WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM Caribbean Islands Region

Project/Site: Municipality/Town: Sampling Date:

Applicant/Owner: PR or USVI: Sampling Point:
Investigator(s): Ward/Estate:
Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.): Local relief (concave, convex, none): Slope (%):
Lat: Long: 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 No
Are Vegetation , Soil , or Hydrology naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.

Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes No

Is the Sampled Area
Hydric Soil Present? Yes No
within a Wetland? Yes No
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No
Remarks:

VEGETATION Use scientific names of plants.

Absolute Dominant Indicator Dominance Test worksheet:
Tree Stratum (Plot size: ) % Cover Species? Status
Number of Dominant Species
1. That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: (A)
2.
Total Number of Dominant
3. Species Across All Strata: (B)
4.
Percent of Dominant Species
5. That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: (A/B)
= Total Cover
Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: ) Prevalence Index worksheet:
1. Total % Cover of: Multiply by:
2. OBL species x1=
3. FACW species x2=
4. FAC species x3=
5. FACU species x4=
= Total Cover UPL species x5=
Herb Stratum (Plot size: ) Column Totals: (A) (B)
1.
2. Prevalence Index = B/A =
3. Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
4. 1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
5. 2 - Dominance Test is >50%
1
6. 3 - Prevalence Index is 3.0
1
7. Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation (Explain)
8.
1
= Total Cover Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: ) be present, unless disturbed or problematic.
1.
2.
3. Hydrophytic
4. Vegetation
Present? Yes No
= Total Cover
Remarks:

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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 Matrix Redox Features
1 2
(inches) Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type Loc Texture Remarks

1 2
Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains. Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix.
3
Hydric Soil Indicators: Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils :
Histosol (A1) Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) Stratified Layers (A5)
Histic Epipedon (A2) Sandy Redox (S5) Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
Black Histic (A3) Stripped Matrix (S6) Other (Explain in Remarks)
Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) Dark Surface (S7)
Organic Bodies (A6) Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
5 cm Mucky Mineral (A7) Depleted Matrix (F3)
3
Muck Presence (A8) Redox Dark Surface (F6) Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
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.

Restrictive Layer (if observed):

Type:
Depth (inches): Hydric Soil Present? Yes No
Remarks:

HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Primary Indicators (minimum of one required; check all that apply) Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required)
Surface Water (A1) Water-Stained Leaves (B9) Surface Soil Cracks (B6)
High Water Table (A2) Aquatic Fauna (B13) Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8)
Saturation (A3) Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1) Drainage Patterns (B10)
Water Marks (B1) Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3) Dry-Season Water Table (C2)
Sediment Deposits (B2) Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
Drift Deposits (B3) Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6) Geomorphic Position (D2)
Algal Mat or Crust (B4) Thin Muck Surface (C7) Shallow Aquitard (D3)
Iron Deposits (B5) Fiddler Crab Burrows (C10) FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7) Other (Explain in Remarks)
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? Yes No
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:

Remarks:

US Army Corps of Engineers Caribbean Islands Region Version 2.0