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Nancy Nacieau 19�5 Heritage Drive � Orono, NiN »391 ' RE: SER Pro'ect Name: Herita Te 'v � � Dri e , SER Project No: 2004-073-03 Project Location: SE '/4, Section 10, Tl 1 Ti�1, R 23 W , Orono, Hennepin County, Minnesota � , ' Project Description: Wetland Classification, Identification;Delineation, & Staking Services ' Deaz Ms. Nadeau: � - As requested, Svoboda Ecological Resources (SER) visited the above referenced property on June ' 10, 2004 to examine the site for the presence of azeas meeting wetland criteria. Criteria for determining jurisdictional wetlands are as described in the 1987 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manua!(1987 Manual) as required by the,Minnesota Wetland Conservation ' Act. The project site consists of a forested lot with an existing single family home. Heritage Drive borders the project site to the south, Dakota Rail to the northwest, and a lazge wetland borders the � � property to the east (Figure 1). ' ' METHODS - ' National Wetland Inventory (NWI) maps, Soil Survey of Hennepin Counry maps, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources(DNR)Protected Waters maps,and aerial photographs from 2003 were reviewed prior to the site visit to identify areas of concern. Areas illustrating evidence of ' wetland conditions were examined in greater detail during the field survey. Vegetation, soils a�d hydrology were examined(as outlined in the 1987 Manual) and used to characterize wetland types and determine wetlar�d boundaries. Sample transects were established in representative wetland-to- ' upland transition zones in order to characterize the vegetation, soils, and hydrology of the site, The transects consist of one representative upland sample point and one representative wetland sample point. Information obtained from the sample points can be found on the field data sheets located in � Appendix A. � - Wetland boundaries were marked at the site by blaze-orange"wetland boundary"flagging attached , to 4-foot wooden lath. The "wetland boundary" is considered to be the topographically highest extent of the wetland basin;areas below the staked boundary met the,three required wetland criteria while areas above were lacking in one or more of these criteria. ' Wetland classification followed methods described b Cowazdin et al. 197 y ( 9) and used in the NWI completed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The Circular 39 classification(Shaw and Fredine ' 19�6) is also given. The indicator status of plants, as described in Appendi:c B, was determined ' 2477 Shadywood Road • Excelsior, MN 55331 (952) 471-1100 (Of�ice) • (952) 471-0007 (Fax) , ' usin� the Nutionul Li.st c�f�Plunt.S'pe�rrc.s 7'hut Oec•ur in W"etluncl.�• - tilinnc�.sota (Reed 1988). ' RESULTS AND D[SCUSSIOi�1 The NWI map (Excelsior Quadrangle) indicates no wetland basins located on the subject property ' (Figure 2). Upon completion of inspection it was determined that Basin l, within the subject property, is a palustrine (P) type wetland exhibiting emergent vegetation (EM) and a seasonally flooded moisture regime (C) or a Type 3 (PEMC) wet(and (Figure 5). Basin 1 is located within a ' Salida coarse sandy loam (Sa) mapped soil type. ' The Soil Survey of�Hennepin Counry, Figure 3, indicates three soil series present on subject property; Anoka loamy fine sand (An), Borrow land (Bo), and Salida coarse sandy loam (Sa). None of the soils within the property are classtfied as a hydric soil (SCS Hydric Soils of the United States). Soil e series descriptions are given in Appendix C. The DNR Protected Waters map of Hennepin County, Figure 4, indicates no protected wetland basins within the subject property. , SER personnel examined the subject property for areas meeting jurisdictional wetland criteria during the site visit and delineated the edge of one basin(Basin 1)as being jurisdictional wetland. Detailed soils, vegetation and hydrology data for this wetland is provided in the data sheets of Appendix A. ' SER personnel delineated Basin 1 in June 2004, based on the presence of hydric