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WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM — Eastern Mountains and Piedmont
ProjecUSite: 400272 City/County: Guilford Sampling Date: 9/23/2014
ApplicanUOwner: NCDOT State: NC Sampling Point: WA upland
Investigator(s): A. James and J. Mason Section, Township, Range: Julian
Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.): hillslope Local relief (concave, convex, none): Slope (%):
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): P Lat: 35.94589033 Long: -79.65890941 Datum:
Soil Map Unit Name: Cecil sandv loam 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 �
Hydric Soil Present? Yes ❑ No � Is the Sampled A?ea Yes ❑ No �
within a Wetland.
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes ❑ No �
Remarks:
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Secondarv Indicators (minimum of two required)
Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required; check all that apply) ❑ Surface Soil Cracks (B6)
❑ Surface Water (A1) ❑ Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1) ❑ Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8)
❑ High Water Table (A2) ❑ Oxidized Rhizospheres along Living Roots (C3) ❑ Drainage Patterns (B10)
❑ Saturation (A3) ❑ Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) ❑ Moss Trim Lines (B16)
❑ Water Marks (B1) ❑ Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6) ❑ Dry-Season WaterTable (C2)
❑ Sediment Deposits (B2) ❑ Thin Muck Surface (C7) ❑ Cra�sh Burrows (C8)
❑ Drift Deposits (B3) ❑ Other (Explain in Remarks) ❑ Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
❑ Algal Mat or Crust (B4) ❑ Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1)
❑ Iron Deposits (BS) ❑ 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 (DS)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes ❑ No � Depth (inches):
WaterTable Present? Yes ❑ No � Depth (inches):
Saturation Present? Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes ❑ No �
(includes capillary fringe) Yes ❑ No � Depth (inches):
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont—Interim Version

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Tree Stratum (Plot size30x30)
1. Liquidambarstvracitlua
2. Carva tomentosa
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Absolute Dominant Indicator
% Cover Species? Status
15 Y FAC
10 Y UPL
25 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 12.5 20% of total cover: 5
Saplinp/Shrub Stratum (Plot size30x30)
1. Juniperus virqiniana 5 Y FACU
2. Rosa multiflora 7 Y FACU
3. Rubus argutus 5 Y FACU
4. Ilex opaca 2 N FACU
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Herb Stratum (Plot size30x30)
1. Festuca spp.
2. Eupatorium capillifolium
3. Phvtolacca americana
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19 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 9.5 20% of total cover: 3.8
80 Y UPL
25 Y FACU
5 N FACU
110 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 55 20% of total cover: 22
Woodv Vine Stratum (Plot size30x30)
1. Lonicera iaponica 7 Y FAC
2. Smilax rotundifolia 5 Y FAC
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12 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 6 20% of total cover: 2.4
Remarks: (If observed, list morphological adaptations below).
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Dominance Test Worksheet:
Number of Dominant Species 3
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: -
Total Number of Dominant 9
Species Across All Strata: -
Percent of Dominant Species 33
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: -
Prevalence Index worksheet:
Total % Cover of : Multiplv bv:
OBL species x1 = _
FACW species x2 = _
FAC species x3 = _
FACU species x4 = _
UPL species x5 = _
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 <3.0�
❑ Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation1 (Explain)
�Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
be present, unless disturbed or problematic.
Definitions of 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 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.
Hydrophytic
Vegetation Yes ❑ No �
Present?
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region -Interim Version

SOIL Sampling Point: WAupland
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� Locz Te�cture Remarks
0-3 2.SY 4/3 100 loam
3-12+ 10YR 5/6 100 loam
�Type: C= Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, CS=Covered or Coated Sand Grains. zLocation: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix
Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:
❑ Histosol (A1) ❑ Dark Surface (S7) ❑ 2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 747)
❑ Histic Epipedon (A2) ❑ Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 747, 748) ❑ Coast Prairie Redox (A16) (MLRA 747, 748)
❑ Black Histic (A3) ❑ Thin Dark Surface (S9) (MLRA 747, 748) ❑ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)
❑ Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) ❑ Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) (MLRA 736, 747)
❑ Stratified Layers (AS) ❑ Depleted Matrix (F3) ❑ Red Parent Material (TF2)
❑ 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N) ❑ Redox Dark Surface (F6) ❑ Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
❑ Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11) ❑ Depleted Dark Surface (F7) ❑ Other (Explain in Remarks)
❑ Thick Dark Surface (Al2) ❑ Redox Depressions (F8)
Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR N, MLRA Iron-Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N, MLRA
� 747, 748) � 736)
❑ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) ❑ Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 736, 722)
❑ Sandy Redox (SS) ❑ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 748)
3lndicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
❑ Stripped Matrix (S6) wetland hydrology must be present,
unless disturbed or problematic.
Restrictive Layer (if present):
Type:
Depth (inches): Hydric Soils Present? Yes ❑ No �
Remarks:
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont—Interim Version