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Lacustrine Wetland Codes - National Wetlands Inventory Habitat Classification: 

SYSTEM              SUBSYSTEM        CLASS                     SUBCLASS

                                  |_ RB=Rock Bottom            1=Bedrock
                                  |                            2=Rubble
                                  |
                                  |_ UB=Unconsolidated Bottom  1=Cobble-Gravel
                                  |                            2=Sand
                                  |                            3=Mud
                                  |                            4=Organic
                                  |
                |__ 1=LIMNETIC____|_ AB=Aquatic Bed            1=Algal
                |                 |                            2=Aquatic Moss
                |                 |                            3=Rooted Vascular
                |                 |                            4=Floating 
                |                 |                              Vascular
                |                 |                            5=Unknown 
                |                 |                              Submergent
                |                 |                            6=Unknown Surface
                |                 |
                |                 |_ OW=Open Water/Unknown Bottom (used on older maps)
                |                                                  
L=LACUSTRINE____|
                |
                |
                |                 |_ RB=Rock Bottom            1=Bedrock
                |                 |                            2=Rubble
                |                 |
                |                 |_ UB=Unconsolidated Bottom  1=Cobble-Gravel
                |                 |                            2=Sand
                |                 |                            3=Mud
                |                 |                            4=Organic
                |                 |
                |                 |_ AB=Aquatic Bed            1=Algal
                |                 |                            2=Aquatic Moss
                |                 |                            3=Rooted Vascular
                |                 |                            4=Floating
                |__ 2=LITTORAL____|                              Vascular
                                  |                            5=Unknown
                                  |                              Submergent
                                  |                            6=Unknown Surface
                                  |
                                  |_ RS=Rocky Shore            1=Bedrock
                                  |                            2=Rubble
                                  |
                                  |_ US=Unconsolidated Shore   1=Cobble-Gravel
                                  |                            2=Sand
                                  |                            3=Mud
                                  |                            4=Organic
                                  |                            5=Vegetated
                                  |
                                  |_ EM=Emergent               2=Nonpersistent
                                  |
                                  |_ OW=Open Water/Unknown Bottom (used on older maps)

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Last Modified January 02, 2001 02:43 PM