Site 25 - Windy Hill Farm
Windy Hill Farm |
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Site
Identification
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| CWC Reference Number: | 25 |
| State: | PA |
| County: | Centre |
| Municipality: | Ferguson |
| USGS Quad: | State College |
| Watershed: | Spring Creek |
| Hydrogeomorphic Class: | Slope |
| Disturbance Class: | Severe |
| Dominant Vegetation Class: | PEM |
| Wetland Area: | 2.4 ha (5.9 ac) |
| Year(s) Sampled: | 1994 |
Site 25 - Windy Hill Farm
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Vegetation
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| Herbaceous |
| Percent cover: | 77.8% (range 40-100%) |
| Dominant Species |
| Common Name: | Scientific Name: |
| Grass |
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| Reed canary grass | Phalaris arundinacea |
| Fox sedge | Carex vulpinoidea |
| Spotted touch me not | Impatiens capensis |
| Teasel | Dipsacus sylvestris |
| Woody |
| Percent cover: | 1.7% (range 0-50%) |
| Dominant Species |
| Common Name: | Scientific Name: |
| Morrow's honeysuckle | Lonicera morrowii |
| Weighted Indicator Status (dominant spp.) |
| Herbaceous: | 2.44 |
| Woody: | NI |
| Indicator Status (all spp.) |
| Herbaceous: | 2.34 |
| Woody: | 3.00 |
| Species Richness |
| Total: | 33 |
| Herbaceous: | 32 |
| Woody: | 1 |
Aerial View of Windy Hill Farm
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Soils
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| Matrix Chroma (mean): | 1.5 |
| Organic Matter (mean %): | 7.50 |
| Bulk Density (g/cm2): | 0.73 |
| Soil Series: | Melvin silt loam |
| Texture (mean %) |
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Sand:
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15.1 |
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Silt:
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63.3 |
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Clay:
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21.6 |
| Sedimentation Rate |
| Mineral loading (g/cm2): | 0.74 |
| Equivalent depth (cm): | 0.60 |
| Organic loading (g/cm2): | 0.32 |
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Hydrology
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| Water Level |
| Median (cm): | -32.0 |
| Range (cm): | -67.0-(-1.0) |
| Water Quality |
| pH (mean): | 6.8 |
| Conductivity (mean): | 631.5 |
