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Home My WebLink AboutWetland classification, identificatioon,delineation report-2009 2��5 & �455 Nt��th �hare Drive (�rono� 11�IN �etland �lassi�ca�tion, Id�nt�f�cation, �.nd Del��eation Rep�ort Prepared,for: Cravvn Cons�ructian � � � � � � � ; 3u� � $ �� lEC '} i �tl(1� � �,. Svo�oda Ecological Resowces Prflject Number�0�9-0�3-Q� December 1�.2009 The contznts and formai of this report are cvnsidered inzellectual propert}�and are subject t4 copyright restrictions and ma��not be reproduced without the express permission oi Svobada Ecologisal Resources. � � TABLE QF C�NTENTS ABSTRACT....................................................................................................................................1 INTRODUGTIflN..........................................................................................................................l METHODS.....................................................................................................................................2 RESULI`S.......................................................................................................................................3 Background Information-(Office-Based Inv�stigatian)......................................................3 SiteVisit.............................................................................................................................5 DISCI7SSION.................................................................................................................................8 RECOMMENDA'I"IQNS...............................................................................................................8 ' CERTiFICATIUN.......................................................................................................................1 q DATASUiTRCES........................................................................................................................11 LI'I'ERATi3RE REFEitE1wCED.................................................................................................I2 F`ULL FIGURE SET: ' Figure 1: Location of Site{�verlaid on USGS'Topo�raphic Map Figure 2: Natic�nal Wetlands Inventory Figure 3: Hennepin County Soil Survey Figure 4: DNR-Protected Waters Map Figure 5: Approximate Wetland Boundaries and Sample Locations THE TECHi�'ICAL DUCUMENTATION SEGTION: Field Data Sheets Plant Indicator Status Soil Series Data Wetland I�finition n � il ABSTRACT Svoboda Ecologicat Resaurces(SER)ursized the abc�ve re ferenced properry on November 20,2009 to ' examine the site for the presence of areas meetin�wetland criteria. The study parcel is loeated within the City af Orona, Hennepin County Minrresota, (Fig�rre 1). Qne wetland boundary wus delineated at this site. One sample transect was established atQng the wettand bourtdary in arder to characterize the soil, uegetation, and e�isting hydrplagy within the wetdand-to-uptartd transrtran zone. The sht�retine along the sou�hwestern property boundaty was nvt delineated due to it berng rocky shore.A brief descraption of'the shareline can be found in the Resudts section of this report. e . ..i•� �;� � ��+ � r` .+v ta� �r.;C„ � ' . .t � 5��v.�r . : r � ��%� � sT�� ✓ #l� . F .0 s� � �t{�, f,pq" . M p y � r .,,�` � '�>�9 �' z � �-2 `� g sr;'t �•,�. �, � Sk Ikt'! +r"�' ^ � '' . '��a �1� F�� 'U, '.� _�� x,c� � ��`�-��{ L1 � r.rr'� �--i .. 3 a- 'Y ;...<^` _�e's o � �2c�,� r i'. 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' . . . ..�SkIFN' " ' . . . . . . . . . . �� . � � ��..`,�` C1:F.vY't!L 8`.4i' ^� . - , . . -i; ' . l..:�ww'- '.1�' . : . . . . .. s � S IQ � .��,�. . ,y.. ' ' ' f�" �{� t t. � � . �f' ..: �� '1 `� : '. � .�,t c . . .,,,r,. �. . .� . „�`� :� � '�,� ' =r> r�= � � 1� � ,^�` •. ,�;� �1,, _ ,� : ..� . � � � ; . � � _ � � � � ,�'�� I.afaY�'•a Suy �� . � . . �..� _:- r t , ;� r, .,. . � , , y. ... , . �.,;� i , � Figure 1: USGS Topographic Map INTRODUCTION 1't�e subject parce) is appraximately 3.91 acres and is dominated by manicured lawn and sotne forested area along the wetland edge.The t�pography of the site is relatively flat but declines into the wetiand area at about�5:1 from south to north and drops off at about b0 de�rees leading into Lake Minnetonka on the west side. The surrounding Iand use consists mostly of residentiai area. Atl Svoboda Ecala�icsl Resouroes 2465&2485 N.Shore Drive Project No.:20U9-Q53-03 ] Cr�w�n Construaion �'1 I� ' Wetland boundaries were marked at the site by gink"Wetland Boundary"pin flags.The"wetland boundary"is considered to be the topagraphically highesi exteni ofthe wetla.nd basin;areas below the staked boundary met the three required wetland criteria while areas above were lacking in one or more c�f these criteria. Wetland classification fallowed methods described by Cowardin et al.(1979) and used in th�NWI (e.g. PEMB,PSSIC, etc.},comgleted by the U.S.Fish and Wildlife Service. The Circular 39 classification system is also given, The indicatar status of plants, as described in The Technical I7ocumentatian Section,was determined usingtheNatianal ListofPlant Species That Uccur in Wetlands—Regian 3 (Sabine 1999). RESULTS Background Iaformafion-(Office-Based Investigatian) 7he NWI map(Excelsior t�uadrangle)illu,ttrates Qne N�tional Wetland Inventory wetland present on the property and Iake shore existing adjacent to the�outhwestern portion af the property(Figure 2}. � � � � _��' � �,�u: � �a��:x,�� . �� .�`��' �� >;�ry;, , ��,° � hi °1�,° �. �. �� ;,.:: ti�k i,. ��.... R ake.:, �'• �},'u:'r � .._. ,�-��,.. �..... Figure 2:Nationa( Wetland Inventory Map 5voboda Ecological Kesourc:�:; 2463&2485 Tv.Share Drive Project Na.:2009-453-03 � Crown Conswctiion � The Soil Survey of Hennepin Caunty, Figure 3, indicates two soit types and two soil camplexes present an the subject�roperry(See Figure 3). One soil complex is classified as hydric soil (SCS Hydric Soils of the United States),and is iIlustrated witl�biue crosshatching on Figure 3.Soil series descriptions are given in the Technical Documentation Section. ��r��r,,.