Site 39 - Little Sewickley Creek
Little Sewickley Creek |
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Site
Identification
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| CWC Reference Number: | 39 |
| State: | PA |
| County: | Allegheny |
| Municipality: | Sewickley |
| USGS Quad: | Ambridge |
| Watershed: | Ambridge |
| Hydrogeomorphic Class: | Riparian Depression |
| Disturbance Class: | Moderate |
| Dominant Vegetation Class: | PEM/PFO |
| Wetland Area: | 0.3 ha (0.8 ac) |
| Year(s) Sampled: | 1995 |
Site 39 - Little Sewickley Creek
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Vegetation
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| Herbaceous |
| percent cover: | 64.0% (range 10-100%) |
| Dominant Species |
| Common Name: | Scientific Name: |
| Grass |
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| Violet | Viola sp. |
| Wingstem | Actrinomeris alternifolia |
| Skunk cabbage | Symplocarpus foetidus |
| Spotted touch me not | Impatiens capensis |
| Woody |
| percent cover: | 45.5% (range 0-100%) |
| Dominant Species |
| Common Name: | Scientific Name: |
| Honeysuckle | Lonicera sp. |
| Multiflora rose | Rosa multiflora |
| Black walnut | Juglans nigra |
| Sugar maple | Acer saccharum |
| Snag |
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| Weighted Indicator Status (dominant spp.) |
| Herbaceous: | 2.64 |
| Woody: | 3.92 |
| Indicator Status (all spp.) |
| Herbaceous: | 4.00 |
| Woody: | 3.88 |
| Species Richness |
| Total: | 55 |
| Herbaceous: | 42 |
| Woody: | 13 |
Site 39 - Little Sewickley Creek
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Soils
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| Matrix Chroma (mean): | 2.00 |
| Organic Matter (mean %): | 35.30 |
| Bulk Density (g/cm2): | 0.155 |
| Soil Series: | Hagerstown silt loam |
| Texture (mean %) |
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sand:
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39.2 |
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silt:
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39.4 |
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clay:
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21.4 |
| 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 |
