IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Conotton
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 59PA077002
  • User Pedon ID: 1959PA077002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Print Date: 1/30/2025

    • 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: 40.5730556
  • Std. Longitude: -75.5897222
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Upper Macungie Township, Lehigh County; Harry Muth farm, 0.25 miles southeast of interchage of Northeast turnpike and Route 22. Just east of old borrow pit at intersection of Old Route 22 and township road. 30 feet east of small pole on extension of line from large pole in pit.
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA077—Lehigh
  • MLRA: 147—Northern Appalachian Ridges and Valleys
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: PA077—Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: John B. Carey
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Windows Pedon
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Conotton
  • Classificaton Date - 7/16/1959
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Hill Slope Profile: summit
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/16/1959 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop 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
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    Ap—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior gravelly loam; weak fine granular structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 25 percent by volume unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; abrupt wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    AB—20 to 28 centimeters (7.9 to 11.0 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6) interior very gravelly loam; weak very fine subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; clay bridges; 40 percent by volume unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.9; gradual irregular boundary.; observed in pit, small
    Bt1—28 to 43 centimeters (11.0 to 16.9 inches); red (2.5YR 4/8) interior very gravelly clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky, and medium granular structure; friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; clay films; 40 percent by volume unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.2; gradual irregular boundary.; observed in pit, small
    Bt2—43 to 61 centimeters (16.9 to 24.0 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) interior very gravelly clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, nonplastic; distinct clay films on all faces of peds and 10 percent manganese or iron-manganese stains on all faces of peds; 50 percent by volume unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.2; gradual wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small
    Bt3—61 to 79 centimeters (24.0 to 31.1 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) interior very gravelly clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, nonplastic; distinct clay films and manganese or iron-manganese stains; 50 percent by volume unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.1; clear wavy boundary.
    BC—79 to 89 centimeters (31.1 to 35.0 inches); dark red (2.5YR 3/6) interior very gravelly sandy loam; weak subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 6.0 coarse moderate-continuity pores; distinct clay films; 40 percent by volume unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5; abrupt wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small
    2BC—89 to 112 centimeters (35.0 to 44.1 inches); red (10R 4/6) interior sandy loam; massive; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 10 percent by volume unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; gradual irregular boundary.; observed in pit, small. sand is weakly cemented with clay
    2C1—112 to 135 centimeters (44.1 to 53.1 inches); sandy loam; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; coats; 15 percent by volume unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; abrupt wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small. some clay coatings and some hematite coatings on sand
    3C2—135 to 147 centimeters (53.1 to 57.9 inches); red (2.5YR 4/8) interior sandy loam; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5 percent by volume unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.2.; observed in pit, small