General Information
| Reference Number: | 16 |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| County: | Pike |
| Municipality: | Palmyra |
| USGS Quad: | Promised Land |
| Watershed: | Wallenpaupack |
| Hydrogeomorphic Class: | Headwater Impoundment Beaver |
| Disturbance Class: | Pristine |
| Dominant Vegetation Class: | PEM |
| Wetland Area: | 1.8 ha (4.5 ac) |
| Year(s) Sampled: | 1993, 1994 |
Vegetation
| Herbaceous | |
| Percent Cover: | 52.1% (range 5-90%) |
| Dominant Species | |
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Tussock sedge | Carex stricta |
| Blue joint reedgrass | Calamagrostis canadensis |
| Eastern manna grass | Glyceria septentrionalis |
| Swamp dewberry | Rubus hispidus |
| Canada rush | Juncus canadensis |
| Woody | |
| Percent cover: | 7.5% (range 0-30%) |
| Dominant Species | |
| Bloodleaf meadowsweet | Spirea latifolia |
| Weighted Indicator Status (dominant species) | |
| Herbaceous: | 1.17 |
| Woody: | 2.67 |
| Weighted Indicator Status (all species) | |
| Herbaceous: | 1.34 |
| Woody: | 2.67 |
| Species Richness | |
| Total: | 21 |
| Herbaceous: | 20 (over 2 years) |
| Woody: | 1 |
Soils
| Matrix Chroma (mean): | 1.0 |
| Organic Matter (mean %): | 47.40 |
| Bulk Density (g/cm2): | 0.728 |
| Soil Series: | Shallow peat |
| Texture (mean %) | |
| Sand: | 40.4 |
| Silt: | 39.4 |
| Clay: | 20.2 |
| Sedimentation Rate | |
| Mineral loading (g/cm2): | NA |
| Equivalent depth (cm): | NA |
| Organic loading (g/cm2): | NA |
Hydrology
| Water Level | |
| Median (cm): | NA |
| Range (cm): | NA |
| Water Quality | |
| pH (mean): | NA |
| Conductivity (mean): | NA |