IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Laidig
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1971PA061029
  • User Pedon ID: 1971PA061029
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 403
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - PSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 71PA061029
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 44325
  • Print Date: 9/24/2024

    • 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: 40.6033333
  • Std. Longitude: -78.0919444
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 2 mi NE of Barree on Tram Rd, 300 ft E of Dog Patch Hunting Camp, Map AQI-6V-210
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA061—Huntingdon
  • MLRA: 147—Northern Appalachian Ridges and Valleys
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NE-MIL—Mill Hall, Pennsylvania
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: PA061—Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 40078-E1—Alexandria, Pennsylvania

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: T. Craft, S. Ekart and E. Sautter
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed Typic Fragiudults
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PSU
  • Pedon #: 29
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Laidig
  • Classificaton Date - 5/7/2012
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Laidig
  • Classificaton Date - 5/25/1971
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountain system
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments: 1.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/25/1971 ()
  • 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

    CADE12

    QUAL

    QURU

    Acer

    Castanea dentata

    Quercus alba

    Quercus rubra

    maple

    American chestnut

    white oak

    northern red 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

    18

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    420

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    315

    1000

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    9.3

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    Oi—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); fragments. Lab sample # PSU03035. Leaf and twig litter.
    Oa—5 to 13 centimeters (2.0 to 5.1 inches); black (5YR 2/1) interior; fragments. Lab sample # PSU03036. Roots and decayed organic materials.
    E—13 to 21 centimeters (5.1 to 8.3 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4) interior channery loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.0 fine roots; 5 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.2, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU03037
    BA—21 to 33 centimeters (8.3 to 13.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior channery loam; moderate fine and medium blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.0 fine roots; 5 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU03038
    Bt1—33 to 56 centimeters (13.0 to 22.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior channery loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine roots; faint clay films on all faces of peds and faint clay films on surfaces along root channels; 5 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU03039. patchy - phpvsfiid 533228; patchy - phpvsfiid 533229; patchy - phpvsfiid 533228; patchy - phpvsfiid 533229
    Bt2—56 to 89 centimeters (22.0 to 35.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior channery loam; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 5 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU03040. "Thin, nearly continuous clay films on ped faces."
    Bx1—89 to 104 centimeters (35.0 to 40.9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior channery loam; weak very coarse prismatic, and moderate medium blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; 0.5 fine roots; faint clay films on all faces of peds and faint clay films on rock fragments; 15 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU03041. patchy - phpvsfiid 533230; patchy - phpvsfiid 533231; patchy - phpvsfiid 533230; patchy - phpvsfiid 533231
    Bx2—104 to 130 centimeters (40.9 to 51.2 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior and yellow (10YR 7/6) broken face and yellowish red (5YR 5/8) channery loam; weak medium and coarse blocky, and weak very coarse prismatic structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; faint clay films on all faces of peds and faint clay films on rock fragments; 10 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU03042. Yellow (10YR 7/6) prism faces and yellowish red (5YR 5/8) rinds; few fine roots on prism faces.; patchy - phpvsfiid 533232; patchy - phpvsfiid 533233; patchy - phpvsfiid 533232; patchy - phpvsfiid 533233
    Bx3—130 to 165 centimeters (51.2 to 65.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior and light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) broken face and yellowish red (5YR 5/8) channery loam; weak very coarse prismatic, and weak medium and coarse blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; 14 percent black (N 2/0) manganese or iron-manganese stains; 10 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU03043. Light gray prism faces (10YR 6/2-6/3) and yellowish red (5YR 5/8) rinds; few fine roots on prism faces and coarse fragments.
    Bx4—165 to 188 centimeters (65.0 to 74.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior and light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) broken face and yellowish red (5YR 5/8) channery loam; weak medium and coarse blocky, and weak very coarse prismatic structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; faint clay films on all faces of peds and faint clay films on rock fragments; 10 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU03044. Light brownish gray (10YR 6/2-6/3) prism faces and yellowish red (5YR 5/8) rinds; few fine roots on prism faces .; patchy - phpvsfiid 533235; patchy - phpvsfiid 533236; patchy - phpvsfiid 533235; patchy - phpvsfiid 533236
    Bx5—188 to 211 centimeters (74.0 to 83.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior and light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) broken face and yellowish red (5YR 5/8) very channery loam; weak medium and coarse blocky, and weak very coarse prismatic structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; faint clay films on all faces of peds and faint clay films on rock fragments; 15 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, unspecified. Lab sample # PSU03045. Light brownish gray (10YR 6/2-6/3) prism faces and yellowish red (5YR 5/8) rinds.; patchy - phpvsfiid 533237; patchy - phpvsfiid 533238; patchy - phpvsfiid 533237; patchy - phpvsfiid 533238