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Natural Areas Report: HAY SWAMP

Area Id: 9173 Area Type: WET
Alias(es):
Size (ha): 1839.0 Significance Level: Provincial

Site District:
Counties:
HURON
Topographic Maps:
40P/5

UTM Centroid: 17 451500 4810500
Decimal Latitude/Longitude: 43.447812926254   -81.5992658311255

Description: A Provincially significant wetland complex made up of 15 individual wetlands, composed of two wetland types (97.7% swamp and 2.3% marsh) (Sandilands et al., 1987).

Vegetation: Vegetation Communities (Sandilands et al., 1987): One form M1: narrow-leaved emergents; W15S5: tall shrubs; Two forms S1: deciduous trees, narrow-leaved emergents; S3: tall shrubs, narrow-leaved emergents; S6: tall shrubs, herbs; S10: deciduous trees, herbs; S12: tall shrubs, herbs; S30: deciduous trees, herbs; Three forms S2: deciduous trees, tall shrubs, herbs; S4: deciduous trees, tall shrubs, herbs; S5: deciduous trees, tall shrubs, herbs; S8: coniferous trees, tall shrubs, herbs; S13: deciduous trees, tall shrubs, herbs; S11: dead deciduous trees, tall shrubs, herbs; W13S1: deciduous trees, tall shrubs, herbs; Four forms S7: deciduous trees, tall shrubs, narrow-leaved emergents, herbs; S9: deciduous trees, coniferous trees, tall shrubs, herbs; S27: deciduous trees, tall shrubs, narrow-leaved emergents, herbs; S29: deciduous trees, tall shrubs, narrow-leaved emergents, herbs; S31: coniferous trees, deciduous trees, tall shrubs, herbs; Two forms W15S5: tall shrubs, low shrubs; W15S8: tall shrubs, narrow-leaved emergents; Three forms S22: deciduous trees, tall shrubs, narrow-leaved emergents; S23: deciduous trees, tall shrubs, herbs; S24: deciduous trees, narrow-leaved emergents, herbs; S25: tall shrubs, narrow-leaved emergents, herbs; S26: dead deciduous trees, tall shrubs, narrow-leaved emergents; S28: deciduous trees, tall shrubs, narrow-leaved emergents; S33: deciduous trees, tall shrubs, herbs; Four forms W15S2: deciduous trees, tall shrubs, low shrubs, herbs; W15S2A: deciduous trees, tall shrubs, low shrubs herbs; W15S2B: deciduous trees, tall shrubs, low shrubs, herbs; S15S9: deciduous trees, tall shrubs, low shrubs, herbs; Two forms M2: narrow-leaved emergents, robust emergents; M3: narrow-leaved emergents, herbs; M4: narrow-leaved emergents, tall shrubs; M5: herbs, narrow-leaved emergents; W15S1: deciduous trees, herbs; W15S4: deciduous trees, herbs; Three forms S13: deciduous trees, tall shrubs, herbs; S14: deciduous trees, herbs, narrow-leaved emergents; S15: deciduous trees, tall shrubs, herbs; S17: deciduous trees, tall shrubs, herbs; S19: tall shrubs, narrow-leaved emergents, herbs; S21: coniferous trees, narrow-leaved emergents, herbs; W15S7: deciduous trees, tall shrubs, herbs; Four forms S16: coniferous trees, tall shrubs, narrow-leaved emergents, herbs; S18: deciduous trees, tall shrubs, narrow-leaved emergents, herbs; S32: deciduous trees, tall shrubs, narrow-leaved emergents, herbs; W14S1: deciduous trees, tall shrubs, low shrubs, herbs; Five forms S20: deciduous trees, coniferous trees, tall shrubs, narrow-leaved emergents, herbs; W15S6: deciduous trees, tall shrubs, low shrubs, herbs, narrow-leaved emergents; W13S2: coniferous trees, deciduous trees, tall shrubs, low shrubs, herbs;

Landform: Soils (Sandilands et al., 1987) 78.2% clays, loams or silts and 21.8% organic; Site Type (Sandilands et al., 1987) 2.6 % isolated, 23.6% palustrine and 73.8% riverine;

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References

IdCitation
36289 Sandilands, A., S. Shaw, R. Barnard and S. Nevard. 1987. Wetland Evaluation and Data Record - Hay Swamp. Second Edition. July 22, 1987. Ecologistics Ltd., Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority and Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. Manuscript. 21 pp + 1 map + 8 pp supplement.

 
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