Uniform Mitigation Assessment Method TRAINING MANUAL

Identification Key to Wetlands by FLUCCS Codes
1) Is the community forested (minimum 10 percent closure)
a. Yes, go to 2.
b. No, go to 16.
2) Is the community dominated (66 percent or more) by hardwood species
a. Yes, go to 3.
b. No, go to 9.
3) Is the community dominated by bay species (loblolly bay, sweetbay, swamp bay)
a. Yes – 611 Bay Swamp
b. No, go to 4.
4) Is the community dominated by mangrove species (black or red mangrove)
a. Yes – 612 Mangrove Swamp
b. No, go to 5.
5) Is the community dominated by swamp tupelo, water tupelo, or Ogeechee tupelo
a. Yes – 613 Gum Swamp (please continue below)
i. Is the community associated with river, streams, and lakes floodplains and overflow areas
Yes - 615 Stream and Lake Swamp (Bottomland)
No, go to ii.
ii. Is the community associated with depression and drainage areas that are not associated with rivers and streams
Yes - 616 Inland Ponds Slough
No – 613 Gum Swamp
b. No, go to 6.
6) Is the community dominated by titi
a. Yes – 614 Titi Swamp
b. No, go to 7.
7) Is the community dominated by willow (sometimes in association with elderberry)
a. Yes – 618 Willow and Elderberry
b. No, go to 8.
8) Is the community composed by a variety of hardwood species with an ill defined mixture of species
a. Yes – 617 Mixed Wetland Hardwoods (please continue below)
i. Is the community associated with river, streams, lakes floodplain and overflow areas
Yes - 615 Stream and Lake Swamp (Bottomland)
No, go to ii.
ii. Is the community associated with depression and drainage areas that are not associated with rivers and streams
Yes - 616 Inland Ponds Slough
No – 617 Mixed Wetland Hardwood
b. No, go to 2.