General Information
| Reference Number: | 27 |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| County: | Union |
| Municipality: | West Buffalo |
| USGS Quad: | Williamsport |
| Watershed: | White Deer Creek |
| Hydrogeomorphic Class: | Mainstem floodplain |
| Disturbance Class: | Pristine |
| Dominant Vegetation Class: | PFO |
| Wetland Area: | 0.7 ha (1.6 ac) |
| Year(s) Sampled: | 1994 |
Vegetation
| Herbaceous | |
| Percent Cover: | 52.5% (range 30-75%) |
| Dominant Species | |
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Tussock sedge | Carex stricta |
| Twisted sedge | Carex torta |
| Sedge | Carex sp. |
| Hay scented fern | Dennstaedia punctilobula |
| Deer tongue witchgrass | Panicum clandestinum |
| Woody | |
| Percent cover: | 74.2% (range 45-95%) |
| Dominant Species | |
| Mountain laurel | Lonicera morrowii |
| Weighted Indicator Status (dominant species) | |
| Herbaceous: | 1.60 |
| Woody: | 4.00 |
| Weighted Indicator Status (all species) | |
| Herbaceous: | 1.50 |
| Woody: | 4.00 |
| Species Richness | |
| Total: | 31 |
| Herbaceous: | 30 |
| Woody: | 1 |
Soils
| Matrix Chroma (mean): | 2.0 |
| Organic Matter (mean %): | 3.95 |
| Bulk Density (g/cm2): | 1.06 |
| Soil Series: | Shelmadine very stony silt loam |
| Texture (mean %) | |
| Sand: | 70.5 |
| Silt: | 17.2 |
| Clay: | 12.3 |
| Sedimentation Rate | |
| Mineral loading (g/cm2): | Site #1: 3.80; Site #2: 0.00 |
| Equivalent depth (cm): | Site #1: 3.00; Site #2: 0.00 |
| Organic loading (g/cm2): | Site #1: 1.20; Site #2: 0.00 |
Hydrology
| Water Level | |
| Median (cm): | -4.0 |
| Range (cm): | -51.0-3.0 |
| Water Quality | |
| pH (mean): | 6.3 |
| Conductivity (mean): | 83.5 |