Site 22 - Marsh Creek State Park - PFO
Marsh Creek State Park - PFO |
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Site
Identification
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| CWC Reference Number: | 22 |
| State: | PA |
| County: | Chester |
| Municipality: | Upper Uwchlan |
| USGS Quad: | Wagontown |
| Watershed: | Brandywine |
| Hydrogeomorphic Class: | Mainstem Floodpln |
| Disturbance Class: | Pristine |
| Dominant Vegetation Class: | PFO |
| Wetland Area: | 0.3 ha (0.8 ac) |
| Year(s) Sampled: | 1993, 1994 |
Site 22 - Marsh Creek State Park - PFO
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Vegetation
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| Herbaceous |
| percent cover: | 40% (range 6-60%) |
| Dominant Species |
| Common Name: | Scientific Name: |
| Hog peanut | Amphicarpaea bracteata |
| Spotted touch me not | Impatiens capensis |
| Arrow leaved tear thumb | Polygonum sagittatum |
| Microstecium | Eulalia viminea |
| Woody |
| percent cover: | 94% (range 1-170%) |
| Dominant Species |
| Common Name: | Scientific Name: |
| Red maple | Acer rubrum |
| Rosa multiflora | Multiflora rose |
| Lindera benzoin | Northern spicebush |
| Cornus amomum | Silky dogwood |
| Viburnum dentatum | Arrow wood |
| Weighted Indicator Status (dominant spp.) |
| Herbaceous: | 2.31 |
| Woody: | 2.80 |
| Indicator Status (all spp.) |
| Herbaceous: | 2.28 |
| Woody: | NA |
| Species Richness |
| Total: | 68 |
| Herbaceous: | 63 |
| Woody: | 5 |
Site 22 - Marsh Creek State Park
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Soils
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| Matrix Chroma (mean): | 2.5 |
| Organic Matter (mean %): | 5.84 |
| Bulk Density (g/cm2): | NA |
| Soil Series: | Chewacla silt loam |
| Texture (mean %) |
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sand:
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44.2 |
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silt:
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41.9 |
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clay:
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13.9 |
| 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 |
