River is heavily polluted from acid mine and sediment run off. Most areas have more narrow riparian zone. Upland forest has abundant white oak.;River scoured boulder bar downstream from a rapids zone. Subsrtate is large sandstone boulder with cobble and sand in the interstices. Community is a shrubby prairie with small, battered sycamore.
Representativeness
Small patch, linear zone along river. Plot placed in widest zone of prairie vegetation seen between here and Muddy Creek. About 3 meters range in relative elevation from front to back of plot.