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" � ► , � �,` / `-_ � � :;\_' ' � � I 1 � ' I �t :��!/�,j�� � � � - 11 � ' � \��� ` � ,' � �1 � . ! • `�� �� � / . ' Providing the Sharper Edge in Natura�Resources &Environmental Consulting SVOBODA ECOLOGICAL RESOURCES Providing the Sharper Edge in Natural Resout-ces & Environmental Consulting ' November 5, 2004 Mr. George Stickney Coldwell Banker Burnet 201 East Lake Street Wayzata, MN 55391 RE: SER Project Name: 3760 Bayside Road—Orono SER Project No: 2004-319-03 Project Location: NW'/., Section 5, T117N, R23W, City of Orono, Hennepin County, Minnesota Project Description: Wetland Classification, Identification, Delineation;& Staking ' Services Dear Mr. Stickney, As requested, Svoboda Ecological Resources (SER) visited the above referenced property on ' October 27,2004 to examine the site for the presence of areas meeting wetland criteria. Criteria for determining jurisdictional wetlands are as described in the 1987 U.S Army Corps of Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual(1987 Manual)as required by the Minnesota Wetland Conservation Act. SITE DESCRIPTION The subject parcel is approximately 2.2 acres consisting of open grassy upland area with patches of hardwood and coniferous trees in the southern half of the property,the northern half is depressional marsh area. The topography of the site is relatively flat with'a slight drop in elevation along the - wetland edge. Bayside Road borders the prbperty to the south(See Figure 1): The surrounding area land use consists of single-family housing and fores#ed lots. METHODS National Wetland Inventory(NWI)maps(Figure 2),Soil Survey of Hennepin County maps(Figure 3), Minnesota Protected Waters maps,and 2003 aerial photographs were reviewed prior to the site visit to.identify areas that may be wetlands. Areas illustrating evidence of wetland conditions were examined in greater detail during the field survey. Vegetation,soils and hydrology were examined (as outlined in the-1987 Manual) and used to characterize wetland types and determine wetland boundaries. Sample transects were established in representative wetland-to-upland transition zones in-order to characterize the vegetation, soils, and hydrology of the site.- Transects consisted of representative upland sample point(s) and representative wetland sample point(s). Information obtained from the sample-points can be found on the field data sheets located in Appendix A. 1 2477 Shadywood Road • Excelsior, MN 55331 . (952) 471-1100 (Office) 9 (952) 471-0007,(Fax) Wetland boundaries were marked at the site by blaze-orange"wetland boundary" flagging attached to 4-foot wooden lath. Where vegetation was dense, to assist in locating the flagged lath (wetland edge), a second piece of flagging was attached to a nearby tree or shrub branch. The "wetland boundary" is considered to be the topographically highest extent of the wetland basin; areas below the staked boundary met the three required wetland criteria while areas above were lacking in one or ' more of these criteria Wetland classification followed methods described by Cowardin et al. (1979)and used in the NWI (e.g. PEMB, PSS 1 C, etc.), completed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The Circular 39 classification (Shaw and Fredine 1956) is also given (e.g. Type 1, Type 2...etc.). The indicator status of plants,as described in Appendix B,was determined using the National List ofPlant Species That Occur in Wetlands—Region 3 (Sabine 1999). RESULTS AND DISCUSSION Background Information- (Office-Based Investigation) The NWI map(Excelsior Quadrangle)illustrates one wetland basin located within the subject parcel ' (Figure 2).The wetland is described as a palustrine(P)type wetland exhibiting emergent vegetation (EM) and a seasonally flooded hydrologic regime (C) being partially drained or ditched (d), or a Type 2 PEMCd wetland on the NWI map. The Soil Survey of Hennepin County, Figure 3, indicates four soil series present on the subject property. These soil series are: Cordova, Kilkenny, Klossner, and Lerdal (see figure 3). Cordova ' and Klossner are classified as hydric soils(SCS Hydric Soils of the United States), illustrated with blue crosshatching on Figure 3. Soil series descriptions are given in Appendix C. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, State Protected Waters Map, indicates no DNR protected water bodies within the subject parcel (Figure 4). Site Visit SER personnel examined the subject property for areas meeting jurisdictional wetland criteria during the site visit. One basin meeting the jurisdictional criteria of a wetland, for which a boundary was 1 determined, was delineated. Detailed soils, vegetation, and hydrology data for the delineated wetlands are provided in the data sheets of Appendix A. ' Basin 1 Upon completion of the wetland delineation it has been determined that Basin 1 is a Type 3, palustrine(P)type wetland exhibiting emergent vegetation(EM)and a seasonally flooded/saturated hydrologic regime(E)being partially drained or ditched(d),or a PEMEd wetland,located within the northern portion of the property(See Figure 5). I Vegetation at the wetland sample point was dominated by reed canary grass(Phalaris arundinacea, FACW+). Non-dominant plant species at the wetland sample point included box elder (Acer negundo, FACW-). The upland sample point was