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MnRAM Site Assessment Report Thursday, May 23, 2013 <br /> Wetland: Thomas Bren Homes Project: 475 Oxford Road <br /> Wetland ID: 1, Township 117, Section 5, Range 23 <br /> HENNEPIN County, Mississippi (Metro)Watershed, Upper Minnehaha Creek Subwatershed, Corps Bank <br /> Service Area#7 <br /> Assessment Purpose: Planning <br /> Site conditions were Normal. This wetland is estimated to cover 0.1 acres. <br /> This report reflects conditions on the ground at the date of the assessment and, unless noted or implicit in the <br /> standard questions, does not reflect speculation on the future or past conditions. <br /> This wetland is located in or near the city of Orono <br /> General Features <br /> Hydrogeomorpho/ogy <br /> The maximum water depth at this site is 6 inches, with 40 percent inundated. With an immedidate drainage <br /> area of 2 acres, it is doubtful that this wetland is sustainable given its small catchment area. <br /> As a Lacustrine Fringe wetland, this site located at the edge of deepwater areas and may be <br /> considered shoreland. As such, it protects from possible erosive wave effects and may be used as a <br /> spawning area for fish. <br /> This wetland has been drained or altered 0%from its original size of 0.1 acres. <br /> Soi/s <br /> The soils in the immediate wetland area are primarily Muskego muck. The adjacent upland, to about 500 feet, <br /> is Tadkee, Hamel. <br /> Vegetation and Uqland Buffer <br /> The extent of vegetation in this wetland is about 30 percent and the naturalized buffer width averages 15 feet. <br /> Vegetated buffers around wetlands provide multiple benefits including wildlife habitat, erosion protection, and <br /> a reduction in surFace water runoff. <br /> This buffer provides very little, if any, protection of water quality or habitat for wildlife. <br /> As a shoreline wetland, this site has the potential to protect from erosion and provide spawning and nursery <br /> habitat for fish and wildlife. Wetlands located in areas with strong currents and wave action have the greatest <br /> potential for protecting shoreline. Shorelines composed of sandy or erodible soils will benefit the most from <br /> shoreline wetland protection. <br /> Special Features <br /> K Local Shoreland Management Plan area. <br /> L State Coastal Zone or Shoreland Management Plan area. <br /> Page 1 of 4 <br />