3
MY4
MY5 MY5+
BF Width ft
17.4
16.8
17.5
16.8
17.2
16.0
15.8
14.7
13.5
9.3
17.4
18.7
5.0
5.6
57.0
Floodprone Width (ft) (approx)
80.0
80.0
80.0
80.0
80.0
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
80.0
80.0
80.0
80.0
80.0
BF Mean Depth (ft)
1.0
0.9
1.0
0.9
0.8
0.9
0.6
0.3
0.4
0.7
0.5
0.4
0.5
0.0
0.1
BF Max Depth ft
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.7
1 1.6
2.4
1.6
1.2
1 1.2
2.0
1.2
0.7
1.0
1.5
1.5
BF Cross Sectional Area (fte)
17.4
15.8
16.9
14.4
14.3
14.5
8.9
4.9
5.1
6.2
8.9
7.6
2.6
4.6
4.7
Width/Depth Ratio
17.4
17.9
18.1
19.6
20.7
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
34.0
46.0
9.6
3.7
691.3
Entrenchment Ratio
4.6
4.8
4.6
4.8
4.7
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
4.6
4.3
16.0
14.3
1.4
Bank Height Ratio
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
d50 (mm)
0.5
1.5
1.6
1.6
----
----
----
----
----
----
1.0
7.3
8.4
8.4
8.4
Table lld. Monitoring Data - Stream Reach Data Summary
Tate Farm (Ripshin Branch) - DMS Project Number 372 - Unnamed Tributary
Parameter Baseline
MY -1
MY -2
MY -3
MY -4
MY -5
Dimension and Substrate - Riffle Min Mean Med Max
Only
SD Min
Mean
Med
Max
SD
Min
Mean
Med
Max
SD
Min
Mean
Med
Max
SD
Min
Mean
Med
Max
SD
Min
Mean
Med
Max
SD
BF Width (ft)
17.4
16.8
17.8
17.8
18.7
1.3
5.0
11.3
11.3
17.5
8.8
5.6
11.2
11.2
16.8
6.7
5.7
11.5
11.5
17.2
8.1
Floodprone Width ft
80
80
80
80
80
BF Mean Depth (ft)
0.5
0.8
0.8
1.0
0.4
0.4
0.7
0.7
0.9
0.4
0.5
0.8
0.8
1.0
0.4
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.0
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.0
BF Max Depth ft
1.2
1.5
1.5
1.7
0.4
0.7
1.2
1.2
1.7
0.7
1.0
1.4
1.4
1.7
0.5
1.5
1.6
1.6
1.7
0.1
1.5
1.6
1.6
1.6
0.1
BF Cross Sectional Area (fe)
8.9
13.2
13.2
17.4
6.0
7.6
11.7
11.7
15.8
5.8
2.6
9.8
9.8
16.9
10.1
4.6
9.4
9.4
14.1
6.7
4.7
9.5
9.5
14.3
6.8
Width/Depth Ratio
17.4
26.1
26.1
34.8
12.3
18.7
32.7
32.7
46.8
19.9
10.0
13.8
13.8
17.5
8.1
7.0
14.0
14.0
21.0
9.9
7.1
14.3
14.3
21.5
10.2
Entrenchment Ratio
4.6
4.3
4.5
4.5
4.8
0.3
4.6
10.3
10.3
16.0
8.1
4.8
9.5
9.5
14.3
6.7
4.7
9.3
9.3
14.0
6.6
Bank Height Ratio
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
Profile - Upstream
Riffle length ft
3.9
29.7
27.3
65
17.9
8.79
26.5
22.4
53
14.8
3
26
23
66
17
4.03
20.36
19.45
55.8
14.3
8.7
29.2
26.3
59.9
15.1
Riffle slope (ft/ft)
0.0064
0.0235
0.0233
0.0436
0.0108
0.0038
0.0305
0.0294
0.0639
0.0154
0.0000
0.0251
0.0230
0.0627
0.02
0.0048
0.0289
0.0299
0.0632
0.0165
0.0003
0.0242
0.0257
0.0518
0.0118
Pool length ft
7.1
20.8
19.0
43.2
10.8
7.4
22.7
23.7
39.9
9.8
3.0
13.0
11.0
33.0
7.0
6.0
17.0
15.3
33.0
8.9
7.0
12.1
11.4
22.3
5.7
Pool Max depth (ft)
2.4
1.6
1.2
1.2
2.0
Pool spacing (ft)
7.1
43.6
39.3
103.9
28.7
12.9
42.7
47.9
85.2
18.3
8.0
37.0
35.0
78.0
20.0
10.6
37.2
37.9
88.5
20.3
11.0
40.0
40.5
66.8
18.3
Pattern
Channel Beltwidth ft
Radius of Curvature (ft)
Rc:Bankfull width ft/ft
Meander Wavelength (ft)
Meander Width ratio
Additional Reach Parameters
Rosgen Classification
B/C-type
B/C-type
B/C-type
B/C-type
B/C-type
Channel Thalweg Length ft
799
803
816
814
813
Sinuosity
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
Water Surface Slope (Channel) (ft/ft)
0.0201
0.0205
0.0196
0.0195
0.02
BF slope (ft/ft)
----
---
----
Ri%/RU%P%G%/S%
SC%/SA%/G%/C%/B%BE%
dl6/d35/d50/d84/d95
% of Reach with Eroding Banks
19
0
0
0
0
Channel Stability or Habitat Metric
----
----
----
Biological or Other

APPENDIX E
HYDROLOGY DATA
Table 12. Verification of Bankfull Events
Table 13. Wetland Hydrology Criteria Attainment Summary
Groundwater Gauge Graphs
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Table 12. Verification of Bankfull Events
Tate Farm (Ripshin Branch) Stream and Wetland Restoration Site (DMS Project Number 372)
Date of Data
Date of Occurrence
Method
Photo (if
Collection
available)
June 7, 2013
January 17, 2013
Approximately 3.9 inches of rain documented* at a nearby rain
---
station over a four day period from January 14-17, 2013.
