Wetland Delineation ReportWETLAND DELINEATION REPORT
LIFETIME FITNESS
CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA
PREPARED BY'
ALLIANT ENGINEERING, INC.
233 PARK AVENUE SOUTH
SUITE 200
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA
55415
CITY OF CHANHASSEN
RECEIVED
JUN I 8 2004
CHANHASSEN PLANNING DEPT
PREPARED MAY 25, 2004
This report presents the results of a wetland delineation performed on the
proposed LifeTime Fitness site in Chanhassen, Minnesota.
The purpose of our investigation was to determine the boundaries of wetland
areas found on the project site, which are regulated under Section 404 of the Clean Water
Act.
The following resources were reviewed prior to conducting the field investigation:
US Geologic Survey Topographic maps, US Fish and Wildlife National Wetlands
Inventory maps and soil information from US Department of Agriculture Carver County
Soil Survey.
Soil and vegetation samples collected on the site during the investigation were
inspected to determine the boundaries of the wetlands. Hydrological indicators were also
investigated. Details of the collected data can be found on the Corps of Engineers data
sheets provided at the end of this report. Pink flags were placed along the perimeter of
the wetland areas on the site. The wetlands were delineated by Alliant Engineering on
April 30, 2004 and surveyed the same day using a Trimble GPS receiver.
Definition of Wetlands
The following definition of a wetland is taken from the 1987 Corp of Engineers
Wetland Delineation Manual (Environmental Laboratory, 1987).
Wetlands are "those areas that are inundated or saturated by surface or
groundwater 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. Wetlands generally include swamps, marshes, bogs, and
similar areas."
Listed below are the three criteria used to determine if the subject property is
classified as a wetland. All three wetland criteria must be present for an area to be
classified as a regulated wetland under normal circumstances.
1. The area must have hydric soil. A hydric soil is defined as a soil that is
saturated, flooded or ponded long enough during the growing season to
develop anaerobic conditions in the near surface zone.
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The area must have a predominance of hydrophytic or wetland vegetation
(e.g., sedges, cattails, rushes, water tolerant trees) or be capable of supporting
this vegetation.
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The area must have evidence of wetland hydrology. Wetland hydrology is
defined as periodical inundation or saturation of soils to the surface at some
time during the growing season. Water marks, sediment deposits and drift
lines are examples of hydrological indicators used if saturation or inundation
is absent at the time of inspection.
Where plant species have been referenced in the text, we have cited the common
name, scientific name and wetland indicator status according to the National List of Plant
Species that Occur in Wetlands, North Central (Reeion 3). A plus or minus sign attached
to a species' indicator status means that the species falls on the high or low end of the
wetland frequency range for its classification, respectively. The various indicator
categories are as follows'
Oblieate Wetland (OBL): Species occurs almost always (estimated probability
>99 percent) in wetlands under natural conditions.
Facultative Wetland (FACW): Species usually occurs in wetlands (estimated
probability 67 to 99 percent) but occasionally found in non-wetlands.
Facultative (FAC): Species equally likely to occur in wetlands and non-wetlands
(estimated probability 34 to 66 percent).
Facultative Upland (FACU): Species usually occurs in non-wetlands (estimated
probability 67 to 99 percent) but occasionally found in wetlands (estimated
probability 1 to 33 percent).
Oblieate Upland (UPL)' Species occurs in wetlands in another region but, under
natural conditions, occurs almost always (estimated probability >99 percent) in
non-wetlands within the specified region. Species that do not occur in wetlands in
any region are not found on the National List.
No Indicator Status (NI): Insufficient information available to establish indicator
status. For an area to be considered a jurisdictional wetland, more than 50 percent
of the composition of dominant species from all strata (e.g., trees, shrubs,
groundcover, etc.) must be OBL, FACW and/or FAC (excluding FAC-).
We have described soil colors according to Munsell Soil Color Charts (1994
Revised Edition) for all of the soil samples taken in the area.
DESCRIPTION OF SITE
Site Location
The site is located in Chanhassen, Minnesota. Specifically, it is located in the SE
quadrant of the intersection of State Hwy. No. 41 and State Hwy. No. 5. Its legal
description is Outlot A, Arboretum Business Park 4th Addition, Carver County,
Minnesota. It is located in the NW Quarter of Section 16, Township 116N, Range 23W.
General Site Description
The site consists of approximately 22 acres of vacant, undeveloped open land
with numerous areas of fill present.
