Site 29 - Colyer Lake
Colyer Lake |
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Site
Identification
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| CWC Reference Number: | 29 |
| State: | PA |
| County: | Centre |
| Municipality: | Potter |
| USGS Quad: | Centre Hall |
| Watershed: | Sinking |
| Hydrogeomorphic Class: | Headwater Impoundment Human |
| Disturbance Class: | Moderate |
| Dominant Vegetation Class: | *POW/PEM |
| Wetland Area: | 0.8 ha (2.0 ac) |
| Year(s) Sampled: | 1994 |
Site 29 - Colyer Lake
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Vegetation
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| Herbaceous |
| percent cover: | 83.7% (range 5-100%) |
| Dominant Species |
| Common Name: | Scientific Name: |
| Reed canary grass | Phalaris arundinacea |
| Grass | Agrostis sp |
| Fox sedge | Carex vulpinoidea |
| Spikerush | Eleocharis sp. |
| Spotted touch me not | Impatiens capensis |
| Woody |
| percent cover: | 8.7% (range 0-40%) |
| Dominant Species |
| Common Name: | Scientific Name: |
| Speckled alder | Alnus incana |
| Multiflora rose | Rosa multiflora |
| Northern spicebush | Lindera benzoin |
| Weighted Indicator Status (dominant spp.) |
| Herbaceous: | 1.82 |
| Woody: | 2.84 |
| Indicator Status (all spp.) |
| Herbaceous: | 1.45 |
| Woody: | 2.52 |
| Species Richness |
| Total: | 60 |
| Herbaceous: | 57 |
| Woody: | 3 |
Aerial View of Colyer Lake
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Soils
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| Matrix Chroma (mean): | 1.5 |
| Organic Matter (mean %): | 8.01 |
| Bulk Density (g/cm2): | 0.57 |
| Soil Series: | Andover channery loam |
| Texture (mean %) |
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sand:
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41.3 |
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silt:
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44.2 |
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clay:
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14.4 |
| Sedimentation Rate |
| mineral loading (g/cm2): | 0.83 |
| equivalent depth (cm): | 0.70 |
| organic loading (g/cm2): | 0.49 |
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Hydrology
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| Water Level |
| median (cm): | -18.5 |
| range (cm): | -54.0 - (-2.0) |
| Water Quality |
| pH (mean): | 7.0 |
| Conductivity (mean): | 702.7 |