Wrack and sediment observe on top of banks after approximately 4.2
April 28, 2013
January 30, 2013
inches of rain was documented* at a nearby rain station on January
1-3
30, 2013.
Approximately 4.34 inches of rain documented over three days at the
June 12, 2013
May 7, 2013
---
onsite rain gauge.
Wrack observed in the floodplain after approximately 5.92 inches of
June 12, 2013
May 24, 2013
rain was documented over eight days at the onsite rain gauge.
4
August 13, 2013
July 4, 2013
Approximately 4.13 inches of rain documented over two days at the
---
onsite rain gauge.
Wrack and laid back vegetation observed in the flood plain after
August 13, 2013
August 10, 2013
approximately 3.52 inches of rain was documented at the onsite rain
5
gauge.
October 7, 2014
September 2-8, 2014
Wrack observed in floodplain after rainfall totaling 4.37 inches
6
documented at the onsite rain gauge.
Wrack and laid-back vegetation observed on the floodplain after
April 26, 2015
April 19, 2015
approximately 2.32 inches of rain documented at an onsite rain
7-8
guage on 4/19/15 with an additional 3.21 inches documented the
preceding 2 weeks.
November 5, 2015
July 14, 2015
Approximately 4.21 inches of rain documented over two days at the
onsite rain gauge.
November 5, 2015
October 3, 2015
Approximately 6.38 inches of rain documented over a ten day period
---
at the onsite rain gauge.
Approximately 2.57 inches of rain documented in one day after 3.59
August 31, 2016
August 8, 2016
inches of rain was documented over the previous five days at the
---
onsite rain gauge.
*Jefferson Weather Station (Weatherunderground 2014)
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Table 13. Wetland Hydrology Criteria Attainment Summary
Tate Farm (Ripshin Branch) Stream and Wetland Restoration Site (DMS Project Number 372)
* Groundwater Gauges were installed in October 2012; therefore, groundwater monitoring was initiated during the
Year 2 (2013) monitoring year.
**Gauge 4 malfunctioned at beginning of 2014 growing season resulting in loss of data. A battery failure at the
beginning of the growing season resulted in a loss of data. The gauge was replaced and is currently functioning
properly, but during a subsequent visit additional data was lost due to a failed Meazura PDA. Based on hydrology
of the additional gauges, in addition to abundant precipitation, it is likely that Gauge 4 would have met success for
year 3 (2014).
^ Gauge 4 malfunctioned at the end of the Year 5 (2016) growing season, and because the contracted monitoring
period was over, the gauge was removed and was not replaced. Because the contract for additional Year 6 (2017)
monitoring was not executed until October 2017, no data for this gauge is available for Year 6 (2017). Based on
hydrology of the other gauges, it is likely that Gauge 4 would have met success for year 6 (2017).
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Success Criteria Achieved/Max Consecutive Days During Growing Season (Percentage)
Gauge
Year 1 (2012)*
Year 2 (2013)
Year 3 (2014)
Year 4 (2015)
Year 5 (2016)
Year 6 (2017)
1
Yes/130 Days
Yes/34 Days
Yes/22 Days
Yes/26 Days
Yes/58 Days
(81%)
(21%)
(14%)
(16%)
(36%)
2
Yes/ 160 Days
Yes/ 160 Days
Yes/ 160 Days
Yes/ 160 Days
Yes/ 160 Days
(100%)
(100%)
(100%)
(100%)
(100%)
3
Yes/ 160 Days
Yes/ 160 Days
Yes/ 160 Days
Yes/ 160 Days
Yes/ 160 Days
(100%)
(100%)
100%
100%
100%
4
Yes/152 Days
No/14 Days**
Yes/46 Days
Yes/61 Days
No/0 Days^
(95%)
(8%)
(29%)
(38%)
(0%)
5
Yes/ 160 Days
Yes/47 Days
Yes/43 Days
Yes/60 Days
Yes/132 Days
(100%)
29%
(27%)
(38%)
(83%)
6
__
Yes/ 160 Days
Yes/46 Days
Yes/114 Days
Yes/80 Days
Yes/79 Days
(100%)
(29%)
(71%)
(50%)
(49%)
* Groundwater Gauges were installed in October 2012; therefore, groundwater monitoring was initiated during the
Year 2 (2013) monitoring year.
**Gauge 4 malfunctioned at beginning of 2014 growing season resulting in loss of data. A battery failure at the
beginning of the growing season resulted in a loss of data. The gauge was replaced and is currently functioning
properly, but during a subsequent visit additional data was lost due to a failed Meazura PDA. Based on hydrology
of the additional gauges, in addition to abundant precipitation, it is likely that Gauge 4 would have met success for
year 3 (2014).
^ Gauge 4 malfunctioned at the end of the Year 5 (2016) growing season, and because the contracted monitoring
period was over, the gauge was removed and was not replaced. Because the contract for additional Year 6 (2017)
monitoring was not executed until October 2017, no data for this gauge is available for Year 6 (2017). Based on
hydrology of the other gauges, it is likely that Gauge 4 would have met success for year 6 (2017).
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APPENDIX F
ADDITIONAL SITE DATA
Figure 3. USGS Topographic Map
Figure 4. NRCS Soils Map
Preconstruction Photographs
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Extracted from Restoration Plan (dated March 9, 2007)
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