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Home My WebLink AboutNotice of application/MCWD/Wetland Conservation Act Minnesota Wetland Conservation Act Notice of Application Local Goverrunent Unit(LGU) Address Minnehaha Creek Watershed District 18202 Minnetonka Blvd Deephaven,MN 55391 1. PROJECT INFORMATION Applicant Name Project Name Date of Application Travis Senenfelder 445 Brown Road Application Nuinber 9/16/11 Wll-16 T e of A lication(check all that a 1 ): � Wetland Boundary or Type ❑No-Loss ❑Exemption ❑ Sequencing ❑ Replacement Plan ❑ Banking Plan Suinma and descri tion of ro osed ro'ect(attach additional sheets as necessary): Travis Senenfelder has applied for approval of wetland boundary&type at the parcel located at 445 Brown Road S in the city of Orono(PID#03-ll 7-23-31-0001). The application was received on September 16,2011. The delineation was performed by Svoboda Ecological Resources on May 31,2011. The boundary will be reviewed in the field by MCWD staff. 2. APPLICATION REVIEW AND DECISION Signing and mailing of this completed form to the appropriate recipients in accordance with 8420.0255, Subp. 3 provides notice that an application was made to the LGU under the Wetland Conservation Act as specified above. A copy of the application is attached. Comments can be submitted to: Name and Title of LGU Contact Person Comments must be received by (minimum 15 Catherine Bach business-day comment period): District Technician October 21,20ll (4:30 P1V� Address(if different than LGU) Date,time,and location of decision: 18202 Minnetonka Blvd A decision will be made following field review Deephaven,MN 55391 of the delineation and completion of the comment period. Phone Number and E-mail Address Decision-maker for this application: (952)641-4504 � Staff cbach@minnehahacreek.org ❑ Governing Board or Council f�:�� Signature: �" "�F Date: 9/30/11 BWSR Forms 7-1-10 Page l of 2 3. LIST OF ADDRESSEES � SWCD TEP member: Stacey Lijewski—stacey.lijewski@co.hennepin.mn.us � BWSR TEP member: Lynda Peterson—lynda.peterson@state.mn.us ❑ LGU TEP member(if different than LGU Contact): ❑ DNR TEP member: � DNR Regional Office(if different than DNR TEP member): Melissa Doperalski— melissa.doperalski@state.mn.us ❑ WD or WMO(if applicable): � Applicant(notice only)and Landowner(if different):Travis Senenfelder,440 2°d Street,Excelsior,MN 55331 � Members of the public who requested notice(notice only): Consultant:Brian Burgner—brianb@gpsinnovations.com City:Christine Mattson—cmattson@ci.orono.mn.us � Corps of Engineers Project Manager(notice only): Melissa Jenny—Melissa.m.jenny@usace.army.mil ❑ BWSR Wetland Bank Coordinator(wetland bank plan applications only) 4. MAILING INFORMATION ZFor a list of BWSR TEP representatives: www.b��sr.state.mn.us%contact�`WCA areas.pdf ➢For a list of DNR TEP representatives: ww��.bwsr.state.mn.usJwetlandsiwca/DNR TEP cc�ntacts.pdf ➢Department of Natural Resources Regional Offices: NW Re�ion: NE ReQion: Central Region: Southern Re�n: Reg. Env.Assess.Ecol. Reg. Env.Assess. Ecol. Reg. Env.Assess. Ecol. Reg. Env.Assess. Ecol. Div. Ecol. Resources Div. Ecol.Resources Div. Ecol. Resources Div. Ecol. Resources 2115 Birchmont Beach Rd.NE 1201 E. Hwy.2 1200 Warner Road 261 Hwy. 15 South Bemidji,MN 56601 Grand Ra ids,MN 55744 St. Paul,MN 55106 New Ulm,MN 56073 For a map of DNR Administrative Regions,see: http:;/files.dnr.state.mn.usiaboutdnr/dnr re�ions.pdf ➢For a list of Corps of Project Managers: w�vw.mvp.usace.anllv.mil;re�ulatory/default.asp'?pageid=(87 or send to: ➢ US Army Corps of Engineers St.Paul District,ATT`N:OP-R 180 Fifth St.East, Suite 700 St.Paul,MN 55101-1678 Y For Wetland Bank Plan applications,also send a copy of the application to: Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources Wetland Bank Coordinator 520 Lafayette Road North St.Paul,MN 55155 5. ATTACHMENTS In addition to the application,list any other attachments: ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ BWSR Forms 7-1-10 Page 2 of 2 +r� i �J (( I lV ' • . • • • � I i � •• � • � •Y • . � � �' r • �• � . � I 1, Project/Site Information Project/Site Name: 445 Brown Road Local Government Unit: MCWD Location (address and/or T, R, Sec.): Section 3, T117N, R23W 2. Applicant Information Appiicant Name: Travis Senenfelder Address:440 2nd Street City, State, Zip: Exceisior, MN, 55331 . E-mail: Phone: 952-460-3421 3.Agent/Consultant Information Company Name (if applicable): SER Contact Person: Brian Burgner Address: 25580 Nelsine Drive City, State, Zip: Shorewood, MN 55331 E-mail: brianb@gpsinnovations.com Phone: 612-790-5511 4. Description of Request Check all that apply: �Wetland B�undary(must attach wetland delineation report) �Wetland Type (Eggers & Reed andlor Circular 39 type) 5. Signature By signature below,the applicant requests a determination from the Local Government Unit under Minnesota Rules 8420.0225 on the submitted wetfand boundary and type information in this application. The applicant also affirms that they are the owner of the subject property or have permission from the lan er to pursue t ' ter ination. ' /� �o� Zo�/ ppli nt or uth ize t Signature Date Important Notes: • The applicant may be required to submit multiple copies of the reporUinformation to the LGU.The LGU may require the applicant to submit copies directly to Technical Evaluation '. Panel Members. Check with your LGU regarding thefr submfttal requiremenis. • The LGU decision must be made in compliance with Minnesota Statutes, section 15.99. I For LGU use only SFP � � 2011' SEP 16 2011 ; Date Received: Page 1 of 1 BWSR Wetland Boundary/Type Application Form 11/10/08 i I 445 Brown Road Orono, MN Wetland Classification, Identification, and Delineation Report P�epared for: Travis Senenfelder By: Svoboda Ecological Resources Project Number 2011-007 September 15, 2011 The contents and format of this report are considered intellectual property and are subject to copyright restrictions and may not be reproduced without the express permission of Svoboda Ecological Resources. TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT .....................................................................................................................1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................1 METHODS.......................................................................................................................1 RESULTS.........................................................................................................................2 DISCUSSION...................................................................................................................4 RECOMMENDATIONS ..................................................................................................5 CERTIFICATION ............................................................................................................6 DATASOURCES ............................................................................................................7 LITERATURE CITED .....................................................................................................8 FULL FIGURE SET: Figure 1: Location of Site Overlaid on USGS Topographic Map Figure 2: National Wetlands Inventory Figure 3: Web Soil Survey-Hennepin County Figure 4: DNR-Protected Waters Map Figure 5: Approximate Wetland Boundaries and Sample Transect Locations THE TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION SECTION: Field Data Sheets Plant Indicator Status Soil Series Data Wetland Definition PHOTO LOG ABSTRACT Svoboda Ecological Resources (SER) visited the above referenced properry on May 31, 2011 to examine the site for the presence of areas meeting wetland criteria. Tlie study parcel is located within the City of Orono, Hennepin Counry Minnesota, (Figure 1). Two wetland boundaries were delineated at this site. One sample transect was established along each of the boundaries in order to characterize the soil, vegetation, and existing hydrology within the wetland-to-upland transition zone. INTRODUCTION The subject parcel is a vacant lot approximately 9.97 acres in size. The eastern portion of the site has some minor disturbance in terms of the removal of several structures but wetlands do not appear to be impacted due to this recent activity. The site is dominated by grasses, forbs, hardwood trees and some scrub-shrub vegetation throughout. Trees and shrub vegetation appear closer to the wetland edges where the majority of grasses and forbs existed at the interior of the parcel. A ditch extends in a north-south direction through the center of the property that connects the two delineated wetlands. The topography of the interior of the site is mostly flat with minor undulations throughout. The elevation increases at the western and eastern ends of the property in contrast with the central portion which is lower and flatter. The surrounding land use consists mostly of single-family homes. The identified wetlands were classified according to the Cowardin et al., the Circular 39 and the Eggers and Reed classification systems and marked with pink "Wetland Delineation" pin flags. Please find within the Technical Documentation Section; field data sheets, plant indicator status information, soil survey information, and wetland definition information. METHODS The methods used to delineate the subject parcel are as described in the 1987 US Army Corps of Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual and the 2010 Midwest Regional Supplement Manual. In the 1987 Manual, the methods used were described under the "routine" methods for wetland sites less than 5 acres. This methodology is followed in order to assess whether the three parameters of a wetland are met for areas on the subject parcel. The three parameters required under normal circumstances in order to delineate a wetland are described in the Technical Documentation Section. The Midwest Regional Supplement Wetland Delineation Manual is also being utilized to increase the accuracy of our wetland boundaries. This addendum to the original 87 Manual was created to address the many regional differences that affect wetlands and the delineation methods Svoboda Ecological Resources 44�Brown Road Project No.:20l 1-007 1 Travis Senenfelder used throughout the country. The following explanations are passages from that document. "This Regional Supplement is part of a nationwide effort to address regional wetland characteristics and improve the accuracy and efficiency of wetland- delineation procedures. Regional differences in climate, geology, soils, hydrology plant and animal communities, and other factors are important to the identification and functioning of wetlands. These differences cannot be considered adequately in a single national manuaL The development of this supplement follows National Academy of Sciences recommendations to increase the regional sensitivity of wetland-delineation methods (National Research Council 1995). The intent of this supplement is to bring the Corps Manual up to date with current knowledge and