Site 32 - Fravel
Fravel |
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Site
Identification
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| CWC Reference Number: | 32 |
| State: | PA |
| County: | Centre |
| Municipality: | Walker |
| USGS Quad: | Madisonburg |
| Watershed: | Little Fishing Creek |
| Hydrogeomorphic Class: | Mainstem Floodplain |
| Disturbance Class: | Severe |
| Dominant Vegetation Class: | *PEM/PSS |
| Wetland Area: | 0.6 ha (1.4 ac) |
| Year(s) Sampled: | 1994 |
Site 32 - Fravel
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Vegetation
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| Herbaceous |
| Percent cover: | 87.9% (range 10-100%) |
| Dominant Species |
| Common Name: | Scientific Name: |
| Reed canary grass | Phalaris arundinacea |
| Spotted touch me not | Impatiens capensis |
| Skunk cabbage | Symplocarpus foetidus |
| Wrinkled golden rod | Solidago rugosa |
| Tussock sedge | Carex stricta |
| Woody |
| Percent cover: | 28.3% (range 0-95%) |
| Dominant Species |
| Common Name: | Scientific Name: |
| Red osier dogwood | Cornus stolonifera |
| Northern arrowwood | Viburnum recognitum |
| Gray dogwood | Cornus racemosa |
| Weighted Indicator Status (dominant spp.) |
| Herbaceous: | 1.61 |
| Woody: | 2.00 |
| Indicator Status (all spp.) |
| Herbaceous: | 1.50 |
| Woody: | 1.74 |
| Species Richness |
| Total: | 37 |
| Herbaceous: | 34 |
| Woody: | 3 |
Aerial View of Fravel
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Soils
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| Matrix Chroma (mean): | 1.0 |
| Organic Matter (mean %): | 12.24 |
| Bulk Density (g/cm2): | 0.63 |
| Soil Series: | Dunning silty clay loam |
| Texture (mean %) |
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Sand:
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28.7 |
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Silt:
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54.9 |
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Clay:
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16.4 |
| Sedimentation Rate |
| Mineral loading (g/cm2): | 2.35 |
| Equivalent depth (cm): | 1.9 |
| Organic loading (g/cm2): | 0.66 |
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Hydrology
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| Water Level |
| Median (cm): | -14.0 |
| Range (cm): | -68.0 - 11.0 |
| Water Quality |
| pH (mean): | 7.1 |
| Conductivity (mean): | 622.0 |