� � :� ,.,7; �� n�� - �� ,�� ,� .� �'� Figure 3: Hennepin �County Soil Suruey T'he Minnesota Department of Naturat Resources, State Protected Wat�rs Map {Public Water Inventary�, indica.tes no Public Waters present within the property(Fir;ure 4). � � -:. .�d- �.. �,' '�: �� ` ��'�_�;.� :�: . kq Figure 4: DNR Public W'aters Map Suaboda Ecological Resources 2465&2�8�A{.Share Drive Project No.:2009-Q53-03 � Grcnm Canstruction . 5ize V`r.rit SER ecolo�ists examined the subject property for areas meeting jurisdictianal wetland criteria during CI'f�511E VfStY. On�wetland meeting the jurisdictional criteria of a w�tland,for which a boundary was determined and delineated, was flagged. (Approximate wetIand boundary is outlined in yeliow, Fieure 5). The shoreline existing adjacent to the subject parGel at tF►e southwestern end, was not deiineated t�cause there was no wetland transition area between the upland azea and the open water. Detailed soils,vegetation,and hydrology data forthe delineated jurisdictional wetlands are pravided in the data sheets of the Technical Dacumentation Section. Table 1, below, idencifies several pertinent wetland attribuies as they pertain to each wetland basin in its entirety. � � .a� r. � � � ,.� =r'� �''` � �� *�� ` � �.�u�� „':E � ,��..;vY�lane 1 t '� _ ..� �i�.„,, �;:; . k'��'s-.. 4 q �: 1, � � � . . .nF...... _. `.J�'�..` _...i. Figure 5: Approximate Wetland$oundary. The wetland bountlary depicted in Figure 5 is only approximate and was creaied"freehand"using a � GIS utility(ArcMap 93).This baundary does not represent an accurate size ar sha� af the SER detineated wetIand.It only serves as a means to show the location caf the wetland when rev iewed by regulatary agencies and our clients in ttte field. It is reeomm�nded that a survey of the wetland bc�undary be cr�mpleted by a 1 icensed surveyor and included in the site plan fc,r an accurate depiction. Sv�boda Ecolagical Kes�surc:es 2465&2485 N.Share Drive Aroie�t No.:2009-�53-43 � �mwn Construction • �� w:� � ��+'y�ill �.:e ,� � � s � a `. . �`��;' i `� . �r` � ' il �y - � i� � �, � �, �>` $ IUP �* , - ��;�'��_ �..�"� �`��' �, 4 f } �m"• �' �- � �� 1�j' �� I� � �xPf' � �': k � .� ��" �„�' ' . �� ....� ,�� „. w' g � _, �x. � I -� Y t , ��"LL e.�� . Photo 1: Wetland � faaing east. � ��_ `� � ��r�„" : � �° " .��€ � ° �� , � r ' t� � -� �- ..� , "� _=. .: � 5*'" ..,m r k.. . m�. ,•"` ^�: r» � � . � . >e � . j..� `� '. . a,. � �, Photo 2: Wetland 2 facing west, SVObpt�B ECOIOQ.iC8I RCSOUtCCS 2465 R 2485 N.Shore Drive Pmject No.:2U09-0S3-03 � Crotim Canswction f �, ,� ,; I a, �� q �,:#�,� � � �m.: �;„•� � ,�� - �� y� �� '��1� w .� � �� • �� :,3��;�'" ��;�q' ��,'`�'ll� �� -,`L�6 , �� '�, � ;�e�y ( �.., .., i � �� .` � m< .�:..��`:s.-...� _ �� . �. Photo 3c Rocky shareline not delineated as wetland. Tabie I: Wetland attributes.See the Data Sheets within the Technical Documentatian Sectian far a detailed description and analysis of each sa�nple pt�int. � � : . �� .;� �,� �n ,i � � �. , �� t� �`f��R� � `�a.�+�� _ �ry �„- k s��ll � � ��i�V ��9 �, �� ,��rt� � ��,��2 z�I��F�I'I . �t �r r�,��T�' . •, 3 ( (� x��H �� !��'�'�ti r�� YfH�.rS17�i��Ct<'�BL'� ,i� ' The subject property vvas delineated outsid�afthe growing season,which is typically recognized by regulatary age�cies as being between early May and late September.Regulatory agents may chase to refrain frc�m makin��decision based on this fact and defer it to�he spring af?Ol 0 when hydrology is typically present throughout the region. Svaboda Ecoingical Resources 2465&2485 N.Shore Urive Pmject No.:2009-OSa-03 � Cravwn Consiruction , ,�. DISCUSSION ., SER completed a[I on-site delineations based on the three required technical criteria as outiined by the 1987 Manual: ihe presence Qf hydric soils, a predominance af hydrophytic vegetatinn, and indicators of wetland hydrology in each basin.The site visit portian of the wetland deiineation was completed on November 20,20�9. SER personnel examined the subject property for areas meeting jurisdictional wetland criteria during the site visit and delineated the edge af one basin as bein�jurisdictional wetland(Figure 5). Detailed sails,vegetation and hydrology data for Wetland ] is provided in the data sheets ofThe Technical Documentation Section. Data was nat collected for the shoreline area because wetland did not ex'rst anywhere along that area.A set of ful!-scale figures is given in the figures section. RECOMME�IDATIOI�TS Activities whicfi impact or pe�tentially impact wettands are cunently regulated at several levels of ' government. In Minnesota,the two primary jurisdictions are covered at the staxe and federal levels by the provisions of the following legisiative actions. ➢ State jurisdiction by the Wetland Canservation Act af 1991 (WCA)administered by the WCA Laca1 Governmental Unit(LGU). � Federal jurisdiction by the Clean Water Act of 1972 and subsequent amendments. Wetland pratectiQn is impl�mented by the Corps of Engineers iGorps)with permit certification issued by the Environmemal Protection Agency. While the wettand boundaries that SER has delineated are not officiai until approved by a WCA approved (acal government unit(LGU),SER advises the pro�rty owner/developer to refrain from any filling, draining, or excavating,or any impact to the area SER has delineate�i as wetland. No grading or filling in wetland basins should commence until all necessary permits have been obtained. Violation of wetland regulations has resultec� in substantial civil and criminal penalties. Local : ordinances may regulate wetland modificatians such as brush and tree removal and burning in addition to grading and fitling. Depending on the locatian of the pr+ap�rty, buff'ers around the wetland may also be protected. Any activities in tke proximity of the wetland should be cleared with appropriate WCA regutatory 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 ofthe fla�s will assure the permanence of the boundary. The client should aEso be aware that approved wetland baundaries are typically valid for only three years from the date of approval, Svuboda Ecoiogical Re+ources 24b5&2485 N.Shore Drive Project No.:2009-053-03 g Crc�wn Construetion .