The site is mostly open with a small wetland in the NW comer of the property.
Grasses dominate the site. There are a few scattered Box Elders, Willows and Elm on the
edges of the site.
Adjacent Land Uses
The site is bounded to the north and west by State Hwy 5 and 41. To the south
and SE, the site is bounded by a series of commercial buildings. To the NE, it is bounded
by a childrens daycare facility.
WETLAND DELINEATION RESULTS
The entire site was investigated for the presence of the three-wetland criteria.
One area was found to contain all three of these criteria. The boundary of the wetland
was delineated in the field with pink flags on 4-30-04 and was surveyed using GPS at the
same time. Vegetation, soil data and hydrology were sampled in representative areas of
the site. The following is a summary of the data that was collected.
Vegetation
The site was investigated for the presence of wetland vegetation.
Wetland 1 - The dominant herbaceous plant species present in Wetland 1 were Phalaris
arundinacea (Reed Canary Grass- FACW+), Typha angustifolia (Narrow-leaf Cattail-
OBL). There were no dominant tree or shrub species present.
Soils
According to the Soil Survey of Carver County, Minnesota (USDA Soil
Conservation Service-1997), the soils present on that portion of the site consist of Hamel
loam, Klossner muck, and Lester-Kilkenny loams. Both Hamel loam and Klossner muck
are listed as hydric soils according to local soil survey data. I believe the Klossner muck
is in the interior of the wetland and the Lester-Kilkenny soils are in the adjacent uplands.
The soils in the wetland fringe area are Hamel loams. A brief description of the closest
soils follows here.
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. Native
vegetation is mixed wet prairie grasses and deciduous forest. Its taxonomic class is fine-
loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Typic Argiaquolls.
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. Permeability is
moderately slow to moderately rapid in the organic material, and moderate or moderately
slow in the loamy material. Slopes range from 0 to 8 percent. Native vegetation includes
grasses, reeds, sedges, alder, aspen and willow. Its taxonomic class is loamy, mixed,
euic, mesic Terric Haplosaprists.
The Lester series consists of very deep, well drained soils formed calcareous
loamy glacial till on till plains and moraines. Permeability is moderate. Their slopes
range from 5 to 70 percent. Native vegetation is savanna. Its taxonomic class is fine-
loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Mollic Hapludalfs.
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. Permeability is moderately slow. Their slopes range from 2 to 35 percent.
Native vegetation is mixed prairie and forest species. Its taxonomic class is fine,
smectitic, mesic Oxyaquic Vertic Hapludalfs.
Hydrology
Wetland 1 - Wetland 1 appears to be positively charged by two separate sources. There
is a 12" CMP which outlets in the NW comer from across the road which provides a
majority of the hydrology to the wetland. In addition to this, approximately 10% of the
site drains overland toward the wetland. Due to the surface of the site being covered by
thick grasses and moderate slopes, most being less than 5%, I believe the majority of the
rainfall on the site would infiltrate the surface before it ever got to the wetland.
National Wetland Inventory Map
The National Wetlands Inventory Map of the area does not show the presence of
any wetlands on the site.
Summary
A wetland delineation was completed for the proposed LifeTime Fitness site in
Chanhassen, Minnesota. Based on the findings mentioned above, Alliant Engineering
has determined that one wetland exists on the project site. Wetland 1 is located in the
NW comer of the site. It is a type 2/3 wet meadow/shallow open water wetland and is
approximately ¼ acre (10,339 sq. ft.) in size. Vegetation on the site is almost a monotype
of Reed Canary Grass with some Narrow Leaf Cattail in the interior of the wetland. Soils
in the wetland had dark surface layers over a depleted matrix and were quite distinct from
upland soils. Hydrology in the wetland is supported by a 12" CMP into the site from
across the road and overland flow from approximately 10% of the site.
REFERENCES
U.S. Department of the Interior-Fish and Wildlife Service Wetlands Inventory Map.
1987 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual. Department of the
Interior.
1989 Federal Manual for Identifying and Delineating Jurisdictional Wetlands.
Environmental Technical Services-U.S. Department of the Interior.
Practical Handbook for Wetland Identification and Delineation. John Grimson Lyon
1993.
Wetland Plants and Communities of Minnesota and Wisconsin. U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers.
Midwestem Wetland Flora. U.S.D.A.-Soil Conservation Service Midwest National
Technical Center.
