IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Mill
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 311
  • User Pedon ID: 1965PA039010
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - PSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 65PA039010
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 44223
  • 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: 41.7680556
  • Std. Longitude: -80.4244444
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 125 ft E of T338 and 175 ft N of a pasture fence, 0.4 mi N of Rt 198, 2.5 mi SE of Beaver Center, Beaver Twp.
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA039—Crawford
  • MLRA: 139—Lake Erie Glaciated Plateau
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 41080-G4—Beaver Center, Pennsylvania

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: M. Yoworski, D. Rector, J. Noll, R. Matelski
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, nonacid, mesic Aeric Epiaquepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PSU
  • Pedon #: 10
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Mill
  • Classificaton Date - 3/6/2013
  • Classifier - Alex Dado
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Platea
  • Classificaton Date - 6/23/1965
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 2
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Field Measured Properties: 0.25 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.25 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.25 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.25 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.25 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.25 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.25 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.25 in/hr of percolation rate


    • SITE

  • Landscape: plateau
  • Landform: ground moraine
  • Runoff: very low
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/23/1965 ()
  • 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
    • 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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    347

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    45

    950

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    8.8

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    Ap—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); dusky red (2.5YR 3/2) interior, light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior, dry; silt loam; moderate fine granular structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 roots; 5 percent by volume sandstone-shale fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU02328
    Bwg—20 to 30 centimeters (7.9 to 11.8 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior silt loam; platy, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 roots; 60 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/8); 5 percent by volume sandstone-shale fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU02329
    Bgx1—30 to 58 centimeters (11.8 to 22.8 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior and black (N 2/0) broken face silt loam; weak coarse platy, and blocky, and strong coarse prismatic structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; brittle; 0.5 roots; 38 percent clay films on all faces of peds and 38 percent clay films on surfaces along root channels; 60 percent coarse distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2); 5 percent by volume sandstone-shale fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU02330. Gray (2.5Y 5/0) prism faces; common black coatings.; patchy - phpvsfiid 532835; patchy - phpvsfiid 532836; patchy - phpvsfiid 532835; patchy - phpvsfiid 532836
    Bgx2—58 to 89 centimeters (22.8 to 35.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior and black (N 2/0) broken face silt loam; weak coarse platy, and blocky, and strong coarse prismatic structure; very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; brittle; 0.5 roots; 38 percent black (N 2/0) coats and 38 percent clay films on all faces of peds and 38 percent clay films on surfaces along root channels; 60 percent coarse distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2); 10 percent by volume sandstone-shale fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU02331. Gray (2.5Y 6/0) prism faces; thick silt films on prism faces.; patchy - phpvsfiid 532838; patchy - phpvsfiid 532839; patchy - phpvsfiid 532838; patchy - phpvsfiid 532839
    Bgx3—89 to 114 centimeters (35.0 to 44.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior and black (N 2/0) broken face silt loam; weak coarse platy, and subangular blocky, and weak coarse prismatic structure; very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; brittle; 0.5 roots; 38 percent clay films and 38 percent black (N 2/0) coats; 60 percent coarse distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) and 60 percent coarse distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2); 10 percent by volume sandstone-shale fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU02332. Gray (2.5Y 6/0) prism faces.; patchy - phpvsfiid 532840; patchy - phpvsfiid 532840
    Bx1—114 to 150 centimeters (44.9 to 59.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior and light brownish gray (N 2/0) broken face silt loam; moderate coarse prismatic, and weak coarse platy structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; brittle; 38 percent faint clay films; 1 percent medium faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2); 20 percent by volume sandstone-shale fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU02333. Gray (2.5Y 6/0) prism faces.; patchy - phpvsfiid 532842; patchy - phpvsfiid 532842
    Bx2—150 to 170 centimeters (59.1 to 66.9 inches); reddish brown (2.5YR 5/4) interior silt loam; moderate coarse prismatic, and moderate medium platy structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; brittle; 38 percent clay films; 1 percent fine faint pale brown (10YR 6/3); 25 percent by volume sandstone-shale fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, unspecified. Lab sample # PSU02334. patchy - phpvsfiid 532843; patchy - phpvsfiid 532843