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fanding assistance frari t)r*, ;e

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District and the Fureau W hand Pon gnionc, the Wh and Wildlj&]Service's National Wetland inventory

/ ° .w, r .-.-L theresources alon g a corrido r wh ich ofeastern

Mississippi .

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JI ted States Department of the InteriorFISH ANI) WILDLIFT SERVICL

iS SPRING STRY'l -r .W.ATLA .NTA, GEORoGIA 30,103

xCnal 10 WOWS

Prahn 1 i en,

u on LiSL in theVe y

V

War's Guidet'D

Atiand Ops W,,;dab,~i;ia an;! Eastern Mississippi

NCO Point (Kest Point NTIlle (Kest Point SW

Pridjan SE)t 7,-,7E)

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;ping was initiated in the spring of 1981 aQ coTpOtH in thing of 190 .

Wmps were prepare-d thiro-~tghZ"

I akmi ac bCO .'

an a scam or 1w OS quired,

y CPhotzgraphy Pyograw . Photolr&pbs were toWnLhe sptiNg of 19H akl 1981 . '!Ti<D

o~

u"2c:individual map is given in the ',ct.war rJ ,~,ht hand cor"er of that6oa. - in QW. -i,

ju3y, and V3veTbor of 199.,Oarch of 1982 . Jhota interyr,~-',.z

C,:_1:tQrnP ..t�.,,_

PrCOV,t&J-bwo r

je p2r orm e

y Martel Laboratories,

Inc. .,

SFAWCOator to the W! in St .

rMoto Qterprwtat_*.-_on iriclue.- .5 UUM Statcs Gcologlemz-~na' USDA, Sall C . servation Service, Cco.;iW,;

available .

Study Ala" _ -CaY

The study area consiste-3, ofhordec, extending,

north bo fle Ccestal Zene in the southsca Ia

( 1 : 24 , 000 )

maps were rCKPIWOarea study area,

P1 iss-tups?

nus

Classification

in

1. 120 mile wide strip & Wd alonr.j,-cm the Tannessea border in the(Fig . 1) . A total of 512 Arge,tri o, :)ve_r IttlhvF 28 800

Nn

According to Bailey's ecoregion classification of the United States,the northern two-thirds of the croiect area is in

I-Tai , .,,iid T. -n- 7Domain, Subtrcpical Division, SchtKasterm Mixed Krest Province .southern third of the area is in the Humid Teniperate T)cmain .,Subtropical Division, Outer Coastal Plain Forest Province,Beach-Sweetgum-Magnalia-Pine-Oak Section . Genn-ral i ,regarding land-surface Eorm, clinate, vegetation, soils and fauna A,described A Baiieey,

G, 1978, Description V .the ecoregic'ns,the United States . LJMA

E' , ervice intermt- n . Utah77p.

Further cc :Ylogical sulbdi visions can be identified,three-fonrths of the proj ,~~7t araa- .the Tenness ., . (j -ToIbigbee WE& 1

Eills, anJl the Prairie . Totlan! drasities incrcasasouth . in the Tennessee-Talbigbaeare narrow and graddients stE

Th the Eutaa HiLls . Clxl,:~ow 1~tendency for increased Wood

Tombigbee Sands section .er is quite wide . Broad meandc 7, and

char acteri _,.~_ic of t-, de area Ath large LA../LLanki -i .-

bsiing, cooi-aon .

in the nort'are, fron north to so -,

tl-if~

frcm nowthHills WHOM drai

i to ccct . ,,-rso Aserv

s in

Decome most exte . sive in the Out4~,,rrrOVALC area of the projoct .

in. addition to alluvialVolated depressional wetlands are cxmcn. AMcoastal plain vary slightly in nrecies compasitio : , ,

fro- i. _n thcFe Jui the rest of the piaject area .

ills, the

Flil],t.~

VANBroader flood plains bog!

