20150388 Ver 1_BR_000267_WA_WB_AB01_Up_USACE_2_20150422

WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM — Eastern Mountains and Piedmont
Projectisite: Bridge 000267 - NES Bridge Group 1 cityicounty: Alamance County
ApplicanUOwner: NCDOT State: NC
Investigator(s): A.Efll'd Section, Township, Range:
Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.�: Stream channel Local relief (concave, convex, none): C011CaV@
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR P �at: 36.217452 �ong: -79.502307
Sampling Date: 04/12/12
Sampling Point: AB01-U
Slope (%): �
Datum: NAD83
Soil Map Unit Name: Appllllg Salldy LOam, eroding, sloping phase NWI classification: na
Are climatic / hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes X No (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation �, Soil �, or Hydrology � significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? Yes � No 0
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?
Hydric Soil Present?
Wetland Hydrology Present?
Yes � No �
Yes 0 No 0
Yes 0 No 0
Is the Sampled Area
within a Wetland? Yes � No �
This form is for all wetlands within the study area. This includes WETLANDS WA and WB.
HYDROLOGY
Primarv Indicators (minimum of one is required; check all that applv) ❑ Surtace Soil Cracks (B6)
� Surtace Water (A1) � Water-Stained Leaves (69) �0 Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surtace (B8)
� High Water Table (A2) � Aquatic Fauna (B13) 'LJ Drainage Patterns (610)
� Saturation (A3) � True Aquatic Plants (B14) T0-1 Moss Trim Lines (616)
�01 Water Marks (61) 0 Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1) �I-J^I Dry-Season Water Table (C2)
FJ Sediment Deposits (B2) � Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3) 1J Crayfish Burrows (C8)
�7� Drift Deposits (B3) � Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) � Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
LJ Algal Mat or Crust (64) � Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6) � Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1)
� Iron Deposits (B5) � Thin Muck Surtace (C7) �—I Geomorphic Position (D2)
Q Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7) � Other (Explain in Remarks) IJ Shallow Aquitard (D3)
Q Microtopographic Relief (D4)
� FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
Field Observations:
Surtace Water Present? Yes 0 No � Depth (inches):
Water Table Present? Yes 0 No �X Depth (inches):
Saturation Present? Yes � No � Depth (inches): Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes 0 No �x
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
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VEGETATION — Use scientific names of plants.
Tree Stratum �Piot size: 15mx15m
� Juniperus virginiana
2 Acer rubrum
3 Quercus falcata
4 UImUS alata
5 Pinus taeda
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Saplinq Stratum �Piot size: 15mx15m
� Acer rubrum
2 Ulmus alata
3 Liquidambar styraciflua
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Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 15mx15m
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Herb Stratum �Piot size: 15mx15m
� Toxicodendron radicans
2 Allium canadense
3 Eupatorium capillifolium
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Woodv Vine Stratum �Piot size: 15mx15m
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BR 000267
Sampling Point: AB01-U
Absolute Dominant Indicator pominance Test worksheet:
% Cover Species? Status Number of Dominant S ecies
10% Y@S FACU That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 4 (A)
10% Yes FAC
10% Y@S FACU Total Number of Dominant 9
Species Across All Strata: (B)
5% No FACU
5% NO FAC Percent of Dominant Species 44%
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: (A/B)
40%
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10%
5%
5%
20%
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10%
5%
5%
20%
Remarks: (If observed, list morphological adaptations below).
Prevalence Index worksheet:
= Total Cover Total % Cover of: Multiplv bv:
OBL species x 1 =
Yes FAC FACW species x 2=
Y@S FACU FAC species x 3=
Y8S FAC FACU species x 4=
UPL species x 5 =
Column Totals: (A) (B)
Prevalence Index = B/A =
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
= Total Cover
Dominance Test is >50%
Prevalence Index is <_3.0'
_ Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
= Total Cover
Yes FAC
Yes FACU
Yes FACU
= Total Cover
= Total Cover
'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
be present, unless disturbed or problematic.
Definitions of 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. Includes 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 0 No X
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SOIL
ent the indicator or confirm
BR 000267
Sampling Point: AB01-U
Depth Matrix Redox Features
(inches) Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type, LocZ Texture Remarks
0-16 10YR 5/4 SL Sandy Loam
'Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion,
Hydric Soil Indicators:
0 Histosol (A1)
� Histic Epipedon (A2)
Black Histic (A3)
Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
� Stratified Layers (A5)
�2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N)
Depleted Below Dark Surtace (A11
I�Thick Dark Surtace (Al2)
Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR N,
MRLA 147,148)
� Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
� Sandy Redox (S5)
� Stripped Matrix (S6)
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
Depth (inches):
Remarks:
RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains. ZLocation: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix.
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:
� Dark Surtace (S7) (LRR P, S, T, U) � 2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147)
� Polyvalue Below Surtace (S8) (MLRA 147,148)� Coast Prairie Redox (A16)
[�Thin Dark Surtace (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 Surtace (F7) � Very Shallow Dark Surtace (TF12)
Redox Depressions (F8) I� Other (Explain in Remarks)
_ Iron-Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N,
MLRA 136)
0 Umbric Surtace (F13) (MLRA 136, 122) 3lndicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
� Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148) wetland hydrology must be present,
unless disturbed or problematic.
Hydric Soil Present? Yes 0 No �
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