General Information
| Reference Number: | 21 |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| County: | Chester |
| Municipality: | Upper Uwchlan |
| USGS Quad: | Wagontown |
| Watershed: | Brandywine |
| Hydrogeomorphic Class: | Headwater Impoundment Human |
| Disturbance Class: | Pristine |
| Dominant Vegetation Class: | PEM |
| Wetland Area: | 1.3 ha (3.1 ac) |
| Year(s) Sampled: | 1993, 1994 |
Vegetation
| Herbaceous | |
| Percent Cover: | 97.0% (range 65-115%) |
| Dominant Species | |
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Arrow leaved tear thumb | Polygonum sagittatum |
| Broadleaf cattail | Typha latifolia |
| Sensitive fern | Onoclea sensibilis |
| Spotted touch me not | Impatiens capensis |
| Tussock sedge | Carex stricta |
| Woody | |
| Percent cover: | 40.0% (range 10-50%) |
| Dominant Species | |
| Red maple | Acer rubrum |
| Multiflora rose | Rosa multiflora |
| Black willow | Salix nigra |
| Weighted Indicator Status (dominant species) | |
| Herbaceous: | 1.30 |
| Woody: | 2.89 |
| Weighted Indicator Status (all species) | |
| Herbaceous: | 1.42 |
| Woody: | NA |
| Species Richness | |
| Total: | 77 |
| Herbaceous: | 74 |
| Woody: | 3 |
Soils
| Matrix Chroma (mean): | 2.0 |
| Organic Matter (mean %): | 9.31 |
| Bulk Density (g/cm2): | NA |
| Soil Series: | Chewacla silt loam |
| Texture (mean %) | |
| Sand: | 20.7 |
| Silt: | 51.8 |
| Clay: | 27.5 |
| Sedimentation Rate | |
| Mineral loading (g/cm2): | NA |
| Equivalent depth (cm): | NA |
| Organic loading (g/cm2): | NA |
Hydrology
| Water Level | |
| Median (cm): | NA |
| Range (cm): | NA |
| Water Quality | |
| pH (mean): | NA |
| Conductivity (mean): | NA |