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3 0 and 2 0 Orono Orchard Rd
Orono, Hennepin County, l�IN
Wetland Classification, Identification, and
Delineation Report
Prepared for:
James Murphy
By:
Svoboda Ecological Resources
Project Number 2013-024-03
10/15/2013
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the express permission of Svoboda Ecological Resources.
Table of Contents
ABSTRACT....................................................................................................................................1
INTRODUCTION..........................................................................................................................1
METHODS.....................................................................................................................................1
RESULTS........................................................................................................................................2
DISCUSSION.................................................................................................................................4
REC011��NDATIONS...............................................................................................................4
CERTIFICATION.........................................................................................................................5
DATASOURCES...........................................................................................................................6
LITERATURE REFERENCED...................................................................................................7
FIGURES:
Figure 1: Site Location Overlaid on Topographic Map
Figure 2: National Wetlands Inventory
Figure 3: Web Soil Survey-Hennepin County
Figure 4: Public Waters Inventory
Figure 5: Approximate Wetland Boundary and Sample Point Location
TECHIVICAL DOCUMENTS:
Photo Log
Field Data Sheets
P1antIndicator Status
Soil Series Data
ABSTRACT
Svoboda Ecological Resources (SER) visited the above referenced property on 10/8/13 to
examine the site for the presence of areas meeting wetland criteria. The study parcel is located in
the city of Orono, MN in Hennepin County (Figure 1). One wetland boundary was delineated at
this site. Two sample points were taken, one along the southern boundary of the wetland area
and one sample point on the west side of the ditch in order to characterize the soil,
vegetation, and existing hydrology within the wetland-to-upland transition zone.
INTRODUCTION
The subject parcels 30 Orono Orchard Rd and 20 Orono Orchard Rd are approximately 3.66 and
2.04 acres, respectively. The westem parcel is dominated by emergent herbaceous wetland
species while the eastern parcel is dominated by manicured landscaping and more upland
woodland. The topography of the site around the target site consists of a woodland area sloping
down through a manicured lawn and horse stable area to the northeast into the wetland with a
small water body to the east. The surrounding land use is a mix of closely and widely spaced
single family homes while the parcels themselves are surrounded on two sides by road. To the
immediate southwest is a golf course. The ditch crossing the property originates on the golf
course and provides drainage for one of the ponds. The identified wetlands were classified
according to the Cowardin et al., the Circular 39 and the Eggers and Reed classification systems
and marked with pink"Wetland Delineation"pin flags. The Technical Documents section of this
report contains field data sheets, plant indicator status information, soil survey information, and
wetland definition information.
METHODS
The methods used to delineate the subject parcel are as described in the 1987 US Army Corps of
Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual and the 2010 Midwest Regional Supplement Manual. In
the 1987 Manual, the methods used were described under the "routine" methods for sites less
than 5 acres. This methodology is followed in order to assess whether the three parameters of a
wetland are met for areas on the subject parcel. The three parameters required under normal
circumstances in order to delineate a wetland are described in the Technical Documents section.
The Midwest Regional Supplement Wetland Delineation Manual is also being utilized to
increase the accuracy of our wetland boundaries. This addendum to the original 87 Manual was
created to address the many regional differences that affect wetlands and the delineation methods
used throughout the country. The following explanations are passages from that document.
"T'his Regional Supplement is part of a nationwide effort to address regional
wetland characteristics and improve the accuracy and efficiency of wetland-
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delineation procedures. Regional differences in climate, geology, soils,
hydrology plant and animal communities,and other factors are important to the
identification and functioning of wetlands. These differences cannot be
considered adequately in a single national manual. The development of this
supplement follows National Academy of Sciences recommendations to increase
the regional sensitivity of wetland-delineation methods (National Research
Council 1995).The intent of this supplement is to bring the Corps Manual up to
date with current knowledge and practice in the region and not to change
wetland boundaries." "...This Regional Supplement is designed for use with the
current version of the Corps Manual (Environmental Laboratory 1987) and all
subsequent versions. Where differences in the two documents occur, this
Regional Supplement takes precedence over the Corps Manual for applications
in the Midwest Region."
National Wetland Inventory (NWI) maps (Figure 2), Web Soil Survey of Hennepin County map
(Figure 3), Minnesota Public Waters Inventory maps (Figure 4), and 2012 aerial photographs
were reviewed prior to the site visit to identify areas that may be wetlands. Areas illustrating
evidence of wetland conditions were examined in greater detail during the field survey.
Vegetation, soils and hydrology were examined (as outlined in the 1987 Manual) and used to
characterize wetland types and determine wetland boundaries. Sample transects were established
in representative wetland-to-upland transirion zones in order to characterize the vegetation, soils,
and hydrology of the site. Transects consist of a representative upland sample point and
representative wetland sample point. Information obtained at the sample points can be found on
the field data sheets located in the Technical Documents section.
Wetland boundaries were marked at the site by pink "Wetland Delineation" pin flags. 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. Wetlands were classified in accordance with methods
described by Cowardin et al. (1979) and used in the NWI (e.g. PEMB, PSS1C, etc.), completed
by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The Circular 39 and Eggers and Reed classification
systems are also given. The indicator status of plants, as described in the Technical Documents
section, was determined using the National List of Plant Species That Occur in Wetlands —
Region 3 (Sabine 1999).
RESULTS
The National Wetland Inventory indicates a wetland of type PUBG in the survey area. (Figure 2).
The Web Soil Survey of Hennepin County (Figure 3) identifies six soil map units present on the
subject property. They are as follows: Klossner soils, depressional; Hamel-Glencoe,
depressional, complex; Hamel, overwash-Hamel complex; Lester loam, morainic; and two
Lester-Kilkenny complex types of different slopes. The Klossner type is the hydric soil on the
site. The Hamel-Glencoe complex is predominantly hydric. The Hamel, overwash-Hamel
complex is partially hydric and the remaining Lester loam and complexes are predominantly
non-hydric. Soil series descriptions are provided in the Technical Documents section.
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The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, State Protected Waters Map (Public Water
Inventory) indicates no public waters within the parcels(Figure 4).
Site Visit
SER ecologists examined the subject property for areas meeting jurisdictional wetland criteria
during the site visit. One area meeting the jurisdictional criteria of a wetland was flagged, and
boundaries were determined and delineated. The approximate wetland boundary is outlined in
yellow (Figure 5).
The NWI had previously identified the present wetland as PUBG The wetland is depressional
and permanently inundated to intermittently exposed with an open water area in the center. The
wetland of interest is located in the northern half of the western parcel.The wetland vegetation in
the intermittently exposed wetland was dominated by reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea
FACV� and narrow leaved cattail (Typha angustifolia OBL). The transition to upland can be
marked vegetatively, primarily as the reed canary grass and cattail disappear and green ash
(Fraxinus pennsylvanica FACV�becomes more prevalent.
Sample point SP 1-1 Wet was taken from the south end of the wetland. The soils at sample point
SP1-1 Wet consisted of an initial twelve inches of a mucky peat loam. Water was present at
twelve inches below which the soil was a slurry. Hydric indicator F 1 (Loamy Mucky Material)
was present. The soils at sample point SP 1-1 Upl consisted of light colored layers of clay loam
and sandy clay.No hydric indicators were present.
At both points on the SP 1-1 transect wetland hydrology was indicated by secondary indicators
D2 (Geomorphic Position) and DS (FAC-Neutral Test).As an alternative upland sample site, we
also used data from SP-D 1 Upl (see below). Opportunities for a closer upland sample point for
Transect 1 were limited by ownership constraints, runoff from the pony yard and the proximity
of the wetland edge to the driveway.
Sample point SP 1-2 was taken from the far east side of the second parcel to determine if there
was wetland in this area. This area is a green ash, boxelder (Acer negundo FAC) and burr oak
(Quercus macrocarpa FAC) woodland with a dominant understory of common buckthorn
(Rhamnus cathartica FAC). The soils at sample point SP1-2 Wet consisted of 10 inches of a dark
silt loam on the surface with a depleted layer below. Hydric indicator DS (Depleted Below Dark
Surface) was present, indicating presence of hydric soil. Wetland hydrology was indicated by
secondary indicators D2 (Geomorphic Position) and DS (FAC-Neutral Test). The exact location
of Sample Point 2 is estimated and may not be on the property therefore the wetland edge was
not delineated.
Sample point SP Dl Upl was taken to the west of the ditch running to the south of the larger
wetland in the first parcel. Bluegrass (Poa pratensis FAC) lawn dominated this area. Soil
consisted of sandy loam to 24 inches of depth. Only one secondary indicator for wetland
hydrology, DS (FAC-Neutral Test), was present.
Detailed soils, vegetation, and hydrology data for the delineated jurisdictional wetlands are
provided in the data sheets of the Technical Documents section.
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DISCUSSION
SER completed all on-site delineations based on the three required technical criteria as outlined
by the 1987 Manual: the presence of hydric soils, a predominance of hydrophytic vegetation,
and indicators of wetland hydrology in each basin. The site visit portion of the wetland
delineation was completed on 10/8/13.
SER personnel examined the subject property for areas meeting jurisdictional wetland criteria
during the site visit and delineated the western and southern edges of the seasonally inundated
depression as being jurisdictional wetland(Figure 5), likely PUBG as described by NWI, as well
as a roadside ditch shooting off from the south end of the wetland. Detailed soils, vegetation and
hydrology data is provided in the data sheets of the Technical Documents section.A set of figures
is provided in the Figures section.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Activities that impact or could potentially impact wetlands are regulated at several levels of
government. In Minnesota, the two primary jurisdictions are covered at the state and federal
levels by the provisions of the following legislative actions.
