Black Moshannon State Park



Vegetation - Soils - Hydrology - Habitat Suitability Index
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Site Identification

CWC Reference Number: 20
State: PA
County: Centre
Municipality: Rush
USGS Quad: Black Moshannon
Watershed: Moshannon
Hydrogeomorphic Class:

Headwater
Impoundment
Human

Disturbance Class: Pristine
Dominant Vegetation Class: *POW/EM
Wetland Area: 0.1 ha (0.2 ac)
Year(s) Sampled: 1993, 1994



Site 20 - Black Moshannon State Park





Vegetation

Herbaceous
Percent cover: 79.3% (range 30-95%)
Dominant Species
Common Name: Scientific Name:
Water shield Brasenia schreberi
Field horse tail Equisetum arvense
White water lily Nymphaea odorata
Sago pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus
Yellow cow lily Nuphar variegata


Woody
Percent cover: 2.1% (0-30%)
Dominant Species
Common Name: Scientific Name:
Autumn olive Elaeagnus umbellata
Highbush blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum
Broad leaf meadowsweet Spiraea latifolia
Large cranberry Vaccinium macrocarpon
Snag
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Weighted Indicator Status (dominant spp.)
Herbaceous: 1.77
Woody: 3.17
Indicator Status (all spp.)
Herbaceous: 1.50
Woody: 2.00
Species Richness
Total: 25
Herbaceous: 20 (over 2 years)
Woody: 5



Aerial View of Black Moshannon State Park





Soils

Matrix Chroma (mean): 2.0
Organic Matter (mean %): 39.56
Bulk Density (g/cm2): NA
Soil Series: Carlisle muck
Texture (mean %)
Sand:
74.7
Silt:
17.3
Clay:
8.1
Sedimentation Rate
Mineral loading (g/cm2): NA
Equivalent depth (cm): NA
Organic loading (g/cm2): NA



Hydrology

Water Level
Median (cm): NA
Range (cm): NA
Water Quality
pH (mean): NA
Conductivity (mean): NA