�� M _ To avoid project delays associated with wetland regulations,it is essential that you acquire necessary permits fram all jurisdictional agencies before initiating activities. A WCA Sequenoing form, a WCA and Army Corps of Engineers Replacernent Plan Application form, and a DNR permit applicati�n are amon�the materials that you may be required to su�smit if impacts are proposed for the delineated wetlands. By initiating the permit process as soon as possible,�tential costly delays ta the praject may be avoided. � ; � � � � � � � � � DtC �� 1��i1!� �� Svcrhoda Ecolagical Resources 24b5�.248i Ev.Shore Thive F'roject ho.:2409-053-03 t� Crown Construction � � , CERTIFICATI(l�N Brian Burgner cornpleted the above-described delir�eation on Navember�0,2009.This delineation was performed according to the procedures described by the US Army Gorps of Engineers in the 1987 Wetlands Delineation Manuat and the 2007 Midwest Region Supplement Wettand Delineation Manual. The delineation meets the standards and a criterion described in these manuals and confarms to the applicable standards and regulations in farce at the time the delineation was c�mpleted. Repnrt and graphics were prepared by Brian Burgner(Wet{and Ecalogist lI}on this day, December 10,2049. Client: Crown Construction Project Name: 2465 &2485 North Shore Dricre Froject No.: 2009-053-03 � Locatio�: Orono,iVlinnesata. �`7• ' Ecnlagist II Wetiand Delineator-Certi�ed# 1 l24 �.�.... d. �,�.� President, Svaboda Ecalagical Resoarces 11�ovember ID, 2009 Date Svdboda Ecalog'scal Resaurces 24b5 R 2485 N.Shore Drive Project Nn.:2Q09-Q{.�-03 j� Crow�Constructian .�� 1 DATA SOURGES Minnesata Department of Natural Resources Protec�ed Waters Inventory Map,Hennipin County. 1985,Revised 1996. Soil Survey of Hennepin County.20i34 U.S.D.A. 1059pp. � � United STates Fish and Wildlife Service Nationai Wetland Inventory Map—Faccelsior Quadrangle. 1991. (Taken from May 19�0 aerial photographs). USGS Quadrangle Map—Excesior'I.5-Minute Quadrangle,Minnesota,tJ.S.A. 20(16 LJSGS Aerial Golor Photos. Publicly Distributed Over the Land Management Information Center(LMIC)Website. Svobc�da�calc�gical Itt�sc7urces 2465&2485 N.5hore Drive Project I�o.:2009-453-03 � ( Crown Construction u ��. LTTERATURE REFERENCElI Cowardin,L.M.,V.Carter,F.C. Golet,and R.T.LaRoe. 1979. Classificatio�z of Wetlrrnds and DeepwaterHabitats ofthe UnftedStates. U.S. �ish and Vtlildlife 5ervice,FWS/OBS-79/31. ' 1 Q3pp. Eggers,Steve D.and Donald M. Re�d. I 997. Wetland.Plartts artd Plant Communities o�f' Minnesota and�isconsln. US Army Corps of Engineers, St.Paul Districc.263pp,unclassified. Environmental Laboratory. 1987. 19$7 L:S. Arm,y�Corps afEngineers T�etlands Delineation Manual. Technical Report Y-87-1, US Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Statian, Vicksburg,Mississippi. Gleason,H.A.and A.G, Cronquist, 1991. Marzual of G'ascutar Plarrts ofNortheastern �nrted States and Adjacent Canada. New York Botanical Garden, Bronx. 910pp. ' Natianal Technical Committee for Hydric Soils. 1991. Hydric Soi1s af the United Szates, USD1-�Sc�i! Conservation Service, Wa�hington, D.C., Misc. Publi�acion Number 1491. 1941. Sabine, B.J. 1999. National List of Plant Species thal Clccur in t�'etlands: Regiorr 3-1Vorth Central(Indiancr, Illr»ois, lowa, Michi�an, Min»esota, Missouri, A'isconsi»). Resource Management Group, Inc. 77pp. ' Shaw,S.P.,and G.G. Fredine. 1956. Wetlands of the Zln�ted States. U.S. Fish and Witdlife Service,Cireular 39. 67pp. U.S.Army Gorps af Engineers. 20�7. Interim Regional Supplement ta the Corps of Engine�rs Wetlar�d Delineation Manual: Mic�west Region. ed.J.S. Wakeley, R.S�V. Lichvar,and C.V. Nobel. ERDC/EL TR- . 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Apprrxina�Parcei ao�nderll ARP�artna4e w�and sau�ary '� SamRte Poiritss ` 2009-053 $'��'�� o so ioa sao 2465 &2485 N Shore Dr. �•��;� Ecological Rcso:arcis Fe�t Orono, MN THE TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION SECTION Field Data Sheets � � ,J � � � SVOBODA ECOLOGICAL RESOURCES r J,j> ' Wetlands Inventory&Delineation•Fisheries•�Idlife•Natural Communities Pro��e. 2465&2485 North Shore Drive C��o�: Orono/Hennepin ��: 11-20.09 App��ONrt1er Crown Construction $tgtC: � SBmplfrlg Poinr SP 1-1 UP Inveatlpator(s): BKB SeC�Of1,TOWflBhip,Retlge: P�of Section 9,T117N,R23W le�MfOrm(hi11510pe,tertaCe,etC.): Hill Slope LpCel r@lief(ConCeve,COmIeX.(IOne): None 3tope(96): Let: Long: pe�: 1983 UTM SOiI M�p Ut11t NBme: Houghton and Blue Earth �d��a�: PEMF ' Are dkneUc/hydrologic conditlons on Uie site lypical for this Wne of year? Yes � No (If no,e�lain�Remarks.) Me Veyetaaon ,Sotl .or Hy�irology siyniflcaMly disturbed? Are'Normal Circtanstanc�'preseM? Yes � No ,' Are Veyetatlon .Soil .or Hydrology naturally p�oblemadc? (If needed,explafn any answers�RemarksJ SUMMARY OF FINDINGS— Attach afte map showing sampling point locations,transects,important features,etc. HydrophyUc Vegetation Present? Yes No � �me Sampled Area within a Wedand? Yes No � HydriC Soil Pres�t4 Yes No '' pis�nce from Deiineated Edge 6 Ft Above � Below Wbtland Hydrolopy Present? Yes No � Rem�ka: VEGETATION—Use scientific names of plants. Absolute DominaM Indic�tor Daninance Test workshsat: Tree Stratum (Plot sizes: 30-A ) �L�� Number of Dominant 5pecbs � ,a�,.ma�.,�+ zo ✓ FAcu mat Are OBL,FACW,or FAC: 1 (A) � . 