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 |
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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 |