IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Wellsboro
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 460
  • User Pedon ID: 1966PA069006
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 460
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - PSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 66PA069006
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 44388
  • Print Date: 11/23/2024

    • 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: 41.3936111
  • Std. Longitude: -75.5072222
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 190 ft E of a dirt road, 1 mi S of Rt 348 and T402, 1.5 mi SW of Mt. Cobb, Jefferson Twp.
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA069—Lackawanna
  • MLRA: 140—Glaciated Allegheny Plateau and Catskill Mountains
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 41075-D5—Olyphant, Pennsylvania

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: E. Sautter, S. Browning, G. Lipscomb
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed Typic Fragiochrepts
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PSU
  • Pedon #: 6
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Wellsboro
  • Classificaton Date - 5/7/2012
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Wellsboro
  • Classificaton Date - 6/22/1966
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Field Measured Properties: 0.02 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.15 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.15 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.2 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.25 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.3 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.55 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.55 in/hr of percolation rate


    • SITE

  • Landscape: plateau
  • Landform: ground moraine
  • Runoff: very low
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments: 1.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/22/1966 ()
  • 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

    ACRU

    CADE12

    HAMAM

    KALA

    POLYS

    PRSE2

    QUAL

    QURU

    SAAL5

    Acer rubrum

    Castanea dentata

    Hamamelis

    Kalmia latifolia

    Polystichum

    Prunus serotina

    Quercus alba

    Quercus rubra

    Sassafras albidum

    red maple

    American chestnut

    witchhazel

    mountain laurel

    hollyfern

    black cherry

    white oak

    northern red oak

    sassafras

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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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    518

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    135

    1050

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    8.4

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    Oi—0 to 7 centimeters (0.0 to 2.8 inches); fragments; extremely acid, pH 3.8, unspecified. Lab sample # PSU03455. "Leaf and litter twigs (upper 2 inches relatively unaltered, lower inch altered considerably)."
    Oa—7 to 10 centimeters (2.8 to 3.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1) interior; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, unspecified. Lab sample # PSU03456. Highly altered organic material.
    E—10 to 13 centimeters (3.9 to 5.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/2) interior silt loam; weak medium platy, and weak fine granular structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 roots; 10 percent by volume ? to 39-? millimeter unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.2, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU03457. 10% fragments to 4 inches (flat and flat).
    BE—13 to 33 centimeters (5.1 to 13.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak fine granular structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 roots; 10 percent by volume ? to 39-? millimeter unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.2, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU03458. 10% fragments to 3 inches (round and flat).
    Bw—33 to 56 centimeters (13.0 to 22.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 roots; 5 percent by volume ? to 39-? millimeter unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU03459. 5% fragments to 2 inches.
    E'—56 to 71 centimeters (22.0 to 28.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior silt loam; weak medium platy, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 roots; 60 percent medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and 60 percent medium distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2); 5 percent by volume ? to 39-? millimeter unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU03460. 5% fragments to 2 inches (round).
    B'x1—71 to 91 centimeters (28.0 to 35.8 inches); reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) interior and pinkish gray (7.5YR 7/2) broken face and yellowish red (5YR 5/6) gravelly silt loam; moderate coarse platy, and structureless blocky, and moderate very coarse prismatic structure; very firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; 0.5 roots; distinct clay films on surfaces along root channels; 60 percent medium distinct reddish gray (5YR 5/2) and 60 percent medium distinct yellowish red (5YR 5/6); 20 percent by volume ? to 39-? millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU03461. Coarse prism faces of pinkish gray (7.5YR 7/2) and yellowish red (5YR 4/6); 30% fragments to 4 inches (round and flat); many black coats on plates.
    B'x2—91 to 117 centimeters (35.8 to 46.1 inches); reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) interior and pinkish gray (7.5YR 7/2) broken face and yellowish red (5YR 5/6) gravelly silt loam; moderate coarse platy, and structureless blocky, and moderate very coarse prismatic structure; very firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; 60 percent medium distinct reddish gray (5YR 5/2) and 60 percent medium distinct yellowish red (5YR 4/6); 40 percent by volume ? to 39-? millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU03462. Coarse prism faces of pinkish gray (7.5YR 7/2) and yellowish red (5YR 4/6); 40% fragments to 4 inches (round and flat); some black coats on plates.
    B'x3—117 to 134 centimeters (46.1 to 52.8 inches); reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) interior and pinkish gray (7.5YR 7/2) broken face and yellowish red (5YR 5/6) gravelly silt loam; moderate coarse platy, and structureless blocky, and moderate very coarse prismatic structure; very firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; 60 percent medium distinct reddish gray (5YR 5/2) and 60 percent medium distinct yellowish red (5YR 4/6); 20 percent by volume ? to 39-? millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU03463. Coarse prism faces of pinkish gray (7.5YR 7/2) and yellowish red (5YR 4/6); 20% fragments to 3 inches (round and flat); some black coats on plates.
    B'x4—134 to 157 centimeters (52.8 to 61.8 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) interior and pinkish gray (7.5YR 7/2) broken face and yellowish red (5YR 5/6) gravelly fine sandy loam; moderate coarse platy, and structureless blocky, and moderate very coarse prismatic structure; very firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; 60 percent medium distinct dark reddish gray (5YR 4/2) and 60 percent medium distinct reddish brown (5YR 5/4); 20 percent by volume ? to 39-? millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU03464; wet, satiated when described;. Coarse prism faces of reddish brown (5YR 5/4) and brown (7.5YR 5/2); 20% fragments to 4 inches (round and flat); some black coats on plates.
    B'x5—157 to 175 centimeters (61.8 to 68.9 inches); reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) interior and pinkish gray (7.5YR 7/2) broken face and yellowish red (5YR 5/6) gravelly silty clay loam; strong medium and coarse platy, and moderate very coarse prismatic structure; extremely firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; brittle; distinct clay films on surfaces along root channels; 11 percent medium distinct dark reddish gray (5YR 4/2) and 11 percent medium distinct reddish brown (5YR 5/4); 20 percent by volume ? to 39-? millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU03465; wet, satiated when described;. Coarse prism faces of reddish brown (5YR 5/4) and brown (7.5YR 5/2); 20% fragments.
    B'x6—175 to 193 centimeters (68.9 to 76.0 inches); reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) interior and pinkish gray (7.5YR 7/2) broken face and yellowish red (5YR 5/6) gravelly silty clay loam; brittle; 11 percent medium distinct brown (7.5YR 5/2) and 11 percent medium distinct reddish brown (5YR 5/4); 20 percent by volume ? to 39-? millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1, unspecified. Lab sample # PSU03466; wet, satiated when described;. Very similar to horizon above.