practice in the region and not to change wetland boundaries." "...This Regional Supplement is designed for use with the current version of the Corps Manual (Environmental Laboratory 1987) and all subsequent versions. Where differences in the two documents occur, this Regional Supplement takes precedence over the Corps Manual for applications in the Midwest Region." National Wetland Inventory (NWI) maps (Figure 2), Web Soil Survey of Orono and Hennepin County maps (Figure 3), Minnesota Protected Waters maps (Figure 4), and 2010 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 a representative upland sample point and a representative wetland sample point. Information obtained from the sample points can be found on the field data sheets located in the Technical Documentation Section. Wetland boundaries were marked at the site by pink "Wetland Delineation' pin flags. The wetland boundary is considered to be the topogaphically 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, PSS1C, etc.), completed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The Circular 39 and Eggers and Reed classification systems are also given. The indicator status of plants, as described in The Technical Documentation Section, was determined using the Narional List of Plant Species That Occur in Wetlands — Region 3 (Sabine 1999). RESULTS Background Information- (Office-Based Investigation) The NWI map (Excelsior Quadrangle) illustrates one PEMC/Fd National Wetland Inventory wetland complex present within the property boundary(Figure 2). The Web Soil Survey of Orono and Hennepin County classifies one soil complex and two other Svoboda Ecological Resowces 445 Brown Road Project No.:2011-007 2 Travis Senenfelder individual soil series' present on the subject property (Figure 3). The mapped complex was classified the "hydric" Muskego, Blue Earth and Houghton ponded complex. One hydric individual soil series was classified as Cordova loam. An upland soil series was classified as Angus loam. These soil series descriptions are given in the Technical Documentation Section. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, State Protected Waters Map (Public Water Inventory), indicates one Public Water (27-862 W) present within the property boundary (Figure 4). Site Visit SER ecologists examined the subject property for areas meeting jurisdictional wetland criteria during the site visit. One wetland meeting the jurisdictional criteria of a wetland, for which two separate boundaries were determined and delineated, was flagged. Given the large extent of the wetland basin and for ease of identification, SER delineated the boundaries as two separate wetlands as they exist within the boundary of the property, one on the north side of the property (Wetland 2) and one on the south side (Wetland 1). Approximate wetland boundaries are outlined in yellow (Figure 5). Dominant vegetation within both Wetlands 1 and 2 was reed canary grass (Phalaris ar�undinacea, FACW) closer to the edge of wetland. Broad-leaf cattail (Typha latifolia, OBL) and lake sedge (CaYex lacustris, OBL) was dominant within areas inundated with water. Hummock sedge (Carex stricta, OBL) may be dominant further within the interior of Wetlands 1 and 2 but could not be confirmed. Open water was noted in the ditched areas with some lesser duckweed (Lemna minor, OBL) present in stagnant areas. Wetland 1 Wetland 1 is located at the south edge of the property. The vegetation transition zone along Sample Transect 1-1 started with a dominance of Kentucky blue grass (Poa pYatensis, FAC) and reed canary grass at Sample Point (SP) 1-1 WET and several other FACU non-dominants equaling about 99 percent coverage. The vegetation transition to upland yielded a dominance of the same dominant plants as were located at the wetland point but with less abundance. The remaining plants were FACU non- dominants. The dominance test was met but the prevalence index was not. Total coverage of upland vegetation was 70 percent at the upland point with the remaining area being bare soil. Soils at SP 1-1 WET were very dark gray fine silty clay loam down to 4 inches with a depleted matrix (F3) down to 18 inches. The depleted horizon had 3 percent prominent redox concentrations and 1 percent depleted mottles throughout, with a sandy clay texture. Soils at SP 1-1 UP were very dark gray down to 7 inches and light olive brown with a chroma of 4 down to 18 inches with sandy clay textures. Saturation was noted at the surface of the soil at the wetland sample point along with two secondary indicators of hydrology. SP 1-1 UP had no indicators of hydrology. Svoboda Ecological Resources 445 Brown Road Project No.:2011-007 3 Travis Senenfelder SER delineated Wetland 1 as a Type 3/4, PEMC/Fd, Seasonally Flooded and Deep Marsh wetland complex. SER concurs with the NWI Cowardin designation. Wetland 2 The vegetation transition zone along Sample Transect 2-1 started with a dominance of reed canary grass at SP 2-1 WET and ground ivy (Gechoma hederacea, FACU) along with several other FACU and FACW non-dominants equaling about 85 percent coverage. The vegetation transition to upland yielded a dominance ground ivy and a non-dominance of UPL, FACU and FACW species. Total coverage of vegetation within the upland sample area was 70 percent with the remaining area being bare soil. Soils at SP 2-1 WET were a very dark grayish brown with a clay texture down to 10 inches with a black redox dark surface (F6) down to 20 inches. SER has identified this soil as an F6 below the top 10 inches due to depositional material overlaying the original soil surface. Given the clay texture of this material it is apparent that deposition has been in place for many years. Soils at SP 2-1 UP were similar to SP 2-1 WET in color and texture. Redox features did not appear until 13 inches below the soil surface so the soils at SP 2-1 were considered hydric (F6) due to the possible 13 inches of deposition in this area. Again, this possible deposition appears to have been in place for a prolonged period given the clayey textures. Saturation was noted at 5 inches below the soil surface at the wetland sample point along with two secondary indicators of hydrology. SP 2-1 UP had no indicators of hydrology. SER delineated Wetland 2 as a Type 3/4, PEMC/Fd, Seasonally Flooded and Deep Marsh wetland complex. SER concurs with the NWI Cowardin designation. DISCUSSION SER completed all on-site delineations based on the three required technical criteria as outlined by the 1987 ManuaL• the presence of hydric soils, a predominance of hydrophytic vegetation, and indicators of wetland hydrology in each basin. The site visit portion of the wetland delineation was completed on May 31, 2011. SER personnel examined the subject property for areas meeting jurisdictional wetland criteria during the site visit and delineated the edge of two wetland basins within the property boundary as being jurisdictional wetland (Figure 5). Both basin are a part of the same wetland complex. Detailed soils, vegetation and hydrology data for Wetlands 1 and 2 are provided in the data sheets of The Technical Documentation Section. Svoboda Ecological Resources 445 Brown Road Project No.:2011-007 4. Travis Senenfelder RECOMMENDATIONS Activities which impact or potentially impact wetlands are currently regulated at several levels of government. In Minnesota, the two primary jurisdictions are covered at the state and federal levels by the provisions of the following legislative actions. :� State jurisdiction by the Wetland Conservation Act of 1991 (WCA) administered by the WCA Local Governmental Unit (LGU). ➢ Federal jurisdiction by the Clean Water Act of 1972 and subsequent amendments. Wetland protection is implemented by the Corps of Engineers (Corps) with permit certification issued by the Environmental Protection Agency. While the wetland boundaries that SER has delinea�ed are not official until approved by a WCA approved local government unit (LGU), SER advises the property owner/developer to refrain from any filling, draining, or excavating, or any impact to the area SER has delineated as wetland. No grading or filling in wetland basins should commence until all necessary permits have been obtained. Violation of wetland regulations has resulted in substantial civil and criminal penalties. L.ocal ordinances may regulate wetland modifications such as brush and tree removal and burning in addition to grading and filling. 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. Since the pin flags used along the boundary can be vandalized or inadvertently knocked over, a GPS survey of the flags 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. To avoid project delays associated with wetland regulations, it is essential that you acquire necessary permits from all jurisdictional agencies before continuing activities. A WCA Sequencing form, a WCA and Army Corps of Engineers Replacement Plan Application form, and a DNR permit application are among the materials that you may be required to submit if impacts are proposed for the delineated wetlands. By initiating the permit process as soon as possible,po�ential costly delays to the proj ect may be avoided. Svoboda Ecological Resources 445 Brown Road Project No.:2011-007 5 Travis Senenfelder CERTIFICATION Brian Burgner completed the above-described delineation on May 31, 2011. This delineation was performed according to the procedures described by the US Army Corps of Engineers in the 1987 Wetlands Delineation Manual and the 2010 Midwest Region Supplement Wetland Delineation Manual. The delineation meets the standards and a criterion described in these manuals and conforms to the applicable standards and regulations in force at the time the delineation was completed. Report and graphics were prepared by Brian Burgner(Wetland Ecologist II) on this day, September 15, 2011. Client: Travis Senenfelder Project Name: 445 Brown Road Project No.: 2011-007 Location: Orono, Minnesota �_ , ��, ,�._ - -�� ``.�-�» Ecologist II Wetland Delineator-Certified# 1124 �ic.ax�+�Q.�..-__ �� ^'�'� � President, Svoboda Ecological Resources September 1 S, 2011 Date Svoboda Ecological Resources 445 Brown Road Project No.:2011-007 6 Travis Senenfelder DATA SOURCES Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Protected Waters Inventory Map, Hennepin County. 1985, Revised 1996. United States Fish and Wildlife Service National Wetland Inventory Map —Excelsior Quadrangle. 1991. (Taken from May 1980 aerial photographs). USGS 1991-2010 Aerial Color Photos. Publicly Distributed Over the Land Management Information Center(LMIC) Website. USGS Quadrangle Map—Excelsior 7.5-Minute Quadrangle, Minnesota, U.S.A. Web Soil Survey(n.d.). Orono, Hennepin County, MN. Retrieved from http://websoilsurvey.nres.usda.gov/app/HomePage.htm Svoboda Ecological Resources 445 Brown Road Project No.:2011-007 7 Travis Senenfelder 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. Army Corps of Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual. Technical Report Y-87-1, US Ariny Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, Mississippi. Gleason, H.A. and A.C. Cronquist. 