1* State jurisdiction by the Wetland Conservation Act of 1991 (WCA) administered by the
WCA Local Governmental Unit(LGU).
2* Federal jurisdiction by the Clean Water Act of 1972 and subsequent amendments.
Wetland protection is implemented by the Corps of Engineers(Corps)with permit
certification issued by the Environmental Protection Agency.
While the wetland boundaries that SER has delineated are not official until approved by a WCA
approved local government unit (LGU), SER advises the property owner/developer to refrain
from any filling, draining, or excavating, or any impact to the area SER has delineated as
wetland. No grading or filling in wetland basins should commence until all necessary permits
have been obtained. Violation of wetland regulations may result in substantial civil and criminal
penalties. Local ordinances may regulate wetland modifications such as brush and tree removal
and burning in addition to grading and filling. Depending on the location of the property, buffers
around the wetland may also be protected. Any activities in the proximity of the wetland should
be cleared with appropriate WCA regulatory agencies. It is also advisable to have the wetland
boundary surveyed by a licensed land surveyor. Since the pin flags used along the boundary can
be vandalized or inadvertently knocked over, a GPS survey of the flags will assure the
permanence of the boundary. The client should also be aware that approved wetland boundaries
are typically valid for only three years from the date of approval.
To avoid project delays associated with wetland regulations, it is essential that you acquire
necessary permits from all jurisdictional agencies before initiating activities.A WCA Sequencing
form, a WCA and Army Corps of Engineers Replacement Plan Application form, and a DNR
permit application are among the materials that you may be required to submit if impacts are
proposed for the delineated wetlands. By initiating the permit process as soon as possible,
potential costly delays to the project may be avoided.
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CERTIFICATION
Frank Svoboda and Tyler Kaebisch completed the above-described delineation on 10/8/2013.
This delineation was performed according to the procedures described by the US Army Corps of
Engineers in the 1987 Wetlands Delineation Manual and the 2007 Midwest Region Supplement
Wetland Delineation Manual. The delineation meets the standards and a criterion described in
these manuals and conforms to the applicable standards and regulations in force at the time the
delineation was completed.
Report and graphics were prepared by David Remucal(Wetland Ecologist)on this day
10/15/2013. The delineation report was reviewed by Frank Svoboda, President of Svoboda
Ecological Resources.
Client: James Murphy
Project Name:30 and 20 Orono Orchard Rd
Project No.: 2013-024
Location: Orono, MN
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Date
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Pmject Number: 2013-024 Orono,MN
DATA SOURCES
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Public Waters Inventory Basin Delineations,
Published 7/31/2008 and retrieved from http://deli.dnr.state.mn.us
United States Fish and Wildlife Service National Wetland Inventory Map. Retrieved from
http://www.fws.gov/wetlands/Data/Mapper.htrnl on 5/28/12.
2010 Aerial Color Photos. Publicly Distributed by MN Geo WMS Service.
Topographic maps obtained via the National Geographic Society's USA Topo service through
ESRI.
Web Soil Survey for Hennepin County, MN. Retrieved from
http://websoilsurvey.nres.usda.gov/app/HomePage.htm
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LITERATURE REFERENCED
Cowardin, L.M., V. Carter, F.C. Golet, and R.T. LaRoe. 1979. Classification of Wetlands and
Deepwater Habitats of the United States. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, FWS/OBS-79/31.
103pp.
Eggers, Steve D. and Donald M. Reed. 2011. Wetland Plants and Plant Communities of
Minnesota and Wisconsin, Third Edition. US Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District. 478pp,
unclassified.
Environmental Laboratory. 1987. 1987 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wetlands Delineation
Manasal. Technical Report Y-87-1, US Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station,
Vicksburg, Mississippi.
Gleason, H.A. and A.C. Cronquist. 1991.Manual of I�ascular Plants of Northeastern United
States and Adjacent Canada. New York Botanical Garden, Bronx. 910pp.
Lichvar, R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron
2013-49: 1-241. http://rsgisias.crrel.usace.army.inil/NWPL/
Shaw, S.P., and C.G. Fredine. 1956. Wetlands of the United States. U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Circular 39. 67pp.
U.S.Ariny Corps of Engineers.August 2010. Regional Supplement to the Corps of Engineers
Wetland Delineation Manual: Midwest Region(Version 2.0). ERDC/EL TR-10-16. Vicksburg,
MS: US Army Engineer Research and Development Center.
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- E c o l o g i c a� �t e s o u r c e s Fee t 30 and 20 Orono Orchard Rd
Orono, MN
THE TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION SECTION
Field Data Sheets
WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM-Midwest Region
ProjecUSite 30 Orono Orchard City/County: Orono Sampling Date: 10/8/2013
ApplicanUOwner: James Murphy State: MN Sampling Point: SP 1 1 Upl
Investigator(s): FS,TK >ection,Township,Range:
Landfortn(hillslope,terrace,etc.): Depression Local relief(concave,convex,none): concave
Slope(%): 0 Lat Long: Datum: NAD83
Soil Map Unit Name Hamel-Glencoe depressional complex JWI Classificadon:
Are climatic/hydrologic cond'Rions of the site typical for this time of the year7 Y (If no,explain in remarks)
Are vegetation ,soil ,or hydrology significanUy disturbed? Are'nortnal circumstances"
Are vegetation ,soil ,or hydrology naturally problemaUc7 present? Yes
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS (If needed,explain any answers in remarks.)
Hydrophytic vegetation present? Y
Hydric soil present? N Is the sampled area within a wetland? N
Indicators of wetland hydrology present? Y (yes,optional wetland site ID:
Remarks:(Explain aRemative procedures here or in a separate report.)
VEGETATION—Use saentific names of plants.
Absolute Dominan Indicator pominance Test Worksheet
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30' ) %Cover t Species Staus Number of Dominant Species
1 Fraxinus pennsyNanica 25 Y FACW that are OBL,FACW,or FAC: 6 (A)
2 Populus deltoides 15 Y FAC Tota�Number of Dominant
3 Thuja occidentalis 10 Y FACW Spedes Across all Strata: 6 (B)
4 Percent oi DominaM Species
5 that are OBL,FACW,or FAC: 100.00% (A/B)
50 =Total Cover
Saolira/Shrub sVaturt (Plot size: 15' ) Prevalence Index Worksheet
1 Fraxinus pennsylvanka 40 Y FACW Total%Cover of:
2 Rhamnus cathartica 30 Y FAC OBL species 40 x 1= 40
3 FACW species 77 x 2= 154
4 FAC species 45 x 3= 135
5 FACU species 0 x 4= 0
70 =Total Cover UPL species 0 x 5= 0
Herb stratum (Plot size: 5' ) Column totals 162 (A) 329 (B)
1 Calama�ostis canadensis 40 Y OBL Prevalence Index=B/A= 2.03
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3 Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
4 Rapid test for hydrophytic vegetation
5 X Dominance test is>50%
6 X Prevalence index is 53.0'
� Morphogical adaptations'(provide
8 supporting data in Remarks or on a
9 separate sheet)
10 Problematic hydrophytic vegetation•
40 =Total Cover (explain)
Woodv vine stratum (Plot size: 30' )
'Indicators of hy�ic soil arid wetland hydrology must be
1 Vitis riparia 2 FACW present,unkss�isturbed or proWematic
p y rop c
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present? Y
Remarks:(Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet)
US Amy Corps of Engineers Midwest Region
SOIL Sampling Point: SP 1_1 Upl
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the imiicator or conflrm the absence of indicators.)
