Spruce Swamp |
Site
Identification
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CWC Reference Number: | 45 |
State: | PA |
County: | Lackawanna |
Municipality: | Tunkhanock |
USGS Quad: | Thornhurst |
Watershed: | Lehigh River |
Hydrogeomorphic Class: | Isolated Depression |
Disturbance Class: | Pristine |
Dominant Vegetation Class: | PSS/PFO |
Wetland Area: | 0.6 ha (1.4 ac) |
Year(s) Sampled: | 1995 |
Site 45 - Spruce Swamp
Vegetation
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Herbaceous |
Percent cover: | 62.1% (range 15-120%) |
Dominant Species |
Common Name: | Scientific Name: |
Sphagnum |
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Unknown |
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Slender rush | Juncus tenuis |
Violet | Viola sp. |
Upright sedge | Carex stricta |
Woody |
Percent cover: | 97.9% (range 75-100%) |
Dominant Species |
Common Name: | Scientific Name: |
Highbush blueberry | Vaccinium corymbosum |
Leatherleaf | Chamaedaphne calyculata |
Spruce | Picea sp |
Balsam fir | Abies balsamea |
Larch | Larix sp. |
Weighted Indicator Status (dominant spp.) |
Herbaceous: | 2.91 |
Woody: | 2.33 |
Indicator Status (all spp.) |
Herbaceous: | 2.45 |
Woody: | 2.35 |
Species Richness |
Total: | 27 |
Herbaceous: | 13 |
Woody: | 14 |
Aerial View of Spruce Swamp
Soils
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Matrix Chroma (mean): | 2.0 |
Organic Matter (mean %): | 85.75 |
Bulk Density (g/cm2): | 0.08 |
Soil Series: | NA |
Texture (mean %) |
Sand:
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56.8 |
Silt:
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10.1 |
Clay:
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33.1 |
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 |