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I <br /> I WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM-Western Mountains, Valleys and Coast Region <br /> Project/Site: Bull Creek#4 City/County:Mesa County Sampling Date: 08/21/2014 <br /> Applicant/Owner: Bull Creek Ditch and Reservoir State:CO Sampling Point:DP8Wet <br /> IInvestigator(s):LRR/MAJ Section,Township,Range: Sec.20 T 11 S R95W <br /> Landform(hillslope,terrace,etc.): Hillslope Local relief(concave,convex,none): Concave Slope(%):0-5% <br /> l Subregion(LRR)E-RM Forests&Rangeland Lat:39.07088 Long: 108.03651 Datum:WGS 84 <br /> Soil Map Unit Name:Needleton-Scout families complex,5 to 40%slopes NWI classification:None <br /> Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes(i Not" (If no,explain in Remarks.) <br /> I Are Vegetation u Soil 0 or Hydrology U significantly disturbed? Are"Normal Circumstances"present? Yes(a. <br /> No t^ <br /> Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? (If needed,explain any answers in Remarks.) <br /> SUMMARY OF FINDINGS- Attach site map showing sampling point locations,transects, important features, etc. <br /> IHydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes (: No C <br /> Hydric Soil Present? Yes (i No C Is the Sampled Area <br /> IWetland Hydrology Present? Yes (: No [ within a Wetland? Yes C: No r Remarks: In 2011 the reservoir elevation was raised from 9,857.5 feet to 9,864 feet. Data point located just above new high water <br /> line. <br /> VEGETATION <br /> Absolute Dominant Indicator Dominance Test worksheet: <br /> I Tree Stratum Plot Size I <br /> 1.Abies lasiocarpa(dying or dead) %Cover Species? Status Number of Dominant Species <br /> 60 Yes FACU That Are OBL,FACW,or FAC: 4 (A) <br /> 2.Picea engelmanni 80 Yes FAC <br /> Total Number of Dominant <br /> I 3. Species Across All Strata: 5 (B) <br /> 4' Percent of Dominant Species <br /> 140 =Total Cover That Are OBL,FACW,or FAC: 80.0 % (A/B) <br /> Sapling/Shrub Stratum Plot Size <br /> Ii. Prevalence Index worksheet: <br /> 2. Total%Cover of: Multiply by: <br /> 3. OBL species x 1 = <br /> I 4. <br /> 5 FACW species x 2= <br /> FAC species x 3= <br /> =Total Cover FACU species x 4= <br /> Herb Stratum Plot Size 15X5 UPL species x 5= <br /> I1•Calamagrostis canadensis 15 Yes FACW Column Totals: (A) (B) <br /> 2.Rorippa curvipes 15 Yes FACW <br /> 3•Rumex occidentalis 5 FACW Prevalence Index =B/A= <br /> I 4.Geum macrophylum 5 FAC Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators: <br /> 5.Psychrophila leptosepala 15 Yes oat X Dominance Test is>50% <br /> 6.Equisteum arvense 5 FAC Prevalence Index is<_3.0' <br /> I ? 0 Morphological Adaptations'(Provide supporting <br /> data in Remarks or on a separate sheet) <br /> 8. E Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation'(Explain) <br /> 60 =Total Cover <br /> Woody Vine Stratum Plot Size <br /> Ii. <br /> 2. 'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must <br /> be present. <br /> =Total Cover Hydrophytic <br /> I %Bare Ground in Herb Stratum 40 % Vegetation Present? Yes G No C' <br /> Remarks:Little understory. Large Fir and Spruce trees shading area. Firs are dead or dying from raised water level. Definitely a <br /> transition zone of plant communities. Used CACA and ROCU as dominate wetland plants to define wetland/upland <br /> Iboundary along flags F6,F7,and F8. <br /> IUS Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains,Valleys,and Coast-Interim Version <br />