Site 26 - State College Borough Water Authority
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College Borough
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Site
Identification
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| CWC Reference Number: | 26 |
| State: | PA |
| County: | Centre |
| Municipality: | College |
| USGS Quad: | State College |
| Watershed: | Spring Creek |
| Hydrogeomorphic Class: | Headwater Floodpln |
| Disturbance Class: | Severe |
| Dominant Vegetation Class: | *PEM/PSS |
| Wetland Area: | 0.3 ha (0.8 ac) |
| Year(s) Sampled: | 1994 |
Site 26 - State College Borough Water Authority
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Vegetation
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| Herbaceous |
| Percent cover: | 76.3% (range 20-100%) |
| Dominant Species |
| Common Name: | Scientific Name: |
| Reed canary grass | Phalaris arundinacea |
| Grass |
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| Spotted touch me not | Impatiens capensis |
| Thistle | Cirsium sp. |
| Wrinkled goldenrod | Solidago rugosa |
| Woody |
| Percent cover: | 39.2% (range 0-100%) |
| Dominant Species |
| Common Name: | Scientific Name: |
| Dogwood | Cornus sp. |
| Box elder | Acer negundo |
| Morrow's honeysuckle | Lonicera morrowii |
| Viburnum | Viburnum sp. |
| Multiflora rose | Rosa multiflora |
| Weighted Indicator Status (dominant spp.) |
| Herbaceous: | 2.03 |
| Woody: | 3.00 |
| Indicator Status (all spp.) |
| Herbaceous: | 2.00 |
| Woody: | 2.80 |
| Species Richness |
| Total: | 45 |
| Herbaceous: | 37 |
| Woody: | 8 |
Aerial View of State College Borough Water Authority
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Soils
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| Matrix Chroma (mean): | 2.0 |
| Organic Matter (mean %): | 6.12 |
| Bulk Density (g/cm2): | 0.80 |
| Soil Series: | Melvin silt loam |
| Texture (mean %) |
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Sand:
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38.6 |
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Silt:
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39.7 |
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Clay:
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21.8 |
| Sedimentation Rate |
| Mineral loading (g/cm2): | 1.05 |
| Equivalent depth (cm): | 0.80 |
| Organic loading (g/cm2): | 0.30 |
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Hydrology
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| Water Level |
| Median (cm): | -120.0 |
| Range (cm): | -120.0 - (-54.0) |
| Water Quality |
| pH (mean): | 7.9 |
| Conductivity (mean): | 566.5 |
