IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Morrison
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1964PA027013
  • User Pedon ID: 1964PA027013
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 175
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - PSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 64PA027013
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 43520
  • 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: 40.9711111
  • Std. Longitude: -77.6191667
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 120 ft at 315 degrees from center of Rt445 at line betw. woods and field on W side of 150. Photo AQG-3F-47
  • 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-H5—Madisonburg, Pennsylvania

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: F. G. Loughry and R. H. Henry
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed Ultic Hapludalfs
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PSU
  • Pedon #: 13
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Morrison
  • Classificaton Date - 5/7/2012
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Morrison
  • Classificaton Date - 3/18/1964
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 3/18/1964 ()
  • 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

    GAYLU

    KALA

    PIST

    QUCO2

    QUPR2

    QUVE

    Gaylussacia

    Kalmia latifolia

    Pinus strobus

    Quercus coccinea

    Quercus prinus

    Quercus velutina

    huckleberry

    mountain laurel

    eastern white pine

    scarlet oak

    chestnut oak

    black 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

    10

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    341

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    135

    1000

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    9.4

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    Oi—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, unspecified. Lab sample # PSU01248. Leaf litter
    Oa—2 to 5 centimeters (0.8 to 2.0 inches); black (5YR 2/1) interior; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01249
    E and Bs—5 to 10 centimeters (2.0 to 3.9 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) interior and dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) interior sandy loam; structureless single grain; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.0 roots; 10 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.1, unspecified; abrupt broken boundary. Lab sample # PSU01250. Bir-5YR 3/4 dark reddish brown N 6/1 light gray
    A—10 to 23 centimeters (3.9 to 9.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior sandy loam; weak very fine granular structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.0 roots; 10 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01251
    A2—23 to 51 centimeters (9.1 to 20.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior sandy loam; weak very fine granular structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.0 roots; 10 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01252
    Bt1—51 to 81 centimeters (20.1 to 31.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior sandy loam; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 roots; clay films between sand grains and 14 percent clay films on rock fragments; 10 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01253
    Bt2—81 to 102 centimeters (31.9 to 40.2 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior sandy loam; friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 0.5 roots; clay films between sand grains and 14 percent clay films on rock fragments; 20 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01254. Streaks and lumps.
    BCt—102 to 150 centimeters (40.2 to 59.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior and yellow (10YR 7/6) interior and very pale brown (10YR 7/3) interior sandy loam; friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 0.5 roots; prominent clay films on rock fragments and 14 percent clay films; 20 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01255. With bands of 10YR 7/6 yellow and (10YR 7/3) very pale brown; laminated; contains streaks of sandy clay loam; sticky streaks; some banding.
    C—150 to 168 centimeters (59.1 to 66.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior and yellow (10YR 7/6) interior and very pale brown (10YR 7/3) interior loamy sand; 20 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, unspecified. Lab sample # PSU01256. 10YR 7/3 in bands very pale brown; clays some banding.