Spruce Swamp



Vegetation - Soils - Hydrology - Habitat Suitability Index
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Site Identification

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

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

Matrix Chroma (mean): 2.0
Organic Matter (mean %): 85.75
Bulk Density (g/cm2): 0.08
Soil Series: NA
Texture (mean %)
Sand:
56.8
Silt:
10.1
Clay:
33.1
Sedimentation Rate
Mineral loading (g/cm2): NA
Equivalent depth (cm): NA
Organic loading (g/cm2): NA



Hydrology

Water Level
Median (cm): NA
Range (cm): NA
Water Quality
pH (mean): NA
Conductivity (mean): NA