dominated by ground-ivy(Glechoma hederacea, ' FACU), common buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica, FACU), box elder, and white spruce (Picea glauca,FACU). Non-dominant plant species at the upland sample point included silver maple(Acer saccharinum, FACW)and long-stalk sedge(Carex pedunculata, UPL). The majority of Basin 1 is 1 dominated by reed canary grass with cattail species common in deep water portions. A dark organic mucky loam overlaying a clay loam with redox features below 16 inches characterized soils at the wetland sample point. A dark loam to clay loam mineral soil lacking redox features characterized soils at the upland sample point. No water was observed within the boreholes at the sample points. Approximately 9 lath were used to delineate this basin. A topographic break, the transition from hydrophytic vegetation to upland vegetation, and presence of hydric soils were used as the primary boundary cues while delineating this basin. RECOMMENDATIONS While the wetland boundary that SER has delineated is not official until approved by a WCA approved local government unit(LGU),SER advises the property owner to refrain from any filling, draining,or excavating,or any impact to the area SER has delineated as wetland. Depending on the location of the property, buffers around the wetland may also be protected. Any activities in the proximity of the wetland should be cleared with appropriate WCA regulatory agencies. It is also advisable to have the wetland boundary surveyed by a licensed land surveyor,or located with a sub- meter GPS unit. Since the lath used along the boundary can be vandalized or inadvertently knocked over, a survey or GPS location of the lath will assure the permanence of the boundary. The client should also be aware that approved wetland boundaries are typically valid for only three years from the date of approval. CONCLUSIONS SER examined the subject property and delineated one wetland located within the subject parcel (Figure 5). The delineated wetland boundary exhibited a dominance of hydrophytic vegetation, hydric soils,and wetland hydrology. Based on the apparent permanence of wetland characteristics twithin Basin 1,this basin likely receives hydrologic inputs from the shallow groundwater table,as well as from runoff from the surrounding landscape. Please feel free to contact Ben Carlson or Frank Svoboda at (952) 471-1100 if you have any questions regarding the information in this report. You will be receiving a follow-up phone call in two to three weeks to see if there is anything else that is needed. SER appreciates the opportunity to assist you with this project and we look forward to serving any future needs that you may have. Sincerely, Svoboda Ecological Resources i ,sk�&� JL.XIX C"a� Franklin J. Svoboda, CWB, PWS Ben Carlson Vice-President Wetland Ecologist DATA SOURCES Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Protected Waters Inventory Map, Hennepin County. 1983. Soil Survey of Hennepin County. April, 1974 U.S.D.A. 159pp. plus appendices. United States Fish and Wildlife Service National Wetland Inventory Map—Excelsior Quadrangle. 1991. (Taken from May 1980 aerial photographs). Digital Orthophoto Quadrangle—Hennepin County, Section 5, Township 117N, Range 23W. USGS. April, 1991. 1 i i 1 LITERATURE REFERENCED Cowardin, L.M., V. Carter, F.C. Golet, and R.T. LaRoe. 1979. Classification of Wetlands and Deepwater Habitats of the United States. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, FWS/OBS-79/31. 103pp. Eggers, Steve D. and Donald M. Reed. 1997. Wetland Plants and Plant Communities of Minnesota and Wisconsin. US Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District. 263pp, unclassified. Environmental Laboratory. 1987. 1987 U.S. Engineers Wetlands Delineation Army Corps of I Manual. Technical Report Y-87-1, US Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, Mississippi. Gleason, H.A. and A.C. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada. New York Botanical Garden, Bronx. 91 Opp. ' National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils. 1991. Hydric Soils of the United States. USDA Soil Conservation Service, Washington, D.C., Misc. Publication Number 1491. 1991. 1 Sabine, B. J. 1999. National List of Plant Species that Occur in Wetlands: Region 3—North Central(Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Wisconsin). Resource Management Group, Inc. 77pp. Shaw, S.P., and C.G. Fredine. 1956. Wetlands of the United States. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Circular 39. 67pp. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 *��C_ ! 