General Information
| Reference Number: | 18 |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| County: | Centre |
| Municipality: | Patton |
| USGS Quad: | Julian |
| Watershed: | Spring Creek |
| Hydrogeomorphic Class: | Headwater floodplain |
| Disturbance Class: | Moderate |
| Dominant Vegetation Class: | *PSS/EM |
| Wetland Area: | 1.2 ha (3.0 ac) |
| Year(s) Sampled: | 1993, 1994 |
Vegetation
| Herbaceous | |
| Percent Cover: | 96.0% (range 30-100%) |
| Dominant Species | |
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Grass | — |
| Canada goldenrod | Solidago canadensis |
| Giant goldenrod | Solidago gigantea |
| Reed canarygrass | Phalaris arundinacea |
| Fragrant goldenrod | Euthamia graminifolia |
| Woody | |
| Percent cover: | 33.9% (range 0-100%) |
| Dominant Species | |
| Multiflora rose | Rosa multiflora |
| Morrow’s honeysuckle | Lonicera morrowii |
| Box elder | Acer negundo |
| Slippery elm | Ulmus rubra |
| Autumn olive | Eleagnus umbellata |
| Weighted Indicator Status (dominant species) | |
| Herbaceous: | 3.14 |
| Woody: | 3.22 |
| Weighted Indicator Status (all species) | |
| Herbaceous: | 3.00 |
| Woody: | 3.08 |
| Species Richness | |
| Total: | 100 |
| Herbaceous: | 90 (over 2 years) |
| Woody: | 10 |
Soils
| Matrix Chroma (mean): | 1.9 |
| Organic Matter (mean %): | 8.20 |
| Bulk Density (g/cm2): | 1.05 |
| Soil Series: | Melvin silt loam |
| Texture (mean %) | |
| Sand: | 30.4 |
| Silt: | 41.5 |
| Clay: | 28.1 |
| Sedimentation Rate | |
| Mineral loading (g/cm2): | Site #1 = 1.0; Site #2 = 0.29 |
| Equivalent depth (cm): | Site #1 = 0.8; Site #2 = 0.20 |
| Organic loading (g/cm2): | Site #1 = 1.38; Site #2 = 0.16 |
Hydrology
| Water Level | |
| Median (cm): | -33.0 |
| Range (cm): | -66.0-19.0 |
| Water Quality | |
| pH (mean): | 7.3 |
| Conductivity (mean): | 614.0 |