General Information
Reference Number: |
21 |
State: |
Pennsylvania |
County: |
Chester |
Municipality: |
Upper Uwchlan |
USGS Quad: |
Wagontown |
Watershed: |
Brandywine |
Hydrogeomorphic Class: |
Headwater Impoundment Human |
Disturbance Class: |
Pristine |
Dominant Vegetation Class: |
PEM |
Wetland Area: |
1.3 ha (3.1 ac) |
Year(s) Sampled: |
1993, 1994 |
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Vegetation
Herbaceous |
Percent Cover: |
97.0% (range 65-115%) |
Dominant Species |
Common Name |
Scientific Name |
Arrow leaved tear thumb |
Polygonum sagittatum |
Broadleaf cattail |
Typha latifolia |
Sensitive fern |
Onoclea sensibilis |
Spotted touch me not |
Impatiens capensis |
Tussock sedge |
Carex stricta |
Woody |
Percent cover: |
40.0% (range 10-50%) |
Dominant Species |
Red maple |
Acer rubrum |
Multiflora rose |
Rosa multiflora |
Black willow |
Salix nigra |
Weighted Indicator Status (dominant species) |
Herbaceous: |
1.30 |
Woody: |
2.89 |
Weighted Indicator Status (all species) |
Herbaceous: |
1.42 |
Woody: |
NA |
Species Richness |
Total: |
77 |
Herbaceous: |
74 |
Woody: |
3 |
Soils
Matrix Chroma (mean): |
2.0 |
Organic Matter (mean %): |
9.31 |
Bulk Density (g/cm2): |
NA |
Soil Series: |
Chewacla silt loam |
Texture (mean %) |
Sand: |
20.7 |
Silt: |
51.8 |
Clay: |
27.5 |
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 |