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L EnE " " »., Pw • M Hamel M " L Ha Klossner MUCK M1 , KiIkenny L KkC Kilkenny L KkD Kilkenny L KkB Kilkenny Loi, L n Cordova ` KkD SCL ' tLmBj, K Ikenny KKC A r � x Kilkenny LR'w Bellevill KkD SL Klossner Lc MUCK " Ma n W �Kvlkenny KkC KIkenny ?a L , KkB • SAW 1 AE a f f i i f f r 1 � i 1 i A � i 1 i Mn/DNR Public Waters Inventory N Hennepin' County, MN w s Approximate Parcel Boundary SVOBODA 0.3 0 0.3 3760 Bayside Rd. r` Ecological Resources es Figure 4 1 1 1 r r r " " t r . - a 07* IL r ' * Sample Point Location Hennepin County Soil Survey N Approximate Wetland Boundary Overlayed on 2003 Aerial Photo ' Approximate Parcel Boundary W 13 SVOBO DA zoo 100 0 zoo 3760 Bayside Rd. ' '' Ecological Resources Feet Figure 5 � APPENDIX 1 SVOBODA ECOLOGICAL RESOURCES Wetlands Inventory&Delineation • Fisheries • Wildlife Natural Communities Site Name: 3760 Bayside Rd. Date: October 27,2004 Basin\Arca: Basin 1 Sample Point ID: SP 1-1 WET ' Investigators: BPC Community Type: Type 3 PEMEd Disturbed Condition? Yes No j/ Nature of Disturbance: ' VEGETATION Dominants (>20%+basal or atrial coverage) Non-dominants ' Soecics Stratum Indicator Status Smics Stratum Indicator Status Phalaris arundinacea (DV S T FACW+ Acer neAundo H V S TO FACW- HVST HVST HVST HVST ' HVST HVST HVST HVST HVST HVST HVST HVST >50016 of Dominants FAC or wetter? ✓ Yes No >50%of Dominants FACW,OBL(FAC-neutral test) ✓Yes No N/A ' Notes: Herbaceous and tree species observed at sample location SOILS ' County Soil Survey Map Unit: Klossner Muck ✓ Soil Series is on National Hydric Soil List ✓ Area mapped as depression or wet spot on Soil Survey Field Observations Hydric soil assumed because plants are OBL and FACW and wetland boundary is abrupt Mineral Soil `e Organic Soil Horizon/Depth Matrix Color Texture Features 0-6" 10YR 2/1 Mucky Mineral 6-12" N2.5/0 Mucky Mineral 12-16" N2.5/0 Clay Loam 16-24" 10YR 3/1 Loamy Clay Few/Med/Distinct IOYR 3/4 IOSM* Hydric Soil Present? t/ Yes No Undetermined Notes: *Iron Oxide Soft Mass(IOSM) Primary indicators(P) Secondary indicators(S) HYDROLOGY ' Depth of sampling: 24 Inches Oxidized Root Channels in Upper 12 inches(S) Inundated,Depth of Water.(P) Drainage Patterns in Wetlands(P) Free water in borehole,Depth from Surface: Water-stained leaves(S) Water Marks,Elevation:(P) V Local Soil Survey Data(S) Drift Lines or Sediment Deposits(P) �/ FAC-Neutral Test(S) Hydrology Criterion Met? V Yes No Other observations: No free water observed in bore hole WETLAND DETERMINATION Is the Sample Point in Wetland? Yes ✓ No Undetermined Distance from Delineated Edge: 10 ft. N/A Notes: Wetland edge based on vegetation,soils,and topographic line SVOBODA ECOLOGICAL RESOURCES Wetlands Inventory&Delineation • Fisheries • Wildlife • Natural Communities Site Name: 3760 Bayside Rd Date: October 27,2004 Basin\Arca: Basin 1 Sample Point ID: SP 1-1 UP ' Investigators: BPC Community Type: Upland Disturbed Condition? Yes No Nature of Disturbance: ' VEGETATION Dominants (>20%+basal or aerial coverage) Non-dominants Soccics Stratum Indicator Status Specie Stratum Indicator Status Rhamnuscathartica H VOD T FACU Acer saccharinum H V SO FACW Acer neizundo H V SO FACW- Carexyedunculata (2)V S T UPL Glechoma hederacea OV S T FACU H V S T Picea zlauca H V S© U FACH V S T HVST HVST HVST HVST H V S T H V S T >50%of Dominants FAC or wetter9 Yes ✓ No >50%of Dominants FACW,OBL(FAC-neutral test)_Yes ✓ No_N/A ' Notes: Herbaceous,shrub,and tree species observed at site. SOILS County Soil Survey Map Unit: Klossner Muck ✓ Soil Series is on National Hydric Soil List ✓ Area mapped as depression or wet spot on Soil Survey Field Observations Hydric soil assumed because plants are OBL and FACW and wetland boundary is abrupt Mineral Soil Organic Soil Horizon/Depth Matrix Color Texture Features 0-8" 10YR 2/1 Loam 8-20" 1OYR 2/1 Clay Loam 20-24" 10YR 3/1 Clay Loam 1 Hydric Soil Present? Yes ✓ No Undetermined Notes: Primary indicators(P) Secondary indicators(S) HYDROLOGY Depth of sampling: 24 Inches Oxidized Root Channels in Upper 12 inches(S) Inundated,Depth of Water.(P) Drainage Patterns in Wetlands(P) Free water in borehole,Depth from Surface: Water-stained leaves(S) Water Marks,Elevation:(P) Local Soil Survey Data(S) Drift Lines or Sediment Deposits(P) FAC-Neutral Test(S) Hydrology Criterion Met? Yes V No Other observations: No free water observed within borehole WETLAND DETERMINATION Is the Sample Point in Wetland? Yes No ✓ Undetermined Distance from Delineated Edge: 7 ft. N/A Notes: Wetland edge based on vegetation,soils,and topographic line � APPENDIX a t INDICATOR CATEGORIES* Obligate Wetland (OBL)—Occur almost always (estimated probability >99%) under natural conditions in wetlands. Facultative Wetland (FACW)—Usually occur in wetlands (estimated probability 67% - 99%), but occasionally found in non-wetlands. Facultative(FAC)—Equally likely to occur in wetlands or non-wetlands (estimated probability 34% - 66%). ' Facultative Upland (FACU)—Usually occur in non-wetlands (estimated probability 67%- 99%), but occasionally found in wetlands (estimated probability 1% -335yo). Obligate Upland (UPL)—Occur in wetlands in another region,but occur almost always (estimated probability>99%) under natural conditions in non-wetlands in the region specified. If a species does not occur in wetlands in any region, it is not on the National List. ' 'Reed,P.B. 1988. National list of plant species that occur in wetlands:Minnesota National Wetlands Inventory,U.S.Fish and Wildlife Service, St.Petersburg,Florida 1 1 1 � APPENDIX 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' Official Series Description - CORDOVA Series Page 1 of 3 LOCATION CORDOVA MN+IA Established Series Rev. CRC-TCJ-AGG 05/2000 CORDOVA SERIES tThe Cordova series consists of very deep, poorly drained soils that formed mostly in loamy calcareous glacial till on ground moraines and till plains. The upper part of the profile in some of these soils formed in modified glacial till. These soils have moderately slow permeability. Their slopes are less than 2 percent. Mean annual precipitation is about 28 inches. Mean annual temperature is about 48 degrees F. ' TAXONOMIC CLASS: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Typic Argiaquolls TYPICAL PEDON: Cordova clay loam with a plane slope of 1 percent in a cultivated field. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise stated.) Ap--O to 10 inches; black(N 2/0) clay loam, very dark gray (IOYR 3/1)dry; moderate medium ' subangular blocky structure; friable; about 1 percent gravel; neutral; abrupt wavy boundary. A-40 to 18 inches; black(N 2/0) clay loam,very dark gray (IOYR 3/1)dry; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; about 1 percent gravel;neutral; clear wavy boundary. (Combined A horizon is 8 to 20 inches.) Btgl--18 to 30 inches; olive gray(5Y 4/2) clay loam; few fine prominent dark yellowish brown(10YR 4/6) Fe concentrations; moderate medium angular blocky structure parting to moderate fine angular blocky; friable; common very dark gray (5Y 3/1) clay films on faces of peds and in pores; about 3 percent gravel; neutral; clear wavy boundary. Btg2--30 to 38 inches; olive gray(5Y 5/2) clay loam; common fine prominent dark yellowish brown (1 OYR 4/6) Fe concentrations; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few distinct very dark gray (5Y 3/1) clay films on faces of peds and in pores; about 3 percent gravel; neutral; abrupt wavy boundary. (Combined Btg horizon is 12 to 40 inches thick.) ' C--38 to 80 inches; light olive gray (5Y 6/2) loam; common medium prominent yellowish brown(IOYR 5/6) Fe concentrations; massive; friable; about 5 percent gravel; strongly effervescent; slightly alkaline. TYPE LOCATION: Waseca County, Minnesota; about 5 miles north of Waseca; 550 feet south and 1100 feet east of the northwest corner of Sec. 22, T.108N., R.22W.; USGS Morristown quadrangle; lat. 44 degrees 8 minutes 32 seconds N. and long. 93 degrees 27 minutes 45 seconds W.,NAD27. RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS: Depth to free carbonates ranges from 24 to 50 inches. Thickness of the mollic epipedon ranges from 10 to 24 inches. Rock fragment content is 2 to 6 percent throughout and is of mixed lithology, but some pedons have less than 2 percent in the upper part. The A horizons are neutral to moderately acid. The B horizons range from strongly acid to slightly alkaline. ' The Ap or A horizon has hue of IOYR, 2.5Y or is neutral, value of 2 or 3 and chroma of 0 or 1. It is 1 http://ortho.ftw.nres.usda.gov/cgi-bin/osd/osdname.cgi?-P 11/2/2004 ' Official Series Description - CORDOVA Series Page 2 of 3 loam, silty clay loam, or clay loam. Eluviation is evident in some pedons by a few porous coatings on the faces of pods in the lower A and/or upper B horiozns. ' Some pedons have AB horizons. The Btg horizon has a matrix with hue of IOYR to 5Y, value of 3 to 5, value of 3 is only in the upper part, and chroma of 1 or 2. Some pedons have a BA horizon. The B horizon typically is silty clay loam or clay loam but ranges to loam in the lower part. The upper 20 inches of the argillic horizon averages between 28 to 35 percent clay and exceeds 15 percent fine sand and coarser. The B/A clay ratios range ' from 1.2 to 1.4. A Bk horizon is present in some pedons. The C horizon has a matrix with 5Y or 2.5Y hue, value of 4 to 6, and chroma of 2 to 4. It is loam or clay loam and is slightly alkaline or moderately alkaline. COMPETING SERIES: These are the B r , Berville, Brookston, Buntin ville, Clackamas, Hamel, Jameston, Marengo, Millgrove,Navan,Nosoni, Rensselaer, and Westland series. Barry soils have less than 27 percent clay in the control section. Berville soils contain more than 6 percent gravel in the control section. Brookston soils are more moist in the soil moisture control section during the 120 days following the summer solstice and have less montmorillonite in the lower part of the series control section. Buntingville, Clackmas, and Nosoni soils are drier in the soil moisture control section during the 120 days following the summer solstice. Hamel soils have A horizons 16 to 27 inches thick and and chroma of 1 or less in the upper B horizons. Jameston soils have very firm till beginning at depths ' ranging from 18 to 30 inches. Marengo soils typically have thicker sola,contain appreciable amounts of sedimentary rock fragments in the silty clay lower B and C horizons, and are more moist in the soil moisture control section. Millgrove soils have up to 15 percent gravel in the upper part and 7 percent or more in the lower part of the control section and very poorly drained..Navan soils have than 35 percent more clay in the lower B and C horizons. Rensselaer soils have reaction greater than 6.1 in the upper part of the control section, are more moist in the moisture control section and are poorly drained. Westland soils have 7 percent or more gravel in the lower part of the control section. GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: The Cordova soils have slightly concave to slightly convex slopes on broad flat ridge tops in rolling moraine areas or on lower lying areas in ground moraines and till plains. Slope gradients are 0 to 2 percent. Soils formed mostly in friable, calcareous, loamy till of Late Wisconsinan age. However,the upper part of the sola in some pedons is from modified glacial till or ' drift. The mean annual temperature is about 45 to 52 degrees F. Mean annual precipitation is about 26 to 32 