General Information
| Reference Number: | 6 |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| County: | Union |
| Municipality: | Lewis |
| USGS Quad: | Carroll |
| Watershed: | White DeerCreek |
| Hydrogeomorphic Class: | Riparian Depression |
| Disturbance Class: | Pristine |
| Dominant Vegetation Class: | PFO |
| Wetland Area: | 0.2 ha (0.5 ac) |
| Year(s) Sampled: | 1993, 1994 |
Vegetation
| Herbaceous | |
| Percent Cover: | 23.0% (range 5-70%) |
| Dominant Species | |
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Long awned wood grass | Brachelytrum erectum |
| Gold thread | Coptis groenlandica |
| Manna grass | Glyceria sp. |
| New York fern | Thelypteris noveboracensis |
| Long sedge | Carex folliculata |
| Woody | |
| Percent cover: | 85.0% (range 30-100%) |
| Dominant Species | |
| American witch hazel | Hamamelis virginiana |
| Black gum | Nyssa sylvatica |
| Red oak | Quercus rubra |
| Red maple | Acer rubrum |
| Yellow birch | Betula alleghaniensis |
| Weighted Indicator Status (dominant species) | |
| Herbaceous: | 2.33 |
| Woody: | 3.33 |
| Weighted Indicator Status (all species) | |
| Herbaceous: | 2.17 |
| Woody: | 3.44 |
| Species Richness | |
| Total: | 41 |
| Herbaceous: | 34 (over 2 years) |
| Woody: | 7 |
Soils
| Matrix Chroma (mean): | 1.3 |
| Organic Matter (mean %): | 36.02 |
| Bulk Density (g/cm2): | 0.71 |
| Soil Series: | Buchanan very stony loam |
| Texture (mean %) | |
| Sand: | 43.6 |
| Silt: | 34.7 |
| Clay: | 21.8 |
| Sedimentation Rate | |
| Mineral loading (g/cm2): | 0.00 |
| Equivalent depth (cm): | 0.00 |
| Organic loading (g/cm2): | 1.10 |
Hydrology
| Water Level | |
| Median (cm): | -17.5 |
| Range (cm): | -117.0 – (-2.0) |
| Water Quality | |
| pH (mean): | 5.0 |
| Conductivity (mean): | 31.3 |