HomeMy WebLinkAbout20170308 Ver 1_WA-UP_USACE - Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Wetland Data Form_20170317WETLAND DETERMINATIt]N DATA FORM — Atlantic and Gulf Coastat Plain Region
Project/Site: NCDOT TIP #W-5601BD Bulbout Site cityicounry: Laurel Hill/Scotland 5amp�ing Date: 3/14/2017
AppiicanvOwner: NCDOT State: NC 5ampling Pant: WA-UP
In�estigator{s): R. Sullivan & W. Sullivan (Kimley-Horn) $ection, rawnsn�P, �zan9e: Laurel Hill
Landform {hitlslope, terrace, eta}: HIIISIOp2 Local relieT [cancave, con�ex, none}: C011V2X Stape {%}: 4%
Subreg�vn (�RR or M�RA}: LRR P �.$t: 34J99918 Lang. '79.527762 pa�urn_ NAD 83
5aii �nap un�t Name: Kenansville loamy sand, moderately wet, 0-4% slopes �yy� ��Sfi�;�,: None
Are climatic 1 hydroi ic oonditions on the site ty�ical f�r this time of yeah Yes � No �(If no, explain in Remarks.}
Are Vege3atinn Sail ar Hydrolagy significantly disturbed7 Are "Norma! Circumstan�es' present? Yes � Na�
Are Vege#atinn 5oil or Hydrology naturally problerr�atic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarics.}
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS — Attach site rnap shawing sampling paint lacations, transects, irnportant features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present7
Hydric Soil Present?
Wetland Hydralogy Present?
Yes ✓ No
Yes No ✓
Yes Na ✓
Is the Sampled Area �
within a Wettand? Yes Mo
The upland data point (WA-UP) was collected N30' east of and 2-3' higher in elevation than the
wetland data point on a upland hillslope.
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Wetland Hydrology Indicators: 5ecandarv Indicators iminimum of two reauired)
Primarv Indicators tminimum vf ane is reauireci: check all that aontv} SurFace Soil Cracks (Bfi)
Surtace Water (A1 } Aquatic Fauna (613) Sparsely Vegetated Cvncave SurFaoe (BS)
High Water Ta61e (A2J hAarl Deposits (B15} (LRR 17) Drainage Fa#tems (610)
Saturation {A3} Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1} Moss Trim lines (618)
Water Marks {B1 y Oxidized Rhizospheres afong Li�ng Raots {C3� Dry-5esson Water Table (C2}
Sediment Deposits (B2) Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) Crayfish Burrows {C8)
bsift f]epoaits (E�3] Recent irvn Reduction in Tilied Saiis (C6} Saturatian Vsible an Aerial lmagery {G9}
Algal Mat or Crust {64] Thin Muck 5urtace (C7} Geomorphic Pnsition {D2}
Cran Depvsits {B5) Other {Explain in Remar�cs) Shallow Aquitard (D3}
fnunda#ion Visible an Aerial Imagery {B7} FAC-Neutral Test (Q5)
Waier-Stained Leaves {B9) Sphagnum moss {�8) (LRR T, lJ)
Field Ohservations:
Surtace Water Present? Yes No L�ep�°r (inches): N/A
Water Table Present? Yes No {J�pth {inchesj: >ZO�� �
Saturation Present? Yes I�o ✓ Uepth (incFies): >20�� WeHand Hydrnlogy Present? Yes� Na,❑
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Describe Recarded Data (stream gauge, rr�onitoring weil, aerial photos, pre�ious inspecfions}, if a�ailable:
Remarks:
No wetland hydrology indicators were observed at the upland data point.
U5 Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Regian — Version 2.Q
VEGETATION (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants.
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30' ) % Cover Soecies? Status
1. Liriodendron tulipifera 30% Y FACU
2. Liquidambar styraciflua 30% Y FAC
3. Quercus falcata 20% Y FACU
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6.
7.
8.
$0% = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 40% 20% of total cover: 16%
Saplinq/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 30' �
�. Symplocos tinctoria 15% Y FAC
Z. Ilex coriacea 5% Y FACW
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4.
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6.
7.
8.
20% = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 10% 20% of total cover: 4�/n
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 15' �
� . Arundinaria gigantea 15%
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
92.
Y FACW
= Total Cover
50% of total cover: 20% of total cover:
Woodv Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30' �
�. Smilaxrotundifolia 10%
z.
3.
4.
5.
Y FAC
10% = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 5% 20% of total cover: 2%
Remarks (If observed, list morphological adaptations below).
Sampling Point: WA-1.1P
Dominance Test worksheet:
Number of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 5 (A)
Total Num6er of Dominant
Species Across All Strata:
Percent of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
7 �B�
71.4% (��)
Prevalence Index worksheet:
Total % Cover of: Multiplv bv:
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 =
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
_ 1- Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
X 2- Dominance Test is >50%
3 - Prevalence Index is <_3A�
_ Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
be present, unless disturbed or problematic.
Definitions of Four Vegetation 5trata:
Tree - Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm) or
more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of
height.
SaplinglShru6 - Woody plants, excluding vines, less
than 3 in. DBH and greater than 3.28 ft (1 m) tall.
Herh - All herhaceous (non-woody) plants, regardlass
of size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall.
Woody vine -All woody vines greaterthan 3.28 ft in
height.
Hydrophytic
Vegetation
Present? Yes � No
US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region - Version 2.0
SOIL Sampling Point: WA-UP
Profile Description: (Descrihe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.)
Depth Matrix Redox Features
(inches) Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Tvpe Loc Texture Remarks
0-6" 10YR 2/1 100% Sandy loam
6-14" 10YR 3/2 100% Sand
14-20" 10YR 4/2 100% Sand
'Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains. �Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix.
Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.} Indicators for Prohlematic Hydric Soils3:
Histosol (A1) Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) [LRR S, T, ll) 1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR O}
Histic Epipedon (A2) Thin Dark Surface (S9) (LRR S, T, ll) 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR Sj
Black Histic (A3) Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (LRR Oj Reduced Vertic (F18) {outside MLRA 150A,Bj
Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) [LRR P, S, Tj
Stratifed Layers (A5) Depleted Matrix (F3) Anomalous Bright Loamy Soils (F20)
Organic Bodies (A6) {LRR P, T, ll] Redox Dark Surface (F6) {MLRA 153Bj
5 cm Mucky Mineral (A7) [LRR P, T, llj Depleted Dark Surface (F7) Red Parent Material (TF2)
Muck Presence (A8) (LRR U} Redox Depressions (F8) Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF1 Z)
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 j
Thick Dark Surface (Al2) Iron-Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR O, P, T] 3lndicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
Coast Prairie Redox (A16) {MLRA 150Aj Umhric Surface (F13) (LRR P, T, ll} wetland hydrology must he 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 149AM
Stripped Matrix (S6) Anomalous Bright Loamy Soils (F20) (MLRA 149A, 153C, 153Dj
Dark Surface (S7) {LRR P, S, T, llj
Restrictive Layer [if ohserved}:
Type:
Depth (inches): Hydric Soil Present? Yes � No �✓
Remarks:
No hydric soil indicators were observed at the upland data point.
US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region — Version 2.0