National List of Plant Species that Occur in Wetlands, North Central (Region 3) (US Fish
and Wildlife Service Biological Report 88(26.3) May 1988)
Munsell Soil Color Charts. Revised Edition 1994.
Wetland Indicators: A Guide to Wetland Identification, Delineation, Classification and
Mapping. Ralph Tiner 1999.
Soil Survey of Carver County, Minnesota. United States Department of Agriculture Soil
Conservation Service. 1997
Official Series Description- HAMEL Series
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LOCATION HAHEL MN
Established Series
Rev. AGG-TCJ
09/2001
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--0 to 10 inches; black (10YR 2/1) loam, very dark brown (10YR 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 (10YR 2/1) loam, very dark gray (10YR 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 (10YR 3/1) clay loam, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) dry; many
fine prominent brown (7.5YR 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 (2.5Y 3/2) clay loam, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) dry;
many fine prominent brown (7.5YR 4/4) Fe concentrations; moderate medium prismatic structure;
friable; few black (10YR 2/1) clay films on faces of peds; about 5 percent gravel; neutral; gradual wavy
boundary.
Btg2--40 to 46 inches; dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) clay loam; many coarse prominent brown (7.5YR
4/4) Fe concentrations; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few black (10YR 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.)
Cgl--46 to 55 inches; olive gray (5Y 5/2) loam; many medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6)
Fe concentrations; massive; friable; about 3 percent gravel; slightly effervescent; slightly alkaline;
gradual wavy boundary.
Cg2--55 to 80 inches; olive gray (5Y 5/2) loam; many medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 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
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south and 2300 feet west of the northeast comer 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 10YR 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 10YR, 2.5Y, or 5Y, 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 2.5Y or 5Y, 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, Barry, Berville, Brookston, Buntingville, Clackamas,
Cordova, Fores__tcity, Jamest_on, Marengo, Millgrove, Navan, Nosoni, Rensselaer, and West!_and 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.
GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS' These are principally the Hayden and Lester 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,
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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.
National Cooperative Soil Survey
U.S.A.
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Official Series Description- KLOSSNER Series
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LOCATION P{LOSSNRR
Established Series
Rev. TCJ-KDS-AGG
05/2001
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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--0 to 10 inches; black (N 2/0) muck, very dark gray (10YR 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 (10YR 2/1) muck, dark gray (10YR 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 (5YR 3/4)
iron oxide concentrations in root channels; about 1 percent gravel; neutral; gradual wavy boundary.
(Combined thickness of 2A horizon is 8 to 45 inches thick.)
2Cgl--48 to 65 inches; olive gray (5Y 5/2) clay loam; massive; friable; dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4)
Fe oxide concentrations in root channels; many medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) Fe
concentrations; about 1 percent gravel; slightly effervescent; slightly alkaline; gradual wavy bounday.
2Cg2--65 to 80 inches; gray (5Y 5/1) loam, massive; friable; many medium prominent light olive brown
(2.5Y 5/4) and yellowish brown (10YR 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
comer, 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
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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 10YR, 5YR, 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 10YR, 2.5Y, 5Y or is neutral, value of 2 or 3 and chroma of 0 to 1. 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 10YR, 2.5Y, 5Y, 5GY, 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 Linwood, Medo, Palms, Philbon and Shalcar 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, Okoboji,
Glencoe, Muskego and Houghton 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.
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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.
National Cooperative Soil Survey
U.S.A.
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Official Series Description- LESTER Series
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LOCATION LESTER
Established Series
Rev. AGG-TCJ-KDS
05/2001
HN+ IA
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--0 to 7 inches; very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) loam, grayish brown (10YR 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 (10YR 4/3)clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm;
many very fine roots; common very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) clay films on faces of peds and few
very dark gray (10YR 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 (10YR 4/4) clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky
structure; friable; common fine roots; common dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) clay films on faces of
peds and few very dark brown (10YR 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.)
Bkl--38 to 50 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure;
friable; few fine roots; common very pale brown (10YR 8/2) carbonate threads; about 2 percent gravel;
violently effervescent; slightly alkaline; clear wavy boundary.
Bk2--50 to 60 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure;
friable; common fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) relict Fe concentrations; common very pale
brown (10YR 8/2) carbonate threads; about 2 percent gravel; violently effervescent; slightly alkaline;
clear wavy boundary.