199L Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada. New York Botanical Garden, Brorix. 910pp. 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. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 2010. Interim Regional Supplement to the Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual: Midwest Region. ed. J.S. Wakeley, R.W. Lichvar, and C.V. Nobel. ERDGEL TR-10-16. Vicksburg, MS: US Army Engineer Research and Development Center. 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Overlaid on 2010 Aerial Image " N, .. 1: ' 2011-007 :�{:��.SVCJBQDA 445 Brown Road , o ioo zoo aoo rr,? Ecolabical Resources Feet Orollo, MN THE TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION SECTION Field Data Sheets WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM - Midwest Region Project/Site445 Brown Road City/County: Hennepin Sampling Date: 5-31-11 ApplicanUOwner: Travis Senenfelder State: MN 3ampling Point: SP 1-1 UP Investigator(s): BKB �ection,Township, Range: Section 3,T117N, R23W Landform(hillslope,terrace,etc.): none Locai relief(concave,convex, none): none Slope(%): 1 Lat: 44.9706 Long: 93.5755 Datum: NAD 83 Soil Map Unit NamEMuskego, Blue Earth,and Houghton,soils ponded complex JWI Classification: none Are climatic/hydrologic conditions of the site typical for this time of the year? Y (If no,explain in remarks) Are vegetation ,soil ,or hydrology significantly disturbed? Are"normal circumstances" Are vegetation ,soil ,or hydrology naturally problematic? present? Yes SUMMARY OF FINDINGS (If needed,explain any answers in remarks.) Hydrophytic vegetation present? Y Hydric soil present? N Is the sampled area within a wetlar N Wetland hydrology present? N yes, optional wetland site ID: Remarks:(Explain alternative procedures here or in a separate report.) VEGETATION -- Use scientific names of plants. Absolute t Indicator pominance Test Worksheet Tree Stratum (Plot size: ) %Cover Species Staus Number of Dominant Species � that are OBL,FACW,or FAC: 2 (A) 2 Total Number of Dominant 3 Species Across all Strata: 2 (B) 4 Percent of Dominant Species 5 that are OBL,FACW,or FAC: 100.00% (A/B) 0 =Total Cover Saqlinq/Shrub stratun (Plot size: ) Prevalence Index Worksheet 1 Total %Cover of: 2 OBL species 0 x 1 = 0 3 FACW species 15 x 2= 30 4 FAC species 20 x 3= 60 5 FACU species 35 x 4= 140 0 =Total Cover UPL species 0 x 5= 0 Herb stratum (Plot size: ) Column totals 70 (A) 230 (B) 1 Poa pratensis 20 Y FAC Prevalence Index=B/A= 3.29 2 Phalaris arundinacea 15 Y FACW 3 Glechoma hederacea 10 N FACU Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators: 4 Cirsium arvense 10 N FACU Rapid test for hydrophytic vegetation 5 Trifolium pratense 10 N FACU X Dominance test is>50% 6 Taraxacum officinale 5 N FACU Prevalence index is 53.0' � Morphogical adaptations'(provide 8 supporting data in Remarks or on a g separate sheet) 10 Problematic hydrophytic vegetation' 70 =Total Cover (explain) Woodv vine stratum (PIOt SIZ2: ) *Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be � present,unless disturbed or problematic 2 y rop ic 0 =Total Cover vegetation present? Y Remarks:(Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet) US Amy Corps of Engineers Midwest Region SOIL Sampling Point: SP 1-1 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) °/o Color(moist) % Type' Loc" Texture Remarks 0-7 10YR 3/1 Fine Silty Clay Loam 7-18 2.5Y 5/4 97 2.5Y 8/2 2 D M Sandy Clay Gravelly Fill 5YR 4/6 1 C M *Type:C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM =Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains. "Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix Hydric Soil Indicators: Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils: Histisol (A1) Sandy Gleyed Matrix(S4) Coast Prairie Redox(A16)(LRR K,L,R) Histic Epipedon(A2) Sandy Redox(S5) Dark Surface(S7)(LRR K,L) Black Histic(A3) Stripped Matrix(S6) 5 cm Mucky Peat or Peat(S3)(LRR K,L,R) Hydrogen Sulfide(A4) Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) Iron-Manganese Masses(F12)(LRR K,L,R) Stratified Layers(A5) Loamy Gleyed Matrix(F2) Very Shallow Dark Surface(TF12) 2 cm Muck(A10) Depleted Matrix(F3) Other(explain in remarks) Depleted Below Dark Surface(A11) Redox Dark Surface(F6) Thick Dark Surface(Al2) Depleted Dark Surface(F7) 'Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and weltand Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) Redox Depressions(F8) hydrology must be present,unless disturbed or 5 cm Mucky Peat or Peat(S3) problematic Restrictive Layer(if observed): Type: Hydric soil present? N Depth(inches): Remarks: HYDROLOGY Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Primarv Indicators(minimum of one is required;check all that apply) Secondary Indicators(minimum of two required) Surface Water(A1) Aquatic Fauna(613) Surface Soil Cracks(B6) High W ater Table(A2) True Aquatic Plants(614) Drainage Patterns(610) Saturation(A3) Hydrogen Sulfide Odor(C1) Dry-Season Water Table(C2) W ater Marks(61) Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots Crayfish Burrows(C8) Sediment Deposits(B2) (C3) Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery(C9) Drift Deposits(63) Presence of Reduced Iron(C4) Stunted or Stressed Plants(D1) Algal Mat or Crust(64) Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils Geomorphic Position(D2) Iron Deposits(B5) (C6) X FAC-Neutral Test(D5) Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery(67) Thin Muck Surface(C7) Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface(B8) Gauge or Well Data(D9) Water-Stained Leaves(B9) Other(Explain in Remarks) Field bservations: Surtace water present? Yes No X Depth(inches): Wetland Water table present? Yes No X Depth(inches): hydrology Saturation present? Yes No X Depth(inches): present? N (includes capillary fringe) Describe recorded data(stream gauge, monitoring well,aerial photos, previous inspections), if available: Remarks: US Army Corps of Engineers Midwest Region WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM - Midwest Region ProjecUSite445 Brown Road City/County: Hennepin Sampling Date: 5-31-11 ApplicanUOwner: Travis Senenfelder State: MN 3ampling Point: SP 1-1 WET Investigator(s): BKB �ection,Township, Range: Section 3,T117N, R23W Landform(hilislope,terrace,etc.): none Local relief(concave, convex, none): concave Slope(%): 1 Lat: 44.9706 Long: 93.5755 Datum: NAD 83 Soil Map Unit NameMuskego, Blue Earth,and Houghton,soils ponded complex JWI Ctassification: none Are climatic/hydrologic conditions of the site typical for this time of the year? Y (If no, explain in remarks) Are vegetation ,soil ,or hydrology significantly disturbed? Are"normal circumstances" Are vegetation ,soil ,or hydrology naturally problematic? present? Yes SUMMARY OF FINDINGS (If needed,explain any answers in remarks.) Hydrophytic vegetation present? Y Hydric soil present? Y Is the sampled area within a wetlar Y Wetland hydrology present? Y yes,optional wetland site ID: Remarks: (Explain alternative procedures here or in a separate report.) VEGETATION -- Use scientific names of plants. Absolute t Indicator pominance Test Worksheet Tree Stratum (Plot size: ) %Cover Species Staus Number of Dominant Species 1 that are OBL,FACW,or FAC: 2 (A) 2 Total Number of Dominant 3 Species Across all Strata: 2 (B) 4 Percent of Dominant Species 5 that are OBL,FACW,or FAC: 100.00% (A/B) 0 =Total Cover Saplinq/Shrub stratun (Plot size: ) Prevalence Index Worksheet 1 Total%Cover of: 2 OBL species 0 x 1 = 0 3 FACW species 20 x 2= 40 4 FAC species 70 x 3= 210 5 FACU species 9 x 4= 36 0 =Total Cover UPL species 0 x 5= 0 Herb stratum (Plot size: ) Column totals 99 (A) 286 (B) 1 Poa pratensis 70 Y FAC Prevalence Index=B/A= 2.89 2 Phalaris arundinacea 20 Y FACW 3 Glechoma hederacea 5 N FACU Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators: 4 Cirsium arvense 2 N FACU Rapid test for hydrophytic vegetation 5 Taraxacum officinale 2 N FACU X Dominance test is>50°/o 6 X Prevalence index is<_3.0' � Morphogical adaptations'(provide $ supporting data in Remarks or on a 9 separate sheet) 10 Problematic hydrophytic vegetation' 99 =Total Cover (explain) Woodv vine stratum (PIOt SiZB: � 'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be 1 present,unless disturbed or problematic 2 y rop ic 0 =Total Cover �egetation present? Y Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet) US Amy Corps of Engineers Midwest Region SOIL Sampling Point: SP 1-1 WET Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.) Depth Matrix Redox Features Qnches) Color(moist) % Color(moist) % Type' Loc'� Texture Remarks 0-4 10YR 3/1 Fine Silty Clay Loam 4-18 2.5Y 5/2 96 10YR 5/6 3 C M Sandy Clay Gravelly Fill 5YR 8/2 1 D M 'Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains. *'Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix Hydric Soil Indicators: Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils: Histisol (A1) Sandy Gleyed Matrix(S4) Coast Prairie Redox(A16)(LRR K,L,R) Histic Epipedon(A2) Sandy Redox(S5) Dark Surface(S7)(LRR K,L) Black Histic(A3) Stripped Matrix(S6) 5 cm Mucky Peat or Peat(S3)(LRR K,L,R) Hydrogen Sulfide(A4) Loamy Mucky Mineral(F1) Iron-Manganese Masses(F12)(LRR K,L,R) Stratified Layers(A5) Loamy Gleyed Matrix(F2) Very Shallow Dark Surface(TF12) 2 cm Muck(A10) X Depleted Matrix(F3) Other(explain in remarks) Depleted Below Dark Surface(A11) Redox Dark Surface(F6) Thick Dark Surface(Al2) Depleted Dark Surface(F7) *Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and weltand Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) Redox Depressions(F8) hydrology must be present,unless disturbed or 5 cm Mucky Peat or Peat(S3) probtematic Restrictive Layer(if observed): Type: Hydric soil present? Y Depth(inches): Remarks: HYDROLOGY Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Primarv Indicators(minimum of one is required;check all that apply) Secondary Indicators(minimum of two required) Surface Water(A1) Aquatic Fauna(B13) Surface Soil Cracks(B6) High Water Table(A2) True Aquatic Plants(B14) Drainage Patterns(B10) X Saturation(A3) Hydrogen Sulfide Odor(C1) Dry-Season Water Table(C2) W ater Marks(61) Owdized Rhizospheres on Living Roots Crayfish Burrows(C8) Sediment Deposits(62) (C3) Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery(C9) Drift Deposits(B3) Presence of Reduced Iron(C4) Stunted or Stressed Plants(D1) Algal Mat or Crust(B4) Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils X Geomorphic Position(D2) Iron Deposits(65) (C6) X FAC-Neutral Test(D5) Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery(B7) Thin Muck Surface(C7) Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface(68) Gauge or Well Data(D9) Water-Stained Leaves(69) Other(Explain in Remarks) Field bservations: Surface water present? Yes No X Depth(inches): Wetland Water table present? Yes No X Depth(inches): hydrology Saturation present? Yes X No Depth(inches): surface present? Y (includes capillary fringe) Describe recorded data(stream gauge, monitoring well,aerial photos, previous