Caribbean Islands Automated Wetland Determination Data Sheet version 1.10

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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA SHEET – Caribbean Islands Region
See ERDC/EL TR-07-24; the proponent agency is CECW-CO-R
Project/Site:

Requirement Control Symbol
EXEMPT
(Authority: AR 335-15, paragraph 5-2a)

Municipality/Town:

Sampling Date:

Applicant/Owner:

PR or USVI:

Investigator(s):

Sampling Point:

Ward/Estate:

Landform (hillside, terrace, etc.):

Local relief (concave, convex, none):

Lat:

Long:

Slope (%):

Datum:

Soil Map Unit Name:

NWI classification:

Are climatic / hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year?

Yes

No

(If no, explain in Remarks.)

Are Vegetation

, Soil

, or Hydrology

significantly disturbed?

Are “Normal Circumstances” present?

Yes

Are Vegetation

, Soil

, or Hydrology

naturally problematic?

(If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)

No

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS – Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present?
Hydric Soil Present?

Yes
Yes

No
No

X
X

Wetland Hydrology Present?

Yes

No

X

Is the Sampled Area
within a Wetland?

Yes

No

X

Remarks:

VEGETATION – Use scientific names of plants.
Tree Stratum

(Plot size:

Absolute
% Cover

)

Dominant
Species?

1.

Indicator
Status

Dominance Test worksheet:
Number of Dominant Species That
Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:

2.
3.

Total Number of Dominant Species
Across All Strata:

4.
5.
=Total Cover
Sapling/Shrub Stratum

(Plot size:

Percent of Dominant Species That
Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:

)

1.

Prevalence Index worksheet:

2.

Total % Cover of:

Multiply by:

3.

OBL species

x1=

4.

FACW species

x2=

5.

FAC species

x3=

FACU species

x4=

UPL species

x5=

=Total Cover
Herb Stratum

(Plot size:

)

1.

Column Totals:

2.

(A)

Prevalence Index = B/A =

3.
4.

Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:

5.

1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation

6.

2 - Dominance Test is >50%

7.

3 - Prevalence Index is ≤3.01

8.

Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation1 (Explain)

Woody Vine Stratum

(Plot size:

=Total Cover

1

=Total Cover

Hydrophytic
Vegetation
Present?

)

1.
2.

Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
be present, unless disturbed or problematic.

Yes

No

X

Remarks:

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(A)
(B)
(A/B)

(B)

etation

n1 (Explain)

ydrology must
matic.

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SOIL

Sampling Point:

Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.)
Depth
(inches)

Matrix
Color (moist)

Redox Features
%

Color (moist)

%

Type1

Loc2

Texture

Remarks

1

Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains.

2

Hydric Soil Indicators:

Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:

Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix.

Histosol (A1)

Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)

Stratified Layers (A5)

Histic Epipedon (A2)

Sandy Redox (S5)

Red Parent Material (F21)

Black Histic (A3)

Stripped Matrix (S6)

Very Shallow Dark Surface (F22)

Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)

Dark Surface (S7)

Other (Explain in Remarks)

Organic Bodies (A6)

Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)

5 cm Mucky Mineral (A7)

Depleted Matrix (F3)

Muck Presence (A8)

Redox Dark Surface (F6)

Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11)

Depleted Dark Surface (F7)

wetland hydrology must be present,

Thick Dark Surface (A12)

Redox Depressions (F8)

unless disturbed or problematic.

Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and

3

Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
Depth (Inches):

Hydric Soil Present?

Yes

No

X

Remarks:

HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required; check all that apply)
Surface Water (A1)
Water-Stained Leaves (B9)
High Water Table (A2)
Aquatic Fauna (B13)
Saturation (A3)
Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1)
Water Marks (B1)
Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3)
Sediment Deposits (B2)
Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
Drift Deposits (B3)
Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
Algal Mat or Crust (B4)
Thin Muck Surface (C7)
Iron Deposits (B5)
Fiddler Crab Burrows (C10)
Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7)
Other (Explain in Remarks)

Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required)
Surface Soil Cracks (B6)
Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8)
Drainage Patterns (B10)
Dry-Season Water Table (C2)
Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
Geomorphic Position (D2)
Shallow Aquitard (D3)
FAC-Neutral Test (D5)

Field Observations:
Surface Water Present?
Yes
No
Depth (inches):
Water Table Present?
Yes
No
Depth (inches):
Saturation Present?
Yes
No
Depth (inches):
Wetland Hydrology Present?
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:

Yes

No

X

Remarks:

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VEGETATION Continued – Use scientific names of plants.
Tree Stratum

Absolute
% Cover

Dominant
Species?

6.

Sampling Point:
Indicator
Status

Definitions of Vegetation Strata:
Tree – Woody plants 3 in. (7.6 cm) or more in diameter
at breast height (DBH), regardless of height.

7.
8.
9.

Sapling/Shrub – Woody plants less than 3 in. DBH and
greater than or equal to 3.28 ft (1 m) tall.

10.
11.

Herb – All herbaceous (non-woody) plants, including
herbaceous vines, regardless of size, and woody plants
less than 3.28 ft tall.

12.
13.
=Total Cover
Sapling/Shrub Stratum

Woody Vine – All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in
height.

6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
=Total Cover
Herb Stratum
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
=Total Cover
Woody Vine Stratum
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
=Total Cover
Remarks:

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in diameter
.

in. DBH and

including
woody plants

3.28 ft in

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