32. Fravel

General Information

Reference Number: 32
State: Pennsylvania
County: Centre
Municipality: Walker
USGS Quad: Madisonburg
Watershed: Little Fishing Creek
Hydrogeomorphic Class: Mainstem floodplain
Disturbance Class: Severe
Dominant Vegetation Class: *PEM/PSS
Wetland Area: 0.6 ha (1.4 ac)
Year(s) Sampled: 1994

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Vegetation

Herbaceous
Percent Cover: 87.9% (range 10-100%)
Dominant Species
Common Name Scientific Name
Skunk cabbage Symplocarpus foetidus
Reed canarygrass Phalaris arundinacea
Tussock sedge Carex stricta
Spotted touch me not Impatiens capensis
Wrinkled goldenrod Solidago rugosa
Woody
Percent cover: 28.3% (range 0-95%)
Dominant Species
Red osier dogwood Cornus stolonifera
Northern arrowwood Viburnum recognitum
Gray dogwood Cornus racemosa
Weighted Indicator Status (dominant species)
Herbaceous: 1.61
Woody: 2.00
Weighted Indicator Status (all species)
Herbaceous: 1.50
Woody: 1.74
Species Richness
Total: 37
Herbaceous: 34
Woody: 3

Soils

Matrix Chroma (mean): 1.0
Organic Matter (mean %): 12.24
Bulk Density (g/cm2): 0.63
Soil Series: Dunning silty clay loam
Texture (mean %)
Sand: 28.7
Silt: 54.9
Clay: 16.4
Sedimentation Rate
Mineral loading (g/cm2): 2.35
Equivalent depth (cm): 1.90
Organic loading (g/cm2): 0.66

Hydrology

Water Level
Median (cm): -14.0
Range (cm): -68.0-11.0
Water Quality
pH (mean): 7.1
Conductivity (mean): 622.0