~~rZi

scars are)lain size cantin,

The following are brief habitat descriptions forwMand classifications MA on the

o,--~_' the area . TAY lint.("' ,ocs

r;r_-,t:

iresent all t1ho,

land Wassificaticns, ~-LhichWetinKs have been classified in general accor&., .Tic,,.~eta! . 1979 Classification of

strict aaherance Q)i

~ .cn~J~.1 a

on system was nor possible, i~i ii '~i, oKveloped by the NN I wore used .

It is strcnglyusvr2 becomy familiar wit-h U,,e. v~L~Lland classification systemto gain full Utilization of th'a ro.p "pvalucts .

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PF05G

PF06F

PFOIC

forested, dead,

The classification

consisting primariof

lydead

timbe r .

A Knimm-,, m

30%

ruvera

bge y Aa-timber

is

necessa r y

acot- 6~~ 7-n-i t .) Cc-;i',7E~rdinet al,

systin order for this classification tc apply, 154-g-ents an!aquatic beds may also

nixe~l vrith

tjn-`>,r-These mixeA axe MUM& as "005/01 wiltW WGS/ANG",respectivuly .

o-:~,nakicns are prasenh tbroughoutthe entire year excapt.

years of Mrcm~ drought .,The death of trees often rnsultq ," - cxri t1h.:- ,stresses caused by prulongedextended periods of floading inclule L :aver hr;ouaWvnt'-,i,flowage restrictions due to road coi-o~truction jblockage of Mural dralnay:E~s 11 .~y &brir; or

Palustrinu, foresM,

ThWe ayeas are chr .-, c Lorithe growing season in nost years . Wdnanv vegetation isusually cypress, swa ;i .,p or a uAture of LcMSpeN

ans

Bec'av'1 e

the

uh i lized inmaps was taken during leaves M"PCSSible LO O -WASt"Aly WfOrentlatstupelo, thorn ore, the "jociduoum"used . Huwaver, it mpccieschecking or by cWher snuDio~;used to

"I"o"i-i-J"Adesignate dominancc by qjwcss, and

--re

aaa l''` 'lc OICUK in MON

Palustrine000201

This

periods

cypress, are PI

Qxrowniv Us& Destanaticns

forestc

oak, and overcupva;

typ:~ tJI -

Iro

hibitat t ;a is characterized by poo yrlWANhiph warur tahlo .

focespacially

5C') L-1-Z growing Evason, WMU' ;~cah, Elonq wil.-.1)

MIS is

Because of tho complexit-inclusions CE wMaNr j, (-r

C 1) a

eCesignan.n .,.i .on the jzlutography, Scato dalincWe .

of

irepniotion A tnnv-\

qjywsr Ranel nwificvAon

ware cun&

Ll.."

alluvia :

lzny also UCCOV, SPIUSIOns voleMAMOUS

mea j

"1701F,

,

"PP02F,

U)F, for arew~-'

ti:casonally

is. .ito 1 j

'Ava viol ,

Pagrappy r

PI" 03C

FCC

This designation describes a sim-alar c"~?-a'nurlity t'o P."except that ;Wer toy stand for extendes periods in theseeWNW .

Tn a6dition to the water oak ai-O willv,; c2-kc,_

isalso CCCUr .

Pal. i)strine,

forested,

broad-leaved

This category is a Watively m .,.riorw2tiands in U-.,,_-3 p-oject area . Me substrateto

the

surface

for ex'tet : ,,5 orfl p,::.riWs duringseason ,

but surface water is saidan prescnt .inAuSes red My,

lba ,," _, d

- tgiya

PaluptAna, forestW, brcad-IsavA decMucas, temporarily

This classbottomlapdand screams,

Palustrine, forested, broad-Naved evergreen, seascnallyf IGO&A .

spring rainymost of LY,nurfpcc watJ ;Matuye foieV

iawp chestnutsW sweetgunkWAs caSYC

Mor

OCCOK

1 c~~

arry .,

Ainvine,Object

AnikWiM,a

ification is primarily used to descriNh--ODitat associate! with Lujor river.-iThe toter Lable in nsar tha surface dutirrj

season L - t

Lelow the surface fornny ccaur

p7W during

orof

Mis type eye plc:. : aoak,Earlymay bo vegetated by

yellow poplar, ied ma .-Ale.agarl

cW

e Wa was availi

;Kduous and.

