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 |