C--60 to 80 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) loam;; massive; friable; common medium distinct
yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) relict Fe concentrations and few fine distinct light brownish gray (10YR
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
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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 10YR, 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 10YR or 2.5Y, 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 10YR or 2.5YR, 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 2.5Y or 10YR, 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 Angus, Argyle, Baltimore, Bassett, Blooming, Caleb,
Dowagiac, Dunbridge, Gara, Koronis, Lauramie, Longlois, Lydick, Moha_wk, Neda, Newcomer, Oneco,
Orwood, Racine, Razort, Sebbo, Taopi, 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 7.5YR or redder hue. Bassett soils are very strongly acid to moderately acid
in the upper part of the Bt horizon. Blooming and Racine soils have 15 to 35 percent sand in the upper
part of the particle-size control section. Caleb soils have some subhorizons that have more than 45
percent in the lower part of the control section. Dowagiac and Koronis soils have less than 24 percent
clay in the lower one third of the particle-size control section. Dunbridge, Waucoma, Newcomer and
Winneshiek soils have sola terminated by bedrock at depths above 60 inches. Gara soils average less
than 2 percent rock fragments in the control section. Longlois, Lydic, and Neda soils have more than 8
percent rock fragments in some subhorizon of the control section. Lauramie soils have more than 45
percent sand in some subhorizon in the middle part of the control section. Mohawk soils have a higher
content of silt and have dark colors in the B horizon which apparently are inherited from dark shale.
Orwood soils have no rock fragments in the particle-size control section. Razort soils have less than 30
percent sand in the control section.
GEOGRAPHIC SETTING' These soils have convex slopes on moraines and till plains. Slope
gradients range from 5 to 70 percent. They formed in calcareous, loamy glacial till of late Wisconsinan
Age. Mean annual temperature ranges from 45 degrees to 52 degrees F. Mean annual precipitation
ranges from 25 to 33 inches. Frost free days range from 125 to 165. Elevations range from 700 to 1600
feet.
GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: These include the Cordova, Dundas, Glencoe, Hamel,
Houghtoo, Klossner, Le Sueur, Muskego, 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.
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DRAINAGE AND PERMEABILITY' Well drained. Permeability is moderate. Runoff is medium to
high.
USE AND VEGETATION: Mostly cropped to corn and soybeans. Some is in pasture and forest.
Native vegetation is savanna.
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: South-central and east-central Minnesota and northeastern Iowa.
Extensive.
MLRA OFFICE RESPONSIBLE: St. Paul, Minnesota
SERIES ESTABLISHED: Dakota County, Minnesota, 1945.
REMARKS: Diagnostic horizons and featured recognized in this pedon are: mollic subgroup - the zone
from the surface to 7 inches (Ap horizon); argillic horizon - the zone from 7 to 38 inches (Bt horizons).
Type location moved from Waseca County, Mn. to Wright County, Mn., 11/96 to better exemplify the
series concept within the MLRA. Slopes of 1 to 5 percent that were previously correlated as Lester may
be included with the Angus series in the future.
National Cooperative Soil Survey
U.S.A.
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LOCATION KILKRNNY
Established Series
Rev. KDS-TCJ-AGG
06/2001
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KILKENNY SERIES
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--0 to 9 inches; very dark brown (10YR 2/2) clay loam, dark grayish brown (10YR 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 (10YR 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 (10YR 2/2) clay films on faces of peds; about 3 percent gravel; strongly acid; gradual wavy
boundary.
Bt2--19 to 38 inches; brown (10YR 4/3) clay loam; moderate medium prismatic structure parting to
moderate medium subangular blocky; firm; common very fine roots; common distinct very dark brown
(10YR 2/2) clay films on faces of peds; about 5 percent gravel; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
Bt3--38 to 53 inches; brown (10YR 4/3)clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure parting to
weak fine subangular blocky; firm; common distict very dark brown (10YR 2/2) clay films on faces of
peds; about 5 percent gravel; few fine distict brown (7.5YR 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 (2.5Y 5/4) loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; few
distinct dark brown (10YR 3/3) clay films on faces of peds; friable; about 8 percent gravel; about 2
percent cobbles; few fine distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4) Fe deletions; slightly effervescent; slightly
alkaline; gradual wavy boundary.
