Bald Eagle State Park - PEM



Vegetation - Soils - Hydrology - Habitat Suitability Index
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Site Identification

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

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

Matrix Chroma (mean): 2.0
Organic Matter (mean %): 7.72
Bulk Density (g/cm2): NA
Soil Series: Brinkerton silt loam
Texture (mean %)
Sand:
15.1
Silt:
37.7
Clay:
47.3
Sedimentation Rate
Mineral loading (g/cm2): 0.75
Equivalent depth (cm): 0.60
Organic loading (g/cm2): 0.37



Hydrology

Water Level
Median (cm): -34.0
Range (cm): -97.0 - 0.0
Water Quality
pH (mean): 5.8
Conductivity (mean): 116.0