Depth Matrix Redox Features
(Inches) Color(moist) % Color(moist) % Type• Loc" Texture Remarks
8 10YR 4/6 t� Clay Loam
16 10YR 4/4 100 Sandy Clay
24 10YR 4/4 70 10YR 6/6 30 D M Sandy Clay
'Type:C=Concentration,D=Depletion,RM=Reduced Matrix,MS=Masked Sand Grains. "Location:PL=Pore Lining,M=MaUix
Hydric Soil Indicators: Indicffiora for Problematic Hydric Soila:
Histisol(A1) Sandy Gleyed Matrix(S4) Coast Prairie Redox(A16)(LRR K,L,R)
Histic Epipedon(A2) Sandy Redox(S5) Dark Surface(S7)(LRR K,L)
Black Histic(A3) SVipped Matrix(S6) 5 cm Mucky Peat or Peat(S3)(LRR K,L,R)
Hydrogen Sulfide(A4) Loamy Mucky Minerai(F1) Iron-Manganese Masses(F12)(LRR K,L,R)
Stratified Layers(A5) Loamy Gleyed Matrix(F2) Very Shallow Dark Surface(TF12)
2 cm Muck(A10) Depleted Matrix(F3) Ottier(explain in remarks)
Depleted Below Dark Surface(A11) Redox Dark Surface(F6)
Thick Dark Surface(Al2) Depleted Dark Surface(F7) 'Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and weltand
_Sandy Mucky Mineral(S1) _Redox Depressions(F8) hydrology must be present,unless disturbed or
problematic
Restrictive Layer(if observed):
Type: Hydric soil preseM4 N
Depth(inches):
ema s:
HYDROLOGY
WeUand Hydrology Indicators:
Primarv Indicators(minimum of one is reauired:check all that aoolv► Secondarv Indicators( ' im
SuAace Water(A1) AquaGc Fauna(B13) Surface Sal Crecks(B6)
High Water Table(A2) True Aquatic PIaMs(B14) Drainage Pattems(B10)
Saturatlon(A3) Hydrogen Sulfide Odor(C1) Dry-Season Water Table(C2)
Water Marks(87) O�cidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots Crayflsh Burtows(C8)
Sediment Deposits(B2) (C3) Saturation Yxible on Aerial Imagery(C9)
Drift Deposils(B3) Presence M Reduced Iron(C4) Stunted or Stressed Plants(D1)
Algal Mat or Crust(B4) Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils �Geomorphic Position(D2)
Iron Deposits(85) (C6) �FAC-Neutral Test(DS)
Inundadon Vsible on Aerial Imagery(87) Thin Muck Su�face(C7)
Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface(88) Gauge or Well Data(D9)
Water-Stained Leaves(89) Other(6cplain in Remarks)
e erv ons:
Surface water present? Yes No X Depth(inches):
Water table present? Yes No X Depth(inches): Indicffiors of wetland
Saturation present? Yes No �—Depth(inches): hydrology preserh? Y
(includes capillary finge)
Describe recorded data(stream gauge,monitoring well,aerial photos,previous inspecdons),ff available:
ema s:
US Army Corps of Engineers Midwest Region
WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM-Midwest Region
ProjecUSite 30 Orono Orchard Ciry/County: Orono Sampling Date: 10/8l2013
ApplicantlOwner: James Murphy State: MN Sampling Point: SP 1 1 Wet
Investigator(s): FS,TK �ection,Township,Range:
Landfortn(hillslope,terrace,etc.): Depression Local relief(co�cave,convex,none): concave
Slope(%): 0 Lat Long: Datum: NAD83
Soil Map Unit NameKlossner soils,depressional 0 to 1 percent slopes JWI Classification: PUBG
Are climafic/hydrologic conditions of the site typical for this time of the yeaft Y (If no,expiain in remarks)
Are vegetation ,soil ,or hydrology significantly disturbed? Are"nortnal ciricumstances'
Are vegetation ,soil ,or hydrology naturally problematic? present? Yes
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS (If needed,explain any answers in remarks.)
Hydrophytic vegetation present? Y
Hydric soil present? Y Is the sampled area within a weUandl Y
Indicators of weUand hydrology present7 Y f yes,optional wetland site ID:
Remarks:(Explain altemative procedures here or in a separate report.)
VEGETATION—Use saentific names of lants.
Absolute Dominan Indicator pominance Test Workaheet
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30' ) %Cover t Species Staus Number of Dominant Species
1 Fraxinus pennsy/vanica 10 Y FACW that are OBL,FACW,or FAC: 4 (A)
2 Tohal Number of Dominant
3 Species Across all Strata: 4 (B)
4 Percent of DominaM Species
5 that are OBL,FACW,or FAC: 100.00% (A/B)
10 =Totat Cover
Saolina/Shrub stratun (Pbt size: 15' ) Prevalence Index Worksheet
1 Total%Cover of:
2 OBL species 50 x 1= 50
3 FACW species 60 x 2= 120
4 FAC species 0 x 3= 0
5 FACU species 0 x 4= 0
0 =Total Cover UPL species 0 x 5= 0
Herb stratum (Plot size: 5' ) Column totals 110 (A) 170 (B)
1 Typha angustifdia 50 Y OBL Prevaler�ce Index=B/A= 1.55
2 Phalaris arundinacea 50 Y FACW
3 Hydrophytic Vegetatbn Indicators:
4 Rapid test for hydrophytic vegetadon
5 X Dominance test is>50%
6 X Prevalence index is 53.0'
� Nbrphogical adaptations'(provide
8 supporting data in Remarks or on a
9 separate sheet)
1� Problematic hydrophy6c vegetation•
100 =TotaiCover (exptain)
Woody vine stratum (Pbt size: 30' ) 'Indicators of hydrlc sdl and wetlar�d hydrology must be
1 Vitis/ipa/ia 2 Y FACW presen4 uNess disturbed or prodematic
y rop c
2 =Total Cover �e9etat�on
preaeMT Y
Remarlcs:(Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet)
US Amy Corps of Engineers Midwest Region
SOIL Sampling Point: SP 1 1 Wet
Proflle Descriptbn: (Describe to the depth needed to document the Indicffior or conflrm the absence of ir►dicators.)
Depth Matrix Redox Features
(Inches) Color(moist) % Color(moist) % Type" Loc" Texture Remarks
12 10YR 2/1 100 Mucky Loam Peat
"Type:C=Concentration,D=Depletion,RM=Reduced Matrix,MS=Masked Sarxi Grains. ""Location:PL=Pore Lining,M=Matrix
Hydrlc Soll Indicators: Indlcators for ProWematfc Hydric Soils:
Histisol(A1) Sandy Gleyed MaUix(S4) Coast Prairie Redox(A16)(LRR K,L,R)
Histic Epipedon(A2) Sandy Redox(S5) Dark Surface(S7)(LRR K,L)
Black Histic(A3) SVipped Matrix(S6) 5 cm Mucky Peat or Peat(S3)(LRR K,L,R)
Hydrogen Suifide(A4) X Loamy Mucky Mineral(F1) Iron-Manganese Masses(F12)(LRR K,L,R)
SVatified Layers(A5) Loamy Gleyed MaUix(F2) Very Shallow Dark Surface(TF12)
2 cm Muck(A10) Depleted Matrix(F3) Other(explain in remarks)
Depteted Below Dark Surface(A11) Redox Dark Surface(F6)
Thick Dark Surface(Al2) Depleted Dark Surface(F7) 'Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and weltand
Sandy Mucky Mineral(S1) Redox Depressions(F8) hydrology must be present,unless disturbed or
problematic
Restrictive Layer(if observed):
Type: Hydric soil preserK? Y
Depth(inches):
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HYDROLOGY
WeUand liydrology Indicators:
Primarv Indicators(minimum of one is reauired:check all that aoolvl Secondarv Indicators(mi '
Suriace Water(A1) Aquatic Fauna(B13) Surface Soil Cracks(B6)
High Water Table(A2) True AquaNc PIaMs(B14) Drainage Pattems(B10)
Saturation(A3) Hydrogen Sulflde Odor(C1) DrySeasan Water Table(C2)
Water Marks(B1) Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots Crayfish Burtows(C8)
Sediment Deposits(B2) (C3) Saturation vsible on Aerial Imagery(C9)
Drift Deposits(B3) Presence of Reduced Iron(C4) Slunted or Shessed PlanLs(D1)
Algal Mat or Crust(84) Recent Iron Reducdon in Tilled Soils �Geomorphic P�ition(D2)
Iron Deposits(B5) (C6) �FAC-Neutral Test(DS)
Inundatian YsiWe on Aerial imagery(B7) Thin Muck Surface(C7)
Sparsely Vegetated Corxave Surface(88) Gauge ar Well Data(D9)
Water-Stained Leaves(B9) Other(Explain in Remarks)
e rv or�:
Surface water present? Yes No X Depth(inches):
Water table present't Yes �— No Depth(inches):�� Indicators of wetland
Saturation present? Yes —$� No Depth(inches):�— hydrology preserk? Y
(includes capillary finge)
Describe recorded data(stream gauge,monitoring well,aerial photos,previous inspections),'rf available:
ema s:
US Army Corps of Engineers Midwest Region
WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM-Midwest Region
ProjecUSite 30 Orono Orcharcl City/County: Orono Sampling Date: 10/8/2013
ApplicanHOwner. James Murphy State: MN Sampling Point: SP 1 2
Investigator(s): FS,TK iection,Township,Range:
Landform(hillslope,temace,etc.): Depressfon Local relief(concave,convex,none): concave
Slope(%): 3-5°k Lat: Long: Datum: NAD83
Soil Map Unit Name Lester-Kilkenny complex 18 to 25 percent slopes �WI Classification:
Are climatic/hydrologic conditions of the sRe typical for this time of the yeaft Y (If no,explain in remarks)
Are vegetation ,soil ,or hydrology significanUy disturbed? Are"nortnal circumstances'
Are vegetation ,soil ,or hydrology naturally problematic? present? Yes
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS (If needed,explain any answers in remarks.)
Hydrophytic vegetaUon present? Y
Hydric soil present? Y Is the sampled area wtthin a wetland? Y
Indicarors of weUand hydrology present? Y f yes,opUonal weUand site ID:
Remarks:(Explai�akemative procedures here or in a separate report.)
VEGETATION—Use saentific names of lants.
