20190924 Ver 1_17BP.10.C.9 WA_WB-Up_20190712

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Requirement Control Symbol
WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA SHEET — Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region EXEMPT
(Authority: AR 335-15,
See ERDC/EL TR-07-24; the proponent agency is CECW-CO-R paragraph 5-2a)
Project/Site: 17 BP.10.C.9 City/County: Anson Sampling Date: 11-1-18
Applicant/Owner: NCDOT State: NC Sampling Point: WA-WB-UP
Investigator(s): S. Easterly, J. Garvey, E. Alia Section, Township, Range: Marshville
Landform (hillside, terrace, etc.): Hillslope Local relief (concave, convex, none): Convex Slope (%): <1
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR P, MLRA 136 Lat: 34.880796 Long:-80.302318 Datum: NAD 83
Soil Map Unit Name: Chewacla loam NWI classification: UPL
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 No X Is the Sampled Area
Hydric Soil Present? Yes No X within a Wetland? Yes No X
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No X
Remarks:
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required)
Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required; check all that apply)
—Surface Soil Cracks (136)
—Surface Water (Al) _True
Aquatic Plants (1314)
—Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (68)
_ High Water Table (A2) —Hydrogen
Sulfide Odor (Cl)
—Drainage Patterns (1310)
_Saturation (A3) _Oxidized
Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3)
_Moss Trim Lines (B16)
—Water Marks (131) —Presence
of Reduced Iron (C4)
_ Dry -Season Water Table (C2)
—Sediment Deposits (132) —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 (134) —Other
(Explain in Remarks)
—Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1)
_ Iron Deposits (65)
—Geomorphic Position (D2)
_ Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (137)
—Shallow Aquitard (D3)
—Water-Stained Leaves (69)
Microtopographic Relief (D4)
Aquatic Fauna (B13)
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 No
X Depth (inches):
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No X
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
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VEGETATION (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants.
Sampling Point: WA-WB-UP
Tree Stratum (Plot size: )
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50% of total cover:
Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: )
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50% of total cover:
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 15' )
1. Schedonorus arundinaceus
2. Parthenocissus quinquefolia
3. Fragaria vesca
4. Cynodon dactylon
5. Lonicera japonica
6. Plantago major
7. Toxicodendron radicans
8. Campsis radicans
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50% of total cover: 60
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: )
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Absolute Dominant Indicator
% Cover Species? Status
Dominance Test worksheet:
Number of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 2 (A)
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across All Strata: 8 (B)
Percent of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 25.0% (A/B)
Prevalence Index worksheet:
=Total Cover
Total % Cover of: Multiply by:
_ 20% of total cover:
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%
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3 - Prevalence Index is 53.0'
=Total Cover
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4 - Morphological Adaptations' (Provide supporting
20% of total cover:
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet)
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-Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
50 Yes FACU
' Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be
10 Yes FACU
present, unless disturbed or problematic.
10 Yes FACU
Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata:
10 Yes FACU
Tree - Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm) or
10 Yes FACU
more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of
10 Yes FACU
height.
10 Yes FAC
Sapling/Shrub - Woody plants, excluding vines, less
10 Yes FAC
than 3 in. DBH and greater than or equal to 3.28 ft
(1 m) tall.
Herb - All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, regardless
of size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall.
120 =Total Cover
Woody Vine - All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in
20% of total cover: 24
height.
=Total Cover
50% of total cover: 20% of total cover:
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
Hydrophytic
Vegetation
Present? Yes No X
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SOIL
Sampling Point: WA-WB-UP
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' Loc2 Texture Remarks
0-12 10YR 4/4 100 Loamy/Clayey Texture: loam
'Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains.
Hydric Soil Indicators..
_ Histosol (Al)
_ 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)
—Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
—Sandy Redox (S5)
—Stripped Matrix (S6)
Dark Surface (S7)
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
Depth (inches):
Remarks:
_ Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 147, 148)
_Thin Dark Surface (S9) (MLRA 147, 148)
—Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (MLRA 136)
—Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
—Depleted Matrix (F3)
_ Redox Dark Surface (F6)
—Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
_ Redox Depressions (F8)
_ Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N,
MLRA 136)
_ Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 122, 136)
—Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148)
Red Parent Material (F21) (MLRA 127, 147, 148)
2Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:
2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147)
_Coast Prairie Redox (A16)
(MLRA 147, 148)
—Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)
(MLRA 136, 147)
—Red Parent Material (F21)
(outside MLRA 127, 147, 148)
—Very Shallow Dark Surface (F22)
Other (Explain in Remarks)
3Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
wetland hydrology must be present,
unless disturbed or problematic.
Hydric Soil Present? Yes No X
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