soils, hydrophytic vegetation, and wetland hydrology. SER determined Basin 1 to be a PEMC type wetland. The , majority of Basin 1 is dominated by reed canary grass(Phalaris arundinacea,FACW+),toward the east where the basin becomes deeper cattail(Typha sp.)becomes more prominent. The center of the basin (off the subject property) is dominated by open water covered with duckweed (Lemna spp.). ' The periphery of Basin 1 is bordered by box elder(Acer negundo, FACW-)and willow(Salix spp.). Basin 1 is located within a Salida coarse sandy loam and Marsh(Ma)mapped soil unit. Basin 1 is a topographic depression within the parcel. Overland flow from roadside runoff and adjacent uplands , collects in Basin 1. The main factor influencing the wetland edge determination was the transition of dominance between hydrophytic and upland vegetation,the presence of hydric soils,and topography. ' SER staff observed sedimentation debris near the western wetland edge of Basin 1. A trench had been dug to install drainage tile adjacent to the home. During a recent precipitation event heavy ' rains eroded soil from the ditch and deposited the soil adjacent to Basin 1 (See Photo Log). Locally, the month of May has been excessively wet, heavy rains have blanketed the area on numerous occasions. According to the Minneapolis WSFP AP Weather Station, the month of May received ' 6.26 inches of precipitation, 3.03 inches greater than the 30-year average of 3.24 inches. Precipitation in the month of June is currently at 2.96 inches of precipitation, 1.09 inches greater than the 30-year average of 1.87 inches. IRECOMMENDATIONS While the wetland boundary that SER has delineated is not official until approved by a WCA ' approved local government unit(LGU), SER advises the property owner to refrain from any filling, draining,or excavating, or any impact to the area SER has delineated as wetland. Depending on the location of the property, buffers around the wetland may also be protected. Any activities in the ' proximity of the wetland should be cleared with appropriate WCA regulatory agencies. It is also ' 1 ' advisable to have the wetland boundary surveyed by a licensed land surveyor,or located with a sub- ' meter GPS unit. Since the lath used along the boundary can be vanda(ized or inadvertently knocked over, a survey or GPS location of the lath will assure the permanence of the boundary. The client should also be aware that approved wetland boundaries are typically valid for only three years from � the date of approval. CONCLUSIONS ' SER examined the subject property and delineated one wetland, which exhibited a dominance of hydrophytic vegetation,hydric soils and wetland hydrology. Overland flow from roadside runoff and , adjacent uplands collects in Basin 1. Basin 1 is a Type 3 PEMC wetland, located within the subject property. � Please feel free to contact us at(952)471-1100 if you have any comments or questions regarding this report. SER appreciates the opportunity to provide our services on your project. , Sincerely, Svoboda Ecological Resources i � ' �. Franklin J. Svoboda, CWB, PWS ' Vice-President � ' ' ' , , , ' ' ' ' DATA SOURCES ' ' Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Protected Waters Inventory Map, Hennepin County. 1983. , Soil Survey of Hennepin Counry. April, 1974 U.S.D.A. 159pp. plus appendices. , United States Fish and Wildlife Service National Wetland Inventory Map— Excelsior Quadrangle. 1991. (Taken from May 1980 aerial photographs). ' Digital Orthophoto Quadrangle—Hennepin County, Section 10, Township 117N, Range 23 W. USGS. April, 1991. , ' , , , ' , ' , ' ' 1 , � ' LITERATURE CITED ' Cowardin, L.M., V. Carter, F.C. Golet, and R.T. LaRoe. 1979. Cluss•ification 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 �1�Iinnesota 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 Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, Mississippi. , Gleason, H.A. and A.C. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada. New York Botanical Garden, Brorix. 