inches. ' GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: The main ones are the Dundas, Lester, and Le Sueur soils. These soils formed in materials similar to those of the Cordova soils and are members of a hydrosequence with the Cordova soils. The well drained Lester soils are on nearby undulating to hilly ' slopes. The moderately well to somewhat poorly drained Le Sueur and the somewhat poorly to poorly drained Dundas soils are on nearby higher positions. The poorly drained Webster and Hamel soils and the very poorly drained Glencoe soils are a nearby associate in a few places. DRAINAGE AND PERMEABILITY: Poorly drained. Surface runoff is low. Permeability is moderately slow. iUSE AND VEGETATION: Most of the soil is cleared, drained and cropped to corn and soybeans. A http://ortho.ftw.nrcs.usda.gov/cgi-bin/osd/osdname.cgi?-P 11/2/2004 ' Official Series Description - CORDOVA Series Page 3 of.3 few areas remain in woodlots or permanent pasture. Native vegetation was northern hardwoods, largely basswood, maple, and elm, and an understory of grasses and sedges. DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: South-central Minnesota and north-central Iowa. Extensive. MLRA OFFICE RESPONSIBLE: St. Paul, Minnesota ' SERIES ESTABLISHED: Waseca County, Minnesota, 1963. ' REMARKS: Diagnostic horizons and features recognized are: Mollic epipedon from 0 to 18 inches (Ap and AB horizons); argillic horizon from 18 to 38 inches (Btgl and Btg2 horizons); aquic moisture regime - low chroma with redox features beneath the mollic epipedon. ADDITIONAL DATA: Refer to pedon 69 MN-7-11 for results of some laboratory analysis of the typical pedon of this series. National Cooperative Soil Survey ' U.S.A. r t r http://ortho.ftw.nres.usda.gov/cgi-bin/osd/osdname.cgi?-P 11/2/2004 Official Series Description - KILKENNY Series Page I of 3 LOCATION KILKENNY MN+IA Established Series Rev. KDS-TCJ-AGG 06/2001 KILKENNY SERIES ' The Kilkenny series consists of very deep, moderately well drained soils that formed in a mantle of clayey glacial till or flow till and underlying loamy glacial till on moraines. These soils have moderately slow permeability. Their slopes range from 2 to 35 percent. The mean annual precipitation is about 28 inches. Mean annual air temperature is about 48 degrees F. TAXONOMIC CLASS: Fine, smectitic, mesic Oxyaquic Vertic Hapludalfs ' TYPICAL PEDON: Kilkenny clay loam with a 15 percent linear sideslope on a glacial moraine in a pastured field. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise noted.) Ap--O to 9 inches; very dark brown(1 OYR 2/2)clay loam, dark grayish brown(1 OYR 4/2) dry; weak fine granular structure; friable; common very fine roots; about 2 percent gravel; moderately acid(pH 5.6); abrupt smooth boundayr. (6 to 10 inches thick) Btl--9 to 19 inches; brown(I OYR 4/3) silty clay loam; moderately medium subangular blocky structure parting to moderately fine subangular blocky; firm; common fine and very fine roots; few distinct very dark brown(I OYR 2/2) clay films on faces of peds; about 3 percent gravel; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary. Bt2--19 to 38 inches; brown(I OYR 4/3)clay loam; moderate medium prismatic structure parting to moderate medium subangular blocky; firm; common very fine roots; common distinct very dark brown ' (I OYR 2/2) clay films on faces of peds; about 5 percent gravel; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary. Bt3--38 to 53 inches; brown(I OYR 4/3) clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure parting to weak fine subangular blocky; firm; common distict very dark brown(I OYR 2/2) clay films on faces of peds; about 5 percent gravel; few fine distict brown(7.5YR 4/4)Fe concentrations; moderately acid; gradual smooth boundary. (Combined thickness of the Bt horizons is 20 to 40 inches.) 2BC--53 to 65 inches; light olive brown(2.5Y 5/4) loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; few distinct dark brown(I OYR 3/3) clay films on faces of peds; friable; about 8 percent gravel; about 2 percent cobbles; few fine distinct brown(7.5YR 4/4)Fe deletions; slightly effervescent; slightly alkaline; gradual wavy boundary. ' 2C--65 to 80 inches; light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) loam;massive; friable; few concentrations of light gray (2.5Y 7/2) calcium carbonates in pores;brown(7.5YR 4/4) soft masses of iron-manganese in nodules; about 8 percent gravel; about 2 percent cobbles; common medium prominent dark yellowish ' brown(I OYR 4/6) Fe concentrations and common medium distinct gray (2.5Y 5/1) Fe depletions; strongly effervescent; moderately alkaline. ' TYPE LOCATION: Le Sueur County, Minnesota; about 3 miles west and 3 miles south of Montgomery; about 300 feet east and 800 feet north of the southwest corner of Sec. 19, T.111N., htt ://ortho.ftw.nres.usda. ov/c i-bin/osd/osdname.c i?-P 11/2/2004 P g g g Official Series Description - KILKENNY Series Page 3 of 3 ' moderate extent. MLRA OFFICE RESPONSIBLE: St. Paul, Minnesota SERIES ESTABLISHED: Waseca County, Minnesota, 1963. REMARKS: Diagnostic horizons and features recognized in this pedon are: Ochric epipedon - the zone from the soil surface to a depth of 9 inches (Ap horizon); Argillic horizon - the zone from 9 to 53 inches (Bt 1, Bt2, 130 horizons); Oxyaquic subgroup based on saturation above a depth of 40 inches; Vertic ' subgroup based on more than 6 cm of COLE in upper 40 inches. Water table studies and field observations have verified a perched condition in most years,particularly in periods of extended rainfall. ' ADDITIONAL DATA: Soil Interpretation Record number MN0376. ' National Cooperative Soil Survey U.S.A. ' http://ortho.ftw.nres.usda.gov/cgi-bin/osd/osdname.cgi?