2 Popdardeltoides ]0 FAC Totai Number of Dortdnant 3• SpeCies ACross All SVate: 5 (B) 4. Percent of DominaM Spec�es 5• Thet Are OBL,FACW,or FAC: Z� (A/B) Total Cover: 30 Saoflna/Shn�SUatum ( 15-f+ ) Prevalence Mdez wotkaheat: 1. ��s�,nom� �s ✓ Fncu Totai%Cover of: MuM�lv bv: , i 2. OBL spedes x 1= 3. FACW apecies z 2= 4. FAC speciec x 3= 5. FACU spedes x 4= Total Cover. 15 UPL spedes x 5= Herb Stralum ( s h�r-�^� ) Cdumn Totals: (A) (8) � Phalarisarundinacea is ✓ FACW 2. GIe��,� zo ✓ enCU Ptevelenoe IndeX =B/A= 3 rs�m.r�r�mrn zo y FACU Hydrophyde Vepetatlon Indicators: 4, Oominance Test is>50% 5, _ Prevalenoe Ir�ex is s3.0' ' g, Morpholog'�cal Adeptadons'(Provide suppoAing data in Remarks w on a separate sheot) 7� ProblemaNc Hydrophytic VegetaBon'(Explain) 8. — ' 9. �0 'Indicators of hydric soil and weGar�hydrology must Total Cover: ss be present. Woodv Vine Stratum ( 30� ) 1. Hydrophytic Vegetatian 2' Present4 Yes No � Total Cover: I Remarks: (Ir►dude photo numbers here or on a separate shectJ � � US Army Corps of Engineers Midwest Region—DRAFT Version 6-1-2007 „ ' , '' � ��SVOBODA ECOLOGICAL RESOURCES �� {�e�lunds!en•eivor�•cf•Uelnremion•Fiskrries•WTfdliJ'r•Nalnr�d C'onrmnnities SOIL Samp�P�drrt: sr�-i uP PraflN Dsacriptlon: (D�scribe fo d�e depth m�d�d to documsnt tha in�cator or coMirm tha abwnca of indicaton.) Oepitl Matruc (k�1 Cukx(moistl � Color(moistl �r Tva_ Texture Remarks 0.7 lOYR 3/2 SiCL ; 7-15 lOYR 4/3 100 lOYR M6 1 C M FSCL Fine/Prom SY 5/1 1S D M Course/Proro. i 'T � : C=Conoentradon,�Oe on RMsReduced Malrix.CS�Coverod or Guated Sand(3rains. sl.ocation: ?L=Pore .N1=Malrix. Hydrfc S�I Mdicators: Indleators for Probkmattc Hydric Soils: _ HaWsol(A7) _ Sendy Gleyed MaMx(S4) _ Coast Prairie Redox(A16) _ t�stic Epipedon(A2) _Sandy Redox(S5) _ Iron-Manganese Maaaes(F12) _ Bladc Histic(A� _, 3trippad MaMz(98) _ Other(Explain in Remarks) _ Hy�fropen Sulflde(A4) _ Loamy Mudry Mineral(F1) _ StroEified Layen(AS) _ �oamY Gleyed MaUix(F2) ' _2 cm Mix�c(A10) _ Oepleted Matrbc(F3) � Depleted Below Derk Surface(A11} _ Redox�ark Statace(FB) _ Thidc Derk Surface(Al2) _ Depleted Dark Surface(F� 'Indicatas of hydrophytic vegetetion and _ Sandy M�ky M�eral(S1) _ Redox Depresaions(F8) wetland hydrobgy must be pr�sent. 5 cm Mucky Peat a Peat(S3) RastricUw Lavar(K observedl: Type: Depth(inches): Hydric Soil PresaM4 Yes No � R�narks: HYDROLOGY , Wotland Hydrology Indkators: P�imarv Indicetors(minimum of one is rea�red:chedc ali that aonivl Secortdarv Indtcators(m�lmum of two reauired) _ SutfeCe Weta'(A1) _Water-Stained Leaves(B� _ 8uKace So6 CredcB(86) _ H�h Water Tadle(A� _AqueUc Fa�e(B13) _ Drainage Palterns(810) _ SatureHon(A3) _Tn�e Aquabc PtaMa(614) _ Dry-Season Water Table(C� _Wat�Marks(B1) _ Hydrogai Sulfide Odor(C1) _ Crayflsh Burcows(C8) _, Sed(mer�t Deposits(62) _Oxi�zed Rhizospherea on Living Roota(C3) _ SaturaUon Visible on Aerial Imagery(C9) _ Drift Qeposks(B3} _ Preserxx of Reduixd Iron(C4) _ Geomorphic Posidon(D2) _,Alg�Mat or Gust(84) _ Recent Iron Reduc�ion in Tilled Soils(C6) _ FAC-NeuUal Test(0� _ Iron Deposifa(B5) _ Thin Mudc SuAace(C� _ Inundatfon vsiWe on Aedal Imagery(B� _ Gauge or WeN Data(D9) _ Sparsely Vegetated Concave SuAace(88) _Other(Explain in Remarks) Field Obaervadons: Surtace Water Presentl Yes No ° Ds�t►pnchas): Water Tabie Preserrt? Yes No '' Depth(inct�es): 3aturatlon Present? Yes No '' Depth(inchea): WeNand Hydrology Present7 Yes No � ndudes ca a ” e Describe Rec�rded Data(stream gauge,mor�toring well,aeAal photos,previo�inspections),'rf avallaae: i Remarlts: US Army Corps of Engir�eers Midw�est Region—DRAFT Verston 6-1-2007 I. . � ;,�� l � S�OBODA ECOLUGICAL RESOURCES �S- Wetlands Inventory&Delineation•Fisheries•�Idlife•Natura!Communities P��e. 2465&2485 North Shore Drive ��ty, Orono/Hennepin Se��; 11-20-09 �� Crown Coastruction State: � Sefll�iiftty FCif1h SP I-1 WET It1VQStigatOf(S): B� S6di0�1,TOYVflahip,RengB: P�of Section 9,T117N,R23W L�dionn(hNislope,terraCe.etC.): Basin Edge LoCel rel�f(conceve.convez,r�): Concave Slops(9G): LaC Lonp: Detum: 1983 iTi'M SWI M8p Ufllf Nertie: Houghton and Blue Earth �aa��; PEMF Are c8m�tic/trydrologic condNiona on the sfle�p�al for Ws t�ne of yeaR Yes � No (If no,explain in Remarks.) Are Vegets6on ,Soil ,or Hydrobyy signiflcaMly disturbed? Are'Nortnal Circxrmstances'present? Yes � No Are Vegefatlon ,Soll .or Hydrulogy natwallyr problemadc4 (If needed.explain arry answers k�Remarks.) SUMMARY OF FINDINGS— Attach site map showing sampling point locations,transects,important features,etc. HydrophyUc Vegstation Presenl? Yes '' No ��e Sampled Area wfthin a Wetl�dT Yes � No ; Hydric Soil Present? Yes � No Distance from Delineated Edge 6 Ft Above Below � Wbtland Hydrology Presenl? Yes '' No Remarks: VEGETATION—Use scientific names of plants. A6solute Do�nant I�Micator pominanca Tast worksMet Tree Stratum (Plot sizes: 30-A ) �SiIIY�[.��!!!� Number of DominaM Spec�es .�. AcersaccMnm� 30 ✓ eacu �q�OBL,FACVU,or FAC: 3 (f� 2' Total Number of Dominant 3. Spedes Across All Strata: 5 (B) 4. PeroeM of DominaM Spedes 5• That Are OBL,FACW,or FAC: 60 (A!B) Total Cover: ao 3adinu/shrub 3tratum ( �s h ) Provsl�nce Index wodcahwt: 1. �,,,„,,,ro,�,,,,;,,, ia ✓ FACU Tots19G Cover of. Multlolv bv: 2. OBL spedes x 1= 3. FACW species zo X 2= ao 4. FAC spades 3o X 3= so 5. FACU specfes ao x4 s iso i Total Cover. 10 UPL apedes x 5= ! Herb 3MMum ( sh��""/ ) � Phalaris anendinacea �5 � FA� COIu11M TOtels: 90 (A) 290 (B) i .2 Athyriun��helyp�eroides 30 ✓ FAC ��en.��X a�/A= 31 3, Hydrophytfc Vegemlton Iralicators: 4, � Oominance Test is>5096 5. _ Prevalence Index is s3.0' � 8� M�d�ata�in Remarks�or�on a sep�rete sutroet�j � � 7. 