IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Comly
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1959PA037001
  • User Pedon ID: 1959PA037001
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 282
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - PSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 59PA037001
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 44190
  • 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: 41.1208333
  • Std. Longitude: -76.5591667
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 1.75 mi W of Millville, 750 ft E of Rt 19050, 105 ft SW of light pole at head of dam, 115 ft W of ponk bank.
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA037—Columbia
  • MLRA: 147—Northern Appalachian Ridges and Valleys
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NE-MIL—Mill Hall, Pennsylvania
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: PA037—Columbia County, Pennsylvania
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 41076-A5—Millville, Pennsylvania

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: F. Loughry, R. Matelski, P. Parrish, C. Engle, E. Mason
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed Aquic Fragiudalfs
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PSU
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Comly
  • Classificaton Date - 5/7/2012
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Comly
  • Classificaton Date - 8/24/1959
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 2
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountain system
  • Landform: ground moraine
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/24/1959 ()
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - row crop
  • 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

    PHLEU

    TRPR2

    Phleum

    Trifolium pratense

    timothy

    red clover

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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

    5

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    204

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    180

    1050

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    9.7

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    Ap—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior silt loam; weak medium granular structure; friable; 5.0 roots; 5 percent by volume siltstone, unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU02109. pH 6.3 (limed)
    BA—20 to 36 centimeters (7.9 to 14.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior silty clay loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 roots; 5 percent by volume siltstone, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU02110. pH 5.8 (limed).
    Bt1—36 to 46 centimeters (14.2 to 18.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 roots; distinct clay films; 5 percent by volume siltstone, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU02111. pH 5.6 (limed).; continuous - phpvsfiid 532662; continuous - phpvsfiid 532662
    Bt2—46 to 56 centimeters (18.1 to 22.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior silty clay loam; firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 roots; distinct clay films; 11 percent medium distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) and 11 percent medium distinct light gray (10YR 7/2) and 11 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/8); 5 percent by volume siltstone, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU02112. Top of polygons with blocky structure breaking to moderate medium platy.; continuous - phpvsfiid 532663; continuous - phpvsfiid 532663
    Bgx1—56 to 74 centimeters (22.0 to 29.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior silt loam; firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; brittle; faint clay films and 14 percent manganese or iron-manganese stains; 60 percent medium distinct light gray (10YR 7/2) and 60 percent medium distinct reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) and 60 percent medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6); 5 percent by volume siltstone, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU02113. Weak coarse polygon structure breaking to moderate medium blocky; dead roots along polygon faces; many medium distinct light gray (10YR 7/2) mottles.; continuous - phpvsfiid 532664; continuous - phpvsfiid 532664
    Bgx2—74 to 91 centimeters (29.1 to 35.8 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior silty clay loam; firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; brittle; faint clay films and 14 percent manganese or iron-manganese stains; 11 percent fine distinct reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) and 11 percent fine distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) and 11 percent fine distinct light gray (10YR 7/2); 5 percent by volume siltstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU02114. Polygons breaking to moderate coarse blocky structure; dead roots along polygon faces.; continuous - phpvsfiid 532666; continuous - phpvsfiid 532666
    Bgx3—91 to 112 centimeters (35.8 to 44.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior silty clay loam; firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; brittle; faint clay films and manganese or iron-manganese stains; 11 percent medium distinct gray (10YR 6/1) and 11 percent medium distinct reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) and 11 percent medium distinct gray (5YR 6/1); 10 percent by volume siltstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU02115. Strong polygons breaking to moderate medium blocky structure; dead roots along polygon faces.; continuous - phpvsfiid 532668; continuous - phpvsfiid 532668
    Bx—112 to 140 centimeters (44.1 to 55.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior silty clay loam; friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; brittle; distinct clay films and 14 percent manganese or iron-manganese stains; 11 percent medium distinct brown (7.5YR 5/4) and 11 percent medium distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2); 15 percent by volume siltstone, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1, unspecified; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # PSU02116. Some round gravel; strong polygons breaking to weak medium blocky and subangular blocky structure; firm in place.
    C—140 to 168 centimeters (55.1 to 66.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior silt loam; weak medium blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 11 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and 11 percent medium distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2); 40 percent by volume siltstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, unspecified. Lab sample # PSU02117. Firm in place.