IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Morrison
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1964PA027019
  • User Pedon ID: 1964PA027019
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 181
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - PSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 64PA027019
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 43527
  • 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: 40.7725000
  • Std. Longitude: -77.9625000
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 1.5 mi NE of Jct of old RR w/ T307 100' S of Rd, 3.5 mi NE Gatesburg on Rd from T307 to Marysville on T337
  • 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 and R. H. Henry
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed Ultic Hapludalfs
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PSU
  • Pedon #: 19
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Morrison
  • Classificaton Date - 5/7/2012
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Morrison
  • Classificaton Date - 5/5/1964
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Field Measured Properties: 3.75 in/hr of percolation rate and 4.13 in/hr of percolation rate and 1.38 in/hr of percolation rate and 1.5 in/hr of percolation rate and 1.5 in/hr of percolation rate and 1.75 in/hr of percolation rate and 2.13 in/hr of percolation rate and 2.88 in/hr of percolation rate


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/5/1964 ()
  • 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

    PIBA2

    POTR5

    PRUNU

    QUIL

    Pinus banksiana

    Populus tremuloides

    Prunus

    Quercus ilicifolia

    jack pine

    quaking aspen

    plum

    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

    2

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    381

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    0

    1000

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    9.2

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    Oa—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU01294. "Decomposed hardwood, not sampled."
    A—3 to 8 centimeters (1.2 to 3.1 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) interior loamy sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.0 roots; 5 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, unspecified; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # PSU01295. 2-5% coarse frag.
    E—8 to 41 centimeters (3.1 to 16.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior and very dark brown (10YR 2/2) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior sand; structureless massive, and weak fine granular; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.0 roots; 5 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01296. 2-5% coarse frag.; tongued with pocket of A1 10YR 2/2 very dark brown grading to 10YR 5/6 yellowish brown stains.
    Bt1—41 to 59 centimeters (16.1 to 23.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior loamy sand; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 roots; 14 percent clay films between sand grains; 10 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01297
    Bt2—59 to 77 centimeters (23.2 to 30.3 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior gravelly loamy sand; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 roots; clay films between sand grains; 20 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, unspecified; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # PSU01298
    Bt3—77 to 97 centimeters (30.3 to 38.2 inches); yellow (10YR 7/6) interior and very pale brown (10YR 7/3) interior and yellowish red (5YR 5/6) interior gravelly loamy sand; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 roots; 14 percent clay films between sand grains; 20 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, unspecified; gradual irregular boundary. Lab sample # PSU01299. Patches and streaks of 10YR 7/3 very pale brown 7.5YR 5/6 and strong brown.
    C—97 to 120 centimeters (38.2 to 47.2 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2) interior and strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior sand; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, unspecified. Lab sample # PSU01300. Very few coarse fragments; lens patches and bands of two colors up to 7 inches thick.