Bald Eagle State Park



Vegetation - Soils - Hydrology - Habitat Suitability Index
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Site Identification

CWC Reference Number: 1
State: PA
County: Centre
Municipality: Howard
USGS Quad: Mingoville
Watershed: Bald Eagle Creek
Hydrogeomorphic Class: Slope
Disturbance Class: Moderate
Dominant Vegetation Class: PFO
Wetland Area: 1.9 ha (4.7 ac)
Year(s) Sampled: 1993, 1994







Vegetation

Herbaceous
Percent cover: 95.7% (range 20-100%)
Dominant Species
Common Name: Scientific Name:
Goldenrod Solidago sp.
Sedge Carex sp.
Sensitive Fern Onoclea sensibilis
Wrinkled Goldenrod Solidago rugosa
Teasel Dipsacus sylvestris


Woody
Percent cover: 50.5% (range 0-100%)
Dominant Species
Common Name: Scientific Name:
Morrow's honeysuckle Lonicera morrowii
Silky Dogwood Cornus amomum
Green Ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica
White Pine Pinus strobus
Slippery Elm) Ulmus rubra


Weighted Indicator Status (dominant spp.)
Herbaceous: 2.62
Woody: 2.75
Indicator Status (all spp.)
Herbaceous: 2.33
Woody: 2.77
Species Richness
Total: 121
Herbaceous: 98
Woody: 23






Soils

Matrix Chroma (mean): 1.4
Organic Matter (mean %): 10.06
Bulk Density (g/cm2): NA
Soil Series: Brinkerton silt loam
Texture (mean %)
Sand:
20.0
Silt:
39.8
Clay:
40.3
Sedimentation Rate
Mineral loading (g/cm2): 0.09
Equivalent depth (cm): 0.10
Organic loading (g/cm2): 0.17



Hydrology

Water Level
Median (cm): -28.50
Range (cm): -125.0 - 0.0
Water Quality
pH (mean): 6.4
Conductivity (mean): 220.1