General Information
| Reference Number: | 5 |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| County: | Centre |
| Municipality: | Miles |
| USGS Quad: | Carroll |
| Watershed: | White Deer Creek |
| Hydrogeomorphic Class: | Riparia Depression |
| Disturbance Class: | Pristine |
| Dominant Vegetation Class: | PSS |
| Wetland Area: | 0.2 ha (0.5 ac) |
| Year(s) Sampled: | 1994 |
Vegetation
| Herbaceous | |
| Percent Cover: | 96.1% (range 80-100%) |
| Dominant Species | |
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Emory’s sedge | Carex emoryi |
| Sedge | Carex sp. |
| Grass | —- |
| Swamp dewberry | Rubus hispidus |
| Marsh St. John’s wort | Triadenum virginicum |
| Woody | |
| Percent cover: | 61.6% (range 30-85%) |
| Dominant Species | |
| Speckled alder | Alnus incana |
| Eastern white pine | Pinus strobus |
| Red maple | Acer rubrum |
| Spruce | Picea sp. |
| Red oak | Quercus rubra |
| Weighted Indicator Status (dominant species) | |
| Herbaceous: | 1.58 |
| Woody: | 3.27 |
| Weighted Indicator Status (all species) | |
| Herbaceous: | 1.71 |
| Woody: | 2.67 |
| Species Richness | |
| Total: | 61 |
| Herbaceous: | 47 |
| Woody: | 14 |
Soils
| Matrix Chroma (mean): | 1.0 |
| Organic Matter (mean %): | 16.21 |
| Bulk Density (g/cm2): | NA |
| Soil Series: | Philo and Atkins very stony soils |
| Texture (mean %) | |
| Sand: | 45.7 |
| Silt: | 33.3 |
| Clay: | 21.0 |
| Sedimentation Rate | |
| Mineral loading (g/cm2): | 11.02 |
| Equivalent depth (cm): | 1.3 |
| Organic loading (g/cm2): | 1.75 |
Hydrology
| Water Level | |
| Median (cm): | -4.50 |
| Range (cm): | -67.0 – 4.0 |
| Water Quality | |
| pH (mean): | 5.9 |
| Conductivity (mean): | 48.9 |