The occurrence is located just NE of an open water area that has backed up Bens Run from the Ohio River. The water is connected to the Ohio River to the west by a culvert under Rt. 2 which passes to the west of the occurrence. A broad valley stretrches to the east. Herbaceous and shrub communities dominate there. A forested hill lies to the south.;There are areas with more Typha latifolia and more Amorpha fruticosa.