38. Twin Pond’s PGC

General Information

Reference Number: 38
State: Pennsylvania
County: Centre
Municipality: Half Moon
USGS Quad: Port Matilda
Watershed: Spruce Creek
Hydrogeomorphic Class: Isolated Depression
Disturbance Class: Pristine
Dominant Vegetation Class: *PFO/POW
Wetland Area: 0.1 ha (0.3 ac)
Year(s) Sampled: 1994

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Vegetation

Herbaceous
Percent Cover: 65.0% (range 30-100%)
Dominant Species
Common Name Scientific Name
Burreed Sparganium sp.
Beggar ticks Bidens sp.
Cow lily Nuphar sp.
Woody
Percent cover: 0.0%
Dominant Species
Black gum Nyssa sylvatica
Weighted Indicator Status (dominant species)
Herbaceous: 1.67
Woody: 3.00
Weighted Indicator Status (all species)
Herbaceous: 1.42
Woody: 3.00
Species Richness
Total: 12
Herbaceous: 11
Woody: 1

Soils

Matrix Chroma (mean): NA
Organic Matter (mean %): 35.30
Bulk Density (g/cm2): 0.16
Soil Series: Hagerstown silt loam
Texture (mean %)
Sand: 65.6
Silt: 20.4
Clay: 14.0
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