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 |
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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 |