910pp. ' National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils. 1991. Hydric Soils of the United States. USDA Soil Conservation Service, Washington, D.C., Misc. Publication Number 1491. 1991. , 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. , Shaw, S.P., and C.G. Fredine. 1956. Wetlands of the United States. 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Ycs No �/ Naturc of Disturbancc: ' VEGETATION Dominants (>20%+basal or acrial coccragc) Non-dominants ' Spccics Stramm (nJicator Status SDCCICS Stratum Indicator Status Phulurisunmdinuceu �V S T FACW+ /mputienscupensis ON V S T FACW H V S T Sulix nixru H V S� �BL ' H V S T Acer nekundo H V S� FACW- H V S T H V S T H V S T H V S T HVST HVS 'C ' H V S 'C H V S T >50%of Dominants FAC or wetter'? �/ Yes No >50%of Dominants FACW,OBL(FAC-neutral test) ✓Yes No N/A , Noccs: Herbaceous and tree species observed at sample location SOILS ' County Soil Survey Map Unit: Salida coarse sandy Soil Series is on National Hydric Soil List loam Area mapped as depression or wet spot on Soil Sutvey Field Observations � Hydric soil assumcd because plants are OBL and FACW and wetland boundary is abrupt `/ Mineral Soil Organic Soil ' Horizon/Deoth Mah-ix Color Texture Features 0-16" N 2.5/0 Muck 16-20" lOR 3/3 Peat ' ' Hydric Soil Present? �/ Ycs No Undetermined Notes: Sulfidic Odor �?rimary indicators(P) Secondary indicators(S) HYDROLOGY ' Depth of sampling: 1� Inches �/ Oxidized Root Channels in Upper 12 inches(S) �/ Inundated,Depth of Water.(P) �" `/ Drainage Pattems i�Wetlands(P) �/ Free water in boreho(e,Depth from Surface: ��� �/ Water-stained leaves(S) ' Water Marks,Elevation:(P) Local Soil Survey Data(S) Drift Lines or Sediment Deposits(P) �/ FAC-Neutral Test(S) ' Hydrology Criterion Mct? �/ Ycs_No Othcr Obscrvations: WETLAND DETERMINATION , Is thc Samplc Point in WcNand? Ycs �/ No Undctermined Distance from Delineated Edge: 5 ft. N/A tvoccs: Wetland edge based on vegetation,soils,and topographic(ine ' ' 1 � ' � � " SVOBODA ECOLOGICAL RESOURCES � � � Wetluiids lnve�ntorv cYc Delineution • Fishe�rres • Wilclli�e • Nuturul Commttnities � siic Namc: Hcritage Drivc ���o: Junc 10.2004 �' � E3asin\Arca: Q151n � Samplc Point ID: SP l-1 UP ' ' Invcsugarors: gPC Community Typc: Upland Disturbcd Condition'? Ycs No �/ Naturc of Disturbancc: ' VEGETATION Dominants (>20%+basal or acrial covcragc) Non-dominants ' Spccics Stramm Indicator Status SDCCICS Str�tum Indicator Status A!liuria petiolutu �V S T FAC Acer ner�indo H V S� FACW- Rhumnw•cuthurtica H V�r FAG Suliz nixra H V S 1�' OBL ' H V S T Purthenocissus quinyuefoliu oV S T FAC- H V S T H V S T H V S T H V S T H V S T H V S T � H V S T H V S T >50°/of Dominants FAC or wctter? Yes �/ No >50%of Dominants FACW,OBL(FAC-neutral test) Yes ✓ No N/A , Noccs: Herbaceous,shrub,and tree species observed at sample location SOILS � County Soil Survey Map Unit: $orrow land Soil Scrics is on National Hydric Soil List Area mapped as depression or wet spot on Soil Survey Field Observations � Hydric soil assumed because plants are OBL and FACW and wetland boundary is abrupt `/ Mineral Soil Organic Soil , Horizon/Depth Matrix Color Texture Features 0-20" lOYR 3/2 Sandy Loam Fill Material 20-28" lOYR 3/3 Sandv Loam Fill Material, Saturated ' ' Hydric Soil Present? Yes �/ No Undetermined Notes: �rrimary inaicators(P) Secondary indicators(S) HYDROLOGY ' Depth of sampling: 2g Inches Oxidized Root Channels in Upper l2 inches(S) Inundated,Depth of Water.(P) Drainage Pattems in Wetlands(P) Free water in borehole,Depth from Surface: Water-stained leaves(S) � Water Marks,Elevation:(P) L.ocal Soil Survey Data(S) Drift Lines or Sediment Deposits(P) FAC-Neutral Test(S) ' Hydrology Crirerion Met? Yes �/ No ochcr obscr�acions: No Free Water Observed in Borehole WETLAND DETERMINATION ' Is the Sample Point in Wedand? Yes No �/ Undetermined Distance from Delineated Edge: 5 ft. N/A No«S: Wetland edge based on vegetation,soils,and topographic line ' ' , � 1 , APPENDIX B , ' ' � � � , ' ' ' , ' ' ' , , � � , INDICATOR CATEGORIES* ' Obligate Wetland (OBL)—Occur almost always (estimated probability >99%) under natural conditions in wetlands. ' Facultative Wetland (FACV�—Usually