inspections), if available: Remarks: US Army Corps of Engineers Midwest Region WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM - Midwest Region ProjecUSite445 Brown Road City/County: Hennepin Sampling Date: 5-31-11 ApplicanUOwner: Travis Senenfelder State: MN 3ampling Point: SP 2-1 UP Investigator(s): BKB �ection,Township, Range: Section 3,T117N, R23W Landform(hillslope,terrace,etc.): none Local relief(concave,convex, none): none Slope(%): 1 Lat: 44.9706 Long: 93.5755 Datum: NAD 83 Soil Map Unit Name Muskego, Blue Earth,and Houghton,soils ponded complex !WI Classification: PEMCd Are climatic/hydrologic conditions of the site typical for this time of the year? Y (If no,explain in remarks) Are vegetation ,soil ,or hydrology significantly disturbed? Are"normal circumstances" Are vegetation ,soil ,or hydrology naturally problematic? present? Yes SUMMARY OF FINDINGS (If needed,exptain any answers in remarks.) Hydrophytic vegetation present? N Hydric soil present? Y Is the sampled area within a wetlar N Wetland hydrology present? N yes,optional wetland site ID: Remarks: (Explain alternative procedures here or in a separate report.) VEGETATION -- Use scientific names of plants. Absolute t Indicator pominance Test Worksheet Tree Stratum (Plot size: ) %Cover Species Staus Number of Dominant Species � that are OBL,FACW,or FAC: 0 (A) 2 Total Number of Dominant 3 Species Across all Strata: 1 (B) 4 Percent of Dominant Species 5 that are OBL,FACW,or FAC: 0.00% (A/B) 0 =Total Cover Sapiinq/Shrub stratun (Plot size: ) Prevalence Index Worksheet 1 Total %Cover of: 2 OBL species 0 x 1 = 0 3 FACW species 10 x 2= 20 4 FAC species 0 x 3= 0 5 FACU species 50 x 4= 200 0 =Total Cover UPL species 10 x 5= 50 Herb stratum (Plot size: ) Column totals 70 (A) 270 (B) 1 Glechoma hederacea 45 Y FACU Prevalence Index=B/A= 3.86 2 Arctium minus 10 N UPL 3 Hydrophyllum virginianum 5 N FACW Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators: 4 Cirsium arvense 5 N FACU Rapid test for hydrophytic vegetation 5 Phalaris arundinacea 5 N FACW Dominance test is>50% 6 Prevalence index is 53.0' � Morphogical adaptations*(provide 8 supporting data in Remarks or on a g separate sheet) 10 Problematic hydrophytic vegetation* 70 =Total Cover (explain) Woodv vine stratum (PIOt SIZe: ) 'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be � present,unless disturbed or problematic 2 y fOp �C 0 =Total Cover vegetation present? N Remarks:(Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet) US Amy Corps of Engineers Midwest Region SOIL Sampling Point: SP 2-1 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) °/o Type' Loc'� Texture Remarks 0-13 10YR 3/1 Sandy Clay 13-18 10YR 2/1 97 10YR 3/3 2 C M Clay 2.5Y 5/2 1 D M "Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM =Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains. **Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix Hydric Soil Indicators: Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils: Histisol (A1) Sandy Gleyed Matrix(S4) Coast Prairie Redox(A16)(LRR K,L,R) Histic Epipedon(A2) Sandy Redox(S5) Dark Surface(S7)(LRR K, L) Black Histic(A3) Stripped Matrix(S6) 5 cm Mucky Peat or Peat(S3)(LRR K,L,R) Hydrogen Sulfide(A4) Loamy Mucky Mineral(F1) Iron-Manganese Masses(F12)(LRR K,L,R) Stratified Layers(A5) Loamy Gleyed Matrix(F2) Very Shallow Dark Surface(TF12) 2 cm Muck(A10) Depleted Matrix(F3) Other(explain in remarks) Depleted Below Dark Surface(A11) X Redox Dark Surface(F6) Thick Dark Surface(Al2) Depleted Dark Surtace(F7) *Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and weltand Sandy Mucky Mineral(S1) Redox Depressions(F8) hydrology must be present,unless disturbed or 5 cm Mucky Peat or Peat(S3) problematic Restrictive Layer(if observed): Type: Hydric soil present? Y Depth(inches): Remarks: HYDROLOGY Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Primary Indicators(minimum of one is required;check all that apply) SecondarY Indicators(minimum of two required) Surface Water(A1) Aquatic Fauna(613) Surface Soil Cracks(B6) High Water Table(A2) True Aquatic Plants(614) Drainage Patterns(B10) Saturation(A3) Hydrogen Sulfide Odor(C1) Dry-Season Water Table(C2) Water Marks(B1) Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots Cra�sh Burrows(C8) Sediment Deposits(62) (C3) Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery(C9) Drift Deposits(B3) Presence of Reduced Iron(C4) Stunted or Stressed Plants(D1) Algal Mat or Crust(B4) Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils Geomorphic Position(D2) Iron Deposits(B5) (C6) FAC-Neutral Test(D5) Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery(67) Thin Muck Surface(C7) Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface(68) Gauge or Well Data(D9) Water-Stained Leaves(B9) Other(Exptain in Remarks) Field bservations: Surface water present? Yes No X Depth(inches): Wetland Water table present? Yes No X Depth(inches): hydrology Saturation present? Yes No X Depth(inches): present? N (includes capillary fringe) Describe recorded data(stream gauge, monitoring well,aerial photos, previous inspections), if available: Remarks: US Army Corps of Engineers Midwest Region WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM - Midwest Region ProjecUSite445 Brown Road City/County: Hennepin Sampling Date: 5-31-11 ApplicanUOwner: Travis Senenfelder State: MN 3ampling Point: SP 2-1 WET Investigator(s): BKB ;ection,Township, Range: Section 3,T117N, R23W Landform(hilislope,terrace,etc.): none Local relief(concave,convex, none): concave Slope(%): 2 Lat: 44.9706 Long: 93.5755 Datum: NAD 83 Soil Map Unit NameMuskego, Blue Earth,and Houghton,soils ponded complex JWI Classification: none Are climatic/hydrologic conditions of the site typical for this time of the year? Y (If no, explain in remarks) Are vegetation ,soil ,or hydrology significantly disturbed? Are"normal circumstances" Are vegetation ,soil ,or hydrology naturally problematic? present? Yes SUMMARY OF FINDINGS (If needed,explain any answers in remarks.) Hydrophytic vegetation present? Y Hydric soil present? Y Is the sampled area within a wetlar Y Wetland hydrology present? Y yes,optional wetland site ID: Remarks:(Explain alternative procedures here or in a separate report.) VEGETATION -- Use scientific names of plants. Absolute t Indicator pominance Test Worksheet Tree Stratum (Plot size: ) %Cover Species Staus Number of Dominant Species 1 that are OBL,FACW,or FAC: 1 (A) 2 Total Number of Dominant 3 Species Across all Strata: 2 (B) 4 Percent of Dominant Species 5 that are OBL,FACW,or FAC: 50.00% (A/B) 0 =Total Cover Saplinq/Shrub stratun (Plot size: ) Prevalence Index Worksheet 1 Total %Cover of: 2 OBL species 0 x 1 = 0 3 FACW species 55 x 2= 110 4 FAC species 0 x 3= 0 5 FACU species 30 x 4= 120 0 =Total Cover UPL species 0 x 5= 0 Herb stratum (Plot size: ) Column totals 85 (A) 230 (B) 1 Phalaris arundinacea 40 Y FACW Prevalence Index=B/A= 2.71 2 Glechoma hederacea 20 Y FACU 3 hydrophyllum virginianum 10 N FACW Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators: 4 Cirsium arvense 5 N FACU Rapid test for hydrophytic vegetation 5 Hydrophyllum virginianum 5 N FACW Dominance test is>50% 6 Oxalrs stricfa 5 N FACU X Prevalence index is_<3.0* � Morphogical adaptations*(provide 8 supporting data in Remarks or on a 9 separate sheet) 10 Problematic hydrophytic vegetation' 85 =Total Cover (explain) Woody vine stratum (Plot size: ) 'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be � present,unless disturbed or problematic 2 y rop ic 0 =Total Cover vegetation present? Y Remarks:(Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet) US Amy Corps of Engineers Midwest Region SOIL Sampling Point: SP 2-1 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` Loc"` Texture Remarks 0-10 10YR 3/2 93 2.5Y 5/2 2 D M Clay Possible deposition 10-20 10YR 2/1 10YR 4/4 5 C M Clay 'Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains. "`Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix Hydric Soil Indicators: Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils: Histisol (A1) Sandy Gleyed Matrix(S4) Coast Prairie Redox(A16)(LRR K,L,R) Histic Epipedon(A2) Sandy Redox(S5) Dark Surface(S7)(LRR K,L) Black Histic(A3) Stripped Matrix(S6) 5 cm Mucky Peat or Peat(S3)(LRR K,L,R) Hydrogen Sulfide(A4) Loamy Mucky Mineral(F1) Iron-Manganese Masses(F12)(LRR K,L,R) Stratified Layers(A5) Loamy Gleyed Matrix(F2) Very Shallow Dark Surface(TF12) 2 cm Muck(A10) Depleted Matrix(F3) Other(explain in remarks) Depleted Below Dark Surface(A11) X Redox Dark Surface(F6) Thick Dark Surface(Al2) Depleted Dark Surface(F7) 'Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and weltand Sandy Mucky Mineral(S1) Redox Depressions(F8) hydrology must be present,unless disturbed or 5 cm Mucky Peat or Peat(S3) problematic Restrictive Layer(if observed): Type: Hydric soil present? Y Depth(inches): Remarks: The top 10 inches of material may be deposition from erosion occuring in the area. HYDROLOGY Wetland Hydrology Indicators: PrimarY Indicators(minimum of one is required;check all that apply) Secondary Indicators(minimum of two required) Surface Water(A1) Aquatic Fauna(613) Surface Soil Cracks(B6) High Water Table(A2) True Aquatic Plants(614) Drainage Patterns(B10) X Saturation(A3) Hydrogen Sulfide Odor(C1) Dry-Season Water Table(C2) W ater Marks(B1) O�dized Rhizospheres on Living Roots Crayfish Burrows(C8) Sediment Deposits(B2) (C3) Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery(C9) Drift Deposits(B3) Presence of Reduced Iron(C4) Stunted or Stressed Plants(D1) Algal Mat or Crust(B4) Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils X Geomorphic Position(D2) Iron Deposits(B5) (C6) X FAC-Neutral Test(D5) Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery(B7) Thin Muck Surface(C7) Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface(B8) Gauge or Well Data(D9) Water-Stained Leaves(B9) Other(Explain in Remarks) Field Observations: Surface water present? Yes No X Depth(inches): Wetland Water table present? Yes X No Depth(inches): 16 hydrology Saturation present? Yes X No Depth(inches): 5 present? Y (includes capillary fringe) Describe recorded data(stream gauge, monitoring well,aerial photos,previous inspections), if available: Remarks: US Army Corps of Engineers Midwest Region THE TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION SECTION Plant Indicator Status INDICATOR CATEGORIES* Obligate Wetland (OBL)—Occur almost always (estimated probability >99%) under natural conditions in wetlands. Facultative Wetland (FAC�—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 probabiliry 67%- 99%), but occasionally found in wetlands (estimated probability 1%-33%). 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. THE TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION SECTION Soil Series Descriptions Acquired from Natural Resource Conservation Service Website,Official Soil Series Descriptions ANGUS SERIES The Angus series consists of very deep,well drained soils formed in calcareous loamy glacial till on moraines and till plains.Permeability is moderate. Slopes range from 2 to 5 percent.Mean annual precipitation is about 28 inches.Mean annual air temperature is about 46 degrees F. TAXONOMIC CLASS: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Mollic Hapludalfs TYPICAL PEDON: Angus loam with a convex slope of about 5 percent on a ground moraine in a cultivated field. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise noted.) Ap--O to 8 inches; black(10YR 2/1) loam, dark grayish brown(lOYR 4/2) dry; weak fine granular structure; friable; many very fine roots; about 2 percent gravel; neutral; abrupt smooth boundary. (6 to 10 inches thick) Btl--8 to 23 inches; dark yellowish brown(lOYR 4/4) clay loam; moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm; common faint brown (lOYR 4/3) clay films on ped interiors; many very fine roots; about 3 percent gravel; slightly acid; gradual wavy boundary. Bt2--23 to 35 inches; brown(lOYR 4/3) clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; common faint very dark gayish brown(lOYR 3/2) clay films on faces of peds and root channels; common very fine roots; about 5 percent gravel; slightly acid; clear wavy boundary. (Combined thickness of the Bt horizons is 15 to 40 inches) BC--35 to 40 inches; brown(lOYR 5/3) clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few faint brown(lOYR 4/3) clay films in root channels; about 4 percent gravel; slightly effervescent slightly alkaline; gradual wavy boundary. (0 to 12 inches thick) C--40 to 80 inches; brown(lOYR 5/3) loam; massive; friable; common fine distinct grayish brown(2.SY 5/2) Fe depletion and common medium distinct yellowish brown (lOYR 5/6) Fe concentrations; about 7 percent gravel; strongly effervescent; slightly alkaline. TYPE LOCATION: Wright County, Minnesota; about 1 mile south of Montrose, 200 feet north and 80 feet east of the southwest corner of sec. 1, T. 118 N., R. 26 W.; USGS Waverly quadrangle; lat. 45 degrees 03 minutes 20 seconds N.; long. 93 degrees 54 minutes 38 seconds W.,NAD27. RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS: Depth to free calcium carbonates ranges from 24 to 54 inches. Rock fragments of mixed lithology comprise 2 to 8 percent of the volume throughout. Soil saturation occurs in the lower third of the series control section for periods of one month or more. These soils are dry for more than 60 days in the soil moisture control section during the 120 days following the summer solstice. The clay content ranges from 22 to 30 percent and the sand content ranges from 30 to 45 percent throughout. The A or Ap horizon has hue of lOYR, value of 2 or 3 and chroma of 1 to 3. It is typically loam or clay loam,but silt loam, sandy loam and fine sandy loam are within the range. The reaction is moderately acid to neutral. Some pedons have a E horizon with hue of lOYR, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 1 to 3. It is loam, sandy loam or fine sandy loam. The reaction is moderately acid to neutral. The Bt horizon has hue of lOYR or 2.SY, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 3 or 4. It is clay loam, loam, or sandy clay loam. Redoximorphic features are present in the lower part of the Bt horizon in some pedons. The B/A clay ratios range from 1.2 to 1.4 . It is strongly acid to slightly acid in the upper part and moderately acid to neutral in the lower part. A Bk horizon is present in some pedons. The BC horizon has soil color and textures similar to the Bt and C horizon respectively. Clay films are on ped faces or root channels. The reaction is slightly acid to slightly alkaline. The C horizon has hue of 2.SY or lOYR, value of 4 to 6 and chroma of 3 to 5. It is loam or clay loam. It is slightly alkaline or moderately alkaline. Redox depletions with chroma of 2 or less are in this horizon. COMPETING SERIES: These are the Ar rvle, Baltimore, Bassett, Bloomin�;, Caleb, Dowa��iac, Dunbrid�e, Gara, Koronis, Lauramie, Lester, Lonalois, Lvdick, Mohawk, Neda,Newcomer, Oneco, Orwood, Racine, Raaort, Sebbo, Taopi, Waucoma, and Winneshiek soils. The Argyle, Baltimore, Blooming, Gara Koronis, Lester, Lydick, Mohawk, Razort and Taopi soils do not have soil saturation in the lower third of the series control section for more than 1 consecutive month. The Bassett, Caleb, Orwood, and Sebbo soils do not have free carbonates above a depth of 48 inches. Dowagiac soils have sandy outwash sediments with less than 10 percent clay in the lower third of the series control section. Dunbridge and Winneshiek soils have sola terminated by limestone bedrock at depths of 20 to 40 inches. Lauramie soils are dry in some parts of the soil moisture control section for less than 60 days during the 120 days following the summer solstice. Longlois soils have 15 to 60 percent rock fragments in the lower half of the series control section. Neda and Racine soils have less than 30 percent sand in the upper one fourth of the series control section. Newcomer, Oneco and Waucoma soils have sola terminated by a lithic contact at depths of 40 to 60 inches. GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: These soils have convex slopes on moraines or till plains. Slopes range from 2 to 5 percent. They formed in calcareous, loamy glacial till of late Wisconsin Age. Mean annual air temperature ranges from 45 to 50 degrees F. Mean annual precipitation ranges from 25 to 32 inches. Frost-free days range from 125 to 165. Elevation above sea level ranges from 700 to 1600 feet. GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: These includes the Cordova, Dundas, Glencoe, Hamel, Houghton, Klossner, and Le Sueur soils which formed in similar parent materials. Poorly drained Cordova and Dundas soils are on flats and upper drainageways. Very poorly drained Glencoe soils are in depressions and drainage channels. Poorly drained Hamel soils are on footslopes or toeslopes. Very poorly drained Houghton and Klossner soils are organic and are in depressions. Moderately well drained Le Sueur soils are on slightly elevated flats and less sloping area. DRAINAGE AND PERMEABILITY: Well drained. Permeability is moderate. Runoff is low. A seasonal high apparent water table is at 3.5 to 6 feet during March to June in most years. USE AND VEGETATION: Mostly cropped to corn and soybeans. Native vegetation is mixed prairie grasses and deciduous forest. DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: South-central and east-central Minnesota and possibly northeastern Iowa. Moderate extent. MLRA-103. MLRA OFFICE RESPONSIBLE: St. Paul, Minnesota SERIES ESTABLISHED: Meeker County, Minnesota, 1995. REMARKS: Diagnostic horizons and features recognized in this pedon are: mollic subgroup - the zone from the surface to a depth of 8 inches (Ap horizon); argillic horizon - the zone from 8 to 35 inches (Bt horizons); This soil was previously included in the Lester series. However, due to more investigations, it was concluded that Lester soils on a slope of 2 to 5 percent have seasonal high water table between 3.5 and 6 feet rather than 6 feet or greater. ADDITIONAL DATA: Soil Interpretation Record number MN0830. BLUE EARTH SERIES The Blue Earth series consists of very deep,very poorly drained soils that formed in coprogenous earth in postglacial lakes and flood plains.Slopes range from 0 to 1 percent.Mean annual precipitation is about 711 mm(28 inches).Mean annual temperature is about 9 degrees C(48 degrees F). TAXONOMIC CLASS: Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, calcareous, mesic Mollic Fluvaquents TYPICAL PEDON: Blue Earth mucky silty clay loam with a plane level slope in the bottom of a former postglacial lake; cultivated field. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise noted.) Ap--O to 25 cm(0 to 10 inches);black (lOYR 2/1) mucky silty clay loam(coprogenous earth), dark gray (SY 4/1) dry; weak fine granular structure; very friable; few snail shells and fragments of snail shells; slightly effervescent; slightly alkaline; abrupt smooth boundary. [20 to 30 cm(8 to 12 inches thick)] Cg--25 to 173 cm(10 to 68 inches); very dark gray(lOYR 3/1) mucky silty clay loam (coprogenous earth), very dark gray(SY 3/1) clay loam, and dark olive gray (SY 3/2) clay loam; few fine prominent dark brown (7.SYR 3/2) and few fine dark reddish brown (SYR 3/2)Fe concentrations; massive with distinct bedding planes; very friable; snail shells ranging from few to many in different parts; strongly effervescent; slightly alkaline. 2Cg1--173 to 183 cm(68 to 72 inches); dark olive �ray(SY 3/2) clay loam; massive; friable; few snail shells; strongly effervescent; slightly alkaline; clear smooth boundary. 2Cg2--183 to 203 cm(72 to 80 inches); very dark gray(SY 3/1) clay loam; massive; friable; common snail shells; strongly effervescent; slightly alkaline. TYPE LOCATION: Martin County, Minnesota; about 9 miles south and 7 miles east of Fairmont; about 472 m(1,550 feet) east and 30 m (100 feet) south of the northwest corner of sec. 28, T. 101 N., R. 29 W.; USGS East Chain quadrangle; lat. 43 degrees 31 minutes 44 seconds N. and long. 94 degrees 19 minutes 16 seconds W.,NAD 27. RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS: The thickness of the coprogenous earth and the depth to loamy glacial till ar glacial lacustrine sediments ranges from 76 cm(30 to more than 203 cm (80 inches). Free carbonates are in all parts of these sediments. The coprogenous earth contains from 0 to 25 percent by volume of shell fragments. The Ap or A horizon has hue of lOYR, 2.SY, SY or neutral, value of 2 or 3 and chroma of 0 to 2. It is mucky silty clay loam, mucky silt loam, mucky silty clay, silt loam or silty clay loam. Some pedons have muck(sapric) surface layers less than 20 cm (8 inches) thick. The Cg horizon has hue of lOYR, 2.SY, SY or neutral, value of 2 to 4, and chroma of 0 to 2. It is silt loam, silty clay loam, loam, or clay loam, or mucky analogues. The sand fraction is mostly fragments of shells. It is slightly alkaline or moderately alkaline. The calcium carbonate equivalent ranges from 5 to 40 percent. The 2Cg horizon has hue of 2.SY or SY, value of 3 to 5, and chroma of 1 or 2. It is loam, silt loam, clay loam, or silty clay loam. It contains 0 to 8 percent by volume of rock fragments of mixed lithology. It is slightly alkaline or moderately alkaline and has a calcium carbonate equivalent of 5 to 20 percent. A firm rill phase of clay loam with a moist bulk density of 1.6 to 1.9 gm/cc is also recognized. COMPETING SERIES: These are the Moundprairie and Uturin (T) series. These soils do not have coprogenous earth in the series control section. GEOGRAPffiC SETTING: These soils have plane or slightly concave slopes with gradient of 0 to 1 percent. They are in small to large lake basins in glacial moraines, flood plains, and lacustrine plains. These basins formerly had lakes, and most of the lakes were drained since settlement. These sediments are underlain by loamy till or lacustrine sediments of the Late Wisconsin glaciation at depths of 76 cm (2.5 to more than 203 cm. Mean annual temperature is 7 to 11 degrees C (45 to 50 degrees F). Mean annual precipitation is 610 