2C--65 to 80 inches; light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) loam; massive; friable; few concentrations of light
gray (2.5Y 7/2) calcium carbonates in pores; brown (7.5YR 4/4) soft masses of iron-manganese in
nodules; about 8 percent gravel; about 2 percent cobbles; common medium prominent dark yellowish
brown (10YR 4/6) Fe concentrations and common medium distinct gray (2.5Y 5/1) 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.,
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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 10YR, value of 2 or 3 and chroma of 1 or 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 10YR or 2.5Y, 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 10YR or 2.5Y, 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 Glencoe, L_e_rdal, L_ester, [e Sueur,
Lura, Maza_ska, and Shields 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
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moderate extent.
MLRA OFFICE RESPONSIBLE' St. Paul, Mi~mesota
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.
National Cooperative Soil Survey
U.S.A.
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DATA FORM
ROUTINE WETLAND DETERMINATION
(1987 COE Wetlands Delineation Manual)
Project/Site:
Applicant/Owner:
Investigator:
Do Normal Circumstances exist on the site?
Is the site significantly disturbed (Atypical Situation)?
Is the area a potential Problem Area?
(If needed, explain on reverse.)
~ No Yes (~
Yes ~
Date:
County:
State:
Community ID:
Transect ID:
Plot ID: /
VEGETATION
Dominant Ptent Spec~e~ Stratum Indicator
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Perc~n~ of Dominant Sp~cie~ th~[ ~r~ OBL, FACW or FAC
(excluding FAC-).
Dominant Plan[ Species
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
1~.
Stratum Ir~icator
HYDROLOGY
Recorded Data (Describe in Remarks):
Stroem, Lake, or Tide G~ge
Aerial Photograph~
Other
No Recorded Data Availablo
Reid Obaervafion~:
Depth of Surfece W.t~r: /~/'~(~ (in.)
Depth to Frae Wat~rin Pit: /~ _(in.)
Wetland Hydrology Irdicato'r.: Pdmery Ir~licetor~:
S~Nr~t~ in Upper 12 Inch~
. · - W~t~r
DH~ Une~
S~iment Depoeit~
Drainage Pa~ern~ in
Soco~a~ I~ic~tor~ (2 or moro required):
OxMiz~ Root Channd~ in Upper 12 Incho~
Water-St~ Lea~
Loc~ Soil Su~ey Data
FAC-Neutral Te~t
~her (~t~n in Rem~s)
SOILS
Profile DeacHption:
Depth
{inch~)_ Hodzon
H'~ch4c Soil Indicatore:
Hietoeol
Hiadc Epipedon
Sulfidic Odor
Aquic Mol.tufa Regim~
Reducing
Gley~J or Low-Chrome Color~
Concretion.
__ High Orgar~c Content in Surface Layer in Sar'~ly Soile
Orge~c Strae~cJng in Sit, dy
~t~ on Loc~ H~dc Soil~
U~t~ on Nafio~ H¢fic Soil. U~t
WETLAND DETERMINATION
HydrophytJc Vegetation Preaent? Y~ No
Wetland Hydrdogy Pre~ent? :¢ No
Hydfic
Soil~ Preaent7
(Circle)
(Circle)
Sampling Point WitNn a Weder',d? Yea '~'~
..... Approved by HO.U~ACE 3/92.
DATA FORM
ROUTINE WETLAND DETERMINATION
(1987 CeE Wetlands Delineation Manual)
Project/Site: //'¢/~ ~'7~-¢
Applicant/Owner:
Investigator:
Do Normal Circumstances exist on the site?
Is the site significantly disturbed (Atypical Situation)?
Is the area a potential Problem Area?
(If needed, explain on reverse.)
~ No
Yes ~
Yes
County:
State:
Community ID:
Transect ID:
Plot ID: 2-
VEGETATION
Percent of Dominant Specia~ that *r~ OBL, FACW or FAC
(excluding FAC-),
Dominant Plant Species
9.
10,
ll,
12.
13,
14.
15.
1~,
Stratum Ir~dicator
HYDROLOGY
Recorded Data (D~cribe in Remarks):
__ Stream, Laka, or Tide Gauge
Aerial Photographs
Other
No Recorded Date Available
Field Obsarcadon~:
Depth of Surface Wirer: '//~l~(in.)
Depth to Fr~a Water in ~t: ~ (in.)
Depth to S~rat~ So;h ~ (in.)
