DATA FORM 3 



ATYPICAL SITUATIONS 



Applicant Application Project 



Name: Wetland Developers. Inc. Number: R-85-12 Name: Big Canal 



Location: Joshua Co., MT Plot Number: 2 Date: 10/08/85 



A. VEGETATION : 



1. Type of Alteration: Vegetation totally removed or covered by place- 



ment of fill from canal (1984) 



2. Effect on Vegetation: None remaining 



3. Previous Vegetation: Carex nebvasaensis - Juncus effusus freshwater 



(Attach documentation) marsh (based on contiguous plant communities 



and aerial photography predating fill) 



4. Hydrophytic Vegetation? Yes X No__ . 



SOILS : 



1. Type of Alteration: Original soil covered by A feet of fill 



material excavated from canal 



2. Effect on Soils: Original soil buried in 1984 



3. Previous Soils: Original soil examined at 10 inches below 



(Attach documentation) original soil surface. Soil gleye d (color 



notation 5Y2/0) 



4. Hydric Soils? Yes X No__ _. 



C. HYDROLOGY : 



1. Type of Alteration: 4 feet of fill material placed on original 



surface 



2. Effect on Hydrology: Area no longer is inundated 



3. Previous Hydrology : Examination of color IR photography t aken on 6/5/84 

 (Attach documentation) showed the area to be inundated. Gaging 



station data from gage 2 miles upstream 



indicated the area has been inundated for as 



much as 3 months of the growing season 



during 8 of the past 12 years • 



4. Wetland Hydrology? Yes X No _. 



Characterized By: Joe Zook 



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