Little Sewickley Creek |
Site
Identification
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CWC Reference Number: | 39 |
State: | PA |
County: | Allegheny |
Municipality: | Sewickley |
USGS Quad: | Ambridge |
Watershed: | Ambridge |
Hydrogeomorphic Class: | Riparian Depression |
Disturbance Class: | Moderate |
Dominant Vegetation Class: | PEM/PFO |
Wetland Area: | 0.3 ha (0.8 ac) |
Year(s) Sampled: | 1995 |
Site 39 - Little Sewickley Creek
Vegetation
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Herbaceous |
Percent cover: | 64.0% (range 10-100%) |
Dominant Species |
Common Name: | Scientific Name: |
Grass |
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Violet | Viola sp. |
Wingstem | Actrinomeris alternifolia |
Skunk cabbage | Symplocarpus foetidus |
Spotted touch me not | Impatiens capensis |
Woody |
Percent cover: | 45.5% (range 0-100%) |
Dominant Species |
Common Name: | Scientific Name: |
Honeysuckle | Lonicera sp. |
Multiflora rose | Rosa multiflora |
Black walnut | Juglans nigra |
Sugar maple | Acer saccharum |
Snag |
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Weighted Indicator Status (dominant spp.) |
Herbaceous: | 2.64 |
Woody: | 3.92 |
Indicator Status (all spp.) |
Herbaceous: | 4.00 |
Woody: | 3.88 |
Species Richness |
Total: | 55 |
Herbaceous: | 42 |
Woody: | 13 |
Site 39 - Little Sewickley Creek
Soils
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Matrix Chroma (mean): | 2.00 |
Organic Matter (mean %): | 35.30 |
Bulk Density (g/cm2): | 0.155 |
Soil Series: | Hagerstown silt loam |
Texture (mean %) |
Sand:
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39.2 |
Silt:
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39.4 |
Clay:
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21.4 |
Sedimentation Rate |
Mineral loading (g/cm2): | NA |
Equivalent depth (cm): | NA |
Organic loading (g/cm2): | NA |
Hydrology
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Water Level |
Median (cm): | NA |
Range (cm): | NA |
Water Quality |
pH (mean): | NA |
Conductivity (mean): | NA |