Wadar-M Hydrology In<ticator.:
Pdmery Ir~dicetor~:
Inundated
,Seturated in 12 Inches
Upper
, .- Water
Dri~ Uno,
S~im~nt D~po~it~
Dr~n~go P~,rn~ in
S~co~w I~ic~tor~ (2 or mot, requir*d):
O~diz~ Root Charm*lC in Uppor 12 Incho~
W*ter-St~ L~
Local Soil Su~y D~tm
FAC-N~utr~I T~t
~h~r (~l~n in R~)
SOILS
Fi~Id Obs~rv~tior~
Confirm M~pp~d TyI~?
Hydlic Soil Indicators:
Histosol Concretions
__ Hisdc Epip~don __ High Organic Content in Surfaco Layer in
-- Sutfidic ~or -- Orga~c Stre~ng in Sm~y Soi[~
: ~ A~lc ~oi~tur~ R~ ~ U~t~ on Loc~ H~c SoH~
_-- R~ucing Co~i~ __ Umt~ on Nmdo~ H~dc Soilm Umt
~ GI~ or Low-Chro~ C~or* __ Other (~wn in Re~)
C~/ ~,'~-
WETLAND DETERMINATION
Hydrophy1Jc ¥~g~tadon Prm~nt? f~m) No (Circle)
W~dand Hydrology Pra~ant? (~ No
, Hyddc Soll~ Pram~nt? No
(Circle)
Ig thim Sampling Point Within a Wedar'~d? ~ No
......... Approwd by HCtU~ACE 3/92
DATA FORM
ROUTINE WETLAND DETERMINATION
(1987 COE Wetlands Delineation Manual)
Project/Site:
Applicant/Owner:
Investigator: ~ ~"~ o ,~ ,,~-~,.~
Do Normal Circumstances exist on the site?
Is the site significantly disturbed (Atypical Situation)?
Is the area a potential Problem Area?
(If needed, explain on reverse.)
Yes
Yes
Date: //.~ d //O
County:
State:
Community ID:
Transect ID:
Plot ID:
VEGETATION
Dominant Ptant Specie~
a.
4.
5.
7.
8.
Stratum Indicator.
Percent of Dominant Sp~cie~ that ~ro OBL, FACW or FAC
(excluding FAC-).
Dominant Pfant Species
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
Stratum Indicator
HYDROLOGY
R~¢orded D~t~ (De,crib, in Remarks):
__ Stream, L~k~, or Tid~ G~
Aerial Photogr~oh~
Other
No R~cord~i D~t~ Av~l~ble
Fi,Id Ob~orv~don~:
Depth of Surfaca W~ter:
D~pth to Fr,e Wnt*r in Fft:
Depth to Saturated Soil:
WetJar~ Hydrology Indicator,,:
Prima~ Ir~dicator~:
Inundated
~ S*tur~t~ in Upp*r 12 Inch~
· - W~tor M~
Dd~ Un~¢
S~dim~nt D~po~it~
~ Dr~in~g~ P~rn~ in W~d~
S~co~W I~icCtor~ (2 or mor~ r~quir~d):
Oxidiz~ Root Ch~nn~l¢ in Upper 12 Inch~e
W~t~r-St~n~ L~
Loc~ Soil Su~ey D~t~
FAC-N~utr~I T~t
~h~r (~l~n in R~m~)
SOILS
' M~ Ur~t
Depth Matrix Color Mottle Colors
_(inch~s) Hodzon IMun~ell Moist) (Munsell Moist)
Field Observation8
Confirm Mepped Ty~e?
Concretion=
High Orger'Jc Content in Surface Layer in Sen, dy Soil~
Orgar~c Strea~Jn(;;) in Sar~y Soil=
Usted on Loca Hydric $o~1~ U~t
L.J=ted on NatJor~4 Hydric Soil~ LJ~t
Other (Expl,Jn in Re--rko)
WETLAND DETERMINATION
Hydrophyl:Jc V~getadon Pre~ent? ~ No
Wedand Hydrology Pre-ant? ~ No
Hyddc Soila Preaent7 Ye~ ~
(Circle)
(Circle)
I= thi~ Sampling Point Within a Weder~? Ye~ ~
Approved by HQUSACE 3/92
DATA FORM
ROUTINE WETLAND DETERMINATION
(1987 COE Wetlands Delineation Manual)
Project/Site:
Applicant/Owner:
Investigator: ~'-DP o,q/~ ~
Do Normal Circumstances exist on the site?
