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 |
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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 |