-P 11/2/2004 Official Series Description - KLOSSNER Series Page 1 of 3 LOCATION KLOSSNER MN Established Series ' Rev. TCJ-KDS-AGG 05/2001 KLOSSNER SERIES The Klossner series consists of very deep, very poorly drained soils formed in well decomposed organic material 16 to 50 inches thick overlying loamy deposits on moraines, till plains, lake plains, flood plains, and hillside seep areas. They have moderately slow to moderately rapid permeability in the organic material, and moderate or moderately slow permeability in the loamy material. Slopes range from 0 to 8 percent. Mean annual precipitation is about 28 inches. Mean annual temperature is about 47 degrees F. TAXONOMIC CLASS: Loamy, mixed, euic, mesic Terric Haplosaprists TYPICAL PEDON: Klossner muck-with a 1 percent slope in a cultivated field. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise stated.) ' Oap--O to 10 inches; black(N 2/0)muck,very dark gray (IOYR 3/1) dry; about 20 percent fiber, less than 5 percent rubbed; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; many very fine roots; moderately acid; abrupt smooth boundary. Oa--10 to 26 inches; black(IOYR 2/1)muck,dark gray(IOYR 4/1) dry; about 60 percent fiber, about 6 percent rubbed; weak fine subangular blocky structure;very friable;many very fine roots; moderately ' acid; gradual smooth boundary. (Combined thickness of O horizon is 16 to 50 inches.) 2A1--26 to 36 inches; black(N 2/0)mucky silty clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; ' friable; few very fine roots; slightly acid; gradual smooth boundary. 2A2--36 to 48 inches; black(N 2/0) silty clay loam; massive; friable; few dark reddish brown(5YR 3/4) ' iron oxide concentrations in root channels; about 1 percent gravel; neutral; gradual wavy boundary. (Combined thickness of 2A horizon is 8 to 45 inches thick.) 2Cg1--48 to 65 inches; olive gray(5Y 5/2) clay loam; massive; friable; dark reddish brown(5YR 3/4) Fe oxide concentrations in root channels; many medium prominent yellowish brown(IOYR 5/6) Fe concentrations; about 1 percent gravel; slightly effervescent; slightly alkaline; gradual wavy bounday. ' 2Cg2--65 to 80 inches; gray (5Y 5/1) loam, massive; friable; many medium prominent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) and yellowish brown(IOYR 5/4) Fe concentrations; about 3 percent gravel; slightly effervescent; slightly alkaline. TYPE LOCATION: Nicollet County, Minnesota; 2600 feet north and 2300 feet east of the southwest corner, sec. 12, T. 110 N., R. 28 W.; USGS Nicollet quadrangle; lat. 44 degrees 20 minutes 53 seconds N. and long. 94 degrees 8 minutes 28 seconds W.,NAD27. ' RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS: The thickness of the organic material ranges from 16 to 50 inches. It is derived primarily from herbaceous plants. The organic matter content ranges from 25 to 60 ' http://ortho.ftw.nres.usda.gov/cgi-bin/osd/osdname.cgi?-P 11/2/2004 ' Official Series Description - KLOSSNER Series Page 2 of 3 ' percent in the organic surface and 5 to 20 percent in the 2A horizon. The reaction of the organic material ranges from moderately acid to slightly alkaline. Some organic layers contain free carbonates. The O horizon has hue of IOYR, 5YR, or is neutral, value of 2 or 3 and chroma of 0 to 2. It is dominantly muck(sapric material) however, some pedons have thin layers of hemic material, less than 10 inches thick. ' Some pedons have highly organic mineral plow layers. ' The 2A horizon has hue of l OYR, 2.5Y, 5Y or is neutral, value of 2 or 3 and chroma of 0 to 1. It is loam, silt loam, sandy clay loam, silty clay loam, clay loam or mucky modifiers of these textures. It is moderately acid to slightly alkaline. Some pedons contain thin layers of coprogenous earth. The 2Cg horizon has hue of IOYR, 2.5Y, 5Y, 5GY, or is neutral, value of 2 to 7 and chroma of 0 to 2. It is loam, silt loam, silty clay loam, clay loam, sandy clay loam, sandy loam or fine sandy loam, or their ' gravelly or cobbly analogues. It is slightly acid to moderately alkaline. The upper 12 inches of this horizon averages less than 35 percent clay. Some pedons contain thin strata of fine sand, loamy sand, or silt. Gravel or cobble sized rock fragments range from 0 to 25 percent by volume. Some pedons contain ' free carbonates. Sandy substratum and ponded phases are recognized. COMPETING SERIES: These are Linwood, Medo, Palms, Philbon and Shalcar series. Linwood soils ' have well expressed granular structure to depths of more than 12 inches and formed mainly in woody fibers. Medo soils have sandy textures in the lower part of the series control section. Palms soils have organic matter content greater than 75 percent and do not have an A horizon directly below the organic ' material. Philbon soils have fibric and hemic material in the upper 12 inches. Shalcar soils ave less than 26 degrees difference between mean January and mean July temperatures. ' GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: Klossner soils are in basins that were formerly lakes or ponds, lake