is saturatWe groeiag

Predominant

briefly or

ated by water oak,various WAVES,gDs of forests ingreen ach, elm,, rivi, r irh

-'ri .71ic-aWn stanis A lablolly pine, sla&or

p.!ne WAS have been p2-,anted in areasto bNef fICKS111Y Cor

U- 1 . ;.czsrc,;rding hydraYgy orine stands <`: re designaKd as upland since.Unrally reqcncraLed pfn= are y2nerally indicadva "-'Lar drainad sAl conStions .,

brood-lcaW deciduous ak-I

to

bOODY in the

ue.Yarea 2 6nring jv&W of heavyLabitat

is

Unnsiderod, t"r,

'XIIIAC,~,L_". -',~~ tO

1-011d in ale~cTMis tyj;~~,- of

Fj, .-eViOL)S,

PF03A

Palustrine, WrestO, brcOad-lea%r_d &jergreen, temporarilyf100ded .

RS SIG

Palustrinfo, scrub/shrub, broad-leaved deciduous,

P--'~" 10) iC

PSS7/EMIB Palustrine, scrub/shrub, evergreen, and emergent,persistent, saturated .

disturbance. . Dci-rdnant species are usually loblolly pine,sweetgum, red maple, and eLm along, wan ma xed ceks a,,-.dhicV.ories d,-2p, izling on Lhe stzu~ag:2- .

The map user is cautioned that this type W wetiand isdifficult to separate from uplands of si.,ailzar sz-)eciO .13composition . Therefor(,_~, -c-,me uplana's nay Le incorrectlyideOtifiej US Vi~tland II: UAS M. tE:901-jr .

This classification W.so designates hotto.rriarrl Mrd,rxx~lhabitat . 153 ;~~-cies do.,-rdnants sze water oak and willow cak .in some locations and under certain oDAitions thesespecies tend to semi -evergreen or tardily deciduous .Therefore, the signatures cm t,Cie photography

ascvergyenn and were classifi& as such .

This habitat type is described oz ahrub sezaip . Cr=Tc-nshrubs are bottonbush, alder, s-eanip pri~-,t, and ,;ate,,_-willow, Those arcas often result frcci beavor ijnpoundrentsor from block.ec'I' roadi culverts . in many instances theseareas will a variable percentage of dead timber .

scrub/shrub, broad-leaved deciduous,

This habitat is similar to that identified as "PSSIA"C'~Cept thvt c-oi~ditions prevail . Unse areas remainMoGed for c Kended periods especially aarly in the(]rowing season .

Willow,

predorydnates . In areassedges, rushes and other emergents become,

interspmsed the designation i, npSSI/EMlC, ,,

This is a bag or seep type habitat .

It my occur onrelatively flat terrain or on a oonsid_-7, rabie

14r_',3*'tof this type is EnW in southenn,,nst sccLicns of thestudy area . )Wrgram

j».._ .y inclu& pines less thaan20 Get in height ;

ax nWrM, bitter galitarry, large11 ben - .,key,

U"C itree . Emaigentr incluac pitcher-plants, sundews,clubmasoes, moss , red root,

yellow-c-,yeelgrassca, Mondow 1h

t"~.Iite-tcp sedges, broom sedge,wi~l 1-_- 1C rus-.hcs .

1de nt i f i ca t i on of the appropriate water rcgime was oftenvery difficult for this cover type because of hydrologiciir.,lification due most often to silvicultural activities .

PSSIA

Palustrine, scrub/shrub, broad-leaved deciduous,tem,pDrarily flo,-.Yde-d .

The designation usually describes recently cleareclbottoaaand or forzer-ly farme-d bottcxnlard in an early stag=~of succession . Trees are young and are less than 20 feettall . Typical species are sweetg=m, eLm, red inup-le, -p-ndgreen ash . If openings vegetated by sedges and g-r_assnare interspersed Wth s1hru-b-by vagetation, the designation"ESSI/EW" is used .

