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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er o R v k i Kezar Lake T hisma pdepicts all wetla ndsshown onNationa Wetla l ndInventory ma(NW I) ps,but www.beginningwithhabitat.org Drainage ca tegorizedthem ba sedonasubset wetla of ndfunctions. This ma pand its depiction of wetla of ndfea turesneither substitute norfor elim ina tethe need performto on-the- )"5 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 a pplica bleState and Federal la ws.Formore informa tionabout wetla ndscha racterization, Wetlands Characterization contactElizabeth Hertz atthe Ma ineDepa rtm entConservation of (207-287-8061, Wetlands Characterization elizabeth.hertz@m a ine.gov). Fryeburg Prays Brook This map is non-regulatory and is intended for planning purposes only T heWetla ndsCha racterizationmodel isapla nningtoolintended helpto identify likely 113 Cold Brook wetla ndfunctions associated with significa ntwetla ndresources and adjacent upla nds. )" UsingGISana lysis,this ma pprovides ba sicinforma tionrega rdingwha ecologica t l servicesvarious wetla ndsare likely provide.to These ecologica services, l ea which ch of ha sassociated econom icbenefits, include: floodflow control, sedim entretention, finfish Charles ha bitat,and/or shellfish ha bitat.There are other im portantwetla ndfunctions and values Pond notdepicted inthis ma Refer p. www.mato ine.gov/dep/wa ter/wetla nds/ipwetfv2.htm l for additiona for informa l tionrega rdingwetla ndfunctions and values. Forested wetla ndsand Charles River )"93 sm awetla ll ndssuch as verna pools l are known beto underrepresented inthe Nationa l Drainage W etla ndsInventory da(NW ta I) used creato tethis ma The p. model developed to estim a tethe functions provided by ea chwetla ndcould not ca ptureevery wetla nd STOW functionvalue.or Therefore, itisim portantuseto loca knowledge l and other da ta LOVELL sourceswhen evalua tingwetla nds,and ea chwetla ndshould be considered rela tiveto FRYEBURG FRYEBURG thewhole la ndsca pe/wa tershedwhen assessing wetla ndresources ata loca level. l Kimball Brook

Popple Hill Brook Organized Township Boundary Horseshoe Pond Unorganized Township Kezar River

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Lower Kimball Wetland Functions: Fill Pattern Pond Some wetlands may have more than one funtion (fill pattern) """"" """"" RUNOFF / FLOODFLOW ALTERATION """"" W etla ndsprovide na turalstormwa tercontrol ca pa bilities.Asna turalba sinsin """"" """"" thela ndsca pe,wetla ndsare able receive,to detain, and slowly relea se stormwa terWetlarunoff. ndshelves along strea mba nksna turallyregula te floodwa tersby providing an area swollenfor strea mflows expato ndand slow, SWEDEN therebyprotecting downstrea mproperties. This ma passigns BRIDGTON Runoff/FloodflowAlteration Functions wetlato ndstha are tcontained (a) ina knownfloodzone,associated (b) with asurfacewa tercourse orwa terbody,and (c) with (c) slope 3%.< Kezar Pond AND/OR Kezar Drainage EROSION CONTROL / SEDIMENT RETENTION Pond W etla ndsact as na turalsponges tha ca t nhold wa ter,allowing suspended pa rticlessuch as sedim entsettleto out.The dense vegetation inmost wetla ndshelps stabilizeto soil and slow wa terflows,thereby reducing scouring FRYEBURG, MAINE a ndba nkerosion. This ma passigns Erosion Control Sedim / entRetention CHATHAM, NH functionswetlato ndswith slope (a) em 3%;(b) < ergentvegetation; and (c) close (c) proxim ityatoriver, strea laor m ke. ,

FINFISH HABITAT W etla ndswith docum entedfinfish popula tions,including wetla ndsadjacent to ariver, strea orla m ke. , Old Course Saco River-Saco River AND/OR Drainage SHELLFISH HABITAT Inla ndwetla ndsand strea m sca ndirectly affect the status coastal of shellfish ha rvestarea Feca s. coliform l ba cteriaand wa terbornenutrients resulting from la nduse cha ngesawa yfromthe coast ca ntravel via surface wa terto ha rvestableflaOne ts. failed septic system nea a rstrea mcould close amudfla t severalmiles awa Excessive y. nutrients ca nreduce wa tercla rityand Dead Sawyer Brook stim ula teepiphytic growth tha degrades t eelgrass mea dows.Conservation of Lake freshwa terwetla ndsand strea mbuffers incoastal wa tershedsisakey com ponentinma rineresource conservation. This ma passigns aShellfish Saco River H a bitatfunction wetlato ndswithin miles identified0.5 (a) of shellfish ha bitat, (b) identified (b) shellfish closure area ma or(c) s, ppedeelgrass beds OR ¤£302 pa lustrinewetla ndsdirectly connected by astrea mile 0.5 < minof length to (a) identified (a) shellfish ha bitat,identified (b) shellfish closure area or s, (c) ma (c) ppedeelgrass beds.

