20190924 Ver 1_17BP.10.C.9 WB-Wet_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: WB-Wet
Investigator(s): S. Easterly, J. Garvey, E. Alia Section, Township, Range: Marshville
Landform (hillside, terrace, etc.): Depression Local relief (concave, convex, none): Concave Slope (%): 1
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR P, MLRA 136 Lat: 34.881025 Long:-80.301825 Datum: NAD 83
Soil Map Unit Name: Chewacla loam 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 Is the Sampled Area
Hydric Soil Present? Yes X No within a Wetland? Yes X No
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No
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)
X Surface Water (Al) _True
Aquatic Plants (1314)
—Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (68)
X High Water Table (A2) X
Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (Cl)
—Drainage Patterns (1310)
X 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)
X 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)
X Geomorphic Position (D2)
_ Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (137)
—Shallow Aquitard (D3)
X Water -Stained Leaves (69)
Microtopographic Relief (D4)
Aquatic Fauna (B13)
FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes X No
Depth (inches): 1
Water Table Present? Yes X No
Depth (inches): 0
Saturation Present? Yes X No
Depth (inches): 0
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No
(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: WB-Wet
Absolute
Dominant
Indicator
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30' )
% Cover
Species?
Status
Dominance Test worksheet:
1.
Carya tomentosa
50
Yes
UPL
Number of Dominant Species
2.
Acer negundo
20
Yes
FAC
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 4 (A)
3.
Acerrubrum
20
Yes
FAC
Total Number of Dominant
4.
Species Across All Strata: 7 (B)
5.
Percent of Dominant Species
6.
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 57.1 % (A/B)
7.
Prevalence Index worksheet:
90
=Total Cover
Total % Cover of: Multiply by:
50% of total cover:
45 20% of total cover:
18
OBL species x 1 =
Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 30'
)
FACW species x 2 =
1.
Acer negundo
20
Yes
FAC
FAC species x 3 =
2.
Ligustrum sinense
20
Yes
FACU
FACU species x 4 =
3.
Acerrubrum
10
No
FAC
UPL species x 5 =
4.
Liquidambarstyraciflua
10
No
FAC
Column Totals: (A) (B)
5.
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
10
No
FACW
Prevalence Index = B/A =
6.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
7.
_ 1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
8.
X 2 - Dominance Test is >50%
9.
3 - Prevalence Index is 53.0'
70
=Total Cover
_
4 - Morphological Adaptations' (Provide supporting
50% of total cover:
35 20% of total cover:
14
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet)
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 15' )
-Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
1.
Lonicera japonica
20
Yes
FACU
' Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be
2.
Toxicodendron radicans
10
Yes
FAC
present, unless disturbed or problematic.
Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata:
3. Quercus michauxii 5 No FACW
4.
Tree - Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm) or
5.
more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of
6
height.
7.
Sapling/Shrub - Woody plants, excluding vines, less
8.
than 3 in. DBH and greater than or equal to 3.28 ft
9
(1 m) tall.
10.
Herb - All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, regardless
11.
of size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall.
35
=Total Cover
Woody Vine - All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in
50% of total cover:
18 20% of total cover:
7
height.
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: )
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hydrophytic
=Total Cover
Vegetation
50% of total cover:
20% of total cover:
Present? Yes X No
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
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SOIL
Sampling Point: WB-Wet
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
0-2
10YR 5/2
100
Loamy/Clayey Texture: silty loam
2-8
10YR 5/2
90
7.5YR 4/6 10 C M
Loamy/Clayey Prominent redox concentrations, texture: silty clay
8-14
10YR 4/2
80
7.5YR 5/6 20 C M
Loamy/Clayey Prominent redox concentrations, texture: silty clay
'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)
X 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 X No
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