Site 24 - Rothrock State Forest - McGuire Rd.
Rothrock
State Forest
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Site
Identification
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| CWC Reference Number: | 24 |
| State: | PA |
| County: | Huntingdon |
| Municipality: | Logan |
| USGS Quad: | Alexandria |
| Watershed: | Shaver's Creek |
| Hydrogeomorphic Class: | Slope |
| Disturbance Class: | Pristine |
| Dominant Vegetation Class: | PFO |
| Wetland Area: | 0.5 ha (1.2 ac) |
| Year(s) Sampled: | 1994 |
Site 24 - Rothrock State Forest - McGuire Rd.
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Vegetation
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| Herbaceous |
| percent cover: | 42.9% (range 20-65%) |
| Dominant Species |
| Common Name: | Scientific Name: |
| Trout lily | Erythronium americanum |
| Violet | Viola sp |
| Golden ragwort | Senecio aureus |
| Sedge | Carex sp. |
| Silverweed/Cinquefoil | Potentilla sp. |
| Woody |
| percent cover: | 81.3% (range 45-95%) |
| Dominant Species |
| Common Name: | Scientific Name: |
| American hornbeam | Carpinus caroliniana |
| Blackhaw | Viburnum prunifolium |
| Ash | Fraxinus sp. |
| Green ash | Fraxinus pennsylvanica |
| Morrow's honeysuckle | Lonicera morrowii |
| Weighted Indicator Status (dominant spp.) |
| Herbaceous: | 2.19 |
| Woody: | 3.00 |
| Indicator Status (all spp.) |
| Herbaceous: | 2.06 |
| Woody: | 3.14 |
| Species Richness |
| Total: | 57 |
| Herbaceous: | 47 |
| Woody: | 10 |
Site 24 - Rothrock State Forest - McGuire Rd.
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Soils
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| Matrix Chroma (mean): | 2.3 |
| Organic Matter (mean %): | 7.50 |
| Bulk Density (g/cm2): | NA |
| Soil Series: | Edom-Weikert complex |
| Texture (mean %) |
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sand:
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26.5 |
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silt:
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37.2 |
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clay:
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36.3 |
| Sedimentation Rate |
| mineral loading (g/cm2): | 0.32 |
| equivalent depth (cm): | 0.30 |
| organic loading (g/cm2): | 0.31 |
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Hydrology
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| Water Level |
| median (cm): | -50.0 |
| range (cm): | -101.0 - (-8.0) |
| Water Quality |
| pH (mean): | 7.0 |
| Conductivity (mean): | 500.0 |
