20220223 Ver 1_Richland Creek WLDP1_20220207

WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA SHEET — Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region
Project/Site: Richland Creek Sewer City/County: Wake Forest/Wake Sampling Date: 8/9/21
Applicant/Owner: City of Raleigh State: NC Sampling Point: WLDP1
Investigator(s): KCM & AJK Section, Township, Range:
Landform (hillside, terrace, etc.): Floodplain Local relief (concave, convex, none): None Slope (%): 0
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR P, MLRA 136 Lat: 35.986188 Long:-78.518572 Datum:
Soil Map Unit Name: ChA Chewacla and Wehadkee soils NWI classification:
Are climatic / hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes x No (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation X Soil X or Hydrology significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? Yes No X
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 x No Is the Sampled Area
Hydric Soil Present? Yes x No within a Wetland? Yes X No
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes x No
Remarks:
Site is within the corridor of an existing sewer line that has been cleared and excavated in the past during installation
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 (Al) _True
Aquatic Plants (B14)
_Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8)
—High Water Table (A2) —Hydrogen
Sulfide Odor (Cl)
x Drainage Patterns (B10)
_Saturation (A3) x
Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3)
_Moss Trim Lines (B16)
—Water Marks (B1) —Presence
of Reduced Iron (C4)
_ Dry -Season Water Table (C2)
x Sediment Deposits (B2) _Recent
Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
_Crayfish Burrows (C8)
x 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 (B9)
_ Microtopographic Relief (D4)
Aquatic Fauna (B13)
FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes No
x Depth (inches):
Water Table Present? Yes No
x Depth (inches):
Saturation Present? Yes No
x Depth (inches):
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
Water Table greater than 12 inches
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VEGETATION (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants.
Sampling Point: WLDP1
Tree Stratum (Plot size: )
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50% of total cover:
Saplino/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: )
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50% of total cover:
Herb Stratum (Plot size: )
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Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: )
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Absolute Dominant Indicat<
% Cover Species? Status
_=Total Cover
20% of total cover:
_=Total Cover
20% of total cover:
_=Total Cover
20% of total cover:
=Total Cover
50% of total cover: 20% of total cover:
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
Dominance Test worksheet:
Number of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: (A)
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across All Strata: (B)
Percent of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: (A/B)
Total % Cover of: Multiply by:
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
_2 Dominance Test is >50%
_3 Prevalence Index is :53.0'
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, less
than 3 in. DBH and greater than or equal to 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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VEGETATION (Five Strata) - Use scientific names of plants.
Sampling Point: WLDP1
Tree Stratum (Plot size
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50% of total cover: _
Sapling Stratum (Plot size: )
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50% of total cover
Shrub Stratum (Plot size: )
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50% of total cover
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 20' )
1. Microstegium vimineum
2. Murdannia keisak
3. Boehmeria cylindrica
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50% of total cover: 50
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: )
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Absolute Dominant Indicat<
% Cover Species? Status
=Total Cover
20% of total cover:
_=Total Cover
20% of total cover:
=Total Cover
20% of total cover:
15 No FAC
75 Yes OBL
10 No FACW
100 =Total Cover
20% of total cover: 20
=Total Cover
50% of total cover: 20% of total cover:
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
Dominance Test worksheet:
Number of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 1 (A)
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across All Strata: 1 (B)
Percent of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 100.0% (A/B)
Total % Cover of: Multiply by:
OBL species 75 x 1 = 75
FACW species 10 x 2 = 20
FAC species 15 x 3 = 45
FACU species 0 x 4 = 0
UPL species 0 x 5 = 0
Column Totals: 100 (A) 140 (B)
Prevalence Index = B/A = 1.40
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
X 2 - Dominance Test is >50%
X 3 - Prevalence Index is :53.0'
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 Five Vegetation Strata:
Tree - Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
approximately 20 ft (6 m) or more in height and 3 in.
(7.6 cm) or larger in diameter at breast height (DBH).
Sapling - Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
approximately 20 ft (6 m) or more in height and less
than 3 in. (7.6 cm) DBH.
Shrub - Woody Plants, excluding woody vines,
approximately 3 to 20 ft (1 to 6 m) in height.
Herb - All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, including
herbaceous vines, regardless of size, and woody
plants, except woody vines, less than approximately
3 ft (1 m) in height.
Woody Vine - All woody vines, regardless of height.
Hydrophytic
Vegetation
Present? Yes X No
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SOIL Sampling Point: WLDP1
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) % Type' Loc2 Texture Remarks
0-12 10YR 4/1 60 5YR 4/6 20 C M Loamy/Clayey Prominent redox concentrations
7.5YR 4/3 20 C M Distinct redox concentrations
'Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains.
2Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix.
Hydric Soil Indicators:
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:
_ Histosol (Al)
_ Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 147, 148)
_2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147)
_Histic Epipedon (A2)
_Thin Dark Surface (S9) (MLRA 147, 148)
_Coast Prairie Redox (A16)
—Black Histic (A3)
—Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (MLRA 136)
(MLRA 147, 148)
—Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
_ Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
x Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)
_Stratified Layers (A5)
X Depleted Matrix (F3)
(MLRA 136, 147)
2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N)
_ Redox Dark Surface (F6)
—Red Parent Material (F21)
_ Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11)
_ Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
(outside MLRA 127, 147, 148)
_Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
_Redox Depressions (F8)
_Very Shallow Dark Surface (F22)
_Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1)
_Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N,
_Other (Explain in Remarks)
—Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
MLRA 136)
—Sandy Redox (S5)
_ Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 122, 136)
3Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
_Stripped Matrix (S6)
_Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148)
wetland hydrology must be present,
Dark Surface (S7)
Red Parent Material (F21) (MLRA 127, 147, 148)
unless disturbed or problematic.
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
Depth (inches):
Hydric Soil Present? Yes No
Remarks:
This data sheet is revised from Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Regional Supplement Version 2.0 to include the NRCS Field Indicators of Hydric
Soils, Version 8.0, 2016.
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont — Version 2.0