Marsh Creek State Park - PFO |
Site
Identification
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CWC Reference Number: | 22 |
State: | PA |
County: | Chester |
Municipality: | Upper Uwchlan |
USGS Quad: | Wagontown |
Watershed: | Brandywine |
Hydrogeomorphic Class: | Mainstem Floodpln |
Disturbance Class: | Pristine |
Dominant Vegetation Class: | PFO |
Wetland Area: | 0.3 ha (0.8 ac) |
Year(s) Sampled: | 1993, 1994 |
Site 22 - Marsh Creek State Park - PFO
Vegetation
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Herbaceous |
Percent cover: | 40% (range 6-60%) |
Dominant Species |
Common Name: | Scientific Name: |
Hog peanut | Amphicarpaea bracteata |
Spotted touch me not | Impatiens capensis |
Arrow leaved tear thumb | Polygonum sagittatum |
Microstecium | Eulalia viminea |
Woody |
Percent cover: | 94% (range 1-170%) |
Dominant Species |
Common Name: | Scientific Name: |
Red maple | Acer rubrum |
Rosa multiflora | Multiflora rose |
Lindera benzoin | Northern spicebush |
Cornus amomum | Silky dogwood |
Viburnum dentatum | Arrow wood |
Weighted Indicator Status (dominant spp.) |
Herbaceous: | 2.31 |
Woody: | 2.80 |
Indicator Status (all spp.) |
Herbaceous: | 2.28 |
Woody: | NA |
Species Richness |
Total: | 68 |
Herbaceous: | 63 |
Woody: | 5 |
Site 22 - Marsh Creek State Park
Soils
|
Matrix Chroma (mean): | 2.5 |
Organic Matter (mean %): | 5.84 |
Bulk Density (g/cm2): | NA |
Soil Series: | Chewacla silt loam |
Texture (mean %) |
Sand:
|
44.2 |
Silt:
|
41.9 |
Clay:
|
13.9 |
Sedimentation Rate |
Mineral loading (g/cm2): | NA |
Equivalent depth (cm): | NA |
Organic loading (g/cm2): | NA |
Hydrology
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Water Level |
Median (cm): | NA |
Range (cm): | NA |
Water Quality |
pH (mean): | NA |
Conductivity (mean): | NA |