20150701 Ver 1_BR820006 USACE Wetland Data Upland Form_20150717

US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region –Version 2.0
WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM – Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region

HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required)
Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required; check all that apply) Surface Soil Cracks (B6)
Surface Water (A1) Aquatic Fauna (B13) Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8)
High Water Table (A2) Marl Deposits (B15) (LRR U) Drainage Patterns (B10)
Saturation (A3) Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1) Moss Trim Lines (B16)
Water Marks (B1) Oxidized Rhizospheres along Living Roots (C3) Dry-Season Water Table (C2)
Sediment Deposits (B2) Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) Crayfish Burrows (C8)
Drift Deposits (B3) Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6) Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
Algal Mat or Crust (B4) Thin Muck Surface (C7) Geomorphic Position (D2)
Iron Deposits (B5) Other (Explain in Remarks) Shallow Aquitard (D3)
Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7) FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
Water-Stained Leaves (B9) Sphagnum moss (D8) (LRR T, U)
Field Observations:

Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No
Surface Water Present? Yes No Depth (inches):
Water Table Present? Yes No Depth (inches):
Saturation Present?
(includes capillary fringe) Yes No Depth (inches):
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:

Remarks:
Project/Site: BR# 820006 City/County: Scotland Sampling Date: 04/11/12
Applicant/Owner: NCDOT State: NC Sampling Point: WA -WD upland
Investigator(s): J. Mason , A. James Section, Township, Range: Silver Hill
Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.): Hillslope Local relief (concave, convex, none): none Slope (%): 0-2
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): P Lat: 34.879758 Long: -79.543512 Datum: NAD83
Soil Map Unit Name: Johnston soils, 0-2% slopes NWI classification:
Are climatic / hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes No (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation , Soil , or Hydrology , significantly disturbed? Are “Normal Circumstances” present? Yes No
Are Vegetation , Soil , or Hydrology , naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS – Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes No
Is the Sampled Area
within a Wetland? Yes No Hydric Soil Present? Yes No
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No
Remarks:

One representative upland point taken for all four wetlands located on each side of bridge.
US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region –Version 2.0

VEGETATION – Use scientific names of plants Sampling Point: WA -WD upland
Tree Stratum (Plot size:30 ft) Absolute
% Cover
Dominant
Species?
Indicator
Status Dominance Test Worksheet:
1. Acer rubrum 40 Y FAC Number of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 9 (A)
2. Lriodendrum tulipifera 35 Y FAC
3. Nyssa sylvatica 35 Y FAC Total Number of Dominant
Species Across All Strata: 9 (B)
4.
5. Percent of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 100 (A/B)
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7. Prevalence Index worksheet:
8. Total % Cover of : Multiply by:
110 = Total Cover OBL species x1 =
50% of total cover: 55 20% of total cover: 11 FACW species x2 =
Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size:30 ft) FAC species x3 =
1. Persea borbonia 25 Y FACW FACU species x4 =
2. Vaccinium corymbosum 10 Y FACW UPL species x5 =
3. Ligustrum sinense 10 Y FAC Column Totals: (A) (B)
4. Cornus florida 5 FACU Prevalence Index = B/A =
5. Clethra alnifolia 2 FACW Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
6. Symplocos tinctoria 2 FAC 1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
7. 2 - Dominance Test is >50%
8. 3 - Prevalence Index is <3.01
54 = Total Cover Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation1 (Explain)
50% of total cover: 27 20% of total cover: 10.8 1Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
be present, unless disturbed or problematic. Herb Stratum (Plot size:30 ft)
1. Woodwardia areolata 20 Y OBL Definitions of Vegetation Strata:
2.
Tree – Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm) or more in
diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of height.

Sapling/Shrub – Woody plants, excluding vines, less than 3 in. DBH
and greater than 3.28 ft tall.

Herb – All herbaceous (non-woody) plants, regardless of size, and
woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall.

Woody vine – All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in height.
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20 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 10 20% of total cover: 4

Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size:30 ft)
1. Vitis rotundifolia 15 Y FAC
2. Smilax rotundifolia 10 Y FAC
3. Lonicera japonica 5 FAC-
Hydrophytic
Vegetation
Present?
Yes No
4. Bignonia capreolata 2 FAC
5.
32 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 16 20% of total cover: 6.4
Remarks: (If observed, list morphological adaptations below).
BR#820006 upland

US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region –Version 2.0
SOIL Sampling Point: WA -WD upland
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.)
Depth Matrix Redox Features
(inches) Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type1 Loc2 Texture Remarks
0-7 10YR 4/3 100 fine sand
7-18 10YR 5/3 100 loamy sand

1Type: C= Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, CS=Covered or Coated Sand Grains. 2Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix
Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:
Histosol (A1) Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (LRR S, T, U) 1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR O)
Histic Epipedon (A2) Thin Dark Surface (S9) (LRR S, T, U) 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR S)
Black Histic (A3) Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (LRR U) 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)
(MLRA 153B) Organic Bodies (A6) (LRR P, T, U) Redox Dark Surface (F6)
5 cm Mucky Mineral (A7) (LRR P, T, U) Depleted Dark Surface (F7) Red Parent Material (TF2)
Muck Presence (A8) (LRR U) Redox Depressions (F8) Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR P, T) Marl (F10) (LRR U) Other (Explain in Remarks)
Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11) Depleted Ochric (F11) (MLRA 151)
3Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
wetland hydrology must be present,
unless disturbed or problematic.
Thick Dark Surface (A12) Iron-Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR O, P, T)
Coast Prairie Redox (A16) (MLRA 150A) Umbric Surface (F13) (LRR P, T, U)
Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR O, S) Delta Ochric (F17) (MLRA 151)
Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) Reduced Vertic (F18) (MLRA 150A, 150B)
Sandy Redox (S5) Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 149A)
Stripped Matrix (S6) Anomalous Bright Loamy Soils (F20) (MLRA 149A, 153C, 153D)
Dark Surface (S7) (LRR P, S, T, U)
Restrictive Layer (if present):
Hydric Soils Present? Yes No
Type:
Depth (inches):
Remarks:

BR# 820006 upland