8. _ ProblemaGc Hydrophylic Vegetatlon'(Explain) : 9. �� 'Indicators of hydric soil and wetla�d hydrology must Total Cover: as be present. wnodv vme straa,rn ( ja� ) �. Vitls ripurio 5 y FACW Hy�oPhyd� v.gaation 2' Pmwnt? Yes � No Total Covet: 5 Remarks: (Indude photo numb�s here or on a separate sFroe4) � US Arrrry Corps of Engtneers Midwest Region—ORAFT Version E1-2007 ,` , � ��,�SVOBODA ECOLOGICAL RESOURCES � �!,,._ , �� {k'e/lunds lm•entory d Delirtention•Fishrries•{VildliJ'e•:4ulural Continietilies .4��. Se111PB11y POint: SP 1-I WET - . , Pro1N�Mscription: (Dascrib�to ths d�pth m�d�d to documeM the indicator or coMirm the absence of indicators.) Depih Matruc (�chesl Colmr(moistl �'_ Cobr(rtwhD � �yne Textwe Remarks 0-10 lOYR 2/1 C[. ' 10-22 I OYR 4/2 100 lOYR 4/3 10 C M SCL Many/Faint lOYR 4/6 5 C M Fine/Prom. SY 5/I 10 D M Course/Dist. 'T : CrConoentradon,Dn n RM■Red�ed Mabix.CS=Covered er Coatsd Sand C,�alns. =L.ocaHon: Pl=Pore LiN .I�MaMx. HydNc Soil Indkators: Indicators for Problematic Hydrlc Soils: _ F�stosol(A1) _ Sar�y(3leyed Matrix(S4) _ Coast P�irie Redox(A7B) _ I�tic Epipedon(A2) _Sandy Redox(S5) _ Iron-AAanpanese Masses(F12) _ Bladc Hittic(A3) _, SUipped Mahbc(S6) _ Otlter(Explain in Remarks) _ Hydropsn Sulfide(A4) _ Loamy Mucky Mineral(F1) _StraUfied Layers(AS) _loartry Gieyed Matrix(F2) _2 Cm MuCk(A1� _Depleted Mettix(F3) '' Deplsted Bebw Darlc Surface(A11) _Redox Dark Surface(FB) _ Thidc Dark Surface(Al2) _ Depieted Dark S�face(F� �Indicators of hydrophytic vegetaUon and _ Sandy Mudry Mineral(St) _Redox Depressions(F8) weUat�d hydrobgy rtwst be present. , 5 cm Mucky Peat or Peat(S3) RestrkKiw Laver(H observed): Type: Depth pnches): Hydric Soil Presant4 Yss � No Remarks: HYDROLOGY W�Mydrology Indicators: P�imarv Ir�mton(mirdmum of oru is reauired:chedc all that aodvl Secondarv Indicators(minimum ot two r��red1 _Sufaoe Water(A1) _Wetnr-Stafned Leavea(69) _ Surfaoe SoW Ctacks(88) � ^ High Wat�Table(A2) _Aquatic Fauna(813) _ Drainage Pattems(810) � � Sahratbn(A3) _True AquaGc Plants(614) _ Dry-Season V4ater Table(C2) _.,VNater Matks(B1) _ Hydrogen Su�ide Odor(C1) _ Crayflsh Burtows(C8} _ SedimeM Dep�its(62) Oxidized Rhizosphe�es on Uving Roots(C3y _ Satwation vsiWe on Aerial Im�ery(C9) i — _ Orift Depoaits(B3) _ Presenc�of Reduced Iron(C4) " Geomorphic P�iti�(D2) _ Alg�d Mffi or Crust(64) _Recent Iron Reduclion in Tilled Soiis(C8) = FAC-Neutral Tat(D5) _ Iron Deposits(B5) _Thin Mudc 3urfacs(C� � _ Inundation�sible on Aerial Imagery(B� _Geuge or WeM Data(D9) _ Sparsely Vegetated Ca�cave Surface(88) _Otl�erlExplain tn Remarks) Fisld Observallons: , Surtace Water Present? Yes No ° Depth pnd�es): Wffier Table PresenYt Yes '' No Depth(irx�es): 20� 3aturaUon PreseM? Yes `' No Oepth(inches): l�� Wetland Hydrology Present7 Yet � No mdudes ca illa fi e Descr�e Recorded Data(stream gauge,moMtoring well,�rial photos,previo�inspections),if available: R�narks: US Army Corps of Engir�ers Midwest Region-DRAFT Version 6-1-2007 1 . ! 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 (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 probabildty 34%- 66%). Facultative Upland (FACi�—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. National list of plant species that occur in wet(ands: Minnesota. National Wetlands Inventory,U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, St. Petersburg,Florida. ; 1 D � � �' � � � h D DEC 2 � �O�g ; , ��, THE TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION SECTION Soil Series Descriptions Acquired from Natural Resource Conservation Service Website,Official Soil Series Descriptions i i � � , � ,. 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 pertneability 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 rypical 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 , 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 l OYR,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 :.`rloston and [oto 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 l fou�_1�tun and }:Ic�ssn�r 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 c ontrol 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 a.nd southern Minnesota.and in Illinois,Indiana,Iowa, and Ohio. MLRA 95B, 98, 102A, 103, 104, 105, 108, 110, 11 l, 114, and 144A. The Muskego soils are of moderate extent. MLRA OFFICE RESPONSIBLE: Indianapolis, Indiana � ' ' SERIES ESTABLISHED: Ozaukee County,Wisconsin, 197L ' REMARICS: Diagnostic horizons and features recognized in this pedon aze: 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). � ,, ,, BLUE EARTH SERIE S 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 Fluvayuents 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(IOYR 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 gray(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 or 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. f 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 till 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 �(ound�aii-ie and Utzirin (T)series.These soils do not have coprogenous earth in the series control section. GEOGRAPHIC 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 t:'larir,» and t_�st`r soils and their respective topographic associates on the adjacent uplands. DRAINAGE AND SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY: 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. Pau(,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 recognized 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. � ; � � ; ; ,, ,, 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. TAXONONIIC CLASS: Euic,mesic Typic Haplosaprists TYPICAL PEDON: Houghton muck-on a level area in a cultivated field. (Colors are for moist soils unless otherwise staxed.) Oal--O 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 KCI); abrupt smooth boundary. Oa2--9 to 13 inches;black(N 2.5/0)broken face, very dark brown(7.SYR 2/2)rubbed I muck(sapric material); about 5 percent fiber, a trace rubbed;weak medium granular structure;neutral (pH 7.0 in KCI);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. j 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 KCI). ' TYPE LOCATION: 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, , •1 � i � . 