Site 10 - Whipple Dam
Whipple Dam |
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Site
Identification
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| CWC Reference Number: | 10 |
| State: | PA |
| County: | Huntingdon |
| Municipality: | Jackson |
| USGS Quad: | McAlevy's |
| Watershed: | Shaver's Creek/Juniata |
| Hydrogeomorphic Class: | Riparian Depression |
| Disturbance Class: | Pristine |
| Dominant Vegetation Class: | PFO |
| Wetland Area: | 0.3 ha (0.7 ac) |
| Year(s) Sampled: | 1993, 1994 |
Site 10 - Whipple Dam
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Vegetation
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| Herbaceous |
| percent cover: | 25.8% (range 0-60%) |
| Dominant Species |
| Common Name: | Scientific Name: |
| New York fern | Thelypteris noveboracensis |
| Violet | Viola sp. |
| Swamp Jack-in-the-pulpit | Arisaema triphyllum |
| Canada mayflower | Maianthemum canadense |
| Toothed woodfern | Dryopteris carthusiana |
| Woody |
| percent cover: | 95.0% (range 85-100%) |
| Dominant Species |
| Common Name: | Scientific Name: |
| Rhododendron | Rhododendron maximum |
| Eastern hemlock | Tsuga canadensis |
| Red maple | Acer rubrum |
| Green ash | Fraxinus pennsylvanica |
| Yellow birch | Betula alleghaniensis |
| Weighted Indicator Status (dominant spp.) |
| Herbaceous: | 2.81 |
| Woody: | 3.00 |
| Indicator Status (all spp.) |
| Herbaceous: | 2.67 |
| Woody: | 3.11 |
| Species Richness |
| Total: | 53 |
| Herbaceous: | 41 (over 2 years) |
| Woody: | 12 |
Aerial view of Whipple Dam
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Soils
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| Matrix Chroma (mean): | 1.2 |
| Organic Matter (mean %): | 22.10 |
| Bulk Density (g/cm2): | 0.70 |
| Soil Series: | Atkins silt loam |
| Texture (mean %) |
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sand:
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30.8 |
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silt:
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39.4 |
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clay:
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29.8 |
| 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): | -17.0 |
| range (cm): | -78.0 - 5.1 |
| Water Quality |
| pH (mean): | 5.5 |
| Conductivity (mean): | 57.8 |
