Site 18 - Buffalo Run
Buffalo Run |
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Site
Identification
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| CWC Reference Number: | 18 |
| State: | PA |
| County: | Centre |
| Municipality: | Patton |
| USGS Quad: | Julian |
| Watershed: | Spring Creek |
| Hydrogeomorphic Class: | Headwater floodplain |
| Disturbance Class: | Moderate |
| Dominant Vegetation Class: | *PSS/EM |
| Wetland Area: | 1.2 ha (3.0 ac) |
| Year(s) Sampled: | 1993, 1994 |
Site 18 - Buffalo Run
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Vegetation
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| Herbaceous |
| percent cover: | 96.0% (range 30 - 100%) |
| Dominant Species |
| Common Name: | Scientific Name: |
| Canada goldenrod | Solidago canadensis |
| Giant goldenrod | Solidago gigantea |
| Reed canary grass | Phalaris arundinacea |
| Fragrant goldenrod | Euthamia graminifolia |
| Grass |
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| Woody |
| percent cover: | 33.9% (range 0-100%) |
| Dominant Species |
| Common Name: | Scientific Name: |
| Multiflora rose | Rosa multiflora |
| Morrow's honeysuckle | Lonicera morrowii |
| Box elder | Acer negundo |
| Slippery elm | Ulmus rubra |
| Autumn olive | Eleagnus umbellata |
| Weighted Indicator Status (dominant spp.) |
| Herbaceous: | 3.14 |
| Woody: | 3.22 |
| Indicator Status (all spp.) |
| Herbaceous: | 3.00 |
| Woody: | 3.08 |
| Species Richness |
| Total: | 100 |
| Herbaceous: | 90 (over 2 years) |
| Woody: | 10 |
Aerial View of Buffalo Run
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Soils
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| Matrix Chroma (mean): | 1.9 |
| Organic Matter (mean %): | 8.20 |
| Bulk Density (g/cm2): | 1.05 |
| Soil Series: | Melvin silt loam |
| Texture (mean %) |
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sand:
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30.4 |
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silt:
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41.5 |
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clay:
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28.1 |
| Sedimentation Rate |
| mineral loading (g/cm2): | site
1: 1.0 site 2: 0.29 |
| equivalent depth (cm): | site
1: 0.80 site 2: 0.20 |
| organic loading (g/cm2): | site
1: 1.38 site 2: 0.16 |
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Hydrology
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| Water Level |
| median (cm): | -33.0 |
| range (cm): | -66.0 - 19.0 |
| Water Quality |
| pH (mean): | 7.3 |
| Conductivity (mean): | 614.0 |
