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This ma pand its depiction r COLUMBIA wetla of ndfea turesneither substitute nor forelim ina tethe need performto on-the- Supplementary Map 7 groundwetla nddelinea tionand functiona assessm l ent.nowaIn ysha use llthis of ma p dim inishoralter the regula toryprotection tha all t wetla ndsare accorded under Horseshoe a pplica bleState and Federal la ws.Formore informa tionabout wetla ndscha racterization, )"193 Pond Wetlands Characterization contactElizabeth Hertz atthe Ma ineDepa rtm entConservation of (207-287-8061, Wetlands Characterization elizabeth.hertz@m a ine.gov). 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This "hillsha ding" u a a ssum esthe sun isshining fromthe northwest, soridgetops gu a ndnorthwest-facing slopes appea light, r wherea svalleys and s River southea st-facingslopes appea da r Beca rk. usema nyarea s k o Ma of ineare rela tivelythefla t, topographic relief shown here o r Harrington River ha sbeen exa ggeratedmato kethe details ea siersee.to B Drainage w o d a e Wetland Functions: Fill Pattern M Some wetlands may have more than one funtion (fill pattern) """"" """"" RUNOFF / FLOODFLOW ALTERATION """"" B W etla ndsprovide na turalstormwa tercontrol ca pa bilities.Asna turalba sinsin la """"" c thela ndsca pe,wetla ndsare able receive,to detain, and slowly relea se k stormwa terWetlarunoff. ndshelves along strea mba nksna turallyregula te Ro floodwa tersby providing an area swollen for strea mflows expato ndand slow, ck k Broo therebyprotecting downstrea mproperties. This ma passigns West Branch Narraguagus River Runoff/FloodflowAlteration Functions wetlato ndstha are tcontained (a) ina Drainage knownfloodzone,associated (b) with asurfacewa tercourse waor terbody,and (c) with (c) slope 3%.< AND/OR EROSION CONTROL / SEDIMENT RETENTION W etla ndsact as na turalsponges tha ca t nhold wa ter,allowing suspended CHERRYFIELD pa rticlessuch as sedim entsettleto out.The dense vegetation inmost wetla ndshelps stabilizeto soil and slow wa terflows,thereby reducing scouring T10 SD a ndba nkerosion. This ma passigns Erosion Control Sedim / entRetention functionswetlato ndswith slope (a) em 3%;(b) < ergentvegetation; and D close (c) proxim ityatoriver, strea laor m ke. , ow ni ng W es FINFISH HABITAT B t o g B W etla ndswith docum entedfinfish popula tions,including wetla ndsadjacent to r an ariver, strea laor m ke. , S ch tr AND/OR e a m N SHELLFISH HABITAT a r r Inla ndwetla ndsand strea m sca ndirectly affect the status coastal of shellfish a g u ha rvestarea Feca s. coliform l ba cteriaand wa terbornenutrients resulting from a g la nduse cha ngesawa yfromthe coast ca ntravel via surface wa terto u Narraguagus River s ha rvestableflaOne ts. failed septic system nea a rstrea mcould close amudfla t Drainage R severalmiles awa Excessive y. nutrients ca nreduce wa tercla rityand i v e COLUMBIA stim ula teepiphytic growth tha degrades t eelgrass mea dows.Conservation of r HARRINGTON freshwa terwetla ndsand strea mbuffers incoastal wa tershedsisakey com ponentinma rineresource conservation. This ma passigns aShellfish H a bitatfunction wetlato ndswithin miles identified0.5 (a) of shellfish ha bitat, (b) identified (b) shellfish closure area ma (c) or s, ppedeelgrass beds OR pa lustrinewetla ndsdirectly connected by astrea mile 0.5 < minlengthof to (a) identified (a) shellfish ha bitat,identified (b) shellfish closure area or s, )"193 ma (c) ppedeelgrass beds. PLANT/ANIMAL HABITAT W Nea rlyall wildlife species, and ma Ma ny of ine’spla ntspecies, depend on e N s t a wetla ndsduring som epa their rtof lifecycle. Forthe purposes this of ma p, r CHERRYFIELD r a HARRINGTON wetla ndscontaining open wa teremor ergentvegetation, ormore3 wetla nd Br g vegetationcla sses(see below), and within ¼mile aknown of rare, threa tened, anc u h ag u endaor ngeredpla ntanimor aoccurrence, l within ¼mile ama of pped Tunk Lake s r N ive significa ntoressential ha bitat,withinor ¼mile arare of orexem pla ryna tural Drainage ar R com m unityha vebeen assigned this function. Rare elem entoccurrences and r a CHERRYFIELD m a ppedha bitatsca nbe found onMa High p2 Value Pla ntAnim& aHa l bitats. 