Site 36 - Decker Pond
Decker Pond |
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Site
Identification
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| CWC Reference Number: | 36 |
| State: | PA |
| County: | Wayne |
| Municipality: | Lackawaxen |
| USGS Quad: | Hawley |
| Watershed: | Lackawaxen |
| Hydrogeomorphic Class: | Headwater Impoundment Human |
| Disturbance Class: | Pristine |
| Dominant Vegetation Class: | PEM/*POW |
| Wetland Area: | 0.7 ha (1.8 ac) |
| Year(s) Sampled: | 1994 |
Site 36 - Decker Pond
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Vegetation
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| Herbaceous |
| Percent cover: | 63.8% (range 20 - 90%) |
| Dominant Species |
| Common Name: | Scientific Name: |
| Marsh fern | Thelypteris palustris |
| Watershield | Brasenia schreberi |
| Tussock sedge | Carex stricta |
| White water lily | Nyphaea odorata |
| Yellow cow lily | Nuphar luteum |
| Woody |
| Percent cover: | 32.1% (range 0-70%) |
| Dominant Species |
| Common Name: | Scientific Name: |
| Common buttonbush | Cephalanthus occidentalis |
| Red maple | Acer rubrum |
| Meadowsweet | Spiraea latifolia |
| Steeplebush | Spiraea tomentosa |
| Maleberry | Lyonia ligustrina |
| Weighted Indicator Status (dominant spp.) |
| Herbaceous: | 1.29 |
| Woody: | 2.00 |
| Indicator Status (all spp.) |
| Herbaceous: | 3.78 |
| Woody: | 1.55 |
| Species Richness |
| Total: | 43 |
| Herbaceous: | 37 |
| Woody: | 6 |
Aerial View of Decker Pond
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Soils
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| Matrix Chroma (mean): | 1.0 |
| Organic Matter (mean %): | 38.61 |
| Bulk Density (g/cm2): | NA |
| Soil Series: | Morris very stony loam |
| Texture (mean %) |
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Sand:
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50.76 |
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Silt:
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38.8 |
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Clay:
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10.44 |
| Sedimentation Rate |
| Mineral loading (g/cm2): | NA |
| Equivalent depth (cm): | NA |
| Organic loading (g/cm2): | NA |
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Hydrology
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| Water Level |
| Median (cm): | NA |
| Range (cm): | NA |
| Water Quality |
| pH (mean): | NA |
| Conductivity (mean): | NA |
