Duncansville |
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Site
Identification
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| CWC Reference Number: | 8 |
| State: | PA |
| County: | Blair |
| Municipality: | Blair |
| USGS Quad: | Holidaysburg |
| Watershed: | Juniata River |
| Hydrogeomorphic Class: | Isolated Depression |
| Disturbance Class: | Severe |
| Dominant Vegetation Class: | PEM |
| Wetland Area: | 0.2 ha (0.5 ac) |
| Year(s) Sampled: | 1993, 1994 |
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Vegetation
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| Herbaceous |
| Percent cover: | 99.2% (95-100%) |
| Dominant Species |
| Common Name: | Scientific Name: |
| Broad leaf cattail | Typha latifolia |
| Spreading bentgrass | Agrostis stononifera |
| Rice cutgrass | Leersia oryzoides |
| Fox sedge | Carex vulpinoidea |
| Woody |
| Percent cover: | 3.3% (0-22%) |
| Dominant Species |
| Common Name: | Scientific Name: |
| Black willow | Salix nigra |
| Weighted Indicator Status (dominant spp.) |
| Herbaceous: | 1.30 |
| Woody: | 1.67 |
| Indicator Status (all spp.) |
| Herbaceous: | 1.67 |
| Woody: | 2.77 |
| Species Richness |
| Total: | 16 |
| Herbaceous: | 15 (over 2 years) |
| Woody: | 1 |
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Soils
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| Matrix Chroma (mean): | 2.0 |
| Organic Matter (mean %): | 7.21 |
| Bulk Density (g/cm2): | NA |
| Soil Series: | Urban |
| Texture (mean %) |
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Sand:
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12.0 |
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Silt:
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44.5 |
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Clay:
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43.6 |
| Sedimentation Rate |
| Mineral loading (g/cm2): | NA |
| Equivalent depth (cm): | NA |
| Organic loading (g/cm2): | NA |
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Hydrology
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| Water Level |
| Median (cm): | 0.0 |
| Range (cm): | -71.0 - 70.0 |
| Water Quality |
| pH (mean): | 7.3 |
| Conductivity (mean): | 1985.0 |
