TheThe The FloridaFlorida WeWetlandstlands tlands DelineationDelineation ManualManual Manual Katherine M. Gilbert, John D. Tobe, Richard W. Cantrell, Maynard E. Sweeley, and James R. Cooper THE FLORIDA WETLANDS DELINEATION MANUAL by The Florida Department of Environmental Protection, South Florida Water Management District, St. Johns River Water Management District, Suwannee River Water Management District, Southwest Florida Water Management District, and Northwest Florida Water Management District Funding for this project was appropiated from the Pollution Recovery Trust Fund for the Department of Environmental Protection and the water management districts to develop and publish a training manual for wetlands delineation pursuant to Section 512 of Chapter 94-356, Laws of Florida. TableofContentsiii TableofContents Forward .............................................................................................................. vii Acknowledgements...........................................................................................ix Introduction ......................................................................................................... 1 AppliedConceptsandInterpretationofChapter62-340,F.A.C................ 5 Methodology ....................................................................................................... 7 INTENT .......................................................................................................................................8 DEFINITIONS.............................................................................................................................9 DELINEATIONPROCEDURES-TOOLS ............................................................................12 VEGETATIVEINDEX ..............................................................................................................13 HYDROLOGICINDICATORS ...............................................................................................16 SURFACEWATERS .................................................................................................................36 EXEMPTIONS...........................................................................................................................39 MOSQUITOCONTROL..........................................................................................................40 LocationofSites................................................................................................ 41 ReferenceSiteInformation............................................................................. 43 CecilM.WebbWildlifeManagementArea ................................................ 45 LOCATION ...............................................................................................................................45 ACCESS .....................................................................................................................................45 COMMUNITYCHARACTERIZATION...............................................................................46 DELINEATIONPROCEDURE...............................................................................................47 SOILDESCRIPTIONS .............................................................................................................49 GreenSwampWildernessPreserve .............................................................. 53 LOCATION ...............................................................................................................................53 ACCESS .....................................................................................................................................54 COMMUNITYCHARACTERIZATION...............................................................................54 DELINEATIONPROCEDURE...............................................................................................54 SOILDESCRIPTIONS .............................................................................................................57 HalScottRegionalPreserveandPark .......................................................... 59 LOCATION ...............................................................................................................................59 ACCESS .....................................................................................................................................59 COMMUNITYCHARACTERISTICS...................................................................................60 DELINEATIONPROCEDURE...............................................................................................60 SOILDESCRIPTIONS .............................................................................................................62 iv HickoryMoundImpoundment ..................................................................... 65 LOCATION ...............................................................................................................................65 ACCESS .....................................................................................................................................65 COMMUNITYCHARACTERIZATION...............................................................................66 DELINEATIONPROCEDURE...............................................................................................66 SOILDESCRIPTIONS .............................................................................................................68 JenningsForestWildlifeManagementArea ............................................... 71 LOCATION ...............................................................................................................................71 ACCESS .....................................................................................................................................71 COMMUNITYCHARACTERIZATION...............................................................................72 DELINEATIONPROCEDURE...............................................................................................72 SOILDESCRIPTIONS .............................................................................................................75 JonathanDickinsonStatePark ...................................................................... 77 LOCATION ...............................................................................................................................77 ACCESS .....................................................................................................................................78 GENERALCOMMUNITYCHARACTERIZATIONOFBOTHSITES ............................78 GENERALDELINEATIONPROCEDURE ..........................................................................79 SOILSDESCRIPTIONS ...........................................................................................................85 Little-BigEconStateForest............................................................................. 95 LOCATION ...............................................................................................................................95 ACCESS .....................................................................................................................................95 COMMUNITYCHARACTERIZATION-DEPRESSIONMARSH ................................96 DELINEATIONPROCEDURE-DEPRESSIONMARSH ................................................96 COMMUNITYCHARACTERIZATION-RIVERINESWAMP ......................................99 DELINEATIONPROCEDURES-RIVERINESWAMP ....................................................99 SOILDESCRIPTIONS ...........................................................................................................100 NavalLiveOaksArea .................................................................................... 105 LOCATION .............................................................................................................................105 ACCESS ...................................................................................................................................106 COMMUNITYCHARACTERIZATION.............................................................................106 DELINEATIONPROCEDURE.............................................................................................107 SOILDESCRIPTIONS ...........................................................................................................108 NoNameKey .................................................................................................. 111 LOCATION .............................................................................................................................111 ACCESS ...................................................................................................................................111 COMMUNITYCHARACTERIZATION.............................................................................112 DELINEATIONPROCEDURE.............................................................................................112 SOILSDESCRIPTION ...........................................................................................................114 PeckLakePark ................................................................................................ 117 LOCATION .............................................................................................................................117 ACCESS ...................................................................................................................................117