Mothersbaugh |
Site
Identification
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CWC Reference Number: | 12 |
State: | PA |
County: | Huntingdon |
Municipality: | Barree |
USGS Quad: | Pine Grove |
Watershed: | Shaver's Creek/Juniata |
Hydrogeomorphic Class: | Headwater Impoundment Beaver |
Disturbance Class: | Pristine |
Dominant Vegetation Class: | PEM |
Wetland Area: | 2.5 ha (6.2 ac) |
Year(s) Sampled: | 1993, 1994 |
Site 12 - Mothersbaugh
Vegetation
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Herbaceous |
Percent cover: | 94.8% (range 75-100%) |
Dominant Species |
Common Name: | Scientific Name: |
Spikerush | Eleocharis sp. |
Rice cutgrass | Leersia oryzoides |
Goldenrod | Solidago sp. |
Broad leaf cattail | Typha latifolia |
Smartweed | Polygonum sp. |
Woody |
Percent cover: | 23.6%(range 0-85%) |
Dominant Species |
Common Name: | Scientific Name: |
Willow | Salix sp. |
Speckled alder | Alnus incana |
Swamp rose | Rosa palustris |
Red panicle dogwood | Cornus racemosa |
Northern arrowwood | Viburnum recognitum |
Weighted Indicator Status (dominant spp.) |
Herbaceous: | 1.54 |
Woody: | 1.67 |
Indicator Status (all spp.) |
Herbaceous: | 1.44 |
Woody: | 2.10 |
Species Richness |
Total: | 100 |
Herbaceous: | 93 (over 2 years) |
Woody: | 7 |
Aerial View of Mothersbaugh
Soils
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Matrix Chroma (mean): | 1.0 |
Organic Matter (mean %): | 38.94 |
Bulk Density (g/cm2): | 0.32 |
Soil Series: | Brinkerton silt loam |
Texture (mean %) |
Sand:
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28.4 |
Silt:
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41.5 |
Clay:
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30.1 |
Sedimentation Rate |
Mineral loading (g/cm2): | 0.88 |
Equivalent depth (cm): | 0.70 |
Organic loading (g/cm2): | 0.74 |
Hydrology
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Water Level |
Median (cm): | 0.0 |
Range (cm): | -69.0 - 57.0 |
Water Quality |
pH (mean): | 7.0 |
Conductivity (mean): | 450.0 |