Narrow creek bottom with very little floodplain development. Heavy sedimentaion downstream below gas well road system.;Rolling plateau dissected by small drainages with intermittent streams. Plot is on warm aspect between bottom and ridge. Forest of oaks, beech, and tulip poplar with dense sapling understory and low herb cover and diversity.
Representativeness
Sampled to represent matrix forest on rolling plateau. Which is an unusual landform in the park. Large beech are scattered through stand., sometimes in higher density. Probably same type as oak-hickory forest at New River.