P',3S 4

Palustrine, scrub/shrub, needle-leaved evergreen,t~---,m.porarily floc:,Jed .

Newly planted p7ne seedlings Waich have r,,,-)t raC:.:h E ,3 aheight of 20 Not are identified in this 7anner . Motareas with this designation were previously Eore_slt ,ylbottomlands vegetat(--_d by harJ'%<-xY_'Js prior to clearing anJreplanting .

E,10371-11i

Palustrine, aquatic bed, unknown surface, permanentlyflooded, Opoundai .

POU

These areas are usually highly eutrophic ponds .Vegetation includes white waterlily, ye_1.lc-.v vatc,,r1ily,American lotus, bLa6der-..,nrts, dackw~&,- s, and w. terireai .

Pallaqtxine, e-i-tiorgent, persistent, semiperranently RoDded .

Ljejually stairilis in U-,esa are-as throughout the-saason . All emergents in these areas are obligatehy6rophytes . Sp3wies incluie s~ik_- ru-shes, rarslimoilljc:~a,cattail, cut grass, arrowlhea0s, arrcra ar -kuii, &-ift, rush,smartweeds, and i,.uter-primrose . Scattered dead timber isof Len found mixed witn this uetlar.-"t° pe . Ocr'n'sic!'."allythu intermi tently exposea, "G", Yater re-#--a- was apolc

_ ,i e-3to this habWt tyjx_~v~-ian indications were (--', at ~ ,;ater svasheing retained on the area for a near perianont basis .

YE":41C

Palustrine, enargent, persistent, seasonally floDdad .

These areas are similar to

but flooding is Mcnej .-, rolongcd and

v,'ator tolerant plant speciespredominate .

Comionly cccurr .,.ng are &,,,artwe-ad, uattail,se6gon, and rushes, of

w,~l-grass is particularlyprevale it .

MIA

Palust-rine, ~nergent, persistent, tealcrarily flooded .

R 2:1 2C

Pasture lanIs, depressions often located in field Conners,or newly cleared bottomland which cxperienc(~ hxi-,--ifflooding early in the growing scason or during periois ofextended rainfall are inclirded M this ca-to~-ory .

Species found here inclty3e- sodges, panic Srass, rOWS,

goVenrod, blackberry, catbrier, and violets .

I-rj.q. Ix

Palustrine, open water, permanently flooded, excaVAQ-

This classific-ation usually identifies fax-a ponds bat Rrjy

also include other open bodies of water less than 20 acrein size.

2~',-!

Riverine, lower Perennial, open water, permanoritlyflooded .

Perennial rivers and their tributaries norrally havingcull defined flood plains .

Ri%wrine, %wer perennial, flat, sxan3, seasonally flowdol .

River bars which are normally exposed dix-.-ing

6x-,,;saascin each year .

P2Grdx

Riverine, lower Perennial, cpen water,floo6ad, excavatQ .

Identifies channelized rivers and stre-a-mo and riv~rI I..1t0 frf ::;'I Lormdng na.vigat ional iniprovcii-onts .

L1.0 1 ° 13, h

?,acustrine, limnetic, open lwa-ter, ptermaneritly

impoundments greater than 20 acres in size or snaller4 7:~:owjc ,rents ~mow11 tr-) Le deer-eer than 2 rip-tch'i,-

L2AB7H

L,acustrine, littoral, aquatic Md., unknotai stn:--face,per7anently fMWed .

most often describes areas tiithin

VOWANY QWit ,3,w,'aterlily, Yellow k -kiterlilY, Pi.erican lotus,duckS-k-edds, -P-nd Szterm:aal .

Wildlife Rabit-at Values

U .~e_rs of oho maps

v-ish to learn ix)re about Che wil&ife vniu&s forthe wetland types shown on the maps should consult. ~a fvaso~irce_-

*?mzg j-inventoa of the Te-nnesKsee-Tombi'Ope Co

-r-;idoj, Decem

98-T1prepared

by

U . S.

Fi~IT7~_ l

11r, i).d

f- (,-)r U . S .