Absolute Dominan Indicator pomfnance Test Worksheet
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30' ) %Cover t Species Staus Number of Dominant Species
1 Fraxinus pennsylvanica 30 Y FACW that are OBL,FACW,or FAC: 5 (A)
2 Acer negundo 30 Y FAC Total Number of Dominant
3 Quercus macrocarpa 20 Y FAC Species Across all Strata: 5 (B)
4 PerceM of DominaM Species
5 ihat are OBL,FACW,or FAC: 100.00% (A/B)
80 =Total Cover
Saolina/Shrub straturt (Plot size: 15' ) PrevaMnce Index Worksheet
1 Rhamnus cathartica 75 Y FAC Total%Cover of:
2 OBL species 0 x 1= 0
3 FACW species 40 x 2= 80
4 FAC species 125 x 3= 375
5 FACU species 0 x 4= 0
75 =Total Cover UPL species 0 x 5= 0
Herb stratum (Plot size: 5' ) Column totals 165 (A) 455 (B)
1 Prevalence Index=B/A= 2.76
2
3 HydrophyHc Vegetation Indicators:
4 Rapid test for hydrophytic vegetation
5 X Dominance test is>50%
6 X Prevalence index is 53.0'
7
Morphogical adaptations'(provide
8 supporting data in Remarks or on a
9 separate sheet)
1� Problematic hydrophydc vegeNation•
0 =Total Cover (explain)
Woody Vine Stfatufll (Pbt size: 30� ) •Indiwtas of hydric sdl and wetl�d hydrolopy must be
1 Vitis dpa/ia 10 Y FACW present,un�ess disturbed w probiematic
z y ro
10 =Total Cover �e9etatlon
presentT Y
Remarks:(Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet)
US Amy Corps of Engineers Midwest Region
SOIL Sampli�Point: SP 1_2
Proflle Description: (Describe to the depth needed to documern the indicator or conflrm the absence of indicators.)
Depth MaUix Redox Features
(Inches) Color(moist) % Color(moist) % Type' Loc"" Texture Remarks
10 10YR 3/1 100 Sandy Loam
20 10YR 5/1 100 Sandy Loam
28 tOYR 5/1 90 10YR 5/6 10 D PL/M Sandy Loam
"Type:C=ConcenVation,D=DepleUon,RM=Reduced Matrix,MS=Masked Sand Grains. "Location:PL=Pore Lining,M=MaVix
Hydric Soil Indicators: Indicffiors for Problematic Hydric Soils:
Histisol(A1) Sandy Gleyed Matrix(S4) Coast Prairie Redox(A16)(LRR K,L,R)
Histic Epipedon(A2) Sandy Redox(S5) Dark Surface(S7)(LRR K,L)
Black Histic(A3) SVipped Matrix(S6) 5 cm Mucky Peat or Peat(S3)(LRR K,L,R)
Hydrogen Sulfide(A4) Loamy Mucky Mineral(F1) Iron-Manganese Masses(F12)(LRR K,L,R)
Strat�ed Layers(A5) Loamy Gleyed MaVix(F2) Very Shallow Dark Surface(TF12)
2 cm Muck(A10) Depleted MaVix(F3) Other(explain in remarks)
X Depleted Below Dark Surface(A11) Redox Dark Surface(F6)
Thick Dark Surface(Al2) Depleted Dark Surface(F7) 'Indiptors of hydrophytic vegeNation and weltand
Sandy Mucky Mineral(S1) Redox Depressions(F8) hydrology must be present,unless disturbed or
problematic
Restrictive Layer(If observed):
Type: Hydric soil preseM? Y
Depth(inches):
ema s:
HYDROLOGY
WeUand Hydrology Indicators:
Primarv Indicators(minimum of one is reauired:check all that aoolvl Secondarv IndFcators(n' '
Surface Water(A1) Aquatic Fauna(B13) Surface Soil Cracks(B6)
High Water Table(A2) True Aquatic PIaMs(B14) Drainage Pattems(B10)
Saturadon(A3) Hydrogen Sulfide Oda(C1) DrySeason Water Table(C2)
Water Marks(B1) Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots Crayfish Burtows(C8)
SedimeM Deposits(B2) (C3) Saturation vsible on Aerial Imagery(C9)
Drift Deposits(B3) Presence of Reduced Iron(C4) StuMed or Stressed Plants(D1)
Algal Mat or Cnut(B4) Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils �Geomorphic Positlon(D2)
Iron Deposits(B5) (C6) �FAC-Neutral Test(D5)
Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery(B7) Thin Muck Surtace(C7)
Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surtace(B8) Gauge or Well Data(D9)
WaterStained leaves(B9) Other(Explain in Remarks)
e rv ons:
Surface water present? Yes No X Depth(inches):
Water table present? Yes No �Z—Depth(inches): Indicffiora of wetland
Saturation present? Yes No �Depth(inches): hydrobgy preserrt? Y
(includes capillary finge)
Describe recorded data(stream gauge,monitoring well,aerial photos,previous inspections),if available:
ema s:
US Army Corps of Engineers Midwest Region
WETLAND DETERMINATiON DATA FORM-Midwest Region
ProjecUSite 30 Orono Orchard Ciry/County: Orono Sampling Date: 10/8/2013
ApplicanUOwner. James Murphy State: MN Sampling Point: SP D1 Upl
Investigator(s): FS,TK >ection,Township,Range:
Landform(hillslope,terrace,etc.): hills�ope Local relief(concave,convex,none): none
Slope(°/a): 0 Lat: Long: Datum: NAD83
Soil Map Unit Name Hamel-Glencoe,depressional complex JWI Classification:
Are climatiC/hydrologic conditions of the site typical for this time of the yeaR Y (If no,explain in remarks)
Are vegetation ,soil ,or hydrology significanUy disturbed7 Are"nortnal ciricumstances"
Are vegetation ,soil ,or hydrology naturally problematic? present7 Yes
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS (If needed,explain any answers in remarks.)
Hydrophytic vegetation present? Y
Hydric soil present? N la the sampled area within a wetland4 N
Indicators of wetland hydrology present7 N f yes,optional wetland site ID:
Remarks:(Explain aRemative procedures here or in a separate report.)
VEGETATION—Use saentific names of lants.
Absolute Dominan Indicator pominance Test Worlcsheet
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30' ) %Cover t Species Staus Number of Dominant Species
1 Fraxinus pennsyNanica 5 Y FACW that are OBL,FACW,w FAC: 3 (A)
2 Acer saccharinum 1 N FACW Total Number of Dominant
3 Pinus resinosa 1 N FACU Species Across all Strata: 3 (B)
4 PerceM of Dominant Species
5 that are OBL,FACW,or FAC: 100.00% (AB)
7 =Total Cover
SaDIIf1O/Shrub straturt (Plot size: 15' ) Prevalence Index Worksheet
1 Rhamnus cathartica 10 Y FAC Total%Cover of:
2 OBL species 0 x 1= 0
3 FACW species 6 x 2= 12
4 FAC species 100 x 3= 300
5 FACU species 2 x 4= 8
10 =Total Cover UPL species 0 x 5= 0
Herb stratum (Plot size: ) Column totals 108 (A) 320 (B)
1 Poa pratensis 90 Y FAC Prevalence Index=B/A= 2.96
2
3 Hydrophytic Vegetatbn Indfcffiors:
4 Rapid test for hydrophytic vegetation
5 X Dominance test is>50%
6 X Prevaler�ce index is 53.0'
� Morphogical adaptations•(provide
8 supporting dafa in Remarks or on a
9 separate sheet)
10 Problematic hydrophytic vegeNation'
90 =Total Cover (explain)
WOOdy Vif1@ St1'atum (PIOt SiZ@: ) 'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology musl be
1 Parthenocissus quinquefolia 1 N FACU presene,uniess d�seurbed or prowemasc
2 y rop c
1 =Total Cover �e9etaGon
presertt? Y
Remarks:(Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet)
US Amy Corps of Engineers Midwest Region
SOIL Sampling PoiM: SP D1 Upl
Proflle Description: (Describe to the depth needed to documeM the indicffior or coMirm the absence of fndicators.)
Depth MaUix Redox Features
(inches) Color(moist) % Color(moist) % Type' Loc" Texture Remarks
12 10YR 2/1 100 Sandy Loam
24 10YR 4/3 100 Sandy Loam
'Type:C=Concentration,D=DepleUon,RM=Reduced Matrix,MS=Masked Sand Grains. "Location:PL=Pore Lini�g,M=MaVix
Hydric Soil Indicators: Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils:
Histisol(A1) Sandy Gleyed MaMx(S4) Coast Prairie Redox(A16)(LRR K,L,R)
Histic Epipedon(AZ) Sandy Redox(S5) Dark Surface(S7)(LRR K,L)
Black Histic(A3) SUipped Matrix(S6) 5 cm Mucky Peat or Peat(S3)(LRR K,L,R)
Hydrogen Sulfide(A4) Loamy Mucky Mineral(F1) Iron-Manganese Masses(F12)(LRR K,L,R)
SVatified Layers(A5) Loamy Gleyed MaVix(F2) Very Shalbw Dark Surface(TF12)
2 cm Muck(A10) Depleted MaVix(F3) Ofher(explain in remarks)
Depleted Below Dark Surface(A11) Redox Dark Surface(F6)
Thick Dark Surface(Al2) Depleted Dark Surface(F7) 'Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and welhand
Sandy Mucky Mineral(S1) Redox Depressions(F8) hydrology must be present,unless disturbed or
problematic
Restrictive Layer(if observed):
Type: Hydric soil preserrt? N
Depth(inches):
ema s:
HYDROLOGY
WeUand Hydrology Indicators:
Primarv Indicators(minimum of one is reauired:check all that aoolvl
Surface Water(A1) Aquafic F2una(B13) Surtace Soil Cracks(B6)
High Water Table(A2) True Aquatic PIaMs(614) Drainage Pattems(B10)
Saturatlon(A3) Hydrogen Sulflde Odor(C1) DrySeason Water Table(C2)
Water Marks(B1) Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots Gayfish Burtows(C8)
Sediment Deposits(B2) (C3) Saturation�sible on Aerial Imagery(C9)
DriR Deposits(63) Presence of Re�ced Iron(C4) Stunted or Stressed Plants(D1)
Algal Mat a Gust(B4) Recent Iron Reduc6on in Tilled Soils Geomorphic Position(D2)
Iron Deposits(B5) (C6) X FAC-Neutral Test(D5)
InundaUon Ysible on Aeriat Imagery(B7) Thfn Muck SurFace(C7)
Sparsely Vegetated Cor�cave Surtace(BB) Gauge a Well Data(D9)
water-Stained Leave.s(B9) —Other(Explain in Remarks)
e rv ons:
Surface water present? Yes No X Depth(inches):
Water tabie present7 Yes No X Depth(inches): Indicators of wetland
Saturation present? Yes No �—DepM(inches): hydrology presern? N
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe recorded data(stream gauge,monitoring well,aerial photos,previous inspections),if available:
ema s:
US Army Corps of Engineers Midwest Region
THE TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION SECTION
Plant Indicator Status
INDICATOR CATEGORIES*
Obligate Wetland (OBL)—Occur almost always (estimated probability>99%)under natural
conditions in wetlands.
