United States, California, MARIPOSA, WESTFALL MEADOW, YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
37.651369 -119.632418
11 267770E 4170395N
2172 meters
7127 FT
SLOWLY FLOWING MEANDER THROUGH CENTER OF WESTFALL MEADOW. BORDERED BY SEDGES, GRASSES AND OCCASIONAL CLUMPS OF WILLOW. WATER IS CLEAR AND CONSISTS OF POOLS 2-3 FEET DEEP AND 4-6 FEET WIDE INTERSPERSED WITH VEGETATION-CLOGGED NECKS WHICH OFTEN HAVE RIFFLES. FULL-DAY SUN BUT WATER IS COOL. BOTTOM OF MEANDER IS FLUFFY AND ORGANIC WITH SMALL COBBLES AND SILT. SLOPE IS 1 DEGREES. ASPECT IS 30 DEGREES. SURFICIAL GEOLOGY IS MUCK. COWARDIN SYSTEM IS PALUSTRINE. SOIL TEXTURE IS SILTY CLAY LOAM. SOIL IS VERY POORLY DRAINED. SITE IS PERMANENTLY FLOODED. PLANT ALIANCE IS SPARGANIUM ANGUSTIFOLIUM PERMANENTLY FLOODED HERBACEOUS ALLIANCE. PLANT ASSOCIATION IS SPARGANIUM ANGUSTIFOLIUM HERBACEOUS VEGETATION.