Central Appalachian Low-Elevation Acidic Seepage Swamp – CEGL007853

A highly unusual acidic seepage swamp, located on a slope of Back Creek Mountain above Neal Run in Bath County.  Groundwater from a deep, permanently flooded sag pond located on a bench leaches through the bottom of the pond and is discharged below, creating patches of sphagnous, "hillside seepage swamp."  Warm Springs Ranger District, George Washington & Jefferson National Forests.