Is the site significantly disturbed (Atypical Situation)?
Is the area a potential Problem Area?
(If needed, explain on reverse.)
~s) No
Yes ~
Yes ~
County:
State:
CommuniW ID:
Transect ID:
Plot ID:
VEGETATION
Dominant F~ant Spac~e~ Stratum Indicator
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Porcont of Dominant Sp~ciee that ~ro OBL, FACW or FAC
(oxcluding FAC-).
J
I
Dominant Plant Species
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
1~.
Stratum Indicator
HYDROLOGY
Recorded Data (De~criba in Remerkl):
__ Straem, L~ke, or Tida G~,uge
Aerial Photogr~pha
Other
No Recorded D,,ta AYmlable
Field Obsarvedons:
Depth of Surface W=ter: IJ0/7~-~ (in.)
Depth to Free W~tar in Pit: ~ (in.)
D~pth to Sa~rnt~ Soil: (in.)
Wedand Hydrology Indicator=:
Pdmary IrK:licatorI:
Inundated
~ Saturated in Upper 1 2 Inche~
.. Water Mark~
Ddft Linee
Sedimen~ Depo~itl
__ Dr~nage Pattern~ in Wadend~
Secor~ery Indicatora (2 or mor~ required):
Oxidized Root Channel~ in Uppar 12 Inchee
Watar-S ta4n~d Laav-~ ~
_¢~ Local Soil Sur~ey Data
_~¢_"FAC-N eutral Teat
Oth~r (Explain in R~rnarks)
SOILS
~ Urd! Nm'ne
(Series and Phase):
Taxonomy (Subgroup):
Profile Descdption: ?]~6~:~/'~'" "'~t~/'~
Depth Matrix Color
(inche~ Hanzon (Munseil Moist)
Drainage Clae=: /~00¢'/~'
Field Obse~ationa
~U~r~c ~(V~ Confi~ Mapp~ TweT~ No
Mo~e Colors Mo~te Tenure, Concr~dons,
jM~nsell Moist) Abu~ance/Contra~t St~cture, etc,
Hyddc SoU Indica[ora:
Concretions
High Organic Content in Surfaco Layer in Sandy $oil~
Organic Stree~,ing in
Umt~ on Loc~ H~Hc Soil~
Umt~ on Nafio~ H~dc So~l~
WETLAND DETERMINATION
HydrophytJc Vegetation Prement? ~
No
Wstiar',d Hydrology Preaant? ~ No
Hydric Soila Preaent? ~ No
(Circle)
ig th~m Sm'rtpling Point Within a Wetland7
(Circle)
' Apl~roved by HOUSACE'3/92
DATA FORM
ROUTINE WETLAND DETERMINATION
(1987 CeE Wetlands Delineation Manual)
Project/Site:
Applicant/Owner:
Investigator: ~-~o ~ ~ ~-~
Do Normal Circumstances exist on the site?
Is the site significantly disturbed (Atypical Situation)?
Is the area a potential Problem Area?
(if needed, explain on reverse.)
~ No
Yes ¢
Yes d[~)
Date: /~//~¢ o/0
County:
State:
Community ID:
Transect ID:
Plot ID:
VEG ETATIO N
Domlnant Ptant Specie~ Stratum Indicator
3.
4.
5.
~. ~4.
7. 15.
8. 1~.
Parc~t of Dominant Sp~ci~ that ~r~ OBL. ~ACW or FAC
(excluding FAC-).
!L .........................
Dominant Plant Species
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
fO0O/o
Stratum., Indicator
HYDROLOGY
Recorded Data (Describe in Remerk~l:
__ Stream, Lake, or Tide
Aerial Photographa
Other
No Recorded Data Available
Field Observations:
Depth of Surface Wirer:
Depth to Frae Water in Pit:
Depth to Saturated Soil:
/I
Wedand Hydrolocy Indicator~:
Primary Indicators:
Inundated
Saratin 12 Inches
Upper
. · - Water
Dd~
S~im~nt D~po~it~
~ Dr~in~g~ P~rn~ in W~d~s
S~co~ I~ic~tor~ (2 or mer~ r~quir~d):
Oxidiz~ Root Ch~nn~[~ in Upper 12 Inch~
W~t~r-St~n~ L~
~ Loc~J Sell Su~ey
~ FAC-Neutral Test
~har (~ldn in
SOILS
Depth Metdx Co,or Mo~e Colors
ii,cheiL Hodzon {Munselt Moist) (Muns~ll Moist)
Drainage Cia=.:
Field Observationl
Confirm Mapped Ty~a?
