Bald Eagle State Park - PEM |
Site
Identification
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CWC Reference Number: | 2 |
State: | PA |
County: | Centre |
Municipality: | Howard |
USGS Quad: | Mingoville |
Watershed: | Bald Eagle Creek |
Hydrogeomorphic Class: | Slope |
Disturbance Class: | Moderate |
Dominant Vegetation Class: | PEM |
Wetland Area: | 2.0 ha (4.9 ac) |
Year(s) Sampled: | 1993, 1994 |
Site 2 - Bald Eagle State Park - PEM
Vegetation
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Herbaceous |
Percent cover: | 99.1% (range 90-100%) |
Dominant Species |
Common Name: | Scientific Name: |
Teasel | Dipsacus sylvestris |
Goldenrod | Solidago sp. |
Bog Goldenrod | Solidago uliginosa |
Goldenrod ragwort | Senecio aureus |
Virginia strawberry | Fragaria virginiana |
Woody |
Percent cover: | 27.8% (range 0-95%) |
Dominant Species |
Common Name: | Scientific Name: |
Silky Dogwood | Cornus amomum |
Autumn Olive | Elaeagnus umbellata |
Gray dogwood | Cornus racemosa |
Slippery Elm | Ulmus rubra |
Dogwood | Cornus sp. |
Weighted Indicator Status (dominant spp.) |
Herbaceous: | 2.62 |
Woody: | 2.80 |
Indicator Status (all spp.) |
Herbaceous: | 2.50 |
Woody: | 2.09 |
Species Richness |
Total: | 108 |
Herbaceous: | 99 (over 2 years) |
Woody: | 9 |
Aerial View of Bald Eagle State Park - PEM
Soils
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Matrix Chroma (mean): | 2.0 |
Organic Matter (mean %): | 7.72 |
Bulk Density (g/cm2): | NA |
Soil Series: | Brinkerton silt loam |
Texture (mean %) |
Sand:
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15.1 |
Silt:
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37.7 |
Clay:
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47.3 |
Sedimentation Rate |
Mineral loading (g/cm2): | 0.75 |
Equivalent depth (cm): | 0.60 |
Organic loading (g/cm2): | 0.37 |
Hydrology
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Water Level |
Median (cm): | -34.0 |
Range (cm): | -97.0 - 0.0 |
Water Quality |
pH (mean): | 5.8 |
Conductivity (mean): | 116.0 |