Site 16 - Old Greentown Rd.
Old Greentown Road |
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Site
Identification
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| CWC Reference Number: | 16 |
| State: | PA |
| County: | Pike |
| Municipality: | Palmyra |
| USGS Quad: | Promised Land |
| Watershed: | Wallenpaupack |
| Hydrogeomorphic Class: | Headwater Impoundment Beaver |
| Disturbance Class: | Pristine |
| Dominant Vegetation Class: | PEM |
| Wetland Area: | 1.8 ha (4.5 ac) |
| Year(s) Sampled: | 1993, 1994 |
Site 16 - Old Greentown Rd.
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Vegetation
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| Herbaceous |
| percent cover: | 52.1% (range 5-90%) |
| Dominant Species |
| Common Name: | Scientific Name: |
| Tussock sedge | Carex stricta |
| Blue joint reedgrass | Calamagrostis canadensis |
| Eastern manna grass | Glyceria septentrionalis |
| Swamp dewberry | Rubus hispidus |
| Canada rush | Juncus canadensis |
| Woody |
| percent cover: | 7.5% (range 0-30%) |
| Dominant Species |
| Common Name: | Scientific Name: |
| Bloodleaf meadowsweet | Spirea latifolia |
| Weighted Indicator Status (dominant spp.) |
| Herbaceous: | 1.17 |
| Woody: | 2.67 |
| Indicator Status (all spp.) |
| Herbaceous: | 1.34 |
| Woody: | 2.67 |
| Species Richness |
| Total: | 21 |
| Herbaceous: | 20 (over 2 years) |
| Woody: | 1 |
Aerial View of Old Greentown Rd.
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Soils
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| Matrix Chroma (mean): | 1.0 |
| Organic Matter (mean %): | 47.40 |
| Bulk Density (g/cm2): | 0.728 |
| Soil Series: | Shallow peat |
| Texture (mean %) |
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sand:
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40.4 |
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silt:
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39.4 |
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clay:
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20.2 |
| 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 |
