State College Borough
Water Authority



Vegetation - Soils - Hydrology - Habitat Suitability Index
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Site Identification

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





Vegetation

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





Soils

Matrix Chroma (mean): 2.0
Organic Matter (mean %): 6.12
Bulk Density (g/cm2): 0.80
Soil Series: Melvin silt loam
Texture (mean %)
Sand:
38.6
Silt:
39.7
Clay:
21.8
Sedimentation Rate
Mineral loading (g/cm2): 1.05
Equivalent depth (cm): 0.80
Organic loading (g/cm2): 0.30



Hydrology

Water Level
Median (cm): -120.0
Range (cm): -120.0 - (-54.0)
Water Quality
pH (mean): 7.9
Conductivity (mean): 566.5