Bald Eagle State Park |
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Site
Identification
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| CWC Reference Number: | 1 |
| State: | PA |
| County: | Centre |
| Municipality: | Howard |
| USGS Quad: | Mingoville |
| Watershed: | Bald Eagle Creek |
| Hydrogeomorphic Class: | Slope |
| Disturbance Class: | Moderate |
| Dominant Vegetation Class: | PFO |
| Wetland Area: | 1.9 ha (4.7 ac) |
| Year(s) Sampled: | 1993, 1994 |
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Vegetation
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| Herbaceous |
| percent cover: | 95.7% (range 20-100%) |
| Dominant Species |
| Common Name: | Scientific Name: |
| Goldenrod | Solidago sp. |
| Sedge | Carex sp. |
| Sensitive Fern | Onoclea sensibilis |
| Wrinkled Goldenrod | Solidago rugosa |
| Teasel | Dipsacus sylvestris |
| Woody |
| percent cover: | 50.5% (range 0-100%) |
| Dominant Species |
| Common Name: | Scientific Name: |
| Morrow's honeysuckle | Lonicera morrowii |
| Silky Dogwood | Cornus amomum |
| Green Ash | Fraxinus pennsylvanica |
| White Pine | Pinus strobus |
| Slippery Elm) | Ulmus rubra |
| Weighted Indicator Status (dominant spp.) |
| Herbaceous: | 2.62 |
| Woody: | 2.75 |
| Indicator Status (all spp.) |
| Herbaceous: | 2.33 |
| Woody: | 2.77 |
| Species Richness |
| Total: | 121 |
| Herbaceous: | 98 |
| Woody: | 23 |
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Soils
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| Matrix Chroma (mean): | 1.4 |
| Organic Matter (mean %): | 10.06 |
| Bulk Density (g/cm2): | NA |
| Soil Series: | Brinkerton silt loam |
| Texture (mean %) |
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sand:
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20.0 |
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silt:
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39.8 |
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clay:
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40.3 |
| Sedimentation Rate |
| mineral loading (g/cm2): | 0.09 |
| equivalent depth (cm): | 0.10 |
| organic loading (g/cm2): | 0.17 |
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Hydrology
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| Water Level |
| median (cm): | -28.50 |
| range (cm): | -125.0 - 0.0 |
| Water Quality |
| pH (mean): | 6.4 |
| Conductivity (mean): | 220.1 |