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 l OYR,7.SYR,or SYR,value of 2 to 3, and chroma of 1 to 3,or 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 C`�-�rli,l., Len:�, 1'�t��tr7:et, �-��ft��c, and Sel��i-ahmoo series. Similar soils are the Aclrian, t'a�-bui�dale, Gs•�ei�«ood, Linl�ouci, Lupti��1, Palm,, ilit7e,and �t�'illette 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 :-�clriai�,Edselton(T�, Lcl�-va�•d�,Moston(T), �tuske�ro, Palms,and ��ili�tte soils. Edselton('1�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(MAA'h50),MI0383 (FREQLTENTLY FLOODED). Transect data(T98-MI-003) is on file in MLRA project office, Plymouth, Indiana. Transect shows 100 percent Houghton. � � � � � METEA SERIES The Metea series consists of very deep,well drained soils formed in wind or water laid sandy material and the underlying till on moraines and till plains.Permeability is rapid in the upper sandy material and moderate or moderately slow in the underlying loamy till. Slope ranges from 0 to 25 percent.Mean annual precipitation is about 35 inches,and mean annual temperature is about 50 degrees F. TAXONOMIC CLASS: Loamy,mixed, active,mesic Arenic Hapludalfs TYPICAL PEDON: Metea loamy fine sand,on a 4 percent slope in a cultivated field at an elevation of 800 feet. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise stated.) Ap--O to 9 inches;brown(lOYR 4/3)loamy fine sand, light yellowish brown(lOYR 6/4)dry; ' weak fine granular structure; very friable;moderately acid; abrupt smooth boundary. (6 to 10 ' inchesthick) E--9 to 28 inches;yellowish brown(lOYR 5/4)fine sand; single grain; loose;moderately acid; ! abrupt smooth boundary. (14 to 30 inches thick) Bt1--28 to 32 inches; yellowish brown(lOYR S/4) sandy loam;weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; common brown(lOYR 4/3)clay bridging between sand grains; 3 percent � avel;moderately acid; clear wavy boundary. (0 to 10 inches thick) 2Bt2--32 to 44 inches;yellowish brown(lOYR 5/4)clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure;friable; common distinct brown(lOYR 4/3)clay films on faces of peds;4 percent gravel;moderately acid;clear wavy boundary. (10 to 30 inches thick) 2C--44 to 80 inches; brown(lOYR 5/3)loam;massive;friable; 4 percent gravel; slightly effervescent;moderately alkaline. TYPE LOCATION: Marshall County,Indiana; about 4 miles south and 3 miles west of � Plymouth; 700 feet south and 1,600 feet west of the center of sec.25,T.33 N., R. 1 E.;U.S.G.S. Plymouth,IN topographic quadrangle; lat.41 degrees 16 minutes 45.4 seconds N. and long. 86 degrees 21 minutes 46.3 seconds W.,NAD 27; UTM Zone 16, 553357 easting and 4569962 northing,NAD 83. RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS: Depth to the base of the argillic horizon:40 to 60 inches ; Thickness of the sandy material:20 to 40 inches Ap or A horizon: Hue: lOYR Value:3 to 5, more than 5.5 dry ,� ,� Chroma:2 to 4 Texture: loamy sand, loamy fine sand, sand,or fine sand ' Reaction: moderately acid to neutral E horizon: ' Hue: 7.SYR or lOYR Value: 4 to 6 Chroma: 3 to 6 Texture: loamy sand, loamy fine sand, sand, or fine sand Reaction: strongly acid to slightly acid Bt horizon: Hue: lOYR Value: 4 to 6 ' Chroma:4 to 6 Texture: sandy loam, fine sandy loam,or sandy clay loam Clay content: 12 to 22 percent Reaction: moderately acid or slightly acid Rock fragment content: 0 to 5 percent gravel 2Bt horizon: Hue: lOYR Value: 4 or 5 Chroma: 3 to 8 Texture: clay loam or loam Clay content:24 to 35 percent Silt content: less than 60 percent Reaction: moderately acid or slightly acid,but ranges to neutral in the lower part when there is more than one subhorizon Rock fragment content: 1 to 10 percent gravel � 2C horizon: Hue: 1 OYR Value: 5 or 6 Chroma: 3 to 8 Clay content: 15 to 24 percent Texture: loam or fine sandy loam Reaction: slightly alkaline or moderately alkaline COMPETING SERIES: These are the D;;Itun, {7i:�e, {)r��s, F'�-issz(, and f'uchlan series. Delton soils average more than 35 percent clay in the lower part of the argillic horizon. Okee soils contain less than 24 percent clay in the lower part of the argillic horizon. Ormas soils contain more than 10 percent gravel in the lower part of the argillic horizon and are underlain by gravelly or very gravelly sand.Prissel soils have a sandy mantle that is thicker than 40 inches. Puchyan soils contain more than 60 percent silt in at least 1 horizon in the lower part of the series control section. ,, +. GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: Metea soils formed in 20 to 40 inches of wind or water laid sandy � material and the underlying loamy till and are on moraines and till plains. Slope gradients range from 0 to 25 percent. Mean annual temperature ranges from 48 to 53 degrees F.,mean annual precipitation ranges from 30 to 42 inches,frost-free period ranges from 150 to 180 days,and elevation ranges from 600 to 1,530 feet above sea level. GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: These are the -1u�rb__zna��bhee, Ba�-rti, ' Brool:stoi�, Ci�::ls�a, Cr��iet•, ivllrl:t�i�, 111uo3�, Nliai7�i, t��vossc�, PI<linfiield, Renssr�ia�_�, f2iddltis, Sel fi�idi�:,, � iiil:s,and ��vasee soils.The somewhat poorly drained Aubbeenaubbee, Crosier, Markton,and Selfridge soils are on footslopes of glaciated uplands. The poorly drained Barry and Brookston soils and the poorly drained or very poorly drained Rensselaer soils are in depressions of glaciated