IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Morris
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 760
  • User Pedon ID: 1958PA115017
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - PSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 58PA115017
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 45271
  • 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: 41.6597222
  • Std. Longitude: -75.9244444
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 2.5 mi E of Lynn, 14 mi S of Montrose 90 ft S of driveway.
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA115—Susquehanna
  • MLRA: 140—Glaciated Allegheny Plateau and Catskill Mountains
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 41075-F8—Springville, Pennsylvania

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: F. Loughry, D. Pease, R. Matelski, W. Steputis, C. Engle
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed Aeric Fragiaquepts
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PSU
  • Pedon #: 17
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Morris
  • Classificaton Date - 5/7/2012
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Morris
  • Classificaton Date - 6/27/1958
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: plateau
  • Landform: ground moraine
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments: 1.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/27/1958 ()
  • 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
    • 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

    7

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    335

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    270

    950

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    8.8

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    A—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) interior stony silt loam; moderate medium and coarse granular structure; friable; 1 percent distinct red (2.5YR 4/6); fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.9, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU05699
    E—8 to 15 centimeters (3.1 to 5.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior gravelly silt loam; moderate medium, and weak fine platy structure; friable; 1 percent fine distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) and 1 percent fine distinct brown (7.5YR 5/2); fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU05700
    Bwg—15 to 33 centimeters (5.9 to 13.0 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) interior gravelly silt loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; faint coats; 1 percent faint reddish brown (5YR 5/4); fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU05701. continuous - phpvsfiid 534999; continuous - phpvsfiid 534999
    E'—33 to 46 centimeters (13.0 to 18.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior gravelly silt loam; weak fine platy structure; firm; 1 percent faint reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8); fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7, unspecified; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # PSU05702
    B'x—46 to 69 centimeters (18.1 to 27.2 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/3) interior gravelly silt loam; weak very coarse prismatic, and weak coarse platy structure; extremely firm; brittle; 11 percent medium distinct reddish brown (5YR 5/4) and 11 percent medium distinct reddish gray (5YR 5/2); fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU05703
    B'gx1—69 to 91 centimeters (27.2 to 35.8 inches); dark reddish gray (5YR 4/2) interior gravelly silt loam; weak very coarse prismatic structure; extremely firm; brittle; 11 percent medium distinct yellowish red (5YR 4/6) and 11 percent medium distinct reddish gray (5YR 5/2); fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU05704
    B'gx2—91 to 122 centimeters (35.8 to 48.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/2) interior gravelly loam; structureless massive, and weak coarse prismatic, and platy; very firm; brittle; 1 percent fine faint strong brown (7.5YR 5/6); fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.1, unspecified. Lab sample # PSU05705. Thick clay coatings along prism faces and plates.