General Information
| Reference Number: | 7 |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| County: | Blair |
| Municipality: | Frankstown |
| USGS Quad: | Frankstown |
| Watershed: | Juniata River |
| Hydrogeomorphic Class: | Riparian Depression |
| Disturbance Class: | Moderate |
| Dominant Vegetation Class: | PEM |
| Wetland Area: | 0.4 ha (1.0 ac) |
| Year(s) Sampled: | 1993, 1994 |
Vegetation
| Herbaceous | |
| Percent Cover: | 99.5% (range 95-100%) |
| Dominant Species | |
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Rice cutgrass | Leersia oryzoides |
| Spotted touch-me-not | Impatiens capensis |
| Wrinkled goldenrod | Solidago rugosa |
| Bog goldenrod | Solidago uliginosa |
| Canada goldenrod | Solidago canadensis |
| Woody | |
| Percent cover: | 24.5% (range 0-80%) |
| Dominant Species | |
| Speckled alder | Alnus incana |
| Silky Dogwood | Cornus amomum |
| Black willow | Salix nigra |
| Multiflora rose | Rosa multiflora |
| Allegheny blackberry | Rubus allegheniensis |
| Weighted Indicator Status (dominant species) | |
| Herbaceous: | 1.81 |
| Woody: | 2.70 |
| Weighted Indicator Status (all species) | |
| Herbaceous: | 2.15 |
| Woody: | 2.22 |
| Species Richness | |
| Total: | 78 |
| Herbaceous: | 70 (over 2 years) |
| Woody: | 8 |
Soils
| Matrix Chroma (mean): | 0.7 |
| Organic Matter (mean %): | 13.85 |
| Bulk Density (g/cm2): | NA |
| Soil Series: | Holly silt loam |
| Texture (mean %) | |
| Sand: | 15.5 |
| Silt: | 61.9 |
| Clay: | 22.6 |
| Sedimentation Rate | |
| Mineral loading (g/cm2): | 0.58 |
| Equivalent depth (cm): | 0.50 |
| Organic loading (g/cm2): | 0.43 |
Hydrology
| Water Level | |
| Median (cm): | -12.0 |
| Range (cm): | -70.0 – 1.0 |
| Water Quality | |
| pH (mean): | 6.5 |
| Conductivity (mean): | 271.5 |