IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Meckesville
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 274
  • User Pedon ID: 1958PA035016
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 274
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - PSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 58PA035016
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 44181
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • 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: 41.1719444
  • Std. Longitude: -77.4877778
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 150 ft E of Rt 120, 3 mi N of Rt 220 in Lock Haven, Bald Eagle Twp.; Pisano property.
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA035—Clinton
  • MLRA: 127—Eastern Allegheny Plateau and Mountains
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 41077-B4—Lock Haven, Pennsylvania

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: F. Loughry, R. Matelski, W. Steputis, C. Engle, E. Mason
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed Typic Fragiudults
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PSU
  • Pedon #: 16
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Meckesville
  • Classificaton Date - 5/7/2012
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Mench
  • Classificaton Date - 10/2/1958
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountain system
  • Runoff: high
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/2/1958 ()
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - other tree cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    2MOSS

    ACSA3

    POLYS

    PRSE2

    QUAL

    RUHA

    —

    Acer saccharum

    Polystichum

    Prunus serotina

    Quercus alba

    Rubus hawaiensis

    Moss

    sugar maple

    hollyfern

    black cherry

    white oak

    Hawai'i blackberry

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —
    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
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

    18

    —

    —

    207

    —

    90

    1000

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    9.7

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —
    Oi—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); fragments. Lab sample # PSU02066. Undecomposed oak and maple leaves mainly.
    Oa—2 to 3 centimeters (0.8 to 1.2 inches); fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified. Lab sample # PSU02067. Decomposed leaves and debris with 10% shale and silt.
    A—3 to 8 centimeters (1.2 to 3.1 inches); black (N 2/0) interior silt loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 0.5 roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU02068
    E—8 to 16 centimeters (3.1 to 6.3 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) interior silt loam; weak fine and medium granular structure; very friable; 0.5 roots; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU02069
    EB—16 to 28 centimeters (6.3 to 11.0 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/3) interior silt loam; weak coarse platy, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; 0.5 roots; clay films; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU02070. Friable to slightly firm.; continuous - phpvsfiid 532603; continuous - phpvsfiid 532603
    BE—28 to 44 centimeters (11.0 to 17.3 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/3) interior silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 roots; distinct clay films; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU02071. Friable to firm.; continuous - phpvsfiid 532604; continuous - phpvsfiid 532604
    Bt1—44 to 67 centimeters (17.3 to 26.4 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/3) interior silty clay loam; weak coarse platy, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 roots; distinct clay films; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU02072. Friable to firm.; continuous - phpvsfiid 532605; continuous - phpvsfiid 532605
    Bt2—67 to 94 centimeters (26.4 to 37.0 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/3) interior silty clay loam; weak coarse platy, and moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 roots; faint clay films; 1 percent medium distinct reddish gray (5YR 5/2); fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU02073. Some black coats.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 532606; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 532606
    BC—94 to 117 centimeters (37.0 to 46.1 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/3) interior silty clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; faint clay films; 11 percent fine distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) and 11 percent fine distinct reddish yellow (7.5YR 7/6); fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU02074. Some plates.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 532607; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 532607
    C—117 to 133 centimeters (46.1 to 52.4 inches); dark red (2.5YR 3/6) interior and reddish brown (5YR 4/4) exterior and pale red (2.5YR 6/2) exterior clay; moderate coarse blocky, and weak coarse columnar structure; firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; reddish brown (5YR 4/4) coats on all faces of peds and pale red (2.5YR 6/2) coats on all faces of peds and prominent clay films; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, unspecified. Lab sample # PSU02075. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 532610; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 532610