Facultative Wetland (FACV�—Usually occur in wetlands (estimated probabiliry 67%-99%),
but occasionally found in non-wetlands.
Facultative(FAC)—Equally likely to occur in wetlands or non-wetlands (estimated probabiliry
34%-66%).
Facultative Upland(FACin—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 probabiliry>99%)under natural conditions in non-wetlands in the region specified. If
a species does not occur in wetlands in any region, it is not on the National List.
*Reed,P.B. 1988. National list of plant species that occur in wetlands: Minnesota. National
Wetlands Inventory,U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, St. Petersburg,Florida.
THE TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION SECTION
Soil Series Descriptions
Acquired from Natural Resource Conservation Service Website,Official Soil Series Descriptions
GLENCOE SERIES
The Glencoe series consists of very deep,very poorly drained soils that formed in loamy sediments from
glacial till on glacial moraines.These soils have moderate or moderately slow permeability.Slopes are 0 to
1 percent.Mean annual precipitation is about 28 inches.Mean annual temperature is about 48 degrees F.
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Fine-loamy,mixed, superactive,mesic Cumulic Endoaquolls
TYPICAL PEDON: Glencoe clay loam with a concave slope of less than 1 percent in a
depression on a ground moraine in cultivated field. (Colors are for moist soil unless
otherwise noted.)
Ap--O to 10 inches;black(N 2/0)clay loam; massive; friable; about 2 percent gravel;
cloddy; neutral; abrupt smooth boundary.
A--10 to 24 inches; black(N 2/0)clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure;
friable; about 2 percent gravel; neutral; clear wavy boundary. (Combined thickness of A
horizon is 16 to 32 inches.)
ABg--24 to 35 inches;very dark gray(SY 3/1) clay loam;weak fine subangular blocky
structure; friable; few tongues of dark olive gray(SY 3/2) and olive gray(SY 4/2); about
2 percent gravel; neutral; gradual irregular boundary. (0 to 26 inches thick)
Bg--35 to 48 inches; olive gray(SY 4/2) loam;moderate coarse subangular blocky
structure; friable: few tongues of very dark gray(SY 3/1); about 5 percent gravel;
common fine prominent light olive brown(2.SY 5/4)and common medium prominent
strong brown(7.SYR 5/6)Fe concentrations; neutral; gradual wavy boundary. (0 to 30
inchesthick)
Cg--48 to 60 inches; grayish brown(2.SY 5/2) loam; massive; friable; about 5 percent
gravel; many medium distinct light olive brown(2.SY 5/4)Fe concentrations; strongly
effervescent; slightly alkaline.
TYPE LOCATION: Steele County,Minnesota; about 5 miles northwest of Owatonna;
2,640 feet south, 2,660 feet west of the northeast corner of sec. 24, T. 108 N., R. 21 W.;
USGS Medford West quadrangle; lat. 44 degrees 8 minutes 46 seconds N. and long. 93
degrees 17 minutes 45 seconds W.,NAD27.
RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS: Depth to free carbonates is 30 to 60 inches or
more. The Ap in a few pedons will have small amounts of free carbonates. The thickness
of the mollic epipedon ranges from 24 to 80 inches. The control section averages between
22 and 35 percent clay and from 15 to 30 percent fine sand and coarser. Rock fragments
of mixed lithology comprise 0 to 5 percent of the volume of the A and B horizons and 2
to 8 percent of the C horizon. Some pedons have an 0 horizon up to 6 inches in thickness.
A stratified substratum phase is recognized with silt loam, sand, sandy loam, and loamy
sand textures below 40inches.
The Ap or A horizon has hue of lOYR to SY or neutral,value of 2 or 3, and chroma of 0
or 1. It is clay loam, silty clay loam, or loam with 25 to 35 percent clay. Ponded phases
may have mucky modifiers. It is commonly neutral but ranges from slightly alkaline to
slightly acid.
AB horizon has colors and textures similar to the A and Bg horizons.
The Bg horizon has hue of SY or 2.SY, value of 2 to 5, and chroma of 1 or 2. Dark
colored tongues from the A horizon range from few to common. It is loam, clay loam or
silty clay loam. Near the center of some depressions, some pedons have B horizons that
have a slight clay increase relative to the A horizons. It is neutral to slightly alkaline, but
in some pedons the lower part of the B horizon is slightly alkaline with slight
effervescence. The Bg horizon is absent in some pedons.
The Cg horizon has hue of SY or 2.SY, value of 4 to 6, and chroma of 1 to 4. It is loam,
clay loam or silty clay loam. It is slightly alkaline, with weak or strong effervescence.
Calcium carbonate segregations are present in some pedons.
COMPETING SERIES: These are the Coland, Comfrev, Delft, Gielow, James C�n.�,
Keddie, Kiinmerlin;r, Konner, McClave, Peoli, Romnell, Shandep, and Wenas series.
Coland and Comfrey soils do not have rock fragments in their control sections. In
addition, Coland soils are deeper to free carbonates. Delft soils are poorly drained, are not
in closed depressions, have prismatic structure in subsoil, and do not have tongues of the
A horizon in the Bg horizon. Gielow, James Canyon, Keddie, Kimmerling, Konner,
McClave, Peoh, and Wenas soils are drier in the soil moisture control section during the
120 days following the summer solstice. Romnell soils contain appreciable amounts of
gypsum in their sola. Shandep soils do not have tongues of A horizon in the Bg horizon
and have a coarse textured 2C horizon.
GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: Glencoe soils typically are in closed depressions or low
gradient swales within the Des Moines lobe of the Late Wisconsinan glaciation. The
Glencoe soils are formed in loamy colluvial sediments and loamy glacial ti1L Mean
annual temperature ranges from 45 to 52 degrees F. Mean annual precipitation ranges
from 25 to 32 inches. The frost free days range from 124 to 172. The elevation above sea
level range from 700 to 1600 feet.
GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: These are the Canisteo, C1a1•ion, Harns,
Nicollet, and Webster soils. The well drained Clarion soils are on the sloping uplands.
Somewhat poorly drained Nicollet and the poorly drained Canisteo, Webster, and Harps
soils are on nearly level to gently undulating slopes. All the above have mollic epipedons
less than 24 inches thick. In addition, the Canisteo and Harps soils contain free
carbonates throughout. The Glencoe soils also are associated with the Hayden and Lestei-
soils and their respective topographic associates in some places.
DRAINAGE AND PERMEABILITY: Very poorly drained. Surface runoff is
negligible. Permeability is moderate or moderately slow.
USE AND VEGETATION: Mostly drained and cropped to corn and soybeans. Native
vegetation was a wet site plant community of the tall grass prairie plant formation.
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: South-central Minnesota and possibly north-central
Iowa. Large extent.
MLRA OFFICE RESPONSIBLE: St. Paul, Minnesota
SERIES ESTABLISHED: Dakota County, Minnesota, 1945.
REMARKS: Diagnostic horizons and features recognized in this pedon aze: mollic
epipedon-the zone from the surface to a depth of 35 inches(Ap,A, and ABg horizons);
cumulic subgroup-mollic epipedon is more than 24 inches thick; aquic moisture regime-
low chroma immediately below the A horizons.
HAMEL SERIES
The Hamel series consists of very deep,poorly drained and somewhat poorly drained soils that formed in
slope colluvium and glacial till on moraines.These soils have moderately slow permeability.Their slopes
range from 1 to 4 percent.Mean annual precipitation is about 28 inches.Mean annual air temperature is
about 47 degrees F.
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive,mesic Typic Argiaquolls
TYPICAL PEDON: Hamel loam with a 2 percent concave slope on a glacial moraine in
a cultivated field. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise noted.)
Ap--O to 10 inches; black(lOYR 2/1)loam,very dark brown(lOYR 2/2)dry; weak very
fine subangular blocky structure; friable; common very fine roots; about 1 percent gravel;
neutral; abrupt smooth boundary.
A--10 to 16 inches;black(lOYR 2/1)loam,very dark gray(lOYR 3/1)dry; weak very
fine subangular blocky structure; friable; common very fine roots; about 4 percent gravel;
neutral; gradual smooth boundary. (Combined thickness of A horizon is 14 to 30 inches.)
