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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20130223 Ver 6_WR_20160525WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM — Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region Project/Site: U-2524D - Greensboro Western Loop City/County: Guilford Sampling Date: 09/18/2013 Applicant/Owner: NCDOT State: NC Sampling Point: WR Investigator(s): Chris Flowers, Helen Anthony Section, Township, Range: Greensboro Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.): Toeslope Local relief (concave, convex, none): concave Slope (°/a): � Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR P MLRA 136 Lat: 36.142046 Long: "79•828520 Datum: NAD 83 Soil Map Unit Name: ChA Chewacla sandy loam NWI classification: NA 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? Hydric Soil Present? Wetland Hydrology Present? Remarks: HYDROLOGY Yes � No�_ Yes � No� Yes � No � Is the Sampled Area within a Wetland? Yes ✓� No � Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Secondarv Indicators (minimum of two reauired) Primarv Indicators (minimum of one is reauired; check all that applvl ❑ Surface Soil Cracks (66) ❑ 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) II 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) 0 Crayfish Burrows (C8) � Drift Deposits (63) ❑ 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 � Depth (inches): Water Table Present? Yes ❑ No �_ Depth (inches): Saturation Present? Yes � No �✓ Depth (inches): Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes _� No .� includes ca illa frin e Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available: Remarks: US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont — Version 2.0 VEGETATION (Five Strata) — Use scientific names of plants. Absolute Dominant Indicator Tree Stratum (Plot size: 50' ) °/a Cover Species? Status � Platanus occidentalis 60 Y FACW 2 Liquidambar styraciflua 15 N FAC 3 Ulmus rubra 15 N FAC 6. 90 = Total Cover 50% of total cover: 45 20°/a of total cover: �$ Saplinq Stratum (Plot size: 50' � � Magnolia tripetala 5 N 2 Carpinus caroliniana 10 Y 5. 6. 50% of total cover: 7.5 Shrub Stratum (Plot size: ) 1. 3. 4. 5. FACU FAC 15 = Total Cover 20°/a of total cover: 3 50% of total cover: Herb Stratum (Plot size: 50' � � Impatiens capensis 1 2 Microstegium vimineum 1 3. 6. 7. 50% of total cover: � Woodv Vine Stratum (Plot size: 50' � � Vitis rotundifolia 4. 5. = Total Cover 20°/a of total cover: Y FACW Y FAC 2 = Total Cover 20°/a of total cover: 0.4 1 Y FAC � = Total Cover 50% of total cover: 0•5 20% of total cover: 0•2 Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.) Sampling Point: `NR Dominance Test worksheet: Number of Dominant Species That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 5 (A) Total Number of Dominant Species Across All Strata: 5 (B) Percent of Dominant Species That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 100 �,q�g� 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 ❑� 2 - Dominance Test is >50°/a ❑ 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 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 � No ❑ US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont — Version 2.0 SOIL Sampling Point: WR Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators. Depth Matrix Redox Features (inchesL Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type Locz Texture Remarks 0-10+ 10 YR 5/8 7.5 YR 5/8 20 C PL Clay Loam '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: RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains. ZLocation: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix. Indicators for Problematic Hydric Sc ❑ 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) Q✓ Depleted Matrix (F3) (MLRA 136, 147) ❑ Redox Dark Surface (F6) ❑ Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12) ❑ Depleted Dark Surface (F7) ❑ Other (Explain in Remarks) ❑ Redox Depressions (F8) ❑ Iron-Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N, MLRA 136) ❑ Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 136, 122) ❑ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148) [] Red Parent Material (F21) (MLRA 127, 147) 3lndicators of hydrophytic vegetation and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic. Hydric Soil Present? Yes � No ❑ US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont — Version 2.0