uplands.The excessively drained Chelsea and Plainfield soils,and the well drained Spinks soils are on summits and backslopes of glaciated uplands and are sandier in the lower part of the series control section.The moderately well drained Moon soils are on ' backslopes and have redoximorphic features within 40 inches of the surface.The moderately well drained Miami soils,and the well drained Owosso,Riddles,and Wawasee soils are on summits and backslopes of glaciated uplands. DRAINAGE AND PERMEABILITY: Well drained.The potential for surface runoff is negligible to very high,depending on the slope and depth to till.Permeability is rapid in the upper sandy material and moderate or moderately slow in the underlying loamy till. USE AND VEGETATION: Soils are cropped to corn and soybeans. Small grain and hay are also grown.Many small areas are used for pasture or woodland.Native vegetation is deciduous forest. DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: MLRAs 95,98,and 111 in northern Indiana, southern Wisconsin,northeast Ohio,northern Illinois,and southern Michigan.The soils are of moderate extent. MLRA OFFICE RESPONSIBLE: Indianapolis, Indiana. SERIES ESTABLISHED: Fulton County, Indiana, 1941. REMARKS: Diagnostic horizons and features recognized in this pedon are: Ochric epipedon:from the surface to 28 inches(Ap, E) Argillic horizon: 28 to 44 inches (Btl,2Bt2) Arenic subgroup: from the surface to 28 inches (Ap, E) Udic moisture regime NASIS Data Mapunit ID 155031 represents Metea in complex with Moon on 1 to 5 percent slopes. � NASIS Data Mapunit ID 401581 represents Metea in complex with Riddles on 1 to 5 percent slopes. NASIS Data Mapunit ID 125312 represents Metea in complex with Riddles on 5 to 10 percent slopes,eroded. p C� (� � � �I � , � DE(, 21 ZOU� NASIS Data Mapunit ID 125313 represents Metea in complex with Riddles on 10 to 18 percent slopes,eroded. , ADDITIONAL DATA: Transect data(T99IN-099-001)for the typical pedon is on file in ' MLRA project office,Plymouth,Indiana. Transect shows 90 percent Metea soils and 10 percent Ormas soils. National Cooperative Soil Survey U.S.A. , ,, , 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(lOYR 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(l 0YR 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(I OYR 5/6)relict Fe concentrations and few fine distinct light brownish gray(lOYR 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. i . . The A or Ap horizons have hue of lOYR,value of 2 or 3,and chroma of 1 ar 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 5,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 l OYR 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 Ioam or clay loam. It is slightly alkaline or moderately alkaline.Relict redoximorphic features are present in some pedons. COMPETING SERIES: These are the :=\n=r��s, ,-1r�f�le, E�alti�7iore, �as,ett, Bioomi3��, Caleb, Dot�,a�Tiac, Ut�nl��•i�it_e, Ci�li'il, ltioroni;, Laur�mie, Lori��lais, Lticlick, l�'loha��k, `Jeda, Nti��c�>al�e,, Oneco,(.)1•til.c�c��l, R�cin�, R��z��rt, Sebbo,Ta�a�, ��'�i��co�ia�i,and tl'inneshi;.k 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 sih 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. GEOGRAPffiC 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 C'or�it�va, �unci<is, �� J��i i:tC� '�i13t`��5� t-��Jil�'�I1+i31� ��)i>>IC:i� �t: �"_I�!il'� I��SLi��,','-�Li�iLCld ��,`:»:� SO11S. POOTIy drained Cordova and somewhat poarly and poorly drained Dundas soils are on flats and upper drainageways with a high seasonal water table. Very poorly drained Glencoe, t, . �. 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 harizons 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. i � �� CROWFORK SERIES The Crowfork series consist of very deep,excessively drained soils that formed in glacial outwash on stream terraces and outwash plains.These soils have rapid permeability.Slopes range from 1 to 18 percent. Mean annual precipitarion is about 29 inches.Mean annual temperature is about 46 degrees F. TAXONOMIC CLASS: Mixed,mesic Psammentic Argiudolls TYPICAL PEDON: Crowfork loamy sand, on a 2 percent slope, in a cultivated field. (Colors are for moist soil unless other wise noted.) ' Ap--O to 11 inches; dark brown(lOYR 3/3) loamy sand,brown(lOYR 5/3) dry;weak very fine subangular blocky structure; very friable;few very fine roots; slightly acid; abrupt smooth boundary. (10 to 13 inches thick) E--11 to 20 inches;brown(lOYR 5/3) loamy fine sand,weak very fine subangular blocky structure parting to single grain;very friable;moderately acid; gradual smooth boundary. (0 to 30 inches thick) E&Bt--20 to 45 inches; brown(lOYR 5/3)fine sand(E); single grain; loose;brown (7.SYR 4/3) loamy sand(Bt), 1/4 to 3 inches thick,with thin bands of sandy loam;weak medium subangular blocky structure;very friable; moderately acid; abrupt irregular boundary. (15 to 40 inches thick) : Bt&E--45 to 76 inches;brown(7.SYR 4/4) loamy sand(Bt); about 4 inches apart and 1 to 2 inches thick; weak medium subangular blocky structure;brown(lOYR 5/3)sand ; (E'); single grain; about 5 percent shale fragments; slight(y acid; clear irregular boundary. (0 to 35 inches thick) C--76 to 80 inches;brown(lOYR 5/3)sand; single grain; loose; neutral. TYPE LOCATION: Wright County,Minnesota; about 4 miles south of Buffalo;about 1,400 feet west and 50 feet south of the northeast corner of section 29,T. 119 N.,R.27 W.; USGS Howard Lake quadrangle; lat. 45 degrees 5 minutes 39 seconds N. and long. 94 degrees 06 minutes 00 seconds W.,NAD83. � RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS: Depth to free carbonates is typically more than 80 ; inches. Some pedons have carbonates in the lower part of the control section. Depth to lamellae ranges from 10 to 60 inches. T'he sand size is mostly medium. The rock