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 |
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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 |