IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Hanover
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 307
  • User Pedon ID: 1965PA039006
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 307
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - PSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 65PA039006
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 44218
  • Print Date: 4/25/2025

    • 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: 41.6641667
  • Std. Longitude: -79.6600000
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 150 ft N of Rt T559 250 ft W of woods, 4 mi E of Rt T20135, 1.5 mi N of Titusville, Oil Creek Twp.
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA039—Crawford
  • MLRA: 139—Lake Erie Glaciated Plateau
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 41079-F6—Titusville North, Pennsylvania

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: J. Noll, D. Grice, M. Yoworski, D. Rector, R. Matelski
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Aquic Fragiudults
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PSU
  • Pedon #: 6
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Hanover
  • Classificaton Date - 3/6/2013
  • Classifier - Alex Dado
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Titusville
  • Classificaton Date - 6/27/1965
  • 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 0.33 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.33 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.33 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.5 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.66 in/hr of percolation rate and 1.83 in/hr of percolation rate


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountains or deeply dissected plateaus
  • Landform: ground moraine
  • Runoff: very low
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/27/1965 ()
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - other grass/herbaceous 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

    AMAR2

    PHLEU

    SOLID

    TRPR2

    Ambrosia artemisiifolia

    Phleum

    Solidago

    Trifolium pratense

    annual ragweed

    timothy

    goldenrod

    red clover

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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

    3

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    457

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    270

    1050

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    8.5

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    Ap—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior silt loam; moderate medium granular structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.0 roots; 2 percent by volume sandstone-shale fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU02302. 2% gravel less than 3 inches in size.
    BA—23 to 43 centimeters (9.1 to 16.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior silt loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 roots; 38 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; 2 percent by volume sandstone-shale fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU02303. patchy - phpvsfiid 532815; patchy - phpvsfiid 532815
    Bt—43 to 53 centimeters (16.9 to 20.9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) interior silt loam; moderate medium subangular blocky, and weak fine platy structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 roots; 38 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; 60 percent coarse prominent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2); 5 percent by volume sandstone-shale fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU02304. 5% gravel more than 2 inches in size.; patchy - phpvsfiid 532816; patchy - phpvsfiid 532816
    Bgx1—53 to 76 centimeters (20.9 to 29.9 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior silt loam; moderate coarse prismatic, and moderate medium platy structure; very firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; 38 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; 60 percent coarse prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8); 5 percent by volume sandstone-shale fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU02305. Few medium black coatings; 5% gravel more than 2 inches in size; few roots along prism faces; firm and brittle displace.; patchy - phpvsfiid 532817; patchy - phpvsfiid 532817
    Bgx2—76 to 112 centimeters (29.9 to 44.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior silt loam; coarse prismatic, and platy structure; very firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; 70 percent prominent clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) and 60 percent coarse prominent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2); 12 percent by volume sandstone-shale fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU02306. Common black concretions; 12% gravel more than 2 inches in size; few roots along prism faces to 36 inches; very firm and brittle displaced.; patchy - phpvsfiid 532818; patchy - phpvsfiid 532818
    2Bx1—112 to 160 centimeters (44.1 to 63.0 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior gravelly loam; moderate very coarse prismatic, and weak coarse platy structure; very firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; 14 percent black (N 2/0) coats and 70 percent prominent clay films on all faces of peds; 40 percent by volume sandstone-shale fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU02307. 40% gravel to 3 inches in size; very firm and brittle displaced.; patchy - phpvsfiid 532819; patchy - phpvsfiid 532819
    2Bx2—160 to 183 centimeters (63.0 to 72.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior gravelly loam; weak very coarse prismatic, and weak very coarse platy structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; 38 percent prominent clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine faint brown (10YR 5/3); 40 percent by volume sandstone-shale fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, unspecified. Lab sample # PSU02308. Firm and brittle displaced.; patchy - phpvsfiid 532821; patchy - phpvsfiid 532821