General Information
| Reference Number: |
2 |
| State: |
Pennsylvania |
| County: |
Centre |
| Municipality: |
Howard |
| USGS Quad: |
Mingoville |
| Watershed: |
Bald Eagle Creek |
| Hydrogeomorphic Class: |
Slope |
| Disturbance Class: |
Moderate |
| Dominant Vegetation Class: |
PEM |
| Wetland Area: |
2.0 ha (4.9 ac) |
| Year(s) Sampled: |
1993, 1994 |
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Vegetation
| Herbaceous |
| Percent Cover: |
99.1% (range 90-100%) |
| Dominant Species |
| Common Name |
Scientific Name |
| Goldenrod |
Solidago sp. |
| Bog Goldenrod |
Solidago uliginosa |
| Goldenrod ragwort |
Senecio aureus |
| Virginia strawberry |
Fragaria virginiana |
| Teasel |
Dipsacus sylvestris |
| Woody |
| Percent cover: |
27.8% (range 0-95%) |
| Dominant Species |
| Dogwood |
Cornus sp. |
| Silky Dogwood |
Cornus amomum |
| Autumn Olive |
Elaeagnus umbellata |
| Gray dogwood |
Cornus racemosa |
| Slippery Elm |
Ulmus rubra |
| Weighted Indicator Status (dominant species) |
| Herbaceous: |
2.62 |
| Woody: |
2.80 |
| Weighted Indicator Status (all species) |
| Herbaceous: |
2.50 |
| Woody: |
2.09 |
| Species Richness |
| Total: |
108 |
| Herbaceous: |
99 (over 2 years) |
| Woody: |
9 |
Soils
| Matrix Chroma (mean): |
2.0 |
| Organic Matter (mean %): |
7.76 |
| Bulk Density (g/cm2): |
NA |
| Soil Series: |
Brinkerton silt loam |
| Texture (mean %) |
| Sand: |
15.1 |
| Silt: |
37.7 |
| Clay: |
47.3 |
| Sedimentation Rate |
| Mineral loading (g/cm2): |
0.75 |
| Equivalent depth (cm): |
0.60 |
| Organic loading (g/cm2): |
0.37 |
Hydrology
| Water Level |
| Median (cm): |
-34.0 |
| Range (cm): |
-97.0 – 0.0 |
| Water Quality |
| pH (mean): |
5.8 |
| Conductivity (mean): |
116.0 |