IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Library
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
19
User Pedon ID:
1965PA003005
Vegetation Plot ID:
19
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
PSU
Lab Pedon # -
65PA003005
Print Date:
9/24/2024
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:
40.4347222
Std. Longitude:
-80.1786111
Datum:
WGS84
Location Description:
Longer farm in the field N of Easton road 120 ft SE of pole number 5135.
Country:
US—United States
State:
Pennsylvania
County:
PA003—Allegheny
MLRA:
126—Central Allegheny Plateau
7.5 Minute USGS Quad:
40080-D2—Oakdale, Pennsylvania
PEDON
Describers Name:
F. Loughry, R. Grubb, L. Watkins, R. Newbury
Current Taxonomic Class:
Fine, mixed, superactive Aeric Endoaqualfs
Pedon Purpose:
full pedon description
Pedon Record Orgin:
PSU
Pedon #:
5
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Library
Classificaton Date -
5/7/2012
Moisture Subclass -
udic
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Library
Classificaton Date -
6/28/1965
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Erosion Class -
2
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
Field Measured Properties:
0.17 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.33 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.5 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.67 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.83 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.83 in/hr of percolation rate and 1.5 in/hr of percolation rate and 2.67 in/hr of percolation rate
SITE
Landscape:
mountains or deeply dissected plateaus
Runoff:
low
Drainage Class:
somewhat poorly
Surface Fragments:
0.00 percent
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
6/28/1965 ()
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
DAGL
MESA
Dactylis glomerata
Medicago sativa
orchardgrass
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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366
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0
950
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9.6
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Ap—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, light gray (10YR 7/2) interior, dry; silt loam; weak fine granular structure; friable, nonsticky, moderately plastic; 5 percent by volume shale-siltstone fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.1, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU00111
Bt—20 to 33 centimeters (7.9 to 13.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior silty clay loam; strong medium blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2) clay films and faint brown (10YR 5/3) clay films; 15 percent by volume shale-siltstone fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU00112. continuous - phpvsfiid 531275; continuous - phpvsfiid 531276; continuous - phpvsfiid 531275; continuous - phpvsfiid 531276
Btg1—33 to 48 centimeters (13.0 to 18.9 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior clay; moderate medium prismatic, and strong medium and coarse platy structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; prominent olive gray (5Y 5/2) clay films and prominent brown (7.5YR 5/4) clay films; 60 percent fine prominent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) and 60 percent fine prominent reddish brown (5YR 5/4); 5 percent by volume shale-siltstone fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU00113. continuous - phpvsfiid 531277; continuous - phpvsfiid 531278; continuous - phpvsfiid 531277; continuous - phpvsfiid 531278
Btg2—48 to 64 centimeters (18.9 to 25.2 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) interior and brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior and reddish brown (5YR 5/4) interior clay; moderate medium and coarse prismatic, and strong coarse blocky structure; very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; prominent gray (5Y 5/1) clay films and prominent olive gray (5Y 5/2) clay films and prominent olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) clay films; 60 percent fine prominent gray (N 5/0) and 60 percent fine prominent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4); 5 percent by volume shale-siltstone fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU00114. continuous - phpvsfiid 531279; continuous - phpvsfiid 531280; continuous - phpvsfiid 531281; continuous - phpvsfiid 531279; continuous - phpvsfiid 531280; continuous - phpvsfiid 531281
Cg1—64 to 104 centimeters (25.2 to 40.9 inches); gray (5Y 5/1) interior and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior clay; strong fine and medium platy structure; very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; prominent olive gray (5Y 4/2) clay films; 25 percent by volume shale, noncalcareous fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU00115. continuous - phpvsfiid 531282; continuous - phpvsfiid 531282
Cg2—104 to 127 centimeters (40.9 to 50.0 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior and 2.5Y 3/4 (2.5Y 3/4) interior clay; moderate medium platy, and moderate coarse blocky structure; very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 15 percent by volume shale, noncalcareous fragments; neutral, pH 6.9, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU00116. Limestone ghost zones of gryaish brown (2.5Y 5/2) also present.
3C3—127 to 137 centimeters (50.0 to 53.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior and strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior silty clay loam; weak medium platy structure; very firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, unspecified. Lab sample # PSU00117. Olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) streaks.