Site 20 - Black Moshannon State Park
Black Moshannon State Park |
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Site
Identification
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| CWC Reference Number: | 20 |
| State: | PA |
| County: | Centre |
| Municipality: | Rush |
| USGS Quad: | Black Moshannon |
| Watershed: | Moshannon |
| Hydrogeomorphic Class: |
Headwater |
| Disturbance Class: | Pristine |
| Dominant Vegetation Class: | *POW/EM |
| Wetland Area: | 0.1 ha (0.2 ac) |
| Year(s) Sampled: | 1993, 1994 |
Site 20 - Black Moshannon State Park
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Vegetation
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| Herbaceous |
| percent cover: | 79.3% (range 30-95%) |
| Dominant Species |
| Common Name: | Scientific Name: |
| Water shield | Brasenia schreberi |
| Field horse tail | Equisetum arvense |
| White water lily | Nymphaea odorata |
| Sago pondweed | Potamogeton pectinatus |
| Yellow cow lily | Nuphar variegata |
| Woody |
| percent cover: | 2.1% (0-30%) |
| Dominant Species |
| Common Name: | Scientific Name: |
| Autumn olive | Elaeagnus umbellata |
| Highbush blueberry | Vaccinium corymbosum |
| Broad leaf meadowsweet | Spiraea latifolia |
| Large cranberry | Vaccinium macrocarpon |
| Snag |
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| Weighted Indicator Status (dominant spp.) |
| Herbaceous: | 1.77 |
| Woody: | 3.17 |
| Indicator Status (all spp.) |
| Herbaceous: | 1.50 |
| Woody: | 2.00 |
| Species Richness |
| Total: | 25 |
| Herbaceous: | 20 (over 2 years) |
| Woody: | 5 |
Aerial View of Black Moshannon State Park
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Soils
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| Matrix Chroma (mean): | 2.0 |
| Organic Matter (mean %): | 39.56 |
| Bulk Density (g/cm2): | NA |
| Soil Series: | Carlisle muck |
| Texture (mean %) |
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sand:
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74.7 |
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silt:
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17.3 |
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clay:
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8.1 |
| 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 |
