IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Wharton taxadjunct
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
345
User Pedon ID:
1964PA051006
Vegetation Plot ID:
345
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
PSU
Lab Pedon # -
64PA051006
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
44260
Print Date:
12/5/2025
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:
39.8319444
Std. Longitude:
-79.5325000
Datum:
WGS84
Location Description:
Sprowl farm, NE corner of farm W of Rt 381, 3.25 mi, S of Ohiopyle, Stewart Twp.
Country:
US—United States
State:
Pennsylvania
County:
PA051—Fayette
MLRA:
127—Eastern Allegheny Plateau and Mountains
7.5 Minute USGS Quad:
39079-G5—Fort Necessity, Pennsylvania
PEDON
Describers Name:
F. Loughry, J. Carey, F. Kopas, J. Weaver
Current Taxonomic Class:
Fine, mixed, active Aquic Hapludalfs
Current Taxon Kind:
taxadjunct
Pedon Purpose:
full pedon description
Pedon Record Orgin:
PSU
Pedon #:
6
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Wharton taxadjunct
Classificaton Date -
5/7/2012
Moisture Subclass -
udic
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Wharton
Classificaton Date -
7/7/1964
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Erosion Class -
2
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
Field Measured Properties:
0 in/hr of percolation rate and 0 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.17 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.25 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.25 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.33 in/hr of percolation rate
SITE
Landscape:
mountains or deeply dissected plateaus
Runoff:
low
Drainage Class:
moderately well
Surface Fragments:
0.00 percent
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
7/7/1964 ()
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
MESA
Medicago sativa
alfalfa
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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
6
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573
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90
1100
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9.3
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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, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU02715. Somewhat cloddy from traffic.
BA—25 to 36 centimeters (9.8 to 14.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU02716
Bt—36 to 53 centimeters (14.2 to 20.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior and brown (10YR 5/3) exterior silty clay; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 roots; 1 percent fine faint brown (10YR 5/3) and 1 percent fine faint strong brown (7.5YR 5/6); fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU02717. Silt and clay films on prism faces.
Btg—53 to 71 centimeters (20.9 to 28.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior and grayish brown (10YR 5/2) broken face silty clay; moderate fine and medium blocky, and moderate coarse prismatic structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 roots; prominent clay films on surfaces along root channels and prominent clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine distinct gray (10YR 6/1) and 1 percent fine distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2); fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU02718. Light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) prism faces.
BCg1—71 to 94 centimeters (28.0 to 37.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior and light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) broken face silty clay loam; strong coarse prismatic, and moderate fine blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 roots; prominent manganese or iron-manganese stains; 11 percent fine distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and 11 percent fine distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2); fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU02719. Gray (10YR 6/1) prism faces; many black chips.
BCg2—94 to 130 centimeters (37.0 to 51.2 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior and light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) broken face silty clay loam; strong coarse prismatic, and moderate fine and medium platy structure; very firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; prominent clay films on all faces of peds and prominent clay films on surfaces along root channels; 1 percent fine faint light brownish gray (10YR 6/2); fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU02720. Gray (10YR 6/1) prism faces.
BCg3—130 to 147 centimeters (51.2 to 57.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior and gray (5YR 6/1) broken face silty clay loam; strong coarse prismatic, and weak fine blocky, and fine platy structure; very firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 1 percent fine distinct brown (7.5YR 5/2); fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU02721. "Thick Fe and Mn coating on large peds, thick clay films on prisms; Gray (5YR 6/1) prism faces."
Cg—147 to 165 centimeters (57.9 to 65.0 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior and gray (10YR 6/1) interior silty clay; strong coarse prismatic, and strong coarse platy structure; firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 14 percent faint clay films; 11 percent medium distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) and 11 percent medium distinct gray (5YR 5/1) and 11 percent medium distinct brown (10YR 5/3); fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, unspecified. Lab sample # PSU02722. Gray (5YR 6/1) prism faces.