IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Alvira
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
1959PA037005
User Pedon ID:
1959PA037005
Vegetation Plot ID:
286
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
PSU
Lab Pedon # -
59PA037005
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
44194
Print Date:
11/11/2024
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:
41.1250000
Std. Longitude:
-76.4358333
Datum:
WGS84
Location Description:
0.75 mi SW of Rohrsburg; 1430 ft W along lane which starts 200 ft W of barn, 15 ft S of lane; 180 ft W hemloc
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-B4—Benton, Pennsylvania
PEDON
Describers Name:
F.Loughry,R.Matelski,W.Steputis,P.Parrish,C.Engle
Current Taxonomic Class:
Fine-loamy, mixed Aquic Fragiudults
Pedon Purpose:
full pedon description
Pedon Record Orgin:
PSU
Pedon #:
5
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Alvira
Classificaton Date -
5/7/2012
Moisture Subclass -
udic
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Alvira
Classificaton Date -
8/25/1959
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Erosion Class -
1
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Landscape:
mountain system
Landform:
ground moraine
Runoff:
low
Drainage Class:
somewhat poorly
Surface Fragments:
0.00 percent
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
8/25/1959 ()
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
Phleum
timothy
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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
2
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195
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90
1050
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9.7
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Ap—0 to 25 centimeters (0.0 to 9.8 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior silt loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; 5.0 roots; fragments; neutral, pH 7.2, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU02140. pH 7.2 (limed).
BA—25 to 33 centimeters (9.8 to 13.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU02141. Some platiness at top; partial thin clay films on peds.
Bt1—33 to 46 centimeters (13.0 to 18.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 roots; 14 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent medium faint light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) and 1 percent medium faint brownish yellow (10YR 6/6); fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU02142
Btg—46 to 56 centimeters (18.1 to 22.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior silty clay loam; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 roots; 60 percent medium distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) and 60 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and 60 percent medium distinct gray (5Y 6/1); fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU02143. "Partial clay films on peds; friable consistence at top of the horizon, firm at the bottom."
Bgx1—56 to 81 centimeters (22.0 to 31.9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior silty clay loam; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; brittle; 0.3 roots; 38 percent manganese or iron-manganese stains on all faces of peds; 60 percent medium and coarse distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4) and 60 percent medium and coarse distinct light gray (5Y 7/1); fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU02144. Roots to 30 inches; polygons breaking to weak medium and fine platy structure; partial clay films.
Bgx2—81 to 107 centimeters (31.9 to 42.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior silty clay loam; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; brittle; 38 percent manganese or iron-manganese stains on all faces of peds; 11 percent medium prominent gray (5Y 6/1) and 11 percent medium prominent brown (7.5YR 4/4); fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU02145. Polygons breaking to moderate medium platy structure; partial clay films on peds.
Bx—107 to 130 centimeters (42.1 to 51.2 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior silty clay loam; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; brittle; 38 percent manganese or iron-manganese stains; 11 percent medium prominent brown (7.5YR 4/4) and 11 percent medium prominent gray (5Y 6/1); fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU02146. Polygons breaking to weak fine platy structure; partial clay films.
C—130 to 152 centimeters (51.2 to 59.8 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior silty clay loam; weak fine platy structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) clay films on all faces of peds; 60 percent medium distinct gray (5Y 6/1) and 60 percent medium distinct reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) and 60 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6); fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, unspecified. Lab sample # PSU02147. Polygons extending below 60 inches.