There are numerous small patches of prairie along this stretch of bouldery river and a narrow zone of floodplain/bank forest. Area used heavily for swimming, partying.;River scoured bedrock/boulder shelf upstream from falls. Community is an open prairie dominated by Andropogon gerardii with scattered tall shrub sized sycamore, ash and black gum. Very reminiscent of Gauley, with Packera pauperculus, Solidago simplex, Osmunda regalis, and Marshalia grandiflora.
Representativeness
Plot represents most open prairie zone on bedrock ledges at top of plot becomes somewhat more woody. Plot includes a seepy shrub root island and a small pothole which holds rainwater.