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 |
This slideshow requires JavaScript.
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 |