General Information
Reference Number: | 45 |
State: | Pennsylvania |
County: | Lackawanna |
Municipality: | Tunkhanock |
USGS Quad: | Thornhurst |
Watershed: | Lehigh River |
Hydrogeomorphic Class: | Isolated Depression |
Disturbance Class: | Pristine |
Dominant Vegetation Class: | PSS/PFO |
Wetland Area: | 0.6 ha (1.4 ac) |
Year(s) Sampled: | 1995 |
Vegetation
Herbaceous | |
Percent Cover: | 62.1% (range 15-120%) |
Dominant Species | |
Common Name | Scientific Name |
Unknown | — |
Sphagnum | Phalaris arundinacea |
Slender rush | Juncus tenuis |
Violet | Viola sp. |
Upright sedge | Carex stricta |
Woody | |
Percent cover: | 97.9% (range 75-100%) |
Dominant Species | |
Highbush blueberry | Vaccinium corymbosum |
Leatherleaf | Chamaedaphne calyculata |
Spruce | Picea sp. |
Balsam fir | Abies balsamea |
Larch | Larix sp. |
Weighted Indicator Status (dominant species) | |
Herbaceous: | 2.91 |
Woody: | 2.33 |
Weighted Indicator Status (all species) | |
Herbaceous: | 2.45 |
Woody: | 2.35 |
Species Richness | |
Total: | 27 |
Herbaceous: | 13 |
Woody: | 14 |
Soils
Matrix Chroma (mean): | 2.0 |
Organic Matter (mean %): | 85.75 |
Bulk Density (g/cm2): | 0.08 |
Soil Series: | NA |
Texture (mean %) | |
Sand: | 56.8 |
Silt: | 10.1 |
Clay: | 33.1 |
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 |