A::~'~. " C

S 6:'E-,`3 i n ee r s .

'WetlaW habitats are descrihor-I in the re.rx., )rt a4ccording tothe Cowardin et al. cOssification system aQ are readily relatobleto t1".e C;_-Itetgories displayed on the nuq),%

Q7)ecia l !,!aooinq Problems

severe flooding o_-aurring at the time of the 1930 phOwgraphsmade photo interpretation difficult using this Angery .interpreters fir'Wed Mavily on Soil Suivoys, if available, anritopographic indicators to cvercane this problem.

2.

in rn-,any instances stands of WA timber onulr,~ not. ~ identifielfrom the photography . This is due to tlie, relrativaly :-Tall

aerial coverage of the d.-ad trees and the Mw reflectivity Vdead vegetation on color infrared

D~,':a5 ".imlb2r maycccur in areas Adantified as IIISS1G,

PL_..'i"IC .

3 . Because the photography was tP"Cn

U11C,condition,

it \~as

cu (.fUQrent5.ate.

`fit-O,

deciduous

I't

touse "decid. nus" as the salxnla .so

L"Ot.")

T-mr-'ortz"nt Note to Tjsc-*~rs

Since the basic data source for the mopping is 1360 and 19M.photagra!-_ .̀,y, conditions depictel on the nnp appear as they ox.tfI -a t

tix.e .

Fly.1censi',"13 altexath us to Qz!

aj~c

a'sresult of the Tennessee-Tombigbee WaterwL~ychanges nra not shown an the maps but should he MAL RiA-)consideration as the naps are reviewed W VIEW .

A

Keep in AN tl -~at

maps ware preparej

photo interretati0j")with limited field dieckipg .

Althovjh w2 Ove Wemptedfir,.

Anialzeinterpretation Wrors, soc,,. :~ will. o~,-c-ur Wolyvariability .

Therefore,

the rmips should ba royarded as a too. C . 'should not take the place of detailed an-Vai-gruund sniveys M.'coaplete site specific data is required .

How .to Acouire Maw,

;Sticnal Wctlan& Invontary anps are availabic from:

F',eg,ional 1.%'oLl.ands Cc-ordinatcrU.S . F-J!-.F-,h and Wi*.1,d1ife se-rvice

'75 S"p:i" -4g strect, S . W.AtTa-,nitz., Gcorgia

or

%ticoal CartograpKc Information CenterU.&' Survey

Ational Space Inchnology LaboratoriesBuilding 1100

NSA Station, Missinsippi 39529 .

W a

Maps are identific-Y1 by the

c,' 11-he

U.S . Gr-ologicalSurveY 1 : 24 000 scale

~uadran,.~le

ographic ri-apindeces are available

tht~-.G,

3,cxgical SL wey.

0 ""I-b f

-~J.zqinica

Mok lam'.Pliter 31

Droan so lw-SPE :

t rSh

C a

Cnirry

:--yvollOrry

Mural OW"joU

cr"mcamgrasm-)

t

Scicr,,tif ic P2;:in. t

Pinus serrulata

fOrcUsucra ypp.

spp .rain i coz

Cliftc0a1,2r, 4- - ,j~3,l:,,,V,,,,,

'; !~i,is OCCIC

SArundinyri ,~-

---- -WK Spon.~T lat1foli aW" -- .- --

Velma falcata Van

Cor-- - --Mis &P -

VMS&-- -~'-iI~".---.- --Fn~~

,

Hibi scms epp

Qw2rcas ManPanicy pp .GHANA Srp .

THY.-

Thog allow.

effrous

sugartorrySn:

swash toy!ls La

violev-.WaLer oakWer-nualWater-primose.Water MinaMW lvrt)

Nil low O3,%

grassWNW yplar

Eleod-iaxf. s spp .OAK & ,j,z-c,-sJra-s-p--p

IP-zl U-U CCIILil %S

evrilla raceMdflchviola -pp.QuE-Ircus Kyra

D-oodon verticillatu-

Salix WaraQuercus 6HRIcs

Wriodendrcn t linifera

11ex voqUoria