IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Lobdell
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 827
  • User Pedon ID: 1966PA125008
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 827
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - PSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 66PA125008
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 45345
  • Print Date: 2/3/2025

    • 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: 40.2036111
  • Std. Longitude: -80.3855556
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Washington, Co., PA; Blaine Township pit is in hayfield S of Brush Run on S. Karpan farm.
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA125—Washington
  • MLRA: 126—Central Allegheny Plateau
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 40080-B4—West Middletown, Pennsylvania

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: R. Newbury, G. Petersen, J. Weaver, J. Hallowich
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive Fluventic Dystrochrepts
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PSU
  • Pedon #: 8
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Lobdell
  • Classificaton Date - 5/7/2012
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Lindside
  • Classificaton Date - 8/2/1966
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Field Measured Properties: 0.66 in/hr of percolation rate and 2 in/hr of percolation rate and 2.17 in/hr of percolation rate and 2.33 in/hr of percolation rate and 2.67 in/hr of percolation rate and 2.67 in/hr of percolation rate and 3.33 in/hr of percolation rate and 3.58 in/hr of percolation rate


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/2/1966 ()
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hayland
  • 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

    2FORB

    PHLEU

    TRPR2

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    Phleum

    Trifolium pratense

    Forb (herbaceous, not grass nor grasslike)

    timothy

    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

    1

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    302

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    270

    1000

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    9.9

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    Ap—0 to 36 centimeters (0.0 to 14.2 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior, dry; silt loam; moderate fine and medium granular structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2 percent by volume sandstone-shale fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU06250. Less than 2 percent coarse fragments. Very strongly acid.
    AB—36 to 41 centimeters (14.2 to 16.1 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior and brown (10YR 4/3) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dry; silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2 percent by volume sandstone-shale fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU06251. Lower part of dry mixed with very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) channel filllings. Less than 2 percent coarse fragments. Strongly acid.
    Bw1—41 to 79 centimeters (16.1 to 31.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior silty clay loam; moderate medium blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2 percent by volume sandstone-shale fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU06252. Some very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) channel fillings. Less than 2 percent coarse fragments. Strongly acid.
    Bw2—79 to 91 centimeters (31.1 to 35.8 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior clay loam; moderate medium and coarse blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; faint dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) clay films; 2 percent by volume sandstone-shale fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06253. Few fine black (10YR 2/1) iron and mangaese concretions. Less than 2 percent coarse fragments. Very strongly acid.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 535326; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 535326
    Bw3—91 to 109 centimeters (35.8 to 42.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior clay loam; moderate coarse blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; grayish brown (10YR 5/2) clay films; 11 percent fine distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and 11 percent fine distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2); 5 percent by volume sandstone-shale fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06254. Common fine black (10YR 2/1) iron and manganese concretions. 5 percent coarse fragments. Medium acid.; patchy - phpvsfiid 535327; patchy - phpvsfiid 535327
    BC—109 to 122 centimeters (42.9 to 48.0 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior clay loam, sandy clay loam; weak coarse blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; grayish brown (10YR 5/2) clay films; 11 percent fine distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and 11 percent fine distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2); 5 percent by volume sandstone-shale fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06255. 1 inch discontinuous sandy clay loam lens. Many fine and medium black (10YR 2/1) concretions. 5 percent coarse fragments. Medium acid.; patchy - phpvsfiid 535328; patchy - phpvsfiid 535328
    Cg1—122 to 135 centimeters (48.0 to 53.1 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior clay loam; structureless massive; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 60 percent fine and medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6); 10 percent by volume sandstone-shale fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06256. Many fine and medium black (10YR 2/1) iron and mangaese concretions. 10 percent coarse fragments. Slightly acid.
    2Cg2—135 to 157 centimeters (53.1 to 61.8 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) interior very channery silty clay; structureless massive; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 60 percent fine and medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and 60 percent fine and medium prominent reddish brown (5YR 4/4); 65 percent by volume sandstone-shale fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06257. Man fine and medium black (10YR 2/1) iron and mangaese concretions. 65 percent coarse fragments. Slightly acid.
    2Cg3—157 to 196 centimeters (61.8 to 77.2 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) interior very channery clay loam; structureless massive; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 60 percent fine and medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and 60 percent fine and medium prominent reddish brown (5YR 4/4); 55 percent by volume sandstone-shale fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06258; wet, satiated when described;. Many fine and medium black (10YR 2/1) iron and manganese concretions. 55 percent coarse fragments. Slightly acid.
    3R—196 to 211 centimeters (77.2 to 83.1 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) interior; fragments. Lab sample # PSU06259; wet, satiated when described;. Limestone.