IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Meckesville
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1966PA107001
  • User Pedon ID: 1966PA107001
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 689
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - PSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 66PA107001
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 44641
  • Print Date: 12/17/2024

    • 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: 40.6786111
  • Std. Longitude: -76.5305556
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 750 ft NW of Rt. 383, 2.4 mi S of Pitman.
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA107—Schuylkill
  • MLRA: 147—Northern Appalachian Ridges and Valleys
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NE-MIL—Mill Hall, Pennsylvania
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: PA107—Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 40076-F5—Valley View, Pennsylvania

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: F. Loughry, L. Staley
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed Typic Fragiudults
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PSU
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Meckesville
  • Classificaton Date - 5/7/2012
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Albrights
  • Classificaton Date - 6/3/1966
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Field Measured Properties: 0.15 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.2 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.3 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.3 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.35 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.65 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.7 in/hr of percolation rate and 1.75 in/hr of percolation rate


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountain system
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/3/1966 ()
  • 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

    ACER

    CORNU

    QURU

    QUVE

    Acer

    Cornus

    Quercus rubra

    Quercus velutina

    maple

    dogwood

    northern red oak

    black oak

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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

    10

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    299

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    0

    1100

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    9.6

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    Oi—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) interior; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.2, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU05307
    Oa—2 to 5 centimeters (0.8 to 2.0 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) interior; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.1, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU05308
    A—5 to 10 centimeters (2.0 to 3.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior very stony loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 10 percent by volume shale, acid fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.2, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU05309
    E—10 to 23 centimeters (3.9 to 9.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak fine granular structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 10 percent by volume shale, acid fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU05310
    Bt1—23 to 43 centimeters (9.1 to 16.9 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/4) interior silt loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 14 percent prominent clay films and 70 percent faint clay films; 5 percent by volume shale, acid fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU05311
    Bt2—43 to 66 centimeters (16.9 to 26.0 inches); reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) interior silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; clay films; 10 percent by volume shale, acid fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU05312. continuous - phpvsfiid 534660; continuous - phpvsfiid 534660
    Bt3—66 to 76 centimeters (26.0 to 29.9 inches); reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) interior silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate medium platy structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; clay films; 1 percent medium distinct weak red (2.5YR 5/2) and 1 percent medium distinct red (2.5YR 5/6); 15 percent by volume shale, acid fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU05313. continuous - phpvsfiid 534661; continuous - phpvsfiid 534661
    Bx1—76 to 102 centimeters (29.9 to 40.2 inches); reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) interior silt loam; moderate medium platy structure; very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; brittle; clay films; 1 percent fine distinct weak red (2.5YR 5/2) and 1 percent fine distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6); 20 percent by volume shale, acid fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU05314. continuous - phpvsfiid 534662; continuous - phpvsfiid 534662
    Bx2—102 to 142 centimeters (40.2 to 55.9 inches); reddish brown (2.5YR 4/3) interior gravelly silt loam; moderate medium platy structure; very firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; prominent clay films on surfaces along root channels; 11 percent medium prominent reddish gray (10R 5/1) and 11 percent medium prominent yellowish red (5YR 5/6); 35 percent by volume shale, acid fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU05315
    Bx3—142 to 178 centimeters (55.9 to 70.1 inches); reddish brown (2.5YR 5/4) interior very gravelly loam; moderate medium blocky structure; very firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; 14 percent prominent clay films on surfaces along root channels and 38 percent coats; 11 percent medium faint red (2.5YR 5/6) and 11 percent medium faint weak red (2.5YR 5/2); 80 percent by volume shale, acid fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified. Lab sample # PSU05316