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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. HYDRQLC?GY 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,❑ inciudes ca illa frin e 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 4. 5. 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 3. 4. 5. 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