IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Morrison
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1963PA027010
  • User Pedon ID: 1963PA027010
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 172
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - PSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 63PA027010
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 43517
  • 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: 40.8113889
  • Std. Longitude: -77.9300000
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: State Game Lands No. 176 along Woods Rd. 0.7 mi W of corncrib; Patton Twp.
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA027—Centre
  • MLRA: 147—Northern Appalachian Ridges and Valleys
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NE-MIL—Mill Hall, Pennsylvania
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: PA027—Centre County, Pennsylvania
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 40077-G8—Julian, Pennsylvania

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: J. J. Noll, B. Henry and R. P. Matelski
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed Ultic Hapludalfs
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PSU
  • Pedon #: 10
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Morrison
  • Classificaton Date - 5/7/2012
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Morrison
  • Classificaton Date - 10/30/1963
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 2
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Field Measured Properties: 0.5 in/hr of percolation rate and 1.1 in/hr of percolation rate and 1.13 in/hr of percolation rate and 1.25 in/hr of percolation rate and 1.38 in/hr of percolation rate and 3.13 in/hr of percolation rate and 3.5 in/hr of percolation rate and 5.28 in/hr of percolation rate


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountain system
  • Runoff: very low
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/30/1963 ()
  • 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

    QUAL

    QUIL

    Quercus alba

    Quercus ilicifolia

    white oak

    bear oak

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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

    4

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    390

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    0

    1000

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    9.2

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    Oi—0 to 1 centimeters (0.0 to 0.4 inches); fragments. Lab sample # PSU01221. Root mat.
    Oa—1 to 3 centimeters (0.4 to 1.2 inches); fragments. Lab sample # PSU01222. Root mat.
    A—3 to 6 centimeters (1.2 to 2.4 inches); black (5YR 2/1) interior sandy loam; weak very fine granular structure; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.0 roots; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU01223
    E—6 to 18 centimeters (2.4 to 7.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) interior sandy loam; weak fine granular, and weak medium platy structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.0 roots; 10 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01224
    BA—18 to 41 centimeters (7.1 to 16.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior sandy clay loam; subangular blocky, and moderate fine and medium blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 5.0 roots; clay films between sand grains; 10 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01225. patchy - phpvsfiid 532095; patchy - phpvsfiid 532095
    Bt1—41 to 56 centimeters (16.1 to 22.0 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6) interior clay loam; moderate fine and medium blocky, and subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 roots; prominent clay films between sand grains; 10 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01226. patchy - phpvsfiid 532096; patchy - phpvsfiid 532096
    Bt2—56 to 97 centimeters (22.0 to 38.2 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6) interior and red (2.5YR 4/6) interior clay loam; moderate medium blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 roots; prominent clay films between sand grains; 5 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01227. patchy - phpvsfiid 532097; patchy - phpvsfiid 532097
    BC—97 to 120 centimeters (38.2 to 47.2 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6) interior sandy loam; structureless massive, and platy; friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 0.5 roots; 14 percent clay films between sand grains; 20 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01228. Black streaks and films; iron streaks and staining.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 532098; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 532098
    C—120 to 148 centimeters (47.2 to 58.3 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6) interior and red (2.5YR 4/6) interior sandy loam; structureless massive; very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; clay films between sand grains; 10 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, unspecified. Lab sample # PSU01229