Rio Grande at Albuquerque Information
| Wetland Category: |
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Fresh Marsh |
| NWI Classification: |
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R3EM2E |
| Latitude: |
35.069718 |
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Longitude: |
-106.658978 |
Image Data |
| Date: |
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07/01/2012 |
| Direction: |
South |
| State: |
New Mexico |
| Country: |
USA |
| Location: |
Rio Grande at Albuquerque |
| Author(s): |
Nathan Handley |
| Affiliation: |
Individual |
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08/28/2011 | | 
07/01/2012 | | |
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Description:
Riverine vegetated sandbar dominated by non-persistent emergent marsh species. Sandbars are flooded with seasonal high water in river and saturated most of remaining growing season.
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Conditions: Mineral soil saturated. Vegetation healthy with some scattered very young cottonwood stems coming up and several 2 - 3 foot tall willow shrubs.
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| Dominant Plants: |
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Scientific Name: |
| Flatsedge |
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Cyperus spp. |
| Common Spikerush |
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Eleocharis palustris |
| Sandbar Willow |
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Salix interior |
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Disturbances: Sandbar has not been flooded recently. |
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Comments: |
