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I <br />t <br />I <br />I <br />1 <br />I <br />~ <br />consisted of reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea, F ACW") with no other plants present. <br />Soil consisted of at least 32-inches of organic material which is an organic soil, and therefore <br />hydric, according to 1987 Manual guidelines. We did not observe free water in the borehole, <br />but the peat was saturated at 18-inches. <br />The upland sampling point (SP2-l UP) met two of three parameters. Dominant <br />vegetation consisted ofreed canary grass (Phalaris anmdinacea, FACW+). Soils were hydric <br />and consisted of dark (2.5/N) muck overlaying peat with some sand throughout the profile <br />which may be erosion from upslope. We did not observe free water in a borehole drilled to <br />18-inches, and we determined based on landscape position that this point was not wetland. <br />Basin 2 <br />This basin was an excavated area separated from Basin 1 by a small upland area of <br />mowed grass (Paa spp.) and reed canary grass. This basin was not mapped as a separate <br />wetland on the NWI Excelsior quadrangle (Figure 1 ). This basin corresponds to a Type 3 <br />according to Circular 39. <br />The wetland sampling point (SP2-l WET) met three parameters. Dominant vegetation <br />consisted of narrow-leaved cattail (Typha angustifalia, OBL) and reed canary grass (Phalaris <br />I <br />anmdinacea, F ACW+). Soils were hydric based on organic content and the black (2.5/N) <br />color. A sulfur smell also indicated anaerobic conditions within the soil profile which is one <br />characteristic of a hydric soil. We did not observe free water in a borehole drilled to 24-inches, <br />but we did squeeze water from the peat at 8-inches. Other hydrological indicators included a <br />relatively low landscape position, drainage patterns, water-stained leaves, and water marks <br />indicated by a mudflat area of two to three feet wide. Low water levels are typical for <br />wetlands during fall. <br />The upland sampling point (SP2-1UP) met two of three parameters. Dominant <br />vegetation was hydrophytic and consisted of reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea, <br />FACw+) with grass (Paa. spp.) as a non-dominant. Soils were hydric based on color and <br />organic content. We determined that hydrology was not present based on the landscape <br />position, and we did not obserye free water in a borehole drilled to 26-inches. <br />Svoboda Ecological Resources <br />Project No.: 98-060-03 6 <br />Van Eeckhout Parcel <br />~Ir. Charles Van Eeckhout