fragments comprise 0 to 15 percent by volume, in the Bt and C horizons. Most rock fragments are made up of shale. The moisture control section is moist in some or all parts throughout the year in 6 or more out of 10 years. The Ap or A horizon has hue of l OYR,value of 2 or 3,and chroma of 1 to 3. It is loamy sand, loamy fine sand or sand. It is moderately acid to neutral. The E and E'horizons have hue of lOYR or 7.SYR,value of 4 to 6 and chroma of 2 to 4. It is sand, fine sand, loamy fine sand,or loamy sand. It is strongly acid to slightly acid. c � �� Bw horizons are present in some pedons. It has hue of lOYR or 7.SYR,value of 3 to 5, chroma of 2 to 4. It is loamy sand or loamy fine sand. The Bt part consists of one or more thin(less than 3 inches thick)of irregular ! discontinuous or continuous lamellae or bands that begin at depths ranging from 10 to 60 inches.They have hue of 7.SYR or lOYR,value of 3 to 6,chroma of 2 to 4. It is loamy sand, loamy fine sand,with thin bands of sandy loam in some pedons. It is moderately acid to neutral. The C horizon has hue of lOYR or 2.SY,value of 4 to 6,and chroma of 2 to 4. It is sand, coarse sand,and,or mixed with dispersed shale fragments in variable amounts. It is slightly acid to slightly alkaline. COMPETING 5ERIES: There are no other series in this family. GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: These soils are nearly level to moderately steep with convex slope on stream terraces and outwash plains. Slopes range from 1 to 18 percent. These sediments are of Late Wisconsin age.Elevation ranges from 900 to 1000 feet above sea level.The mean annual air temperature ranges from 43 to 48 degrees F..The mean annual precipitation ranges from 26 to 32 inches. Frost-free days range from 124 to 165. GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: These are the :1n�,ti� Sucl;el-c�•eel: (P), r'o•r»fre�, nickir�>o��, Dici:man, csrher�-ill::, }-la�,�ick, Fla�elock Kli��sner, Litchti�(d, ti9alardi (T),ti�lusl:e��o, and S�rta soils. The well drained Angus soils are in similar positions,but formed in formed in glacial till.The Suckercreek(P} soils are on lower , lying flood plains. The poorly drained Cohocatah, Comfrey, and Havelock soils are in nearly level areas or slight depressions. The moderately well drained Litchfield soils are in lower positions. The well drained Dickinson soils,somewhat excessively drained Dickman,and excessively drained Hawick,and Sparta soils do not have argillic horizons and are on similar landscapes. DRAINAGE AND PERMEABILITY: Excessively drained. Runoff is negligible to low. Permeability is rapid. USE AND VEGETATION: Most areas of this soil are cultivated. The principal crops are corn,soybeans, small grain,and hay. Some areas are in pasture and woodland.Native vegeta.tion was tall grass prairie and mixed deciduous hardwood f�rest-mostly oaks. DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: South central Minnesota.This series is not � extensive. MLRA OFF'ICE RESPONSIBLE: St. Paul,Minnesota SERIES ESTABLISHED: Wright County,Minnesota, 1998. REMARKS: This soil was previously correlated as Rasset.However,this soil did not fit the proper classification of what is presently called Rasset.Also,most of the lamellae, identified previously as sandy loam and sandy clay loam, is now loamy sand or loamy �� , � fine sand due to reevaluation of texture of lamellae. Diagnostic horizon and features in ' this pedon are: mollic epipedon-from the soil surface to 11 inches.Argic feature- lamellae totaling less than 6 inches within 76 inches(E'&Bt). ADDITIONAL DATA: Soil interpretation record number is MN0837 National Cooperative Soil Survey U.S.A. � � , . , Udorthents, wet substratum — U2A 0 to 2 percent slopes Component Description ' Udorthents, wet substratum Extent: 100 percent.of the unit Geomorphic setting: Outwash plains, moraines, and stream terraces Position on the landform: Filled depressions Slope range: 0 to 2 percent Parent material: Various soil material Flooding: None Ponding: None General description: The Udorthents consist of fill material that has been placed in wet depressional , areas to match the adjoining upland landscape. Because of the variability of this component, interpretations for specific uses are not available. Onsite investigation is needed. � ; � � • - � i 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: (1)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 hydro(ogy, 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,H drolo ic 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 Inundation defined as II Petmanently Inundated Or �00% 56.6 feet mean water Wetland � Saturated de th III Regularly Inundated Or �25-75% Wetland Saturated IV Seasonally Inundated Or <12.5- Wetland Saturated 25% ` Many areas having these Irregularly Inundated or o Wetland(if hydrophytic veg.and hydric V Saturated >5-12.5/a hydrologic characteristics soils also present are not wetlands � Intermittently Or Never o Areas with these VI Inundated Or Saturated �5/o hydrologic characteristics Not are not wetlands i A-1 r „ � 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 1987 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 10." 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 satura.tion to the surface for 5°/a 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 freestanding 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 for 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 Delineation 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-Neutra!test), of which two must be present to consider the samp(e point as having wetland ; hydrology. I 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 indicators 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 delineation 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. A-3 