occur in wetlands (estimated probability 67% - 99%), but occasionally found in non-wetlands. ' Facultative (FAC)—Equally likely to occur in wetlands or non-wetlands (estimated probability 34% - 66%). , Facultative Upland (FACU)—Usually occur in non-wetlands (estimated probability 67% - 99%), but occasionally found in wetlands (estimated probability 1% -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. Na[ional list of plant species that occur in wetlands:Minnesota. National Wedands Inventory,U.S.Fish and Wildlife Service, St.Petersburg Florida , ' ' 1 � � ' , 1 ' � , APPENDIX C , 1 � ' � � , ' ' ' , ' ' , � Of�licial Series Dcscription - ANOKA S�ries Pa�� 1 u1�3 � L�)�;AT IOPI A�lOKf�. MD!�W� ' Establisheci Series Rcv. KDS-AGG OS/2001 � ANOKA SERIES 1 The Anoka series consists of ve dee , well drained soils that formed in sandy and coarse-loam lacial rY P Y g ' outwash or lacustrine sediments on outwash plains, stream terraces, and lake plains. These soils have moderate permeability. Slopes range from 0 to 18 percent. Mean annual precipitation is about 28 inches, and mean annual air temperature is about 44 degrees F. ' TAXONOMIC CLASS: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Lamellic Hapludalfs ' TYPICAL PEDON: Anoka very fine sand with a slightly convex slope of 2 percent on an outwash plain at an elevation of 930 feet in a cultivated field. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise stated.) ' Ap--O to 10 inches; dark grayish brown (l 0YR 4/2) very fine sand, light brownish gray (1 OYR 6/2) dry; massive; loose; moderately acid; abrupt smooth boundary. (6 to 12 inches thick) ' E1--10 to 26 inches; grayish brown(lOYR 5/2) very fine sand; few masses of light brownish gray (lOYR 6/2); single grain; loose; moderately acid; clear wavy boundary. (4 to 16 inches thick) � E2--26 to 36 inches; dark grayish brown (lOYR 4/2) very fine sand; few masses of light brownish gray (lOYR 6/2); single grain; loose; moderately acid; abrupt smooth boundary. (6 to 20 inches thick) � Bt--36 to 43 inches; brown (lOYR 4/3) loamy very fine sand; few masses of yellowish brown (lOYR 5/4); few masses of light brownish gray (lOYR 6/2) uncoated sand grains; massive; hard, friable; common clay bridges between sand grains; strongly acid; clear wavy boundary. (4 to 14 inches thick) , (E&Bt)1--43 to 56 inches; grayish brown(lOYR 5/2), brown (lOYR 5/3), and yellowish brown (l 0YR 5/4) very fine sand; single grained (E); brown (lOYR 4/3) to yellowish brown (lOYR 5/4) very fine ' sandy loam lamellae 1 to 4 inches thick (Bt); massive; friable; common clay bridges between sand grains; moderately acid; abrupt wavy boundary. (12 to 30 inches thick) ' (E&Bt)2--56 to 70 inches; brown (lOYR 5/3) very fine sand (E); single grain; loose; a few 1/8- to 1/4- inch dark yellowish brown (lOYR 4/4) loamy very fine sand lamellae (Bt); slightly acid. ' TYPE LOCATION: Isanti County, Minnesota; about 1 mile west of Isanti Village; 2,060 feet west and 550 feet north of the center of sec. 30, T. 35 N., R. 23 W. � RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS: Depth to free cazbonates is 60 inches or more. Typically the profiles do not have rock fragments, but the lower horizons may have as much as 5 percent in some pedons. These fragments are less than 5 mm in diameter. Base saturation by sum of cations is 50 to 60 ' percent in the part of the Bt horizon with the lowest base saturation. The reaction ranges from slightly acid to strongly acid in the upper part to slightly acid or neutral in the lower part. , http://ortho.ftw.nres.usda.gov/cgi-bin/osd/osdname.cgi?-P 6/17/2004 � Of�ficial Serics Ucscription - ANOK�� ��ri�s Pa�� ? uf�i � �[�hc Ap horizc�n has value ot�3 or 4 and cflroma oF l or 2. Some pedons have an A horizon 1 to �t inches thick with hue of lOYR, value of 2 or 3, and chroma of 1 or 2. The E horizon and E part of the E&Bt horizon have value 4 to 6 and chroma 2 to 4. "Chese horizons have high chroma mottles adjacent to the ' E3t horizon in some pedons. The A and E horizons are tine sand, very tine sand, loamy tine sand, or loamy very tlne sand. � The Bt horizon and Bt part of the E&Bt horizon have hue of lOYR to SYR and value and chroma of 3 to 5. The combined thickness of the Bt horizon is 6 to 24 inches. It typically is loamy very fine sand, very fine sandy loam, or fine sandy loam and less commonly loam or sandy clay loam in subhorizons of some , pedons. The Bt has B/A clay ratios that range from l.