AB--16 to 24 inches; very dark gray(l 0YR 3/1)clay loam, dark grayish brown(l 0YR
4/2)dry; many fine prominent brown(7.SYR 4/4) Fe concentrations; moderate fine
angular blocky structure; friable; common very fine roots; about 4 percent gravel;neutral;
gradual wavy boundary. (0 to 10 inches thick.)
Btgl--24 to 40 inches; very dark grayish brown(2.SY 3/2)clay loam, grayish brown
(lOYR 5/2) dry;many fine prominent brown(7.SYR 4/4)Fe concentrations;moderate
medium prismatic structure; friable; few black(lOYR 2/1)clay films on faces of peds;
about 5 percent gravel; neutral; gradual wavy boundary.
Btg2--40 to 46 inches; dark grayish brown(2.SY 4/2) clay loam; many coarse prominent
brown(7.SYR 4/4)Fe concentrarions;moderate medium subangular blocky structure;
friable; few black(lOYR 2/1)clay films on faces of peds; about 4 percent gravel;neutral;
clear wavy boundary. (Combined thickness of Btg horizons is 12 to 30 inches.)
Cg1--46 to 55 inches; olive gray(SY 5/2) loam;many medium prominent yellowish
brown(lOYR 5/6)Fe concentrations; massive; friable; about 3 percent gravel; slightly
effervescent; slightly alkaline; gradual wavy boundary.
Cg2--55 to 80 inches; olive gray(SY 5/2) loam;many medium prominent yellowish
brown(lOYR 5/6)Fe concentrations;massive; friable; about 4 percent gravel; slightly
effervescent; slightly alkaline.
TYPE LOCATION: Wright County, Minnesota; about 1.5 miles southwest of Silver
Creek, 1200 feet south and 2300 feet west of the northeast corner of Sec. 18, T.121 N.,
R.26 W., USGS Annandale quadrangle; lat. 45 degrees 17 minutes 34 seconds N.; long.
94 degrees 00 minutes 13 seconds W.,NAD27
RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS: Depth to free carbonates range from 30 to 65
inches. The mollic epipedon thickness ranges from 24 to 60 inches. Typically the upper
colluvim contains less than 2 percent gravel by volume and the lower part contains 2 to 6
percent gravel by volume of mixed lithology.
The A horizons have hue of l 0YR or is neutral, value of 2 or 3, and chroma of 0 to 2.
Typically it is loam or clay loam, but silt loam or silty clay loam are within the range. It
has coatings of clean sand and silt particles in the lower part of the A horizon in some
pedons. It is moderately acid to neutral.
The Btg horizon has hue of lOYR, 2.SY, or SY, value of 2 to 4, and chroma of 1 or 2. It is
clay loam, silty clay loam high in sand, or loam. It has between 25 and 35 percent clay
and 15 to 35 percent fine sand and coarser. It has B/A clay ratios of 1.2 to 1.4. It has few
to many, faint to prominent clay films. It is moderately acid to neutral.
The C horizon has hue of a 2.SY or SY, value of 4 to 6, chroma of 1 or 2. It is loam or
clay loam. It is slightly alkaline or moderately alkaline. The clay content ranges from 18
to 32 percent and the total sand content ranges from 25 to 45 percent.
COMPETING SERIES: These are the Alvada, Barrv, Berville, Brookston,
Buntin=vk, ille, Clackanias, Cordova, Forestcitv, Jameston, Maren��o, Mill rr_.�, Navan,
Nosoni, Rensselaer, and Westland soils. The Alvada series (Tentative - OH) is not in the
OSD file at this time. The Barry, Berville, Brookston, Cordova, Marengo, Millgrove,
Navan, Rensselaer, and Westland soils have a mollic epipedon that is less than 24 inches
thick. The Buntingville soils have carbonates at depths of less than 20 inches. The
Clackamas and Nosoni soils lack free carbonates in the series control section.
The Forestcity soils have 45 to 65 percent sand and 10 to 18 percent clay in the
underlying material. The Jamestown soils formed in a firm and very firm till associated
with the Iowan Erosional surface.
GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: Hamel soils have concave slopes in swales, rims of closed
depressions, foot and toe slopes, and upper drainageways below sloping to very steep
slopes. Slope gradients are 1 to 4 percent. Hamel soils formed in slope colluvium and
glacial till of Late Wisconsinan Age. Mean annual air temperature is about 45 to 48
degrees F. Mean annual precipitation is about 25 to 30 inches. Frost free days range from
125 to 165. Elevation above sea level ranges from 700 to 1600 feet.
GEOGRAPffiCALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: These are principally the Ha d�n and
Lestei- soils. These soils are well drained and are on the higher lying, gently sloping to
very steep slopes.
DRAINAGE AND PERMEABILITY: Poorly drained and somewhat poorly drained.
Surface runoff is low or moderately low. Permeability is moderately slow. The apparent
seasonal high water table is at .5 to 1.5 feet for the poorly drained phase and 1.5 to 2.5
feet for the somewhat poorly drained phase during spring in normal years.
USE AND VEGETATION: Most of this soil is cropped to corn, hay, soybeans, and
small grains. However, significant areas are in pasture and forest. Native vegetation is
mixed wet prairie grasses and deciduous forest.
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: Primarily in the southeast one-quarter of Minnesota
in the timbered, hilly, "gray" till region. Moderately extensive.
MLRA OFFICE RESPONSIBLE: St. Paul, Minnesota
SERIES ESTABLISHED: Hennepin County, Minnesota, 1969.
REMARKS: Diagnostic horizons and features recognized in this pedon are: mollic
epipedon-the zone from the surface to a depth of 40 inches(Ap, A,AB and Btgl);
argillic horizon-the zone from 24 to 46 inches(Btgl, Btg2,). Type location moved from
Hennepin County, Mn. to Wright County, Mn., 11/96 to better exemplify the series
concept.
A somewhat poorly drained overwash phase is recognized that has 8 to 20 inches of
colluvium over the original dark colored surface.
ADDITIONAL DATA: Refer to MAES Central File Code No. 785 for results of some
laboratory analysis of this series.
KILKENNY SERIE S
The Kilkenny series consists of very deep,moderately well drained soils that formed in a
mantle of clayey glacial till or flow till and underlying loamy glacial till on moraines.
These soils have moderately slow permeability. Their slopes range from 2 to 35 percent.
The mean annual precipitation is about 28 inches. Mean annual air temperature is about
48 degrees F.
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Fine, smectitic,mesic Oxyaquic Vertic Hapludalfs
TYPICAL PEDON: Kilkenny clay loam with a 15 percent linear sideslope on a glacial
moraine in a pastured field. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise noted.)
Ap--O to 9 inches; very dark brown(lOYR 2/2)clay loam, dark grayish brown(lOYR
4/2)dry; weak fine granular structure; friable; common very fine roots; about 2 percent
gravel;moderately acid(pH 5.6); abrupt smooth boundayr. (6 to 10 inches thick)
Btl--9 to 19 inches;brown(lOYR 4/3) silty clay loam;moderately medium subangular
blocky structure parting to moderately fine subangular blocky; firm; common fine and
very fine roots; few distinct very dark brown(lOYR 2/2)clay films on faces of peds;
about 3 percent gravel; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
Bt2--19 to 38 inches; brown(lOYR 4/3)clay loam; moderate medium prismatic structure
parting to moderate medium subangular blocky; firm; common very fine roots; common
distinct very dark brown(lOYR 2/2)clay films on faces of peds; about 5 percent gravel;
strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
Bt3--38 to 53 inches;brown(lOYR 4/3)clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky
structure parting to weak fine subangular blocky; firm; common distict very dark brown
(lOYR 2/2)clay films on faces of peds; about 5 percent gravel; few fine distict brown
(7.SYR 4/4)Fe concentrations; moderately acid; gradual smooth boundary. (Combined
thickness of the Bt horizons is 20 to 40 inches.)
2BC--53 to 65 inches; light olive brown(2.SY 5/4)loam; weak fine subangular blocky
structure; few distinct dark brown(lOYR 3/3) clay films on faces of peds; friable; about 8
percent gravel; about 2 percent cobbles; few fine distinct brown(7.SYR 4/4)Fe deletions;
slightly effervescent; slightly alkaline; gradual wavy boundary.
2C--65 to 80 inches; light olive brown(2.SY 5/4)loam;massive; friable; few
concentrations of light gray(2.SY 7/2)calcium carbonates in pores;brown(7.SYR 4/4)
soft masses of iron-manganese in nodules; about 8 percent gravel; about 2 percent
cobbles; common medium prominent dark yellowish brown(lOYR 4/6)Fe
concentrations and common medium distinct gray(2.SY S/1)Fe depletions; strongly
effervescent; moderately alkaline.
TYPE LOCATION: Le Sueur County, Minnesota; about 3 miles west and 3 miles south
of Montgomery; about 300 feet east and 800 feet north of the southwest corner of Sec.
19, T.111N., R.23W.; USGS Montgomery quadrangle; lat. 44 degrees 24 minutes 3
seconds N., and long. 93 degrees 38 minutes 41 seconds W.,NAD 27.
RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS: Depth to free carbonates range from 20 to 60
inches. Gravel of mixed lithology, but dominated by shale fragments, typically make up 2
to 8 percent of the volume of the series control section, but the upper part of the profile in
some pedons contains less than 2 percent gravel. Rounded shale fragments dominate the
coarse sand fraction. Soil saturation occurs above a depth of 40 inches in 6 out of 10
years.
