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Mustang Island State Park Transect

Distance along the transect, waypoints, locations (easting and northing in Universal Transverse Mercator coordinates, zone 14 north, 1983 North American Datum, 1980 Geodetic Reference System), elevation (1988 North American Vertical Datum), measurements of apparent conductivity in the horizontal (hd) and vertical (vd) dipole orientation using the Geonics EM38 ground conductivity meter, habitat as classified in the 1992 National Wetland Inventory (NWI), and vegetation characteristics encountered during the December 2003 conductivity and vegetation survey. Vegetation characteristics include height range and height of massed vegetation, soil wetness, vegetation cover percentage, and coastal environment classification. Plants identified at each waypoint are listed in the species table.

Distance along transect (m)

Waypoint

X (m)

Y (m)

Elevation (m)

App. cond., hd (mS/m)

App. cond., vd (mS/m)

Habitat (NWI 1992)

Veg. height (ft)

Veg. mass height (ft)

Wetness

Cover (%)

Feature

0

112

679695

3060671

0.34

828

707

M2USN

-

-

Wet

0

Wet beach

25

111

679673

3060682

1.02

298

322

M2USN

-

-

Damp

0

Back beach

39

110

679662

3060691

1.55

72

91

U

-

-

Dry

0

Veg line

45

109

679656

3060693

2.37

9

14

U

-

-

Dry

5

Dune flank

59

108

679643

3060698

4.21

2

3

U

2-2.5

-

-

80

Foredune crest

70

107

679634

3060704

2.43

5

9

U

0.5-0.9

-

-

30

Dune swale

85

105

679620

3060711

3.75

2

5

U

0.3-1.6

-

Dry

70

Dune flank

96

106

679610

3060714

5.37

1

2

U

0.5

0.5

Dry

50

Dune crest

105

104

679602

3060720

4.12

2

3

U

0.8 -2.5

-

-

80

Dune flank

125

103

679585

3060729

2.21

3

6

U

0.3-4

0.5

-

60

Dune flank

145

102

679567

3060739

1.92

5

8

U

0.6

0.6

-

30

VBF

164

101

679550

3060748

1.88

5

9

U

1

1

-

60

VBF

185

100

679531

3060757

2.92

2

4

U

0.8

0.8

Dry

-

VBF

205

99

679514

3060767

2.12

4

7

U

0.6-1.6

-

Dry

50

Dune

225

98

679496

3060777

2.52

3

6

U

1.5

1.5

Dry

50

VBF

245

97

679479

3060785

2.71

2

4

U

1-1.5

-

-

50

Dune flank

265

96

679462

3060795

1.80

9

15

PEM1A

1-3

2

Dry

100

VBF

285

95

679444

3060805

1.42

19

23

PEM1A

1.5

1.5

Damp

100

VBF

305

94

679426

3060813

1.20

20

24

PEM1A

1-1.4

-

Damp

100

VBF

325

93

679408

3060823

1.64

12

19

PEM1A

1-2.0

-

Damp

100

Low dune

345

92

679391

3060833

1.15

28

33

PEM1A

1.2->3

-

Damp to wet

-

VBF

365

91

679373

3060843

0.99

27

34

PEM1A

1-3

-

Damp to wet

100

VBF

385

90

679355

3060851

0.98

28

35

PEM1A

1-3.5

-

-

-

Dune margin

405

89

679337

3060861

1.46

18

30

PEM1A

1.5-2

-

Dry

90

Low dune

424

88

679320

3060870

0.76

34

42

PEM1A

-

-

0.5' Standing water

50-100

High fresh marsh

445

87

679303

3060880

0.91

31

47

PEM1A

1.3

1.3

Wet

100

VBF

465

86

679285

3060889

0.98

41

60

PEM1A

1-3

-

Wet

100

VBF

485

85

679267

3060899

1.21

43

69

PEM1A

4.5

4.5

Wet

100

VBF

505

84

679250

3060908

0.97

39

59

PEM1A

1-3

1.4

Damp

100

VBF

526

83

679231

3060917

0.92

37

55

PEM1A

1-3.5

2

Wet

100

VBF

546

82

679214

3060928

0.95

43

63

PEM1A

1-2.6

-

Damp to wet

100

VBF

565

81

679196

3060935

0.70

36

48

PEM1A

1.5

1.5

Standing water 0.7

80

High fresh marsh

585

80

679179

3060946

1.02

35

51

PEM1A

1-3.1

-

Damp

100

VBF

604

79

679161

3060954

0.88

34

47

PEM1A

0.4

0.4

Standing water 0.1

100

Low fresh marsh

625

78

679143

3060964

0.75

30

43

PEM1A

0.8

0.8

Standing water 0.5'

-

Low fresh marsh

637

77

679132

3060970

0.82

31

40

PEM1A

6-8

-

Standing water 0.85

20

water

667

76

679108

3060986

0.74

27

25

U

0.7-7?