� to 6.0 and are commonly near the higher part of the range. It has 6 to 18 percent clay and 15 to 40 percent fine sand and coarser. It has few to many clay bridges between sand grains or few to many, faint or distinct clay films. It has individual Bt subhorizons ' that coalesce in some pedons. The C horizon, where present, has hue of lOYR or 7.SYR and is fine sand or very fine sand. ' COMPETING SERIES: The Arland, Chetek, Hoden�l, and Montcalm series. The Arland soils have a P paralithic contact of sandstone bedrock between depths of 20 to 40 inches. Chetek soils have 2C ' horizons of sand and gravel beginning at depths ranging from 12 to 24 inches and do not have E&Bt horizons. Hodenpyl soils have dominantly medium sands throughout the control section. Montcalm soils typically have sandy loam and sandy clay loam Bt horizons. ' GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: These soils have plane or slightly convex slopes with gradients of 0 to 18 percent and are on glacial outwash plains, stream terraces and lake plains. They formed in sandy and ' coarse-loamy glacial outwash or lacustrine sediments of Late Wisconsin Age. Mean annual air temperature ranges from 42 to 45 degrees F. Mean annual precipitation ranges from 24 to 30 inches. ' GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: The Zimmerman, Lino, Soderville, and Isanti soils are the main ones. The excessively drained Zimmerman soils are sandy and are on more undulating landscapes. The somewhat poorly drained Lino and Soderville soils are on less sloping, lower lying ' areas and have water tables at higher depths. The very poorly drained Isanti soils are in depressions. DRAINAGE AND PERMEABILITY: Well drained. Permeability is moderately rapid to rapid. ' Surface runoff is very low to low. USE AND VEGETATION: The majority of this soil is cropped to corn, soybeans, and alfalfa. ' Significant areas are in forest or wooded pasture. Native vegetation was deciduous forest with oaks being the major species and aspen being a common secondary species. ' DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: East-central Minnesota. Moderately extensive. , MLRA OFFICE RESPONSIBLE: St. Paul, Minnesota SERIES ESTABLISHED: Isanti County, Minnesota, 1956. ' REMARKS: Diagnostic horizons and features recognized in this pedon are: ochric epipedon - the zone from the surface to 36 inches (Ap, El, and E2 horizons); argillic horizon - the zone from 36 to 70 inches � (Bt horizon and the Bt part of the E&Bt horizons). �nLiTivivrii I2ATA: Refer to S61-Minn-30-1 for some physical and chemical properties of the ' http://ortho.ftw.nres.usda.gov/cgi-bin/osd/osdname.cgi?-P 6/17/2004 ' Ot�ficial Series Description - ANOKA Series Pa�c 3 uf� ' typical pedon. ' National Cooperative Soil Survey U.S.A. ' , , ' , � ' , � ' ' ' , ' , , http://ortho.ftw.nres.usda.gov/cgi-bin/osd/osdname.cgi?-P 6/17/2004 � Ot�ficial Stries Description - SAL[DA Series Page l ot�� � L(��;A:IUCI S�1i�CDA MN*Ir� , Established Series Rev. JFC-HRF 8/8� � SALIDA SERIES ' The Salida series consists of dee , excessivel drained soils that formed in sand -skeletal lacial P Y Y g ' outwash sediments with or without a thin loamy mantle. These soils are on outwash plains, valley trains, and moraines. They have very rapid permeability. Their slopes range from 0 to 40 percent. Mean annual precipitation is about 28 inches, and mean annual air temperature is about 47 degrees F. ' TAXONOMIC CLASS: Sandy-skeletal, mixed, mesic Entic Hapludolis , TYPICAL PEDON: Salida gravelly sandy loam on a 4 percent convex slope in a cultivated field. