General Information
| Reference Number: | 13 |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| County: | Union |
| Municipality: | Lewis |
| USGS Quad: | Williamsport |
| Watershed: | White Deer Creek |
| Hydrogeomorphic Class: | Riparian Depression |
| Disturbance Class: | Pristine |
| Dominant Vegetation Class: | *PEM/SS |
| Wetland Area: | 0.5 ha (1.2 ac) |
| Year(s) Sampled: | 1993, 1994 |
Vegetation
| Herbaceous | |
| Percent Cover: | 89.3% (range 30-100%) |
| Dominant Species | |
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Sedge | Carex retroflexa |
| Sedge | Carex sp. |
| Hay-scented fern | Dennstaedtia punctilobula |
| Swamp dewberry | Rubus hispidus |
| Canada rush | Juncus canadensis |
| Woody | |
| Percent cover: | 42.0% (range 5-90%) |
| Dominant Species | |
| Maleberry | Lyonia ligustrina |
| Speckled alder | Alnus incana |
| Spruce | Picea sp. |
| Red maple | Acer rubrum |
| Black cherry | Prunus serotina |
| Weighted Indicator Status (dominant species) | |
| Herbaceous: | 1.58 |
| Woody: | 2.80 |
| Weighted Indicator Status (all species) | |
| Herbaceous: | 1.67 |
| Woody: | 2.71 |
| Species Richness | |
| Total: | 61 |
| Herbaceous: | 53 (over 2 years) |
| Woody: | 8 |
Soils
| Matrix Chroma (mean): | 1.0 |
| Organic Matter (mean %): | 19.87 |
| Bulk Density (g/cm2): | 0.45 |
| Soil Series: | Buchanan extra stony loam |
| Texture (mean %) | |
| Sand: | 36.7 |
| Silt: | 46.8 |
| Clay: | 16.5 |
| Sedimentation Rate | |
| Mineral loading (g/cm2): | 0.63 |
| Equivalent depth (cm): | 0.50 |
| Organic loading (g/cm2): | 16.5 |
Hydrology
| Water Level | |
| Median (cm): | -5.2 |
| Range (cm): | -110.0 – 6.4 |
| Water Quality | |
| pH (mean): | 5.5 |
| Conductivity (mean): | 39.0 |