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Table C-i. (Continued) Descripfions of wetlands on the Chikuma Property. Refer to Table C-2 for lists of species observed in these wetland areas. Wetland Location Photo Number s Descriptions and Comments Jurisdictional Status These wetland areas occur in the saturated zones adjacent to the stream/ditch channel. Major species include reed canary grass, common cattail, knotweed species and prauie Wetlands along cordgrass (Spartina pectiaata). At the peak of Jurisdictional - the tributary to the irrigation season, this drainage flows at Connected to other Big Dry Creek C-5 near its flood stage. This allows for greater jurisdictional (W-C4 and W- wetland development fn the low areas adjacent wetlands C6) to the drainage. There is more wetland development along the natural drainage (W- C4) than in channelized section of the drainage (W-C6). Hydrophytic species accounted for 80 rcent of the observed s ecies. Wetland Non-jurisdictional formed by No specific observations were made in this Isolated- not pooled No Photo wetland. Overall, the species composition is connected with irrigation return similar to other wetland areas on the site. existing drainages flow (W-CS) This is the largest wetland area on the property. The former channel is topographically lower than other parts of the Wetlands site and is therefore closer to the water table. associated with Shallow standing water was noted in various the former places in this wetland area. When this section Non-jurisdictional channel of the C-6 of the stream was channelized, the excavated Isolated- not tributary to Big material formed a berm which isolates the connected with Dry Creek wetland from the existing drainage. Major existing drainages ~ C~ species in this wetland include common cattail, Baltic rush (/uncus arcticus ssp. ater), prairie cordgrass and chairmaker's rush. Hydrophytic species accounted for 88 percent of the observed s cies. -28-