24. McGuire Road

General Information

Reference Number: 24
State: Pennsylvania
County: Huntingdon
Municipality: Logan
USGS Quad: Alexandria
Watershed: Shaver’s Creek
Hydrogeomorphic Class: Slope
Disturbance Class: Pristine
Dominant Vegetation Class: PFO
Wetland Area: 0.5 ha (1.2 ac)
Year(s) Sampled: 1994

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Vegetation

Herbaceous
Percent Cover: 42.9% (range 20-65%)
Dominant Species
Common Name Scientific Name
Trout lily Erythronium americanum
Violet Viola sp.
Golden ragwort Senecio aureus
Sedge Carex sp.
Silverweed/Cinquefoil Potentilla sp.
Woody
Percent cover: 81.3% (range 45-95%)
Dominant Species
American hornbeam Carpinus caroliniana
Blackhaw Viburnum prunifolium
Ash Fraxinus sp.
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Morrow’s honeysuckle Lonicera morrowii
Weighted Indicator Status (dominant species)
Herbaceous: 2.19
Woody: 3.00
Weighted Indicator Status (all species)
Herbaceous: 2.06
Woody: 3.14
Species Richness
Total: 57
Herbaceous: 47
Woody: 10

Soils

Matrix Chroma (mean): 2.3
Organic Matter (mean %): 7.50
Bulk Density (g/cm2): NA
Soil Series: Edom-Weikert complex
Texture (mean %)
Sand: 26.5
Silt: 37.2
Clay: 36.3
Sedimentation Rate
Mineral loading (g/cm2): 0.32
Equivalent depth (cm): 0.30
Organic loading (g/cm2): 0.31

Hydrology

Water Level
Median (cm): -50.0
Range (cm): -101.0-(-8.0)
Water Quality
pH (mean): 7.0
Conductivity (mean): 500.0