The Ap or A horizon has hue of lOYR, value of 2 or 3 and chroma of 1 ar 2. It is clay
loam, silty clay loam, loam or silt loam. The reaction is moderately acid to neutral.
Some pedons have a thin E horizon.
The Bt horizon has hue of lOYR or 2.SY, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 3 to 5. Faint to
prominent Fe concentrations and depletions commonly are above a depth of 40 inches.
Redox depletions do not occur in the upper 10 inches of this horizon. The upper 20
inches of the Bt horizon typically contains 35 to 45 percent clay. B/A clay ratios are 1.2
to 1.4. The Bt horizon is clay loam, silty clay loam, or clay. The reaction strongly acid to
neutral.
The 2BC horizon has properties similar to the 2C horizon. Some pedons have a 2BK
horizon.
The 2C horizon has hue of lOYR or 2.SY, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 2 to 5. It is clay
loam or loam. The reaction is slightly alkaline or moderately alkaline.
COMPETING SERIES: There are no competing series.
GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: Kilkenny soils have plane and convex slopes on gently
sloping to steep end moraines of the Des Moines lobe of the Late Wisconsinan glaciation.
Their slopes range from 2 to 35 percent. They formed in a mantle of clayey glacial till or
flow till and underlying loamy glacial till on moraines. Mean annual temperature ranges
from 45 to 52 degrees F. Mean annual precipitation is about 25 to 32 inches. Frost-free
days range from 145 to 175. Elevation above sea level ranges from 800 to 1500 feet.
GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: These are the Glcncoe, Lerdal, Lester,
Le Sueur, Lura, Mazaska, and Sliields series. The very poorly drained Glencoe and Lura
soils are in the lower lying drainageways and depressions. The somewhat poorly drained
Lerdal soils are on gently sloping to moderately steep areas. Shields soils are poorly
drained, and are on slightly elevated flats. Mazaska soils are poorly drained, and are on
slightly elevated flats and swales above or within areas of Kilkenny soils. Also, the well
drained Lester soils and the moderately well drained Le Sueur soils are associated in a
few areas.
DRAINAGE AND PERMEABILITY: Moderately well drained. Permeability is
moderately slow. Runoff is medium to very high. A perched seasonal high water table
occurs at depths of 2.5 to 4.0 feet during the period April, May, and June in normal years.
USE AND VEGETATION: Most of these soils are cropped to corn, grain,hay, and
soybeans. Some areas are used for pasture and some are forested.Native vegetation is
mixed prairie and forest species.
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: South central Minnesota and north-central Iowa. The
series is of moderate extent.
MLRA OFFICE RESPONSIBLE: St. Paul, Minnesota
SERIES ESTABLISHED: Waseca County, Minnesota, 1963.
REMARKS: Diagnostic horizons and features recognized in this pedon are: Ochric
epipedon-the zone from the soil surface to a depth of 9 inches(Ap horizon);Argillic
horizon-the zone from 9 to 53 inches(Btl, Bt2, Bt3 horizons); Oxyaquic subgroup
based on saturation above a depth of 40 inches; Vertic subgroup based on more than 6 cm
of COLE in upper 40 inches. Water table studies and field observations have verified a
perched condition in most years,particularly in periods of extended rainfall.
ADDITIONAL DATA: Soil Interpretation Record number MN0376.
KLOSSNER SERIES
The Klossner series consists of very deep,very poorly drained soils formed in well decomposed organic
material 16 to 50 inches thick overlying loamy deposits on moraines,till plains,lake plains,flood plains,
and hillside seep areas.They have moderately slow to moderately rapid permeability in the organic
material,and moderate or moderately slow permeability in the loamy material.Slopes range from 0 to 8
percent.Mean annual precipitation is about 28 inches.Mean annual temperature is about 47 degrees F.
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Loamy,mixed, euic,mesic Terric Haplosaprists
TYPICAL PEDON: Klossner muck-with a 1 percent slope in a cultivated field. (Colors
are for moist soil unless otherwise stated.)
Oap--O to 10 inches;black(N 2/0)muck, very dark gray(lOYR 3/1) dry; about 20
percent fiber, less than 5 percent rubbed; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very
friable;many very fine roots; moderately acid; abrupt smooth boundary.
Oa--10 to 26 inches;black(l 0YR 2/1)muck, dark gray(l 0YR 4/1)dry; about 60 percent
fiber, about 6 percent rubbed; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable;many
very fine roots; moderately acid; gradual smooth boundary. (Combined thickness of O
horizon is 16 to 50 inches.)
2A1--26 to 36 inches; black(N 2/0)mucky silty clay loam; weak medium subangular
blocky structure; friable; few very fine roots; slightly acid; gradual smooth boundary.
2A2--36 to 48 inches;black(N 2/0) silty clay loam; massive; friable; few dark reddish
brown(SYR 3/4) iron oxide concentrarions in root channels; about 1 percent gravel;
neutral; gradual wavy boundary. (Combined thickness of 2A horizon is 8 to 45 inches
thick.)
2Cg1--48 to 65 inches; olive gray(SY 5/2)clay loam;massive; friable; dark reddish
brown(SYR 3/4)Fe oxide concentrations in root channels;many medium prominent
yellowish brown(lOYR 5/6)Fe concentrations; about 1 percent gravel; slightly
effervescent; slightly alkaline; gradual wavy bounday.
2Cg2--65 to 80 inches; gray(SY 5/1)loam,massive; friable;many medium prominent
light olive brown(2.SY 5/4) and yellowish brown(lOYR 5/4)Fe concentrations; about 3
percent gravel; slightly effervescent; slightly alkaline.
TYPE LOCATION:Nicollet County, Minnesota; 2600 feet north and 2300 feet east of
the southwest corner, sec. 12, T. 110 N., R. 28 W.; USGS Nicollet quadrangle; lat. 44
degrees 20 minutes 53 seconds N. and long. 94 degrees 8 minutes 28 seconds W.,
NAD27.
RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS: The thickness of the organic material ranges from
16 to 50 inches. It is derived primarily from herbaceous plants. The organic matter
content ranges from 25 to 60 percent in the organic surface and 5 to 20 percent in the 2A
horizon. The reaction of the organic material ranges from moderately acid to slightly
alkaline. Some organic layers contain free carbonates.
The O horizon has hue of lOYR, SYR, or is neutral, value of 2 or 3 and chroma of 0 to 2.
It is dominantly muck(sapric material) however, some pedons have thin layers of hemic
material, less than 10 inches thick.
Some pedons have highly organic mineral plow layers.
The 2A horizon has hue of lOYR, 2.SY, SY or is neutral, value of 2 or 3 and chroma of 0
to l. It is loam, silt loam, sandy clay loam, silty clay loam, clay loam or mucky modifiers
of these textures. It is moderately acid to slightly alkaline. Some pedons contain thin
layers of coprogenous earth.
The 2Cg horizon has hue of lOYR, 2.SY, SY, SGY, or is neutral, value of 2 to 7 and
chroma of 0 to 2. It is loam, silt loam, silty clay loam, clay loam, sandy clay loam, sandy
loam or fine sandy loam, or their gravelly or cobbly analogues. It is slightly acid to
moderately alkaline. The upper 12 inches of this horizon averages less than 35 percent
clay. Some pedons contain thin strata of fine sand, loamy sand, or silt. Gravel or cobble
sized rock fragments range from 0 to 25 percent by volume. Some pedons contain free
carbonates. Sandy substratum and ponded phases are recognized.
COMPETING SERIES: These are Linwoocl, Medo, Palms, Philbon and Shalcai•series.
Linwood soils have well expressed granular structure to depths of more than 12 inches
and formed mainly in woody fibers. Medo soils have sandy textures in the lower part of
the series control section. Palms soils have organic matter content greater than 75 percent
and do not have an A horizon directly below the organic material. Philbon soils have
fibric and hemic material in the upper 12 inches. Shalcar soils ave less than 26 degrees
difference between mean January and mean July temperatures.
GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: Klossner soils are in basins that were formerly lakes or
ponds, lake plains, till plains, flood plains, or moraines. They are also on hillside seep
areas in moraines and sideslopes of river valleys. Slopes range from 0 to 8 percent. The
soils on nearby uplands are generally loamy. The mean annual temperature ranges from
45 to 50 degrees F. The mean annual precipitation ranges from 24 to 32 inches. Frost free
days range from 110 to 160. Elevations above sea level range from 800 to 1400 feet.
GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: The main ones are the Canisteo, Harps,
Okoboii, Glencoe, Muske�o and Hourliton soils. Canisteo and Harps soils are on the rims
of depressions. Glencoe and Okoboji are at the outer edges of the depressions. Muskego
and Houghton soils are in larger depressions.
DRAINAGE AND PERMEABILITY: Very poorly drained. Surface runoff is
negligible. Permeability is moderately slow to moderately rapid in the organic layers and
moderate or moderately slow in the loamy material.
USE AND VEGETATION: The greater part of this soil is cultivated to corn, soybeans,
small grains and specialty crops such as vegetables or grass sod. Other areas are in
vegetation of grasses, reeds, sedges, alder, aspen, or willow. Some of the hillside seep
areas are set aside as natural areas and called fens.
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: The south central and southeast part of Minnesota
and possibly northern Iowa. The series is extensive.
MLRA OFFICE RESPONSIBLE: St. Paul, Minnesota
SERIES ESTABLISHED: Nicollet County, Minnesota, 1989.