plains, till plains, flood plains, or moraines. They are also on hillside seep areas in moraines and sideslopes of river valleys. Slopes range from 0 to 8 percent. The soils on nearby uplands are generally loamy. The ' mean annual temperature ranges from 45 to 50 degrees F. The mean annual precipitation ranges from 24. to 32 inches. Frost free days range from 110 to 160. Elevations above sea level range from 800 to 1400 feet. GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: The main ones are the Canisteo, Harps, Okoboii, Glencoe, Muskeeo and Houghton soils. Canisteo and Harps soils are on the rims of depressions. ' Glencoe and Okoboji are at the outer edges of the depressions. Muskego and Houghton soils are in larger depressions. ' DRAINAGE AND PERMEABILITY: Very poorly drained. Surface runoff is negligible. Permeability is moderately slow to moderately rapid in the organic layers and moderate or moderately slow in the loamy material. iUSE AND VEGETATION: The greater part of this soil is cultivated to corn, soybeans, small grains and specialty crops such as vegetables or grass sod. Other areas are in vegetation of grasses, reeds, ' sedges, alder, aspen, or willow. Some of the hillside seep areas are set aside as natural areas and called fens. DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: The south central and southeast part of Minnesota and possibly northern Iowa. The series is extensive. http://ortho.ftw.nrcs.usda.gov/cgi-bin/osd/osdname.cgi?-P 11/2/2004 ' Official Series Description - KLOSSNER Series Page 3 of 3 ' MLRA OFFICE RESPONSIBLE: St. Paul, Minnesota SERIES ESTABLISHED: Nicollet County, Minnesota, 1989. ' REMARKS: Diagnostic horizons and features recognized are: sapric soil materials from the surface to about 26 inches; loamy mineral material from 26 to 50 inches or more; aquic moisture regime. This soil ' was formerly included in the Palms Series in Minnesota. ADDITIONAL DATA: Refer to MAES-CFC#'s 2697, 3251, 3400 and 3475. 1 National Cooperative Soil Survey U.S.A. 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' http://ortho.ftw.nres.usda.gov/cgi-bin/osd/osdname.cgi?-P 11/2/2004 tOfficial Series Description - LERDAL Series Page 1 of 3 ' LOCATION LERDAL MN Established Series ' Rev. JUS-ELB-JFB-KDS 2/98 LERDAL SERIES ' The Lerdal series consists of very deep, somewhat poorly drained soils that formed in clayey glacial till or flow till on glacial moraines. Permeability is slow. Slopes range from 1 to 18 percent. Mean annual precipitation is about 29 inches. Mean annual air temperature is about 48 degrees F. TAXONOMIC CLASS: Fine, smectitic, mesic Aeric Vertic Epiaqualfs ' TYPICAL PEDON: Lerdal silty clay loam with a plane slope of about 4 percent on a glacial moraine at an elevation of 1,290 feet in a pasture field. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise stated.) Ap--O to 7 inches; black(1 OYR 2/1) silty clay loam, dark gray (1 OYR 4/1) dry; weak very fine subangular blocky structure; friable; about 2 percent gravel, mostly shale; slightly acid; abrupt smooth ' boundary (6 to 10 inches thick) E--7 to 9 inches; very dark gray (I OYR 3/1) silty clay loam, gray(I OYR 6/1) dry; many fine faint dark ' gray (1 OYR 4/1) Fe depletions; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; about 2 percent gravel,mostly shale; moderately acid; clear wavy boundary. (0 to 6 inches thick) Btl--9 to 14 inches; dark grayish brown(I OYR 4/2) silty clay loam, few medium prominent light olive brown(2.5Y 5/6)Fe concentrations; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; common faint very dark grayish brown(1 OYR 3/2)coatings and clay films on faces of peds; about 2 percent gravel, mostly shale; moderately acid; clear wavy boundary. (0 to 10 inches thick) Bt2--14 to 20 inches; olive brown(2.5Y 4/4) silty clay loam; common fine distinct light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) Fe concentrations;moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; . common distinct very dark grayish brown(2.5Y 3/2) coatings and clay films on faces of peds; about 2 percent gravel, mostly shale; very strongly acid; clear wavy boundary. ' Btgl--20 to 30 inches; grayish brown(2.5Y 5/2) silty clay; common fine distinct light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6)Fe concentrations;moderate medium and coarse prismatic structure; very firm; common distinct very dark grayish brown(10YR 3/2)clay films on faces of peds; about 2 percent gravel, mostly shale; strongly acid; clear wavy boundary. ' Btg2--30 to 42 inches; grayish brown(2.5Y 5/2) clay loam; many fine and medium distinct light olive brown(2.5Y 5/4) Fe concentrations; weak coarse prismatic structure; firm; common faint very dark grayish brown(2.5Y 3/2) clay films on faces of peds and in root channels; about 5 percent gravel, ' mostly shale; slightly acid; abrupt wavy boundary. (Combined thickness of Bt and Btg horizons is 15 to 36 inches.) ' Bw--42 to 47 inches; olive brown(2.5Y 4/4) clay loam; many fine and medium faint light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) Fe concentrations; weak coarse prismatic structure; firm; common prominent clay films in htt ://ortho.ftw.nres.usda. ov/c i-bin/osd/osdname.c i?