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WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM — Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region
ProjecUSite: Bridqe - 280410 cityicounty: Davidson Sampling Date: Dec 3. 2014
ApplicanUOwner: NCDOT State: NC Sampling Point: WA002
Investigator(s): Sam Beavens, Mulkey, InC. Section, Township, Range: Lexlflqtoll
Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.): floodplaln Local relief (concave, convex, none): none Slope (%): 0
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR P Lat: 35.841474 Long: -80.222638 Datum: NAD83
Soil Map Unit Name: Ch - Chewacla loam, frequently flooded. NWI classification: PFO
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 X 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 x No
Hydric Soil Present? Yes X No
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No
Remarks:
NCWAM Bottomland Hardwood Forest
HGM Code
Waters Type
HYDROLOGY
RIVERINE
Is the Sampled Area
within a Wetland? Yes x No
RPWWD Wetlands directly abutting RPWs that flow directly or indirectly into TNWs
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 (68)
_ High Water Table (A2) _ Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1) _ Drainage Patterns (B10)
x Saturation (A3) _ 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) _ 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 (67) _ Shallow Aquitard (D3)
_ Water-Stained Leaves (B9) _ Microtopographic Relief (D4)
_ Aquatic Fauna (613) X FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes No X Depth (inches):
Water Table Present? Yes No X Depth (inches):
Saturation Present? Yes X No Depth (inches): 0 Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X 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: 30 ft ) % Cover Species? Status
� Acer negundo FACW 75 x FACW
2.Betula nigra FACW 10 FACW
3.
6.
R.�_ = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 43 20°/a of total cover: 17
Saplinq Stratum (Plot size: 15 ft �
�.Acer negundo FACW �p X FACW
2,Acer rubrum FAC 10 X FAC
5.
6.
20 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: �� 20% of total cover:�
Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 15 ft �
� Arundinaria gigantea FACW 50 X FACW
2 Ligustrum sinense FAC � p FAC
3.
4.
5.
60 = Total Cover
Bridge - 280410
Sampling Point: WA002
Dominance Test worksheet:
Number of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 7 (A)
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across All Strata: 7 (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
x 2- Dominance Test is >50%
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:
50% of total cover: �_ 20°/a of total cover: 12
Tree — Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 5 ft ) approximately 20 ft(6 m) or more in height and 3 in.
�.MiCrostegium vimineum FAC 50 X FAC (7.6 cm) or larger in diameter at breast height (DBH).
2.
3.
6.
7.
50 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 25 20°/a of total cover: 10
Woodv Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30 ft )
�.Vitis rotundifolia FAC 5 X FAC
2.Lonicera japonica FAC 5 X FAC
4.
5.
� � = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 5 20% of total cover: 2
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
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 X No
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SOIL
Bridge - 280410
Sampling Point: WA002
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.)
Depth Matrix Redox Features
(inchesl Color (moistl % Color (moistl % Tvpe, Loc Texture Remarks
0-12+ 10 YR 4/2 95 10 YR 3/1 5 C M SiClLoam
'Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains.
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:
ZLocation: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix.
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Sc
_ Dark Surface (S7) _ 2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 747)
_ 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)
X 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 X No
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont — Version 2.0