Black Moshannon State Park |
Site
Identification
|
CWC Reference Number: | 20 |
State: | PA |
County: | Centre |
Municipality: | Rush |
USGS Quad: | Black Moshannon |
Watershed: | Moshannon |
Hydrogeomorphic Class: |
Headwater |
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
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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 |