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise stated.) � Ap--O to 7 inches; very dark gray (lOYR 3/1) gravelly sandy loam; dark grayish brown (lOYR 4/2) dry; weak medium granular structure; friable; neutral; clear wavy boundary. (7 to 10 inches thick) ' Bw--7 to 11 inches; dark brown(lOYR 4/3) gravelly loamy coarse sand; massive; very friable; common tongues of very dark grayish brown(lOYR 3/2); neutral; clear irregular boundary. (0 to 12 inches thick) , C--11 to 45 inches; variegated brown (lOYR 5/3), yellowish brown (lOYR 5/4, 5/6), and dark brown (lOYR 4/3) very gravelly coarse sand; few penetrations of gravelly loamy coarse sand; single grain; loose; slight effervescence; mildly alkaline. ' TYPE LOCATION: Wright County, Minnesota; about 6 miles west and 3 miles south of Delano; 440 feet west and 50 feet north of the center of sec. 35, T. 118 N., R. 26 W. ' RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS: The thickness of solum is 7 to 20 inches. The depth to free carbonates is 0 to 20 inches. The mollic epipedon is 7 to 14 inches thick. The control section has 35 to ' 85 percent coarse fragments of mixed lithology. It is mostly gravel and typically is 2 to 20 mm in size. The A horizon has value of 2 or 3, and chroma of 1 through 3. It is coarse sand, sand, loamy coarse ' sand, loamy sand, coarse sandy loam, or sandy loam in the fine-earth fraction. It lacks or has a small amount of free carbonates. It is slightly acid through moderately alkaline. , The B horizon has value and chroma of 3 or 4. It is coarse sand, sand, loamy coarse sand, or loamy sand in the fine-earth fraction. It is slightly acid through moderately alkaline. ' The C horizon has value of 3 through 6, and chroma of 2 through 6. It is coarse sand or sand in the fine- earth fraction. It is mildly or moderately alkaline. ' COMPETING SERIES: There are no other series in the same family. H_awick soils are similar but have fewer coarse fragments. , http://ortho.ftw.nres.usda.gov/cgi-bin/osd/osdname.cgi?-P 6/17/2004 � Of�ticial Scries Description - SALIDf� S�ries Pa�t 2 ot 2 ' GEOGRAPH[C SETTING: These soils have convex s(opes on valley trains and glacial outwash plains anci moraines. Slope gradients range from 0 to 40 percent. The soils formed in sandy-skeletal outwash , with or without a thin loamy mantte. These sediments are Late Wisconsin in age. Mean annual temperature is approximately 45 to 52 degrees F, and mean annual precipitation is approximately 26 to 32 inches. , GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: The main ones are Estherville and Wadena soils, which formed over similar textured outwash but have a thicker loamy mantle. , DRAINAGE AND PERMEABIGITY: Excessively drained. Permeability is very rapid. Surface runoff is slow. , USE AND VEGETATION: Usually too droughty for general farm crops. They are used mostly for hay or pasture or as a source of gravel. Native vegetation was tall grass prairie. , DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: South-central and east-central Minnesota and northcentral Iowa. Moderate extent. , MLRA OFFICE RESPONSIBLE: St. Paul, Minnesota � SERIES ESTABLISHED: Wright County, Minnesota, 1965. , National Cooperative Soil Survey U.S.A. ' ' ' , ' , , ' ' http://ortho.ftw.nres.usda.gov/cgi-bin/osd/osdname.cgi?-P 6/17/2004 , ��� ; -- j•1 to 38 inches , olive-gray (5Y 5/?) loamy Borrow L�n�l � ;:in�; common, Eine, �fistinct, ycllowish-brown ft�)YR 5/6) mo[tles; weak, coarse, subangular Borrow land (Bo) is a misce11.1neous lanS type I,locky structure; very friable; slightly acid; that consists of sloping lan�l that has been gr,lded cicar, smooth bounJary. to produce a level site Por large buildings. ��reas � -�,9 to 6O inches, light olive-gray (SY h/2) generallv range in si�e Erom ahout 2 to 1� acres. '' :�;�r5e san�l; Pew, finc, �lis[inct, strong-brown ['his mapping unit occur� mainty in rolling to I'.SYR S/F,) mottles; single grain; loose; steep arcas of loamy to clavev ti:1. �iost areas slightly acis. have a water table that rem,lins at a c(epth below 5 feet in all seasons. A few areas are poorly drainecl, Che A1 horizon is Ioam or clay loam 12 to 20 and wet basements can occur on these sites. nches thick. The A3 horizon is loam or clay loam Building construction can