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Wetland name or number A <br /> EPREttioNAL AND FLATS WETLAND . <br /> Hydrologic Functions Indicators that the site functions to reduce flooding and stream degradation <br /> D 4.0. Does the site have the potential to reduce flooding and erosion? <br /> D 4.1. Characteristics of surface water outflows from the wetland: <br /> Wetland is a depression or flat depression with no surface water <br /> leaving it (no outlet) points =4 <br /> Wetland has an intermittently flowing stream or ditch, OR highly <br /> constricted permanently flowing outlet points = 2 2 <br /> Wetland is a flat depression (QUESTION 7 on key), whose outlet is <br /> a permanently flowing ditch points = 1 <br /> Wetland has an unconstricted, or slightly constricted, surface outlet <br /> that is permanently flowing • points = 0 <br /> D 4.2. Depth of storage during wet periods:Estimate the height of ponding above the bottom of <br /> the outlet. For wetlands with no outlet, measure from the surface of permanent water or if dry, <br /> the deepest part. <br /> Marks of ponding are 3 ft or more above the surface or bottom of outlet points = 7 <br /> Marks of ponding between 2 ft to < 3 ft from surface or bottom of outlet points = 5 3 <br /> ❑ Marks are at least 0.5 ft to < 2 ft from surface or bottom of outlet points = 3 <br /> ❑ The wetland is a "headwater"wetland points = 3 <br /> Wetland is flat but has small depressions on the surface that trap water points = 1 <br /> Marks of ponding less than 0.5 ft(6 in) points = 0 <br /> D 4.3. Contribution of the wetland to storage in the watershed: Estimate the ratio of the area of <br /> upstream basin contributing surface water to the wetland to the area of the wetland unit itself <br /> ❑ The area of the basin is less than 10 times the area of the unit points = 5 3 <br /> The area of the basin is 10 to 100 times the area of the unit points = 3 <br /> The area of the basin is more than 100 times the area of the unit points = 0 <br /> ❑ Entire wetland is in the Flats class points = 5 <br /> Total for D 4 Add the points in the boxes above 8 <br /> Rating of Site Potential If score is: ❑12-16= H 0 6- 11 = M ❑ 0-5= L Record the rating on the first page <br /> D 5.0. Does the landscape have the potential to support hydrologic function of the site? <br /> D 5.1. Does the wetland unit receive stormwater discharges? Yes = 1 No = 0 1 <br /> D 5.2. Is > 10% of the area within 150 ft of the wetland in land uses that generate excess runoff? 1 <br /> Yes = 1 No = 0 <br /> D 5.3. Is more than 25% of the contributing basin of the wetland covered with intensive human <br /> land uses (residential at>1 residence/ac, urban, commercial, agriculture, etc.)? 1 <br /> Yes = 1 No = 0 <br /> Total for D 5 Add the points in the boxes above 3 <br /> Rating of Landscape Potential If score is: l 13= H ❑ 1 or 2=M ❑ 0= L Record the rating on the first page <br /> D 6.0.Are the hydrologic functions provided by the site valuable to society? <br /> D 6.1. The unit is in a landscape that has flooding problems. Choose the description that best <br /> matches conditions around the wetland unit being rated. Do not add points. Choose the highest <br /> score if more than one condition is met. <br /> The wetland captures surface water that would otherwise flow down-gradient into areas <br /> where flooding has damaged human or natural resources (e.g., houses or salmon redds): <br /> • Flooding occurs in a sub-basin that is immediately down- <br /> gradient of unit. points = 2 0 <br /> ❑ • Surface flooding problems are in a sub-basin farther down- <br /> gradient. points= 1 <br /> ❑ Flooding from groundwater is an issue in the sub-basin. points = 1 <br /> ❑ The existing or potential outflow from the wetland is so constrained <br /> by human or natural conditions that the water stored by the wetland <br /> cannot reach areas that flood. Explain why points = 0 <br /> ❑ There are no problems with flooding downstream of the wetland. points = 0 <br /> D 6.2. Has the site been identified as important for flood storage or flood 0 <br /> conveyance in a regional flood control plan? Yes = 2 No = 0 <br /> Total for D 6 Add the points in the boxes above 0 <br /> Ratingof Value If score is: ❑ 2-4=H ❑ 1 = M 2 0=L Record the ratingon the first page <br /> P 9 <br /> Wetland Rating System for Western WA.2014 Update <br /> Rating Form-Effective January 1,2015 6 WSDOT Adapted Form-March 2,2015 <br />