20170924 Ver 1_Star Cross Road DP01 Wetland_20161020

WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM — Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region
Pro)ecvsite: Star Cross Road City/County: Shallotte/BrunswiCk County Sampling Date: 8/18/2014
ApplicanUOwner: NCDOT DivIS1011 3 State: NC Sampling Point: DP 01 Wet
Investigator(s): J. HaleS, Section, Township, Range:
Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.): interstream divide Local relief (concave, convex, none): C011C8V2 Slope (%): �2��a
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR T �at: 33.926033 �ong: -78.399011 Datum: NAD83
Soil Map Unit Name: MuCkalee loam (Mk) NWI classification: PFO 1/4C
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 Is the Sampled Area
Yes ✓ No
within a Wetland? Yes � No
Yes � No
Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Secondarv Indicators (minimum of two reauired)
Primarv Indicators (minimum of one is required; check all that applv) _ Surface Soil Cracks (B6)
SurFace Water (A1) _ Water-Stained Leaves (B9) _ Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8)
✓ High Water Table (A2) _ Aquatic Fauna (B13) _ Drainage Patterns (B10)
✓ Saturation (A3) _ Marl Deposits (B15) (LRR U) _ Moss Trim Lines (B16)
_ Water Marks (61) _ Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1) _ Dry-Season Water Table (C2)
_ Sediment Deposits (B2) _ Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3) _ Crayfish Burrows (C8)
_ Drift Deposits (63) _ Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) _ Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
_ Algal Mat or Crust (B4) _ Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6) _ Geomorphic Position (D2)
_ Iron Deposits (B5) _ Thin Muck Surface (C7) Shallow Aquitard (D3)
_ Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7) _ Other (Explain in Remarks) ✓ FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes No .� Depth (inches):
Water Table Present? Yes ✓ No Depth (inches): -10"
Saturation Present? Yes ✓ No Depth (inches): SUffaC2 Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes '� No
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Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region — Interim Version

VEGETATION - Use scientific names of plants.
Absolute Dominant Indicator
Tree Stratum (Plot sizes: ) % Cover Species? Status
�. Pinus taeda 50% ves FAC
2. Acer rubrum 20% ves FAC
s. Quercus laurifolia 10% no FACW
4.
5.
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7.
80% = Total Cover
Saplinp Stratum ( )
�. Maanolia virqiniana 10% ves FACW
2.
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5.
6.
7.
10% = Total Cover
Shrub Stratum ( )
�. Mvrica cerifera 30% ves FAC
2. Persea borbonia 5% no FACW
3.
4.
5.
6.
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35% = Total Cover
Herb Stratum ( )
�. Arisaema triqhvllum 20% ves FACW
2. Arundinaria aiaantea 10% ves FACW
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12.
20% = Total Cover
Woodv Vine Stratum ( )
�. Toxicodendron radicans 5% ves FAC
2.
3.
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5.
5% = Total Cover
Remarks: (If observed, list morphological adaptations below).
Sampling Point: DP 01 Wet
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: 100% �q/g�
Prevalence Index worksheet:
Total % Cover of: Multialv bv:
OBL species x 1 =
FACW species 65 x 2= 130
FAC species 105 x 3= 315
FACU species x 4 =
UPL species x 5 =
Column Totals: 170 (A) 445 (B)
Prevalence Index = B/A = 2.62
✓ Dominance Test is >50%
✓ Prevalence Index is <_3.0'
_ Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
be present.
Definitions of Vegetation Strata:
TI"2e - 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.
Shl'Ub - Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
approximately 3 to 20 ft(1 to 6 m) in height.
H@Pb - 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 VI112 - All woody vines, regardless of height.
Hydrophytic
Vegetation
Present? Yes '� No
US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region - Interim Version

SOIL Sampling Point: DP 01 Wet
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
0-1" 10 YR 3/1 100 sandy muck
1-5" 10 YR 3/1 40 mucky sand
10 YR 6/2 60 sand
5-10" 10 YR 2/1 100 sand 80% coated
10-15"+ 10 YR 6/2 100 sand
'Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, CS=Covered or Coated Sand Grains. zLocation: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix.
Hydric Soil Indicators: Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:
_ Histosol (A1) _ Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (LRR S, T, U) _ 1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR O)
_ Histic Epipedon (A2) _ Thin Dark Surface (S9) (LRR S, T, U) _ 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR S)
_ Black Histic (A3) _ Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (LRR O) _ Reduced Vertic (F18) (outside MLRA 150A,B)
_ Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) _ Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) _ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (LRR P, S, T)
_ Stratified Layers (A5) _ Depleted Matrix (F3) _ Anomalous Bright Loamy Soils (F20)
Organic Bodies (A6) (LRR P, T, U) _ Redox Dark SurFace (F6) (MLRA 153B)
✓ 5 cm Mucky Mineral (A7) (LRR P, T, U) _ Depleted Dark SurFace (F7) _ Red Parent Material (TF2)
Muck Presence (A8) (LRR U) _ Redox Depressions (F8) _ Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12) (LRR T, U�
✓ 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)
_ Thick Dark Surface (Al2) _ Iron-Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR O, P, T) 3lndicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
_ Coast Prairie Redox (A16) (MLRA 150A) _ Umbric SurFace (F13) (LRR P, T, U) wetland hydrology must be present.
_ Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR O, S) _ Delta Ochric (F17) (MLRA 151)
_ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) _ Reduced Vertic (F18) (MLRA 150A, 1506)
_ Sandy Redox (S5) _ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 149A)
Stripped Matrix (S6) _ Anomalous Bright Loamy Soils (F20) (MLRA 149A, 153C, 153D)
✓ Dark Surface (S7) (LRR P, S, T, U)
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
Depth (inches): Hydric Soil Present? Yes � No
Remarks:
US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region — Interim Version