General Information
| Reference Number: | 1 |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| County: | Centre |
| Municipality: | Howard |
| USGS Quad: | Mingoville |
| Watershed: | Bald Eagle Creek |
| Hydrogeomorphic Class: | Slope |
| Disturbance Class: | Moderate |
| Dominant Vegetation Class: | PFO |
| Wetland Area: | 1.9 ha (4.7 ac) |
| Year(s) Sampled: | 1993, 1994 |
Vegetation
| Herbaceous | |
| Percent Cover: | 95.7% (range 20-100%) |
| Dominant Species | |
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Goldenrod | Solidago sp. |
| Sedge | Carex sp. |
| Sensitive Fern | Onoclea sensibilis |
| Wrinkled Goldenrod | Solidago rugosa |
| Teasel | Dipsacus sylvestris |
| Woody | |
| Percent cover: | 50.5% (range 0-100%) |
| Dominant Species | |
| Morrow’s honeysuckle | Lonicera morrowii |
| Silky Dogwood | Cornus amomum |
| Green Ash | Fraxinus pennsylvanica |
| White Pine | Pinus strobus |
| Slippery Elm | Ulmus rubra |
| Weighted Indicator Status (dominant species) | |
| Herbaceous: | 2.62 |
| Woody: | 2.75 |
| Weighted Indicator Status (all species) | |
| Herbaceous: | 2.33 |
| Woody: | 2.77 |
| Species Richness | |
| Total: | 121 |
| Herbaceous: | 98 |
| Woody: | 23 |
Soils
| Matrix Chroma (mean): | 1.4 |
| Organic Matter (mean %): | 10.06 |
| Bulk Density (g/cm2): | NA |
| Soil Series: | Brinkerton silt loam |
| Texture (mean %) | |
| Sand: | 20 |
| Silt: | 39.8 |
| Clay: | 40.3 |
| Sedimentation Rate | |
| Mineral loading (g/cm2): | 0.09 |
| Equivalent depth (cm): | 0.1 |
| Organic loading (g/cm2): | 0.17 |
Hydrology
| Water Level | |
| Median (cm): | -28.5 |
| Range (cm): | -125 – 0.0 |
| Water Quality | |
| pH (mean): | 6.4 |
| Conductivity (mean): | 220.1 |