IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Cookport
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 426
  • User Pedon ID: 1958PA065001
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 426
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - PSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 58PA065001
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 44350
  • Print Date: 3/2/2025

    • 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: 41.3083333
  • Std. Longitude: -78.8694444
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: State Game Lands No. 54; 9 mi W of game school entrance, Snyder Twp.
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA065—Jefferson
  • MLRA: 127—Eastern Allegheny Plateau and Mountains
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 41078-C7—Carman, Pennsylvania

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: F. Loughry, R. Matelski, J. Zarachansky, J. Steptus, C. Engle
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, semiactive Typic Fragiudults
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PSU
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Cookport
  • Classificaton Date - 5/7/2012
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Cookport
  • Classificaton Date - 5/6/1958
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountains or deeply dissected plateaus
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments: 1.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/6/1958 ()
  • 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

    ACPE

    ACRU

    BELE

    LITU

    PRSE2

    Acer pensylvanicum

    Acer rubrum

    Betula lenta

    Liriodendron tulipifera

    Prunus serotina

    striped maple

    red maple

    sweet birch

    tuliptree

    black cherry

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    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

    8

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    597

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    0

    1050

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    8.3

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    Oa—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); black (N 2/0) interior and very dark gray (N 3/0) interior; weak fine granular structure; 10 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # PSU03214. Loamy organic matter; micro-podzol occuring irregularly.
    A—3 to 13 centimeters (1.2 to 5.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior silt loam; weak fine granular, and platy structure; friable; 5.0 roots; 1 percent fine faint very dark gray (10YR 3/1) and 1 percent fine faint dark brown (10YR 3/3); 10 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, unspecified; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # PSU03215
    E—13 to 31 centimeters (5.1 to 12.2 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior silt loam; weak fine granular, and platy structure; friable; 5.0 roots; 1 percent fine faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/6); 10 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU03216
    BE—31 to 44 centimeters (12.2 to 17.3 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior silty clay loam; weak medium blocky structure; friable; 0.5 roots; faint clay films; 10 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU03217. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 533354; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 533354
    Bt1—44 to 59 centimeters (17.3 to 23.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) interior silty clay loam; moderate medium blocky structure; friable; 0.5 roots; prominent clay films; 11 percent fine faint brownish yellow (10YR 6/6); 10 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU03218. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 533355; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 533355
    Bt2—59 to 72 centimeters (23.2 to 28.3 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) interior silty clay loam; weak medium blocky structure; friable; 0.5 roots; faint clay films; 1 percent fine faint brownish yellow (10YR 6/6); 10 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU03219. continuous - phpvsfiid 533356; continuous - phpvsfiid 533356
    Bt3—72 to 89 centimeters (28.3 to 35.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) interior clay loam; coarse prismatic, and weak coarse blocky structure; friable; 0.5 roots; distinct clay films; 11 percent medium faint yellow (10YR 7/6); 10 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU03220. continuous - phpvsfiid 533357; continuous - phpvsfiid 533357
    Btx—89 to 107 centimeters (35.0 to 42.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) interior and reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) interior clay loam; weak coarse prismatic, and weak fine blocky structure; firm; brittle; 0.5 roots; 60 percent medium distinct yellow (10YR 7/6) and 60 percent medium distinct yellowish red (5YR 5/8); 10 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU03221. Prisms 4 inches in diameter; clay coats on prism faces.
    C—107 to 122 centimeters (42.1 to 48.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) interior silty clay loam; structureless massive, and platy; firm, moderately sticky; 60 percent medium distinct yellow (10YR 7/6); 10 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, unspecified. Lab sample # PSU03222. Manganese coats and lenses.