mm to 813 mm(24 to 32 inches). Frost free days range from 155 to 200. Elevations above sea level range from 213 m to 480 m (700 to 1570 feet). GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: These are other poorly drained and very poorly drained mineral and organic soils within the basin and the Clarion and Lester soils and their respective topographic associates on the adjacent uplands. DRAINAGE AND SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTNITY: Very poorly drained. Surface runoff is negligible to ponded. The saturated hydraulic conductivity, measured in cm per hour, is .OS to 5.1 (.02 to 2.0 inches) in the upper material and .OS to 1.5 (.02 to .6 inches) in the lower part. Seasonal high saturation ranges from plus 91 to 30 cm(3 to 1 foot) for undrained areas of this soil. Areas that are drained have variable depths to saturation based on the effectiveness of the drainage network. USE AND VEGETATION: Most of this soil is cropped to corn and soybeans. Some is used for pasture or hay. Invasive vegetation(after drainage) is mostly sedges, reeds, and grasses. They lack native vegetation in the conventional sense because these soils were, until recently, sediments in the bottom of lakes. DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: MLRA-103. Southern Minnesota and north-central Iowa. Moderately extensive. MLRA OFFICE RESPONSIBLE: St. Paul, Minnesota SERIES ESTABLISHED: Rock County, Minnesota, 1945. REMARKS: Problems remain in the classification of these series because no taxon has been defined in Soil Taxonomy that adequately accommodates soils that have formed entirely in coprogenous earth. Diagnostic horizons and features recob ized in this pedon are: Surface horizon that meets requirements of a mollic epipedon except it is underlain by stratified C horizon. A firm till substratum is recognized in the geomorphic surface landform of the Kandiyohi till. In the past some sloping fens were included in the concpet of Blue Earth. Blue Earth is being restricted to ponded basins and lake beds. ADDITIONAL DATA: Refer to MAES Central File Code No. 1135 for results of some laboratory analysis of a representative pedon of this series. CORDOVA SERIES The 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(lOYR 3/1) dry; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; about 1 percent gravel; neutral; abrupt wavy boundary. A--10 to 18 inches; black(N 2/0) clay loam, very dark gray(10YR 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(SY 4/2) clay loam; few fine prominent dark yellowish brown(lOYR 4/6) Fe concentrations; moderate medium angular blocky structure parting to moderate fine angular blocky; friable; common very dark gray(SY 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(SY 5/2) clay loam; common fine prominent dark yellowish brown(lOYR 4/6) Fe concentrations; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few distinct very dark gray(SY 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(SY 6/2) loam; common medium prominent yellowish brown(lOYR 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 lOYR, 2.SY or is neutral, value of 2 or 3 and chroma of 0 or 1. It is loam, silty clay loam, or clay loam. Eluviation is evident in some pedons by a few porous coatings on the faces of peds in the lower A and/or upper B horiozns. Some pedons have AB horizons. The Btg horizon has a matrix with hue of lOYR to SY, 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 SY or 2.SY 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 Ban•v, Berville, Brooks�on, Buntingville, Clackamas, Hamel, Jameston, Maren�o, Mill,rove,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 Webstei-and Ha�nel 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. USE AND VEGETATION: Most of the soil is cleared, drained and cropped to corn and soybeans. A 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. HOUGHTON SERIES The Houghton series consists of very deep, very poorly drained soils formed in herbaceous organic deposits more than 51 inches thick in depressions on lake plains, outwash plains, ground and end moraines and on floodplains. These soils have moderately slow to moderately rapid permeability. Slope ranges from 0 to 2 percent. Mean annual precipitation is about 35 inches, and mean annual temperature is about 50 degrees F. TAXONOMIC CLASS: Euic, mesic Typic Haplosaprists TYPICAL PEDON: Houghton muck- on a level area in a cultivated field. (Colors are for moist soils unless otherwise stated.) Oal--0 to 9 inches; black (N 2.5/0) broken face and rubbed muck(sapric material); about 5 percent fiber, a trace rubbed; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; neutral (pH 7.0 in KCl); abrupt smooth boundary. Oa2--9 to 13 inches; black(N 2.5/0 )broken face, very dark brown(7.SYR 2/2) rubbed muck (sapric material); about 5 percent fiber, a trace rubbed; weak medium granular structure; neutral (pH 7.0 in KC1); abrupt smooth boundary. Oa3--13 to 24 inches; dark reddish brown(SYR 3/2) broken face, dark reddish brown (SYR 2/2) rubbed muck(sapric material); about 15 percent fiber, less than 5 percent rubbed; massive, breaking to thick platy fragments; neutral (pH 7.0 KCl); abrupt smooth boundary. Oa4--24 to 32 inches; black(SYR 2/1) broken face and rubbed muck(sapric material); about 10 percent fiber, a trace rubbed; massive; about 1 percent woody fragments; neutral (pH 7.0 in KCl); clear wavy boundary. Oa5--32 to 48 inches; dark reddish brown (SYR 2/2)broken face, black(SYR 2/1) rubbed muck(Sapric material); about 20 percent fiber, less than 10 percent rubbed; massive, breaking to thick platy fragments; neutral (pH 7.0 in KCl); abrupt smooth boundary. Oa6--48 to 80 inches; dark reddish brown (SYR 2/2)broken face and rubbed muck (sapric material); about 10 percent fiber, less than 10 percent rubbed; massive; slightly sticky; about 15 percent mineral soil; neutral (pH 7.0 in KC1). TYPE LOCAT�ON: Clinton County, Michigan; about 3 miles northeast of the village of Bath; 200 feet north and 400 feet east of the southwest corner of sec. 12, T. 5 N., R. 1 W. USGS Bath topographic quadrangle, lat. 42 degrees 49 minutes 43.4 seconds N. and long. 84 degrees 52 minutes 56.9 seconds W.; NAD 27. RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS: The organic layers are more than 51 inches thick. The organic fibers are derived primarily from herbaceous plants, but some pedons contain individual layers which contain as much as 30 percent woody material, however, the woody fragment content averages less than 15 percent by volume in the control section. It is very strongly acid to slightly alkaline. The organic layers have hue of lOYR, 7.SYR, or SYR, value of 2 to 3, and chroma of 1 to 3, ar is in 2.5/0. The layers are predominantly muck(sapric material), but in some pedons mucky peat(hemic material)has a combined thickness of less than 10 inches and peat (fibric material) less than 5 inches. Some pedons have coprogenous material or marly material below 51 inches COMPETING SERIES: These are the Cai•lisle, Lena, Peteetneet, Saltese, and Semiahmo� series. Similar soils are the Adrian, Carbondale, Greenwood, Linwood, Lupton, Palms, Rifle, and Willette series. Carlisle soils derived dominantly from woody materials and contain an average of 15 to 30 percent woody fragments in the control section. Lena soils contain free carbonates throughout. Peteetneet soils are massive or platy in bottom tier, are on elevations of about 4,500 feet, and are substantially drier in the moisture control section during the 120 days following the summer solstice. Saltese and Semiahmoo soils are in areas with mild humid climates. Adrian, Linwood, Palms, and Willette soils have a mineral substrata depths ranging from 16 to about 50 inches. Carbondale, Greenwood, Lupton, and Rifle soils are frigid. GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: Houghton soils occupy closed depressions within lake plains, outwash plains, ground and end moraines, and on floodplains. Slope gradients are less than 2 percent. The mean annual precipitation ranges from about 30 to 42 inches, and the mean annual temperature is about 48 to 53 degrees F. GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: These are the Adrian, Edselton(T), Edu�ards, Moston(T), Muske,o, Palms, and Willette soils. Edselton(T) and Edwards soils are underlain by marly material at depths of 16 to 51 inches. Moston(T), and Muskego soils are underlain by coprogenous material between 16 and 51 inches. Poorly or very poorly drained mineral soils are commonly associated along the margins of the bogs. DRAINAGE AND PERMEABILITY: Very poorly drained. Depth to the seasonal high water table ranges from 2 foot above the surface in ponded phases to 1 foot below the surface from September to June. The potential for surface runoff is very slow or ponded. Permeability is moderately slow to moderately rapid. USE AND VEGETATION: A considerable area of these soils is used for cropland or pasture. Common crops are onions, lettuce, potatoes, celery, radishes, carrots, mint, and some corn. Native vegetation was primarily of marsh grasses, sedges, reeds, buttonbrush, and cattails. Some water-tolerant trees were near the margin of the bog. DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: MLRA 95, 98, 110, 111. Southern part of the lower peninsula of Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, and Illinois. The series is of large extent. MLRA OFFICE RESPONSIBLE: Indianapolis, Indiana SERIES ESTABLISHED: Roscommon County, Michigan, 1924. REMARKS: Diagnostic horizons and features recognized in this pedon are: Well decomposed organic material from the surface to greater than 51 inches (Oal, Oa2, Oa3, Oa4, Oa5 and Oa6 horizons) histic epipedon - muck from the surface to 16 inches (Oal, Oa2, Oa3); aquic conditions - from the surface to 40 inches. ADDITIONAL DATA: Soil Interpretation Record- (MI0024, MI0291 (PONEED), MI0532 (SLOPING), MI0390 (MAAT>50), MI0383 (FREQUENTLY FLOODED). Transect data (T98-MI-003) is on file in MLRA project office, Plymouth, Indiana. Transect shows 100 percent Houghton. LESTER SERIES The Lester series consists of very deep,well drained soils that formed in calcareous loamy glacial till on till plains and moraines. These soils have moderate permeability.Their slopes range from 5 to 70 percent. Mean annual precipitation is about 28 inches.Mean annual temperature is about 47 degrees F. TAXONOMIC CLASS: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Mollic Hapludalfs TYPICAL PEDON: Lester loam with a convex slope of about 9 percent on a ground moraine in a cultivated field. