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Area: The mouth of Millers Creek, Pennsylvania, USA. It runs through my property in Cecil
which is some 30 miles south-west of Pittsburgh.
Latitude-Longitude: 40.321 | -80.221 (center)
Classification Systems compared:
Cowardin (1979) preset on NWI, Wetlands Map
and,
Brinson (1993)
The following table is a cross between my two classification systems, Cowardin 1979, and
Brinson 1993, for five freshwater habitats.
Cowardin Code
1. R2UBH
Cowardin Type
1. RIVERINE (TNW)
Overbank flow
2. E1UBL
3. L1UBV
2. ESTUARINEF
Bottom Subtidal
4. PUBHx
Palustrine Unconsolidated
5. PUBHh
Mixed ocean
Dominant
4. DEPRESS
5. ISOLATE(RPWWN)
Pond Wetlands adjacent to but not directly
abutting RPWs
From what I gathered while making this table, the Cowardin system captures all
types of functions of water. The first category simply distinguishes what kind of
system (e.g. Marine, riverine, etc.). The second part of the code is a number ranging
1 to 4 measuring the amount of vegetation that consumes it. The third seems to be
what kind of ground is this water is lying on (rock bottom, unconsolidated bottom,
etc.). Lastly is the hydraulic modifier. These consist of the types of flooding.
Brinsons system seems to focus more on the wetland function. It focuses on its
source and how it flows. It loosely throws around the term TNW which stands for
traditional navigational waters. With this approach we are able to study wetlands
effect on Relatively Permanent Waters and TNW. For example, direct flows, adjacent
waters, or isolated watersheds.
Above (prior page) is an aerial view of my property with the wetland layer.
(www.fws.gov) NWI
Works Cited
http://www.usace.army.mil/Portals/2/docs/civilworks/regulatory/cwa_guide/jd_guideb
ook_051207final.pdf
https://www.fws.gov/wetlands/Documents/classwet/plate25.htm
https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/documents/wetlands_7classification.pdf
https://www.fws.gov/wetlands/Data/Mapper.html
https://www.fws.gov/wetlands/Documents/Dichotomous-Keys-and-Mapping-Codesfor-Wetland-Landscape-Position-Landform-Water-Flow-Path-and-Waterbody-TypeVersion-3.pdf#search=%22brinson%22
http://fwf.ag.utk.edu/mgray/wfs560/Hagy2011.pdf
http://www.spa.usace.army.mil/Portals/16/docs/civilworks/regulatory/Bulk
%20Upload/Bulk%20Data%20HGM.pdf
http://wwx.inhs.illinois.edu/private/intranet/idot/wetland-clearinghouse/forms-anddata/waters-types-hgm/
http://depts.washington.edu/ehuf475/outclassification.htm