182 gu )" ag MILBRIDGE (((((((( us (((((((( River (((((((( OTHER FUNCTIONS (((((((( (((((((( (((((((( CULT URAL/EDUCATIONAL.Wetla ndswithin ¼mile aboat of ram porschool Pleasant Bay Frontal (((((((( ha vebeen assigned this value as these wetla ndsare likely ca ndida tesusefor "182 ¤£1 (((((((( ) Drainage a soutdoor cla ssroomorsim s, ilasocial r benefit. Wetla ndsrated other for functionslisted above ma yalso dem onstratecultural/educa tionavalues l a lthoughnot expressly shown. OR NODOCUMENTED FUNCTION. The ba this sis of cha racterizationishigh M a ltitudeaerial photos. Photo qua lityoften lim itsthe informa tiontha ca t nbe i ll r interpretedfromsm awetla ll ndfea tures,thoseor with dense ca nopycover. Long Rive Althoughnot assigned afunction under this study, ground surveys ma yrevea l Pond thathese t wetla ndsha vemultiple functions and values. N a 1 r ¤£ r a Col Wetland Class: Fill Color g e u a g C Aqua ticBed (floating submor ergedaqua ticvegetation), Open Wa ter Round u r s e Pond Tunk Stream e k Drainage ¤£1A R Em ergent(herba ceousvegetation), Em ergent/ForestedMix (woody vegetation iv e tall),Em ft >20 ergent/Shrub-ScrubMix (woody vegetation tall) ft <20 r Forested,Forested/Shrub-scrub S hrub-scrub Other(rocky shore, strea m bed,unconsolida tedshore, reef,rocky bottom ) B NationaWetla l ndsInventory ma(NW I) ps(the ba wetla sis of ndsshown onthis ma are p) eav er interpretedfromhigh altitude photographs. NW Wetla I ndsare identified by vegetation, M hydrology,and geography inaccorda ncewith "Cla ssificaWetla tion of ndsand Deepwa ter ea Tu d H a bitats"(FW S /OBS-79/31,DecThe 1979). aerial photographs docum entconditions for nk o w theyea they r were taken. There isno attem in pt,either the design productsor this of S CHERRYFIELD tr inventory,defineto the lim proprietary its of jurisdiction any of Federal, State, orloca l e B a r m o governm ent.NW ma I psdepict general wetla ndloca tions,bounda ries,and STEUBEN o k cha racteristics.They are not asubstitute on-ground,for site-specific wetla nddelinea tion. Data Sources DATA SOURCE INFORMATION (note: italicized file names can be downloaded from Maine Office of GIS) T OW NSHBOUNDARIES IP Back Ma ine GISOffice(2015); of metwp24 Bay ROADS Ma ine MaGIS,Office of ine Depa rtm entTransportation of (2015); medotpub STEUBEN H Y DROL OGY Gouldsboro Bay Frontal Ma ine GeologicaU.S.GIS,Office of Survey l (2010); NHD T7 SD Drainage DEVELOPED Ma ine MaGIS,Office of ine Depa rtm entInla of nd Fisheries and Wildlife (2015) ¤£1 NATIONALWETL ANDSINVENTORY (NW I) Ma ine GISOffice(2015); of NWI DRAINAGEDIVIDES Ma ine GISOffice(2015); of medrdvd DATA SOURCE CONTACT INFORMATION Ma inehttp://www.maGIS:Office of ine.gov/megis/ Ma ineDepa rtm entTransportation: of http://www.ma ine.gov/mdot/ Ma ineDepa rtm entAgriculture, of Conservation and Forestry: http://www.ma ine.gov/da cf/pla nning/index.htm l Narraguagus River Ma ineGeologica Survey: l http://www.ma ine.gov/doc/nrim c/mgs/mgs.htm DIGITAL DATA REQUEST Sand Trequest o digital da a tatown for ororga nization,visit our website. Cove http://www.beginningwithha bitat.org/the_ m a ps/gis_ da ta_ request.htm l S ources:Esri, USGS NOAA , 5,000 2,500 0 0.5 1 Map Prepared by Maine Scale: 1:24,000 Supported in part Supported in Feet Miles Projection: UTM 19N by Maine Outdoor Department of Inland part by Loon Conservation Meters Heritage Fund Fisheries & Wildlife Kilometers Datum: NAD 1983 lottery ticket sales Plate funds 1,000 500 0 0.5 1 S tateMa of ine ¶ December 2018.
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