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise noted.) Ap--O to 7 inches; very dark grayish brown(lOYR 3/2) loam, grayish brown (lOYR 5/2) dry; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; many fine roots; about 3 percent gravel; slightly acid; abrupt smooth boundary. (6 to 10 inches thick) Btl--7 to 21 inches; brown (l 0YR 4/3) clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; many very fine roots; common very dark grayish brown (lOYR 3/2) clay films on faces of peds and few very dark gray(lOYR 3/1) organic coats on faces of peds; about 2 percent gravel; slightly acid; clear smooth boundary. Bt2--21 to 38 inches; dark yellowish brown (lOYR 4/4) clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; common fine roots; common dark grayish brown (lOYR 4/2) clay films on faces of peds and few very dark brown(lOYR 2/2) organic coats on faces of peds; about 3 percent gravel; slightly acid; gradual smooth boundary. (Combined Bt horizon is 10 to 40 inches.) Bk1--38 to 50 inches; yellowish brown (lOYR 5/4) loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few fine roots; common very pale brown(lOYR 8/2) carbonate threads; about 2 percent gravel; violently effervescent; slightly alkaline; clear wavy boundary. Bk2--50 to 60 inches; yellowish brown(lOYR 5/4) loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; common fine distinct yellowish brown(lOYR 5/6) relict Fe concentrations; common very pale brown (lOYR 8/2) carbonate threads; about 2 percent gravel; violently effervescent; slightly alkaline; clear wavy boundary. C--60 to 80 inches; yellowish brown(lOYR 5/4)loam; ; massive; friable; common medium distinct yellowish brown(lOYR 5/6) relict Fe concentrations and few fine distinct light brownish gray(l 0YR 6/2) relict Fe depletions; about 1 percent gravel; strongly effervescent; slightly alkaline. TYPE LOCATION: Wright County, Minnesota; about 3 miles west of Otsego, 1460 feet south and 200 feet west of the northeast corner of Sec. 15, T.121 N., R24 W.; USGS Big Lake quadrangle; lat. 45 degrees 17 minutes 29 seconds N.; long. 93 degrees 41 minutes 3 seconds W.,NAD27 RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS: Depth to free carbonates ranges from 20 to 54 inches. Rock fragments of mixed lithology comprise 1 to 8 percent of the volume of the control section. The A or Ap horizons have hue of lOYR, value of 2 or 3, and chroma of 1 or 2. The E horizon where present, has value of 3 to 5, and chroma of 1 to 3. The A and E horizons are loam or clay loam,but sandy loam, fine sandy loam, or silt loam is within the range. They range from moderately acid to neutral. The Bt horizon has hue of lOYR or 2.SY, value of 4 or S, and chroma of 3 or 4. It is clay loam or loam and has 24 to 35 percent clay and 30 to 45 percent sand. The B/A clay ratios range from 1.2 to 1.4. It is strongly acid to slightly acid in the upper part and moderately acid to neutral in the lower part. A Bw horizon is sometimes present below the Bt. The Bk horizon has hue of lOYR or 2.SYR, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 3 to 6. The Bk horizon is loam or clay loam. It is slightly alkaline or moderately alkaline. Relict redoximorphic features are present in some pedons. The C horizon has hue of 2.SY or lOYR, value of 4 to 6, and chroma of 3 to 6. It is loam or clay loam. It is slightly alkaline or moderately alkaline. Relict redoximorphic features are present in some pedons. COMPETING SERIES: These are the An�us, Arg�, Baltimore, Bassett, Bloomin�, Caleb, Dowa�iac, Dunb1-id�e, Gara, Koronis, Laur-amie, Lc�n�lois, Lvdick, Mohawk, Neda,Newcomer, Oneco, Orwood, Racine, Razort, Sebbo, Tao�i, Waucoma, and Winneshiek soils in the same family. Angus and Sebbo soil have saturation in the lower third of the series control section. Argyle, Baltimore, and Oneco soils have B horizons with 7.SYR or redder hue. Bassett soils are very strongly acid to moderately acid in the upper part of the Bt horizon. Blooming and Racine soils have 15 to 35 percent sand in the upper part of the particle-size control section. Caleb soils have some subhorizons that have more than 45 percent in the lower part of the control section. Dowagiac and Koronis soils have less than 24 percent clay in the lower one third of the particle-size control section. Dunbridge, Waucoma,Newcomer and Winneshiek soils have sola terminated by bedrock at depths above 60 inches. Gara soils average less than 2 percent rock fragments in the control section. Longlois, Lydic, and Neda soils have more than 8 percent rock fragments in some subhorizon of the control section. Lauramie soils have more than 45 percent sand in some subhorizon in the middle part of the control section. Mohawk soils have a higher content of silt and have dark colors in the B horizon which apparently are inherited from dark shale. Orwood soils have no rock fragments in the particle-size control section. Razort soils have less than 30 percent sand in the control section. GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: These soils have convex slopes on moraines and till plains. Slope gradients range from 5 to 70 percent. They formed in calcareous, loamy glacial till of late Wisconsinan Age. Mean annual temperature ranges from 45 degrees to 52 degrees F. Mean annual precipitation ranges from 25 to 33 inches. Frost free days range from 125 to 165. Elevations range from 700 to 1600 feet. GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: These include the Cordova, Dundas, Glencoe, Hamel, Hou�hton, Klossner, Le Sueur, Muske�o, and Nessel soils. Poorly drained Cordova and somewhat poorly and poorly drained Dundas soils are on flats and upper drainageways with a high seasonal water table. Very poorly drained Glencoe, Houghton, Klossner, and Muskego soils are mostly in depressions. Poorly drained Hamel soils are on foot and toe slopes. Moderately well drained Le Sueur and Nessel soils are on slightly elevated flats and gently convex slopes. DRAINAGE AND PERMEABILITY: Well drained. Permeability is moderate. Runoff is medium to high. USE AND VEGETATION: Mostly cropped to corn and soybeans. Some is in pasture and forest. Native vegetation is savanna. DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: South-central and east-central Minnesota and northeastern Iowa. Extensive. MLRA OFFICE RESPONSIBLE: St. Paul, Minnesota SERIES ESTABLISHED: Dakota County, Minnesota, 1945. REMARKS: Diagnostic horizons and featured recognized in this pedon are: mollic subgroup -the zone from the surface to 7 inches (Ap horizon); argillic horizon - the zone from 7 to 38 inches (Bt horizons). Type location moved from Waseca County, Mn. to Wright County, Mn., 11/96 to better exemplify the series concept within the MLRA. Slopes of 1 to 5 percent that were previously correlated as Lester may be included with the Angus series in the future. MUSKEGO SERIES The Muskego series consists of very deep,very poorly drained soils formed in herbaceous organic material over coprogenous limnic material (sedimentary peat)on glacial lake plains and flood plains.These soils have moderate or moderately rapid permeability in the herbaceous organic material and slow permeability in the coprogenous material. Slopes range from 0 to 2 percent.Mean annual precipitation is about 30 inches near the typical pedon site.Mean annual temperature is about 49 degrees F. TAXONOMIC CLASS: Coprogenous, euic, mesic Limnic Haplosaprists TYPICAL PEDON: Muskego muck - on a slope of less than 1 percent in a cultivated field at an elevation of about 815 feet. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise stated.) Oap--O to 9 inches; black(lOYR 2/1) broken face and rubbed muck(sapric material); about 25 percent fiber, 4 percent rubbed; moderate very thick platy structure parting to moderate fine subangular blocky; friable; many fine roots; mostly herbaceous fiber; neutral; abrupt smooth boundary. Oal--9 to 14 inches; black(lOYR 2/1) broken face muck(sapric material); about 30 percent fiber, 5 percent rubbed; moderate very thick platy structure parting to moderate fine subangular blocky; friable; many fine roots; mostly herbaceous fiber; neutral; abrupt smooth boundary. Oa2--14 to 30 inches; dark brown(7.SYR 3/2)broken face muck(sapric material) with few thin (less than 1 inch) layers of mucky peat(hemic material); about 50 percent fiber, 7 percent rubbed; weak thin platy structure; few fine roots; slightly acid; gradual smooth boundary. Lcol--30 to 48 inches; dark olive gray(SY 3/2) coprogenous material with fine thin(less than 1 inch) lenses of yellowish brown(lOYR 5/6)mucky peat (hemic material); weak very thin platy structure; slightly plastic; neutral; diffuse smooth boundary. Lco2--48 to 60 inches; very dark grayish brown(2.SY 3/2) coprogenous material; massive; slightly plastic; slightly alkaline. TYPE LOCATION: Ozaukee County, Wisconsin; about 1 mile east and 2 1/2 miles south of Fredonia; 2,500 feet north and 500 feet west of the southeast corner of sec. 11, T. 11 N., R. 21 E. or 350 feet north and 375 feet west of end of farmstead driveway; USGS Fort Washington topographic quadrangle; latitude -43 degrees, 25 minutes, 58 seconds N. and longitude - 37 degrees, 56 minutes, 34 seconds W. NAD 27. RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS: Thickness of the herbaceous organic layers and depth to coprogenous material (sedimentary peat) ranges from 16 to 51 inches. Fibers are derived primarily from herbaceous plants. Some pedons contain fragments of twigs, branches, or logs that range from 1/8 to 5 inches in diameter and amount to less than 15 percent of the volume. Reaction ranges from strongly acid to neutral (water, 1:1) in the surface tier and from strongly acid to slightly alkaline (water, 1:1) in the subsurface and 1 bottom tiers. Silty clay loam overwash, clay loam substratum, marshy(ponded), and flooded phases are recognized in some places. The surface tier has hue of lOYR, 7.SYR, or neutral, value of 2 or 3 and chroma of 0 to 2. The herbaceous organic part of the subsurface and bottom tiers has hue of SYR, 7.SYR or lOYR or is neutral in hue. Value is 2 or 3 and chroma is 0 to 4. It is dominantly muck (sapric material), but some pedons have layers of mucky peat (hemic material)up to 10 inches thick. The Lco horizon has hue of lOYR, 2.SY, SY, or SGY, value of 2 to 5 and chroma of 1 to 3. It is coprogenous material. Reaction ranges from neutral to moderately alkaline and carbonates are present in some pedons. The Lco horizon has slightly plastic consistence and shrinks upon drying to form hard clods that are difficult to re-wet. COMPETING SERIES: These are the Moston and Toto series. Moston soils have sand below the limnic layer within the 51 inche control section. Toto soils have marl and sand below the limnic layer within the 51 inch control section. GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: The Muskego soils commonly are in depressional areas principally associated with glacial lake plains and flood plains,but other geographical locations are not excluded. Slope ranges from 0 to 2 percent. These soils formed in herbaceous organic material dominantly from grasses, sedges, and reeds over coprogenous limnic material (sedimentary peat). Mean annual temperature ranges from 46 to 52 degrees F. Mean annual precipitation ranges from 25 to 40 inches. The frost free period ranges from about 130 to 180 days. Elevation ranges from 679 to 1400 feet. GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: These are the Hou�hton and Klossner series. Houghton soils are in nearby areas where the