IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Darien
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2004PA039007
  • User Pedon ID: 04PA039007
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 07N0395
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 18927
  • Print Date: 12/11/2024

    • LOCATION

  • Location In Web Soil Survey
  • AOI is roughly a square mile and pedon is marked in the center.
  • Location in SoilWeb
  • Location in Google Maps
  • Std. Latitude: 41.8386955
  • Std. Longitude: -80.4513092
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: State Game Lands 101 near parking lot on Jerusalem Road.
  • Map Unit: PkB—Platea silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopesPlB—Platea silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA039—Crawford
  • MLRA: 139—Lake Erie Glaciated Plateau
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: PA039—Crawford County, Pennsylvania

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Alex Dado, John Hudak, Mike McDevitt
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Aeric Epiaqualfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: within range of map unit
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Darien
  • PSC - 48 to 98 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/20/2012
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Darien
  • Classificaton Date - 7/14/2004
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: wisconsin age, hiram substage fine-loamy till
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/14/2004 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - other grass/herbaceous cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Setting and Climate
    Slope Slope Length USLE Upslope Length Elev. Corr. Elev Aspect MAP REAP FFD MAAT MSAT MWAT MAST MSST MWST MFFP PE Index Climate Station ID Climate Station Name Climate Station Type
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    Ap—0 to 30 centimeters (0.0 to 11.8 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silt loam; 24 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky parts to moderate fine granular structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.0 very coarse roots throughout and 2.0 medium roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout; 2 percent by volume nonflat subrounded ? to 50-? millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, chlorophenol red; abrupt wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in trench
    Bt1—30 to 48 centimeters (11.8 to 18.9 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) silty clay loam; 29 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 1.0 fine roots between peds; 10 percent faint gray (10YR 5/1) clay films on faces of peds; 10 percent medium faint irregular noncoherent cemented light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), moist, iron depletions and 15 percent medium distinct irregular noncoherent cemented brownish yellow (10YR 6/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded ? to 50-? millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, chlorophenol red; gradual wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in trench. patchy - phpvsfiid 276214; patchy - phpvsfiid 276214
    Bt2—48 to 69 centimeters (18.9 to 27.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) clay loam; 32 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 1.0 fine roots between peds; 25 percent distinct gray (10YR 5/1) clay films on vertical faces of peds; 10 percent fine prominent irregular noncoherent cemented black (10YR 2/1) manganese coatings on faces of peds and 20 percent medium prominent irregular noncoherent cemented gray (10YR 6/1) iron depletions and 25 percent medium prominent irregular noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 10 percent by volume nonflat subrounded ? to 50-? millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in trench. continuous - phpvsfiid 276215; continuous - phpvsfiid 276215
    BCt—69 to 96 centimeters (27.2 to 37.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) clay loam; 30 percent clay; moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots between peds; 50 percent distinct gray (10YR 5/1) clay films on faces of peds; 15 percent fine faint irregular noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 20 percent fine prominent irregular noncoherent cemented gray (10YR 5/1) iron depletions; 10 percent by volume nonflat subrounded ? to 150-? millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in trench. continuous - phpvsfiid 276216; continuous - phpvsfiid 276216
    BC—96 to 114 centimeters (37.8 to 44.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) gravelly clay loam; 30 percent clay; weak coarse prismatic parts to moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.1 very fine roots between peds; 45 percent distinct gray (10YR 5/1) clay films on faces of peds; 10 percent fine faint irregular noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron and 15 percent medium prominent irregular noncoherent cemented gray (10YR 5/1), moist, iron depletions; 15 percent by volume nonflat subrounded ? to 150-? millimeter sandstone-shale fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, bromthymol blue; clear wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in trench. continuous - phpvsfiid 276217; continuous - phpvsfiid 276217
    C1—114 to 155 centimeters (44.9 to 61.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) gravelly silt loam; 25 percent clay; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.1 very fine roots between peds; 10 percent faint clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent medium distinct irregular noncoherent cemented yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent coarse distinct irregular noncoherent cemented gray (10YR 6/1), moist, iron depletions; 25 percent by volume nonflat subrounded ? to 50-? millimeter unspecified fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly acid, pH 6.2, bromthymol blue; gradual wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in trench
    C2—155 to 203 centimeters (61.0 to 79.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) very gravelly silt loam; 25 percent clay; massive; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3 percent distinct irregular noncoherent cemented yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron and 5 percent distinct irregular noncoherent cemented gray (10YR 6/1), moist, iron depletions; 40 percent by volume nonflat subrounded ? to 50-? millimeter unspecified fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; neutral, pH 6.8, bromthymol blue.; moist when described; observed in auger, bucket