Baran Estates



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Site Identification

CWC Reference Number: 42
State: PA
County: Monroe
Municipality: Tunkhanock
USGS Quad: Pocono Pines
Watershed: Tunkhanock Creek
Hydrogeomorphic Class: Slope
Disturbance Class: Moderate
Dominant Vegetation Class: PFO/PEM
Wetland Area: 0.4 ha (0.9 ac)
Year(s) Sampled: 1995



Aerial View of Baran Estates



Vegetation

Herbaceous
percent cover: 89.6% (range 60-155%)
Dominant Species
Common Name: Scientific Name:
Arrow leaved tearthumb Polygonum sagittatum
Unknown
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Sphagnum
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Rush Juncus sp.
Rice cutgrass Leersia oryzoides


Woody
percent cover: 51.7 [30-85])
Dominant Species
Common Name: Scientific Name:
Highbush blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum
Steeple bush Spiraea tomentosa
Red maple Acer rubrum
Eastern hemlock Tsuga canadensis
Black gum Nyssa sylvatica


Weighted Indicator Status (dominant spp.)
Herbaceous: 1.63
Woody: 2.87
Indicator Status (all spp.)
Herbaceous: 1.83
Woody: 2.73
Species Richness
Total: 47
Herbaceous: 41
Woody: 6



Site 42 - Baran Estates





Soils

Matrix Chroma (mean): 2.0
Organic Matter (mean %): 14.37
Bulk Density (g/cm2): NA
Soil Series: NA
Texture (mean %)
sand:
39.9
silt:
14.2
clay:
45.9
Sedimentation Rate
mineral loading (g/cm2): NA
equivalent depth (cm): NA
organic loading (g/cm2): NA



Hydrology

Water Level
median (cm): NA
range (cm): NA
Water Quality
pH (mean): NA
Conductivity (mean): NA