-P 11/2/2004 P g g g ' Official Series Description - LERDAL Series Page 2 of 3 ' root channels; about 5 percent gravel, mostly shale; slightly effervescent in parts; neutral in parts and slightly alkaline in other parts; clear wavy boundary. (0 to 10 inches thick) Bk--47 to 60 inches; grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) clay loam; many fine and medium distinct light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) Fe concentrations; massive; firm; about 5 percent gravel, mostly shale; few prominent black (I OYR 2/1) clay films in root channels; common white soft limy masses; strongly effervescent; ' slightly alkaline. TYPE LOCATION: Freeborn County, Minnesota; about 6 miles northeast of Albert Lea; about 940 feet west and 48 feet north of the center of sec. 13, T. 103 N., R. 21 W.; USGS Albert Lea quadrangle; lat. 43 degrees 43 minutes 29 seconds N.; long. 93 degrees 17 minutes 57 seconds W.,NAD27 RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS: Depth to free carbonates range from 25 to 65 inches. Gravel dominated by shale typically comprise 1 to 8 percent by volume, but they are lacking in the upper part in some pedons. The sand fraction of these soils is dominated by shale. ' The Ap or A horizon has hue of l OYR, value of 2 or 3, and chroma of 1 or 2. The E horizon, where present, has hue of l OYR, value of 3 to 5, and chroma of 1 or 2. It has redox features in some pedons. The A and E horizons are loam, silt loam, clay loam, or silty clay loam. They are slightly or moderately acid. The Bt horizon has a matrix above depths of 30 inches that mostly has hue of l OYR or 2.5Y, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 1 or 2, but at least some subhorizon has chroma of 3 or 4 in 40 percent or more of the matrix. It has below depths of 30 inches hue of 2.5Y or 5Y, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 2 to 4. It ' has few to many and faint to prominent Fe depletions and concentrations. It is clay loam, silty clay loam, silty clay, or clay with a B/A clay ratios of 1.2 to 1.4. It averages between 35 and 45 percent clay and from 10 to 30 percent sand at least in the upper 20 inches. It has subhorizons with as much as 55 percent ' clay in some pedons. It is moderately to very strongly acid in the upper part and moderately acid to slightly alkaline in the lower part. The Bw, Bk or C horizon has hue of 2.5Y or 5Y,value of 5 or 6, and chroma of 2 to 4. It is loam, clay loam, silty clay loam, silty clay, or clay. It commonly has few or common masses of lime in the upper part. COMPETING SERIES: These are the Bevier and Mexico series. Bevier and Mexico soils do not have free carbonates in the series control section. ' GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: Lerdal soils have plane or convex slopes on gently sloping to moderately steep or hilly glacial moraines. Slope gradients are commonly 2 to 8 percent but range from 1 to 18 percent. Lerdal soils formed in about 3 to 10 feet or more of moderately fine or fine textured clayey glacial till or flow till, high in content of shale over calcareous loam or clay loam till common to the Des Moines lobe of the Late Wisconsinan glacial stage. Mean annual air temperature ranges from 45 to 52 ' degrees F. Mean annual precipitation ranges from 28 to 32 inches. Frost-free days range from 125 to 172. Elevation above sea level ranges from 800 to 1500 feet. GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: These are the Kilkenny, Mazaska, and Shields soils which are members of a hydrosequence with Lerdal soils. Moderately well drained Kilkenny soils have more convex slopes or are on higher lying terrain. The somewhat poorly drained Shields soils are on ' nearly level terrain. Poorly drained Mazaska soils are in nearby shallow depressions, swales, and low lying level areas. http://ortho.ftw.nres.usda.gov/cgi-bin/osd/osdname.cgi?-P 11/2/2004 ' Official Series Description - LERDAL Series Page 3 of 3 ' DRAINAGE AND PERMEABILITY: Somewhat poorly drained. Surface runoff is high to very high. Permeability is slow. The perched seasonal high water table is 1.5 to 2.5 feet during April to May in most years. ' USE AND VEGETATION: Most are used as cropland. Corn, soybeans, and alfalfa are the commonly grown crops. Native vegetation is savanna with oaks being the dominant kind of tree. DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: Eastern edge of Des Moines lobe in Minnesota. Moderately extensive. ' MLRA OFFICE RESPONSIBLE: St. Paul, Minnesota ' SERIES ESTABLISHED: Hennepin County, Minnesota, 1969. REMARKS: Diagnostic horizons and features in this pedon are: ochric epipedon- from the soil surface ' to a depth of 7 inches -too thin for a mollic horizon(Ap); albic horizon-the zone from 7 to 9 inches (E); argillic horizon-the zone from 8 to 42 inches(Btl, Bt2, Btgl, Btg2). This pedon has been reclassified to Fine, smectitic mesic Aeric Vertic Epiaqualf on 12/96 ' National Cooperative Soil Survey U.S.A. http://ortho.ftw.nres.usda.gov/cgi-bin/osd/osdname.cgi?-P 11/2/2004 PHOTO LOG 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 M. `. PHOTO 1: Image of Basin 1 facing north from south edge of the basin. Photo taken in October, 2004. Vegetation along the edge mainly reed canary grass with cattail species in the center of the basin. moi' PHOTO 2: Image of Basin I facing west from ' southern edge of basin. Photo taken in October, 2004. i r i PHOTO 3: Image of Basin 1 edge facing north from south of basin. Photo taken in October, 2004. 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