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Natural Areas Report: ACTON-SILVER CREEK WETLAND COMPLEX
| Area Id: 3751 | Area Type: WET |
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| Size (ha): 497.61 | Significance Level: Provincial |
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Site District: |
Counties: HALTON |
Topographic Maps: 30M/12 40P/9 |
| UTM Centroid: 17 581500 4836000 |
| Decimal Latitude/Longitude: 43.6745356922746 -79.9888263307956 |
| Description: | A Provincially significant wetland complex, made up of 56 individual wetlands (includes Acton Swamp, Silver Creek Swamp, Snow's Creek Woods, Ballinafad Pond and Silver Creek Valley), composed of two wetland types (99.0% swamp, 1.0% marsh) (Dodge et al., 1988). |
| Vegetation: | No Vegetation List available at this time. |
| Landform: | Soils (Dodge et al., 1988): 58% clays, loams or silts and 42% organic;
Site Type (Dodge et al., 1988): 12% isolated, 49% palustrine (permanent or intermittent outflow) and 39% riverine;
Unusual Geological or other Surficial Features (Dodge et al., 1988): Kettle Lake (CVCA ESA '79); |
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References
| Id | Citation |
| 12171 |
Dodge, K., D. Burnett, G. Dawson, K. Kukay and L. Hickey. 1988. Wetland Data Record and Evaluation- Silver Creek Swamp Wetland Complex. August, 1984, & December, 1988. Credit Valley Conservation Authority. 22 pp +5 maps + 27 pp supplement. |