organic deposits are more than 51 inches thick and coprogenous material is not in the lower part of the control section. Klossner soils are in areas where the coprogenous material is absent and the herbaceous organic material is underlain by loamy mineral material. DRAINAGE AND PERMEABILITY: Very poorly drained. The potential for surface runoff is low or negligible. Permeability is moderate or moderately rapid in the herbaceous sapric material and slow in the coprogenous material (sedimentary peat). Most Muskego soils have an apparent water table from 1 foot above the surface to 1 foot below the surface in most years for much of the period from November to August. Some Muskego soils have an apparent water table from 3 feet to 1 foot above the surface in most years for much of the period from January to December. USE AND VEGETATION: Most areas remain in natural vegetation and provide wildlife habitat. Natural vegetation is dominantly grasses,reeds, and sedges with scattered hardwoods. A few areas have been drained and are used cropland. DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: Southern Wisconsin and southern Minnesota and in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, and Ohio. MLRA 95B, 98, 102A, 103, 104, 105, 108, 110, 111, 114, and 144A. The Muskego soils are of moderate extent. MLRA OFFICE RESPONSIBLE: Indianapolis, Indiana SERIES ESTABLISHED: Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, 1971. REMARKS: Diagnostic horizons and features recognized in this pedon are: sapric materials dominant in the subsurface tier; saturated with water for 6 months or more of the year; have a limnic layer(coprogenous material) greater than 5 cm thick within the control section. ADDITIONAL DATA: Soil Interpretation Records - WI0046; WI0335 (OVERWASH); WI0437 (MARSITY); WI0462 (CLAY LOAM SUBST.); WI0520 (FLOODED). THE TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION SECTION Wetland Definition WETLAND DEFINITION According to the 1987 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers "Wetlands Delineation Manual" (1987 Manual; the document used by all delineators to define wetlands) a wetland is "Those areas that are inundated or saturated by surface or ground water at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that under normal circumstances do support, a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions." The Minnesota State Wetland Conservation Act Rules, Chapter 8420, further clarifies that `...wetlands must: (]) have a predominance of hydric soils; (2) be inundated or saturated by surface water or groundwater at a frequency and duration sufficient to support a prevalence of hydrophytic vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions; and (3) under normal circumstances, support a prevalence of hydrophytic vegetation." The 1987 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Manual in Part II, item 24. states that, "The interaction of hydrology, vegetation, and soil results in the development of characteristics unique to wetlands. Therefore, the following technical guidelines for wetlands are based on the three parameters, and diagnostic environmental characteristics used in applying the technical guideline are represented by various indicators of these parameters." It is this premise by which SER ecologists has, in their professional judgment, delineated the wetlands on the subject parcel described in this report. Wetland Hydrology The most important wetland criterion is hydrology. The presence and persistence of water influences the vegetation types and changes soil morphology. Hydrology may be observed as standing water(inundation), or may be observed as freestanding water within the soil pit or auger hole (saturation) usually within the upper 12 inches. This is what would be considered primary hydrology indicators. Only one primary indicator is necessary to make the determination that wetland hydrology indeed exists. The 1987 Corps Manual also has a range of hydrologic zones established based on period of inundation or saturation. These zones and the periods of inundation or saturation for each can be observed in Table 1 below. Exce ted from the 1987 Manual,Hydrologic Zones—Nontidal Areas Zone Name Duration Comments Wetland or Not I Permanently Inundated 100% Inundation>6.6 ft. mean Not(Aquatic Habitat Zone,or Deep Water water de th Habitat) Semipermanently To Nearly �75 Inundation defined as II Permanently Inundated Or <100% �6.6 feet mean water Wetland Saturated de th III Regularly Inundated Or >25-75% Wetland Saturated IV Seasonally Inundated Or <12.5- Saturated ZS% Wetland Irre ularl Inundated or Many areas having these V g y >5-12.5% hydrologic characteristics Wetland(if hydrophytic veg. and hydric Saturated are not wetlands soils also present Intermittently Or Never o Areas with these VI Inundated Or Saturated �5/� hydrologic characteristics Not are not wetlands A-1 The definition of appropriate hydrology according to the 1987 Manual includes two important terms that must be clarified. First, the definition of a growing season is needed. The growing season is defined in the 1987 Manual as: `...the portion of the year when soil temperature (measured 19.7 inches below the surface) is above biological zero (5° C or 41° F)." According to the l 987 Manual this period of time can be approximated by using the "starting and ending dates for the growing season based on a 28° F air temperature threshold at a frequency of 5 years in l0." Based on this definition the growing season ranges approximately 160 days to 180 days in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area (160 in the northern suburbs and greater to the south). Therefore, the required inundation or saturation to the surface for 5% of the growing season would be 8 or 9 consecutive days that ground water would need to be at the surface or saturated to the surface. The second term in the appropriate hydrology definition from the above paragraph to be clarified is "in most years". This means in 5 of 10 years hydrology must exist within a `jurisdictional wetland" for the 8 or 9 consecutive days of the growing season. This means that one observation date or even one whole year worth of detailed hydrology data may be deemed insufficient to determine if appropriate hydrology exists at a given location. In the event that precipitation events accumulate to above or below normal during just prior to a site visit or during a more intensive hydrology study, the data may be confounded by non-normal circumstances and may be considered outside the bounds of "most years". Ideally, both antecedent soil moisture conditions and precipitation would be normal during all delineations. However, this is not a realistic impression of climate. Therefore, primary indicators of hydrology must be reviewed with scrutiny prior to determining if hydrology indeed exists. Wetland hydrology may be observed as standing water (inundation), or may be observed as frees�anding water within a soil pit or auger hole (saturation) usually within the upper 12 inches. This is what would be considered primary hydrology indicators. Examination of this indicator requires digging a soil pit to a depth of 16 inches and observing the level at which water stands after sufficient time has been allowed far water to drain into the hole. The required time will vary depending on soil texture. This level represents the depth to the water table; the depth to saturated soils will always be nearer the surface due to the capillary fringe. According to the Hydrology criteria in the 1987 Delinearion Manual, for soil saturation to impact vegetation, it must occur within a major portion of the root zone, typically within 12 inches of the surface. Only one primary indicator is necessary to make the determination that wetland hydrology is present. However, since a single observation is not enough evidence, based on the percentage of the growing season this inundation or saturation is required, these data are only valid when reviewed while also considering the abundance of recent precipitation events or the seasonal trend of climate when the site visit was made (this may be done through review of precipitation records where available). In addition to the primary indicators of wetland hydrology, there are secondary indicators (e.g. oxidized root channels, water-stained leaves, local soil survey data, FAC-Neutral test), of which two must be present to consider the sample point as having wetland hydrology. A-2 Hydrophytic Vegetation (Wetland Vegetation) Wetland vegetation is defined in the 1987 Manual as "The sum total of macrophytic plant life growing in water or on a substrate that is at least periodically deficient in oxygen as a result of excessive water content. When hydrophytic vegetation comprises a community where indicatars of hydric soils and wetland hydrology also occur, the area has wetland vegetation." In more standard terms, some plants are more adapted to growing within inundated or saturated soil. Based on literature records and professional experience, a panel of experts compiled a list of plant species and assigned each a hydrophytic status (described below and includes five major classes of probability of a plant occurring within a wetland). In terms of delineation there is a gradient of plant species that are adapted to `'growing in water or on substrate that is at least periodically deficient of oxygen''. Fieldwork associated with wetland delineations includes a procedure (the 50/20 Rule, for determination of dominance), which is also outlined in the 1987 Manual, by which to determine if hydrophytic plant species dominate the vegetation at a given location. This procedure has been used for the wetland delineation at the subject parcel of this report. Hydric Soil Defined in the 1987 Manual as "A soil that is saturated, flooded, or ponded long enough during the growing season to develop anaerobic conditions that favor the growth and regeneration of hydrophytic vegetation. Hydric soils that occur in areas having positive indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and wetland hydrology are wetland soils." For the purposes of delinearion of wetlands, soils cannot be viewed without digging pits or extracting soil using an auger. Therefore, transects of soil samples are taken from perceived upland to perceived wetlands along a transitional boundary. There are specific color indicators, textures, and depth requirements in the soil that are reviewed in order to determine whether hydric soils occur at a given point or not. After a transect of soil samples has been taken, upon consideration of vegetation and indicators of appropriate hydrology a working prototype for the given wetland is developed by the delineator. The wetland delineator then uses this working prototype to complete the location of the remainder of the wetland boundary, unless the wetland is large enough or the landscape features (vegetation or topography) change enough to warrant additional transect samples. 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