Mothersbaugh



Vegetation - Soils - Hydrology - Habitat Suitability Index
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Site Identification

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

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

Matrix Chroma (mean): 1.0
Organic Matter (mean %): 38.94
Bulk Density (g/cm2): 0.32
Soil Series: Brinkerton silt loam
Texture (mean %)
Sand:
28.4
Silt:
41.5
Clay:
30.1
Sedimentation Rate
Mineral loading (g/cm2): 0.88
Equivalent depth (cm): 0.70
Organic loading (g/cm2): 0.74



Hydrology

Water Level
Median (cm): 0.0
Range (cm): -69.0 - 57.0
Water Quality
pH (mean): 7.0
Conductivity (mean): 450.0