Type 5 wetland - Shallow Open Water
- Soil: Inundated
- Hydrology: Usually covered with less than 10-foot-deep water; includes shallow ponds and reservoirs
- Vegetation: Fringe of emergent vegetation similar to open areas of Type 4
- Common sites: Shallow lake basins and may border large open water basins
- NWI Symbols: L1; L2ABG and H; L2EMA, B, and H; L2RS; L2UB; PABH; PUBG and H