Tenure, Concretions,
AbundencelContre~t Structure, etc.
Hydlic Soil Indicators:
--_ Hi~toaol
.__ Histic Epipedon
~ Sulfidic Odor
~ Aq~ic Moisture Ra~rr~
-_ Reducing Conclitioni
__ Glayed or Low-Chrome Color~
Concretions
High Organic Content in Surface I-~y~r in Sandy Soda
Organic Streaking in Sm~y Soil=
~.t~ on Loc~ H~Hc
Umt~ on
Other (~n in
WETLAND DETERMINATION
H'~::lrophyfic V~getefion Present?
Wedend Hydrology Present?
Hydric Soils Pre=ant?
(~) No
(Circle)
(Circle)
Sampling Point Witt-~n e WeUend? Yal S
Approved by HQU~ACE
DATA FORM
ROUTINE WETLAND DETERMINATION
(1987 COE Wetlands Delineation Manual)
Project/Site: Z ,'~-'~'~ ~7'M~'i ~.
Applicant/Owner:
Investigator: ::-TD'D,~ n,~ ¢/~
Do Normal Circumstances exist on the site?
Is the site significantly disturbed (Atypical Situation)?
Is the area a potential Problem Area?
(If needed, explain on reverse.)
Y~es No
Yes (~
Yes
Date: L//? o/"~ Y'
County; C'4,,/cf
State: /~,,~'
Community ID:
Transect ID:
Plot ID:
VEGETATION
Dom[nant Ptant Spacers Stratum Indicator
3.
4.
5.
7.
8.
P~rc~nt of Dominant Sp~ci~ that ~r~ O~L, FACW or FAC
(~xcluding FAC-).
Dominant Plant Sp~cios
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
1~.
Ioo%
Stratum Indicator
HYDROLOGY
R~cordad Data (D~crib~ in Remark''):
__ Stream. Lake, or Tide
Aedal Photogr~ph~
Other
No R~cord~d Dste AYml~bl~
Fi,Id Ob~*rvadona:
D*pth of Surfac~ W..t~r:
D*pth to Fr,~ W~t*r in Pit:
D~pth to Saturet~cl Soil:
Wader'id Hydrology Indicator..;
Primer'/Ir'~icator=:
Inured et ~-d
Seturat~cl in Upper 12 lnche~
· . W~t~r M~
Dd~ Un~s
S~im~nt D~po~it~
Dr~in~g~ P~rn~ in W~d~s
Soco~aw I~ic~tor~ (2 or mor~ required):
O~diz~ Root Ch~nnel~ in Upper 12 Inche~
W.t,r-St~ L~n~.
~ Loc~ Soil Su~y D~t~
~ FAC-N~utr~I T~st
~h~r (~l~n in R~)
SOILS
.....
Field Observetion=
Confirm Mepped Type? ~ No
MottJe Tenure, Concretion=,
Abur~:Jence/Contre=t Structure, etc.
Hyddc Soil In41icator~:
--_ Histosol
Hisdc Epip~don
Sulfidic Odor
-- Aquic Moisture Re~rr~
Reducing Conditi~r~
Concretions
__ High Orger~c Content in Surfac~ L~y~r in Sar~dy Solla
Organic Streeldng in Sa~y Soi[~
UJt~ on Loc~ H~dc So~l~
U.t~ on N~fio~ H~dc Soil. U~t
Other (~l~n In R~)
WETLAND DETERMINATION
HwIrophyfic V~getafion Preoont? (~ No
Wadert. d Hydrology Pre=ant? ~ No
Hydric Soil~ Pre~ent? ¢'4~) No
(Circle)
Is tM= Sarr'koling Point Within
(Circle)
~ No
..... Apl~rov*d by HQUSACE'21~2
CB*'
~4
~,EXCEPTiON
PARCEL 3'~1~3, M,~,,NESOTA D£RARTMENT
OF TRANSPOR'T-&,TION RIGHT
OF' WAY PLAT
AND PER DOC, NO.S T1151~,,.& Tl124-94.
175.4
e6~.OS(N)
PER
/
I ~ ~/ / ~ ~ DELiNeATeD BY AhklANI
~ RIM=gSI~/~ /, J lNC ON APRIL 30~ 2004