Site 45 - Spruce Swamp
Spruce Swamp |
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Site
Identification
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| CWC Reference Number: | 45 |
| State: | PA |
| County: | Lackawanna |
| Municipality: | Tunkhanock |
| USGS Quad: | Thornhurst |
| Watershed: | Lehigh River |
| Hydrogeomorphic Class: | Isolated Depression |
| Disturbance Class: | Pristine |
| Dominant Vegetation Class: | PSS/PFO |
| Wetland Area: | 0.6 ha (1.4 ac) |
| Year(s) Sampled: | 1995 |
Site 45 - Spruce Swamp
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Vegetation
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| Herbaceous |
| percent cover: | 62.1% (range 15-120%) |
| Dominant Species |
| Common Name: | Scientific Name: |
| Sphagnum |
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| Unknown |
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| Slender rush | Juncus tenuis |
| Violet | Viola sp. |
| Upright sedge | Carex stricta |
| Woody |
| percent cover: | 97.9% (range 75-100%) |
| Dominant Species |
| Common Name: | Scientific Name: |
| Highbush blueberry | Vaccinium corymbosum |
| Leatherleaf | Chamaedaphne calyculata |
| Spruce | Picea sp |
| Balsam fir | Abies balsamea |
| Larch | Larix sp. |
| Weighted Indicator Status (dominant spp.) |
| Herbaceous: | 2.91 |
| Woody: | 2.33 |
| Indicator Status (all spp.) |
| Herbaceous: | 2.45 |
| Woody: | 2.35 |
| Species Richness |
| Total: | 27 |
| Herbaceous: | 13 |
| Woody: | 14 |
Aerial View of Spruce Swamp
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Soils
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| Matrix Chroma (mean): | 2.0 |
| Organic Matter (mean %): | 85.75 |
| Bulk Density (g/cm2): | 0.08 |
| Soil Series: | NA |
| Texture (mean %) |
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sand:
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56.8 |
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silt:
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10.1 |
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clay:
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33.1 |
| 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 |