-

Standing water 0.7

-

water

678

75

679098

3060990

1.17

17

24

U

0.4-1

-

Damp

-

VBF

705

74

679072

3061001

0.52

260

288

U

3.4

3.4

Standing water 0.8

70

Low fresh marsh

724

73

679057

3061013

0.88

222

231

PEM1C

0.7-1.6

-

Standing water 0.7

70

Low fresh marsh

746

72

679038

3061023

0.54

258

275

PEM1C

0.8-5.3

-

Standing water 0.7

30

Low fresh marsh

766

71

679019

3061030

0.78

232

262

PEM1C

0.4-3.6

1.2

0.4' Standing water

-

Low fresh marsh

773

70

679013

3061033

0.85

240

258

PEM1C

1-4

-

0.6' Standing water

-

Low fresh marsh

815

69

678976

3061054

0.92

100

134

PEM1A

1.5-3.7

-

-

-

VBF

825

68

678967

3061058

1.59

18

31

PEM1A

2-3.5

-

Dry

100

VBF

844

67

678950

3061067

1.97

8

13

PEM1A

3.3

3.3

-

90

VBF

866

66

678931

3061078

1.67

5

10

PEM1A

2-3.8

3.7

Dry

100

Dune

884

65

678915

3061086

1.52

6

11

PEM1A

1.5-3.6

2

-

-

VBF

904

64

678898

3061096

1.54

11

18

PEM1A

2-4.5

-

-

-

VBF

925

63

678879

3061106

1.41

14

24

PEM1A

2-4

-

-

-

VBF

945

62

678862

3061115

1.13

22

37

PEM1A

1.5-3

2.8

-

100

VBF

963

61

678845

3061124

1.08

50

72

PEM1A

1.2-4.3

-

Damp

-

VBF

985

60

678826

3061134

1.23

136

190

PEM1C

2.3-3.7

2.8

Damp

-

VBF

1004

59

678809

3061142

0.96

113

181

PEM1C

2-4.8

2.3

Damp

-

VBF

1024

58

678791

3061151

1.06

270

370

PEM1C

2-7

2.5

Standing water 0.5

-

Low fresh marsh

1045

57

678773

3061163

0.67

270

408

PEM1C

2-1.6

-

Standing water 0.4

-

Low fresh marsh

1066

56

678755

3061172

0.92

221

329

PEM1C

2.7-4

-

Standing water, 0.17-0.25 deep.

-

High fresh marsh

1085

55

678738

3061180

1.06

106

160

PEM1C

2.5-3

-

Standing water, 0.17-0.33 deep.

100

High fresh marsh

1105

54

678721

3061191

1.01

66

92

U

3

3

Damp

-

VBF

1126

53

678702

3061201

2.25

6

12

U

1-3

-

Dry

95

VBF

1144

52

678685

3061208

2.35

4

8

U

1-2

-

Dry

70

Dune base (near)

1163

51

678669

3061219

5.49

2

3

U

2

2

-

50

Dune crest (near)

