Type 1 - Seasonally flooded basin or flat

Type 1 - Seasonally flooded basin or flat

Seasonally flooded.

  • Soil: Usually well-drained during much of the growing season
  • Hydrology: Covered with water or waterlogged during variable seasonal periods
  • Vegetation: Varies greatly according to season and duration of flooding from bottomland hardwoods to herbaceous plants
  • Common sites: Upland depressions, bottomland hardwoods (floodplain forests)
  • NWI Symbols: PEMA, PFOA, PUS
Wetland Type 1 - Floodplain Forest (May)

Floodplain forest in May.

Wetland Type 1 - Floodplain Forest (August)

Floodplain forest in August.


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