White River NWR Information
| Wetland Category: |
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Forested Wetlands |
| NWI Classification: |
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PFO1F |
| Latitude: |
34.141930 |
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Longitude: |
-91.142921 |
Image Data |
| Date: |
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04/01/2006 |
| Direction: |
North |
| State: |
Arkansas |
| Country: |
USA |
| Location: |
White River National Wildlife Refuge, south of St. Charles |
| Author(s): |
Larry Handley |
| Affiliation: |
USGS, Mid-Continent Geographic Science Center |
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04/01/2006 | | |
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Description:
Bottomland Hardwood Forest of predominantly broadleaf deciduous trees over 20 feet in height with a few Cypress (narrowleaf deciduous) trees present. Semi-permanent water is present in pockets for most of the year. Waterline from spring (March and April) flooding of the Lower White River is evident at about 4 feet above the water surface.
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Conditions: Spring flooding has receded leaving pools of standing water in low areas and in swales between sand ridges on the floodplain.
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| Dominant Plants: |
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Scientific Name: |
| Water Tupelo |
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Nyssa aquatica |
| Green Ash |
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Fraxinus pennsylvanica |
| Water Hickory |
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Carya aquatica |
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Disturbances: None |
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Comments: |