1185

50

678649

3061228

3.42

2

5

U

-

-

Dry

50

Dune flank

1205

1

678632

3061237

4.17

3

4

U

2

2

Dry

30

Dune

1224

2

678615

3061247

2.57

5

6

U

0.6-2.5

-

Dry

70

Dune

1243

3

678599

3061257

1.78

5

8

U

0-3

-

Dry

20

Dune

1265

4

678578

3061265

1.76

10

16

PEM1A

1-3

-

Dry

90

VBF

1285

5

678562

3061276

1.16

20

32

PEM1A

2

2

Damp

100

VBF

1304

6

678544

3061283

1.10

28

46

PEM1A

2-2.5

-

Damp

100

VBF

1322

7

678529

3061293

1.12

50

78

PEM1A

2-3

-

Damp

100

VBF

1344

8

678509

3061302

0.92

65

100

PEM1A

2-3

-

Damp

100

VBF

1365

9

678491

3061313

1.30

42

75

PEM1A

1.5->3

1.5

Dry

90

Low dune ridge

1386

10

678472

3061323

0.62

286

320

PEM1A

1.75-3

-

Damp

100

VBF

1404

11

678456

3061331

0.72

185

275

PEM1A

1-1.75

-

Damp

100

VBF

1419

12

678443

3061339

1.03

137

225

PEM1A

1.5-2

-

Dry

100

Dune ridge

1425

13

678437

3061341

0.50

514

561

PEM1A

0.8-2.7

1

Damp

100

VBF

1444

14

678421

3061351

0.38

842

852

PEM1A

0.4-1

-

Damp

90

High salt marsh

1465

15

678402

3061360

0.22

1163

1280

E2EM1P

0.5

0.5

Damp

60

High salt marsh

1485

16

678385

3061369

0.19

1405

1326

E2EM1P

-

-

Damp

-

High WTF

1504

17

678368

3061379

0.18

1312

1157

E2EM1P

-

-

-

-

High WTF

1525

18

678349

3061387

0.17

1224

1279

E2EM1N

-

-

Wet

-

Low WTF

1545

19

678332

3061397

0.19

1369

1313

E2EM1N

0.3

0.3

Wet

20

Low WTF

1565

20

678314

3061407

0.20

1534

1309

E2EM1N

-

-

Wet

Low WTF

1585

21

678296

3061416

0.01

1276

1255

E2EM1N

0.4

0.4

Damp

30

Low salt marsh/WTF

1604

22

678279

3061425

0.22

1405

1304

E2USP

0.5

0.5

Damp

40

High WTF/salt marsh

1625

23

678261

3061435

0.26

1469

1473

E2USP

-

-

Dry to damp

-

High WTF

1645

24

678243

3061443

0.10

1465

1439

E2USP

-

-

Damp

-

High WTF

1665

25

678225

3061453

0.24

1356

1273

E2USP

0.8

0.8

Damp

40

High WTF

1684

26

678209

3061462

0.18

1598

1507

E2USP

-

-

Damp

High WTF

1705

27

678191

3061472

0.26

1248

1262

E2USP

0.4-0.6

-

Damp

30

High WTF

1725

28

678173

3061482

0.26

1445

1392

E2USP

0.4-0.6

-

Damp

40

High salt marsh

1746

29

678155

3061492

0.29

1655

1543

E2USP

-

-

Dry to damp

-

High WTF

1765

30

678138

3061501

0.27

1848

1722

E2USP

-

-

Dry to damp

-

High WTF

1784

31

678120

3061509

0.32

1707

1622

E2USP

-

-

Dry to damp

-

High WTF

1805

32

678102

3061520

0.24

1856

1669

E2USP

-

-

Dry to damp

-

High WTF

1825

33

678085

3061530

0.29

2021

1703

E2USP

-

-

Dry to damp

-

High WTF

1845

34

678067

3061538

0.21

1977

1783

E2USP

-

-

-

-

High WTF

1865

35

678050

3061549

0.18

1655

1626

E2USP

-

-

Damp

-

High WTF

1885

36

678031

3061558

0.27

1566

1519

E2USP

-

-

Damp

-

High WTF

1905

37

678015

3061567

0.18

1735

1681

E2USP

-

-

Damp

-

High WTF

1925

38

677997

3061576

0.11

1425

1336

E2USP

0.3-0.5

-

Damp

-

High WTF/salt marsh

1944

39

677979

3061585

0.19

1357

1364

E2USP

-

-

Damp to wet

-

Low WTF

1965

40

677961

3061595

0.20

1643

1485

E2EM1N

-

-

Water 2 deep

-

Low WTF

1983

41

677946

3061604

0.21

1429

1345

E2EM1N

0.5

0.5

Wet

60

Low salt marsh

2006

42

677932

3061627

0.22

1554

1549

E2USP

-

-

Damp

-

High WTF

2019

43

677924

3061640

0.46

1046

1279

E2USP

0.3-0.8

-

Dry to damp

-

High WTF

2028

44

677917

3061646

0.80

505

767

E2USP

1.5-2

-

Dry

-

Low dune

2059

45

677888

3061656

0.22

1715

1592

E2EM1N

-

-

Wet

-

Low WTF

2090

46

677861

3061673

0.23

1494

1436

E2EM1N

-

-

Wet

5

Low WTF

2125

47

677823

3061675

0.26

1219

1192

E2EM1N

0.4-0.6

-

Damp

40

Berm

2126

49

677820

3061672

0.25

1227

1185

E2EM1N

0.5

0.5

-

-

Low salt marsh

2133

48

677814

3061676

0.19

1119

1106

E2EM1N

2.8

2.8

Wet

30

Low salt marsh

 
 
 
  Updated April 1, 2004