IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Elliber
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1970PA099006
  • User Pedon ID: 1970PA099006
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 643
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - PSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 70PA099006
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 44591
  • Print Date: 11/25/2024

    • 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: 40.4391667
  • Std. Longitude: -77.1563889
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Fosselmans Farm 1 mi E of New Bloomfield, 0.4 mi on LR 50004 and 0.5 mi on dirt road to top of ridge.
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA099—Perry
  • MLRA: 147—Northern Appalachian Ridges and Valleys
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NE-MIL—Mill Hall, Pennsylvania
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: PA099—Perry County, Pennsylvania
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 40077-D2—Newport, Pennsylvania

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Gene Grice and Gerald Latshaw
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy-skeletal, mixed Typic Hapludults
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PSU
  • Pedon #: 6
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Elliber
  • Classificaton Date - 5/7/2012
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Elliber
  • Classificaton Date - 6/16/1970
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Field Measured Properties: 0.13 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.25 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.25 in/hr of percolation rate and 0 in/hr of percolation rate and 0 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.13 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.13 in/hr of percolation rate


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountain system
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/16/1970 ()
  • 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

    FRAXI

    LITU

    PRSE2

    QURU

    ROPS

    VIBUR

    VITIS

    Acer

    Cornus

    Fraxinus

    Liriodendron tulipifera

    Prunus serotina

    Quercus rubra

    Robinia pseudoacacia

    Viburnum

    Vitis

    maple

    dogwood

    ash

    tuliptree

    black cherry

    northern red oak

    black locust

    viburnum

    grape

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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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    265

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    135

    1050

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    10

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    Oi—0 to 1 centimeters (0.0 to 0.4 inches); fragments. Lab sample # PSU04971. "Partially decomplsed leaves, twigs and acorns."
    Oa—1 to 6 centimeters (0.4 to 2.4 inches); black (10YR 2/1) interior; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, unspecified. Lab sample # PSU04972
    A—6 to 14 centimeters (2.4 to 5.5 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) interior loam; weak fine and medium granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 10 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 35 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU04973
    E—14 to 29 centimeters (5.5 to 11.4 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior sandy loam; weak fine and medium granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 50 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU04974
    BE—29 to 42 centimeters (11.4 to 16.5 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/3) interior loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 14 percent clay films on surfaces along root channels; 5 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 50 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, unspecified; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # PSU04975
    Bt3—42 to 64 centimeters (16.5 to 25.2 inches); reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) interior loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 14 percent clay films on surfaces along root channels; 20 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 35 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU04976
    Bt2—64 to 87 centimeters (25.2 to 34.3 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 38 percent faint clay films on surfaces along root channels; 20 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU04977
    Bt3—87 to 118 centimeters (34.3 to 46.5 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior loam; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 38 percent faint clay films on surfaces along pores; 1 percent coarse distinct pale brown (10YR 6/3) and 1 percent coarse distinct yellowish red (5YR 5/8); 15 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 40 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU04978
    BC—118 to 171 centimeters (46.5 to 67.3 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior loam; structureless massive; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 14 percent clay films on rock fragments and 38 percent clay films on surfaces along root channels; 1 percent coarse distinct pale brown (10YR 6/3) and 1 percent medium distinct yellowish red (5YR 5/8); 15 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 25 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 40 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU04979. Common black coatings on fragments and in voids.
    C—171 to 184 centimeters (67.3 to 72.4 inches); reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) interior loam; structureless massive; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 14 percent clay films on rock fragments; 1 percent coarse distinct pale brown (10YR 6/3) and 1 percent coarse distinct yellowish red (5YR 5/8); 15 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 25 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 40 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, unspecified. Lab sample # PSU04980