Site 38 - Twin Ponds
Twin Ponds |
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Site
Identification
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| CWC Reference Number: | 38 |
| State: | PA |
| County: | Centre |
| Municipality: | Half Moon |
| USGS Quad: | Port Matilda |
| Watershed: | Spruce Creek |
| Hydrogeomorphic Class: | Isolated Depression |
| Disturbance Class: | Pristine |
| Dominant Vegetation Class: | *PFO/POW |
| Wetland Area: | 0.1 ha (0.3 ac) |
| Year(s) Sampled: | 1994 |
Site 38 - Twin Ponds
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Vegetation
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| Herbaceous |
| percent cover: | 65% (range 30-100%) |
| Dominant Species |
| Common Name: | Scientific Name: |
| Burreed | Sparganium sp |
| Beggar ticks | Bidens sp. |
| Cow lily | Nuphar sp. |
| Woody |
| percent cover: | 0% |
| Dominant Species |
| Common Name: | Scientific Name: |
| Black gum | Nyssa sylvatica |
| Weighted Indicator Status (dominant spp.) |
| Herbaceous: | 1.67 |
| Woody: | 3.00 |
| Indicator Status (all spp.) |
| Herbaceous: | 1.42 |
| Woody: | 3.00 |
| Species Richness |
| Total: | 12 |
| Herbaceous: | 11 |
| Woody: | 1 |
Aerial View of Twin Ponds
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Soils
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| Matrix Chroma (mean): | NA |
| Organic Matter (mean %): | 35.30 |
| Bulk Density (g/cm2): | 0.16 |
| Soil Series: | Hagerstown silt loam |
| Texture (mean %) |
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sand:
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65.6 |
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silt:
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20.4 |
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clay:
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14.0 |
| 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 |