REMARKS: Diagnostic horizons and features recognized are: sapric soil materials from
the surface to about 26 inches; loamy mineral material from 26 to 50 inches or more;
aquic moisture regime. This soil was formerly included in the Palms Series in Minnesota.
ADDITIONAL DATA: Refer to MAES-CFC#'s 2697, 3251, 3400 and 3475.
LESTER SERIES
The Lester series consists of very deep,well drained soils that formed in calcazeous 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(lOYR 5/4)loam;weak medium subangular
blocky structure; friable; common fine distinct yellowish brown(lOYR 5/6)relict Fe
concentrations; common very pale brown(lOYR 8/2)carbonate threads; about 2 percent
gravel;violently effervescent; slightly alkaline; clear wavy boundary.
C--60 to 80 inches; yellowish brown(lOYR 5/4)loam; ; massive; friable; common
medium distinct yellowish brown(lOYR 5/6)relict Fe concentrations and few fine
distinct light brownish gray(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., R.24 W.;USGS
Big Lake quadrangle; lat. 45 degrees 17 minutes 29 seconds N.; long. 93 degrees 41
minutes 3 seconds W.,NAD27
RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS: Depth to free carbonates ranges from 20 to 54
inches. Rock fragments of mixed lithology comprise 1 to 8 percent of the volume of the
control section.
The A or Ap horizons have hue of l OYR, value of 2 or 3, and chroma of 1 or 2. The E
horizon where present, has value of 3 to 5, and chroma of 1 to 3. The A and E horizons
are loam or clay loam, but sandy loam, fine sandy loam, or silt loam is within the range.
They range from moderately acid to neutral.
The Bt horizon has hue of lOYR or 2.SY, value of 4 or 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 lOYR or 2.SYR, value of 4 or 5, and chroma of 3 to 6. The Bk
horizon is loam or clay loam. It is slightly alkaline or moderately alkaline. Relict
redoximorphic features are present in some pedons.
The C horizon has hue of 2.SY or lOYR, value of 4 to 6, and chroma of 3 to 6. It is loam
or clay loam. It is slightly alkaline or moderately alkaline. Relict redoximorphic features
are present in some pedons.
COMPETING SERIES: These are the An��us, Arg,vle, Baltimore, Bassett, Bloomin��,
Caleb, Dowa r�,iac, Dunbrid�e, Gara, Koronis, Lauramie, Longlois, Lvdick, Mol�awk,
Neda, Newcomer, Oneco, Orwood, Racine, Razort, Scbbo, Taot�i, Waucoma, and
Winneshiek soils in the same family. Angus and Sebbo soil have saturation in the lower
third of the series control section. Argyle, Baltimore, and Oneco soils have B horizons
with 7.SYR or redder hue. Bassett soils are very strongly acid to moderately acid in the
upper part of the Bt horizon. Blooming and Racine soils have 15 to 35 percent sand in the
upper part of the particle-size control section. Caleb soils have some subhorizons that
have more than 45 percent in the lower part of the control section. Dowagiac and Koronis
soils have less than 24 percent clay in the lower one third of the particle-size control
section. Dunbridge, Waucoma,Newcomer and Winneshiek soils have sola terminated by
bedrock at depths above 60 inches. Gara soils average less than 2 percent rock fragments
in the control section. Longlois, Lydic, and Neda soils have more than 8 percent rock
fragments in some subhorizon of the control section. Lauramie soils have more than 45
percent sand in some subhorizon in the middle part of the control section. Mohawk soils
have a higher content of silt and have dark colors in the B horizon which apparently are
inherited from dark shale. Orwood soils have no rock fragments in the particle-size
control section. Razort soils have less than 30 percent sand in the control section.
GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: These soils have convex slopes on moraines and till plains.
Slope gradients range from 5 to 70 percent. They formed in calcareous, loamy glacial till
of late Wisconsinan Age. Mean annual temperature ranges from 45 degrees to 52 degrees
F. Mean annual precipitation ranges from 25 to 33 inches. Frost free days range from 125
to 165. Elevations range from 700 to 1600 feet.
GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: These include the Cordova, Dundas,
Glcncoe, Hamel, Hou��l�ton, Klossner, Le Sueur, Muske�o, and Nessel soils. Poorly
drained Cordova and somewhat poorly and poorly drained Dundas soils are on flats and
upper drainageways with a high seasonal water table. Very poorly drained Glencoe,
Houghton, Klossner, and Muskego soils are mostly in depressions. Poorly drained Hamel
soils are on foot and toe slopes. Moderately well drained Le Sueur and Nessel soils are on
slightly elevated flats and gently convex slopes.
DRAINAGE AND PERMEABILITY: Well drained. Permeability is moderate. Runoff
is medium to high.
USE AND VEGETATION: Mostly cropped to corn and soybeans. Some is in pasture
and forest.Native vegetation is savanna.
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: South-central and east-central Minnesota and
northeastern Iowa. Extensive.
MLRA OFFICE RESPONSIBLE: St. Paul, Minnesota
SERIES ESTABLISHED: Dakota County,Minnesota, 1945.
REMARI{S: Diagnostic horizons and featured recognized in this pedon are: mollic
subgroup-the zone from the surface to 7 inches(Ap horizon); argillic horizon-the zone
from 7 to 38 inches(Bt horizons). Type location moved&om 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.
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To: Wes Boll,Wenck, Inc.,Consultants to Minnehaha Creek Watershed District
From: Frank Svoboda
CG James Murphy
Date: 10/30/2013
Re: 30 Orono Orchard Road revision to Area 2 Sample Point
This memo is intended to modify the Wetiand Delineation Report 6tled 30 and 20 Orono Orchard Road
located in Orono,MN as prepared for the properly owner,James Murphy.
Wes Boll, Wenck, Inc. consultants to the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District met on site with me to
review two items:
1. Status of the area to the east of the residence and near the eastem boundary of the
property to determine if the location (Sample Point 1_2) satisfied the wetland criteria
requirements
2. Determine the status of a drainageway located on the west end of the parcel and
designated as D1
With regard to Item 1, status of Sample Point 1 2, Mr. Boll and I examined the soil profile in the
proximity of the same location as that for wetland delineation. He sampled to a depth of 36+"and found
no evidence of wetland hydrology pr�esent despite the fact that the past 3 weeks have been relatively
wet.
Recent data from the National Agricultural Statistical Service(NASS)(see attachment)that tracks and
publishes weekly precipitation data from a netwoiic of National Wea�er Senrice Stations across
Minnesota reports that for the week ending October 27,2013,recorded precipitation for the week at the
Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport was 0.6"above normal for the preceding 4 weeks and 2.56"above normal
for the period beginning April 1, 2013. The Universiiy of Minnesota, St. Paul location reported 1.55"
above normal for the past 4 weeks and 4.35"above normal for the period beginning April 1,2013.
Other suggestive indicators of non-wetland are two of the plant species present. Bur oak, which is
designated as FACU in both the Great Plains and North Central—Northeast Regions but FAC in the
Midwest, was present. If the FACU indicator was used instead of FAC, it would bring the vegetation
indicator closer to non-wetland.The project site is located approximately 15 miles southwest of the line
defining the boundary between the Midwest Region and the North Central Northeast Region.Applying
the indicator status of FACU in this case to clarify the potential status of the area would not be
inappropriate.
European buckthom, also present in considerable numbers in the area of Sample Point 1 2 is
classified as FAC in Uie Midwest and North Central—Northeast Region while it is considered FACU in
the Great Plains Region,which is considerably more distant from the site.
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However, prior to the recent updates to the National WeUand Plant List (2013 and prior editions),
European buckthom was rated as FACU on the National Plant list for Minnesota and is still considered
a reasonable indicator by delineators and regulatory reviewers for differentiating the wetland boundary
between wetland and upland. While its FAC status, in calculating wetland status, places it into a
'�veUand" condition, ecologically it can occur just as readily in upland as in wetland. The wetland
delineation guidance allows for the use of professional judgment in the field and in this particular
situation if the FACU status were applied, the field data form calculation would clearly indicate the
vegetation status as non-wetland.
In reviewing ihe overall general vegetation of the area, Wes and I agreed that there was no clear
vegetative distinction beiween the area in the immediate vicinity of the sample point and that farther to
the west and upslope from the sample point.
Other indicators pointing to a non-wetland status included the absence of any buttressing of tree roots,
a phenomenon readily apparent in wooded areas where periodic flooding or saturation affects tree
growth. Evidence of periodic water presence such as water marks on tree trunks was not evident
either.
The locale of the sample point was in a topographic valley between two hills which suggests that
secondary indicator D2 might be satisfied (Geomorphic Position), however, positive evidence of
sustained water presence was lacking other than the presence of hydric soil.
In summary,we concluded that in the absence of sufficiently positive weUand indicators with regard to
vegeta6on and hydrology along with land form shape, that the area in the vicinity of Sample Point 1_2
did not meet wetland criteria.
We also r�eviewed the status of the ditch crossing the property at the 20 Orono Orchard Road address,
the immediately adjoining lot.This ditch originates at a pond on the Orono Public Golf Course south of
the regional trail and west of Orono Orchard Road.The ditch passes through a non-hydric soil type, is
straight and has steep near vertical banks.The ditch conveys water from the golf course pond, across
the lot and discharges into Wetland 1.
Mr.Boll concurt�ed with the observation that the drainageway is a ditch.
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