FRYEBURG, MAINE PLANT/ANIMAL HABITAT

CONWAY, NH Nea rlyall wildlife species, and ma Ma ny of ine’spla ntspecies, depend on wetla ndsduring som epa their rtof lifecycle. Forthe purposes this of ma p, wetla ndscontaining open wa terorem ergentvegetation, moreor3 wetla nd

BRIDGTON vegetationcla sses(see below), and within ¼mile aknown of rare, threa tened, FRYEBURG endaor ngeredpla ntanimor aoccurrence, l within ¼mile ama of pped Bog significa ntoressential ha bitat,orwithin ¼mile arare of exemor pla ryna tural Pond com m unityha vebeen assigned this function. Rare elem entoccurrences and )"5 m a ppedha bitatsca nbe found onMa High p2 Value Pla ntAnim& aHa l bitats. (((((((( (((((((( (((((((( OTHER FUNCTIONS (((((((( (((((((( (((((((( CULT URAL/EDUCATIONAL.Wetla ndswithin ¼mile aboat of ram porschool (((((((( BRIDGTON (((((((( ha vebeen assigned this value as these wetla ndsare likely ca ndida tesuse for DENMARK a soutdoor cla ssroomorsim s, ilasocial r benefit. Wetla ndsrated otherfor )"113 Saco River functionslisted above ma yalso dem onstratecultural/educa tionavalues l a lthoughnot expressly shown. OR Elkins Brook NODOCUMENTED FUNCTION. The ba sisthis of cha racterizationishigh a ltitudeaerial photos. Photo qua lityoften lim itsthe informa tiontha ca t nbe ¤£302 interpretedfromsm awetla ll ndfea tures,orthose with dense ca nopycover. Althoughnot assigned afunction under this study, ground surveys ma yrevea l thathese t wetla ndsha vemultiple functions and values.

Weeks Brook-Saco River Cat Drainage Pond Wetland Class: Fill Color Aqua ticBed (floating submor ergedaqua ticvegetation), Open Wa ter

Em ergent(herba ceousvegetation), Em ergent/ForestedMix (woody vegetation >20 ft tall),Em ft >20 ergent/Shrub-ScrubMix (woody vegetation tall) ft <20

Forested,Forested/Shrub-scrub Black Brook

S hrub-scrub 302 ¤£ FRYEBURG DENMARK Other(rocky shore, strea m bed,unconsolida tedshore, reef,rocky bottom )

)"113 NationaWetla l ndsInventory ma(NW I) ps(the ba siswetla of ndsshown onthis ma are p) interpretedfromhigh altitude photographs. NW Wetla I ndsare identified by vegetation, hydrology,and geography inaccorda ncewith "Cla ssificaWetla tion of ndsand Deepwa ter H a bitats"(FW S /OBS-79/31,DecThe 1979). aerial photographs docum entconditions for theyea they r were taken. There isno attem in pt,either the design orproducts this of 5 k inventory,defineto the lim proprietary its of jurisdiction any of Federal, State, locaor l )" oo Br governm ent.NW ma I psdepict general wetla ndloca tions,bounda ries,and ¤£302 113 ins cha racteristics.They are not asubstitute on-ground, for site-specific wetla nddelinea tion. )" lk E

Data Sources Pleasant Lovewell Lovewell Pond-Saco River Pond DATA SOURCE INFORMATION Pond Drainage (note: italicized file names can be downloaded from Maine Office of GIS) T OW NS HBOUNDARIES IP Ma ine GISOffice(2015); of metwp24 Long ROADS Pond Ma ine MaGIS,Office of ine Depa rtm entTransportation of (2015); medotpub H Y DROL OGY Round Ma ine GeologicaU.S.GIS,Office of Survey l (2010); NHD Pond Beaver DEVELOPED Pond Ma ine MaGIS,Office of ine Depa rtm entInla of nd Fisheries and Wildlife (2015) NATIONALWETL ANDSINVENTORY (NW I) Haley Ma ine GISOffice(2015); of NWI Pond Beaver Brook DRAINAGEDIVIDES Ma ine GISOffice(2015); of medrdvd

DATA SOURCE CONTACT INFORMATION Ma inehttp://www.maGIS:Office of ine.gov/megis/ Black DENMARK Pond Clays Ma ineDepa rtm entTransportation: of http://www.ma ine.gov/mdot/ Pond BROWNFIELD Ma ineDepa rtm entAgriculture, of Conservation and Forestry: http://www.ma ine.gov/da cf/pla nning/index.htm l Haley Brook Ma ineGeologica Survey: l http://www.ma ine.gov/doc/nrim c/mgs/mgs.htm

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