20150981 Ver 1_Application_20150923 (10)

WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM — Eastern Mountains and Piedmont
Project/Site: Bridge No. 191 on SR 2337 (17BP.7.R.30)) City/County: Rockingham County Sampling Date: 11 Feb, 2015
Applicant/Owner: NCDOT State: N� Sampling Point: WA-01 up
Investigator(s): R. Lepsic Section, Township, Range:
Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.): hummock Local relief (concave, convex, none): none Slope (%): 0-3
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR P Lat: 36.300465 �ong: -79.925302 Datum: NAD83
Soil Map Unit Name: Fairview-Poplar Forest Complex 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
Hydric Soil Present? Yes No ✓ within a Wetland? Yes No ✓
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No `�
Remarks:
Hummocks/mounds between wetland drainages.
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Secondarv Indicators (minimum of two required)
Primarv Indicators (minimum of one is required; check all that applv) _ Surface Soil Cracks (B6)
_ Surface Water (A1) _ True Aquatic Plants (B14) _ Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8)
_ High Water Table (A2) _ Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1) _ Drainage Patterns (B10)
_ Saturation (A3) _ Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3) _ Moss Trim Lines (B16)
_ Water Marks (B1) _ Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) _ Dry-Season Water Table (C2)
_ Sediment Deposits (B2) _ Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6) _ Crayfish Burrows (C8)
_ Drift Deposits (B3) _ Thin Muck Surface (C7) _ Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
_ Algal Mat or Crust (B4) _ Other (Explain in Remarks) _ Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1)
_ Iron Deposits (B5) _ Geomorphic Position (D2)
_ Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7) _ Shallow Aquitard (D3)
_ Water-Stained Leaves (69) _ Microtopographic Relief (D4)
_ Aquatic Fauna (B13) _ FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes No ✓ Depth (inches):
Water Table Present? Yes No ✓ Depth (inches):
Saturation Present? Yes No ✓ Depth (inches): Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No ✓
includes capillary frin e
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
Wetland hydrology indicators not present.
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VEGETATION (Four Strata) — Use scientific names of plants. sampiing Point: WA-o� up
Absolute Dominant Indicator pominance Test worksheet:
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 20' x 20' � % Cover Species? Status Number of Dominant Species
� Liquidamber styraciflua 4p Y FAC That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: Z (A)
2 Liriodendron tulipifera 40 Y FACU
3 Quercus alba 20 Y FACU Total Number of Dominant $
Species Across All Strata: (B)
q Ostrya virginiana 10 N FACU
Percent of Dominant Species
5� That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 25% (A/B)
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� Prevalencelndex worksheet:
$ Total % Cover of: Multiplv bv:
110% - Total Cover OBL species � x 1= �
Saplinq/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 20' x 20' � FACW species � x 2= �
� Ostrya virginiana 10 Y FACU FAC species � x 3= �
2 Fagus grandifolia 10 Y FACU FACU species � x 4= �
3 Elaeagnus angustifolia 5 Y FACU UPL species � x 5= �
4. Column Totals: � (A) � (B)
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� Smilax rotundafolia
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25°�o = Total Cover
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15 Y FAC
10 Y FACU
25% = Total Cover
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
Wooded area upslope of WA. Located between WA and pasture.
Prevalence Index = B/A = �
✓ 1- Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
2 - Dominance Test is >50%
3 - Prevalence Index is <_3.0'
_ 4 - Morphological Adaptations' (Provide supporting
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet)
_ Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
be present, unless disturbed or problematic.
Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata:
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, Iess
than 3 in. DBH and greater than 3.28 ft (1 m) 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.
Hydrophytic
Vegetation ✓
Present? Yes No
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SOIL
Sampling Point: WA-01 up
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) °/o Tvpe' Loc2 Texture Remarks
0-1 10 YR 4/4 100 clay loam many fine roots
1-12+ 10 YR 4/6 100
'Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion,
Hydric Soil Indicators:
_ Histosol (A1)
_ Histic Epipedon (A2)
_ Black Histic (A3)
_ Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
_ Stratified Layers (A5)
_ 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N)
_ Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11;
_ Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
_ Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR N,
MLRA 147, 148)
_ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
_ Sandy Redox (S5)
Stripped Matrix (S6)
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
Depth (inches):
Remarks:
Hydric soil indicators not present.
RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains.
sandy clay
ZLocation: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix.
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:
_ Dark Surface (S7) _ 2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147)
_ Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 147, 148) _ Coast Prairie Redox (A16)
_ Thin Dark Surface (S9) (MLRA 147, 148) (MLRA 147, 148)
_ Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) _ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)
_ Depleted Matrix (F3) (MLRA 136, 147)
_ Redox Dark Surtace (F6) _ Red Parent Material (TF2)
_ Depleted Dark Surface (F7) _ Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
_ Redox Depressions (F8) _ Other (Explain in Remarks)
_ Iron-Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N,
MLRA 136)
_ Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 136, 122)
_ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148)
3lndicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
wetland hydrology must be present,
unless disturbed or problematic.
Hydric Soil Present? Yes No ✓
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