usually begin in these to 6 inches thick. Texture of the 82 horizon areas soon after grading without causing settling ges Erom loam to clay loam. Texture of the C problems. These areas are poorly suited to septic i�on ranges from loamy sand to gravelly coarse tank drainfields, as water moves slowly through this and. The solum ranges from 22 to 38 inches in material. (Vot in a capability unit, woodland hickness but is typically 24 to 36 inches thick. group, or building site group) ction ranges from medium acid to neutral. The C i�on is slightly acid to mildly alkaline. Biscay soils are closely associated with Dassel Borrow Pits oils but are finer textured in the upper part of solum. Borrow pits (Bp) is a miscellaneous land type that consists of excavations into hillsides or Biscay clay loam (Bc).--This nearly level soil knolls for the purpose of removing soil for con- ccupies 2-acre to 25-acre tracts in broad, shallow struction uses. The soil is generally loamy or inageways and on flats. It has the profile de- clayey. Most pits are less than 1 acre in size. ibed as reprasentative for the series. (Not in a capability unit, woodland gro or Included in ma in were a few small de ressions �' PP 8 P building site group) hat are ponded during seasons of high rainfall. In ew areas, the soils are mainly calcareous through- the profile. Braham Series Wetness is the major limitation of this soil. It • eeds tile or surface drainage for good crop pro- The Braham series consists of deep, somewhat ex- tion. Because the underlying material is porous, cessively drained soils. These soils formed in an e lines can be spaced widely apart. In addition 18-inch to 40-inch mantle of sandy material and in drainage, proper fertilization and tillage at the the underlying loamy till. They occur on knolls and . ight moisture content are important. hills, mainly along the edges of sandy stream ter- If properly drained, this soil is suited to a11 � races. Slopes range from 2 to 12 percent, include 'or crops grown in the county. Corn and soybeans both simple and complex forms, and are 75 to 200 the main crops, and with good management they feet long. The native vegetation was mixed hard- an be grown year after year. (Capability unit woods. -1; woodland group 6; building site group 9) In a representative profile, the surface layer is very dark grayish-brown loamy fine sand about 12 Biscay clay loam, depr�ssional (Bd) .--This soil inches thick. The subsoil consists of two layers. ccurs in depressions and in narrow drainageways. The upger 12 inches is dark grayish-brown loamy fine depressions are 2 acres to about 20 acres in sand. The lower 22 inches is brown sandy loam that �e and lie 1 to 4 feet below areas of Biscay clay grades to dark yellowish-brown clay loam. The un- am. This soil has a profile similar to that de- derlying material is calcareous, light olive-brown cribed as representative for the series. lo�, Included in mapping were areas of soils that have graham soils have low to moderate available -urface layer of silty clay loam and many areas moisture capacity. Available moisture capacity is at are calcareous. In many areas this Biscay soil highest in areas where the loamy subsoil is at the as a subsoil of silty clay underlain by loose sand shallower depths. Unless rainfall is timely, crop a depth of 20 to 36 inches. growth is limited by drought. Response to irriga- The main management needs are drainage and main- tion is good, but the steepness of slope limits the ance of soil tilth and fertility. In most places use of irrigation equipment in most areas. The dequate tile outlets are lacking. If properly sandy layers are rapidly permeable, but the subsoil aged, this soil is suited to common rarm crops and underlying material are moderately permeable. wn in the county, Most of this soil is in marsh Tl1e root zone is deep. The water table is at a meadow vegetation. (Capability unit IIIw-1; depth below 5 feet in all seasons. Internal drainage oodland group 7; building site group 12) is medium. These soils are easily blown. 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