IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Cavode
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 123
  • User Pedon ID: 1973PA019037
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 123
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - PSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 73PA019037
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 43464
  • Print Date: 4/15/2025

    • 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: 41.0569444
  • Std. Longitude: -79.8955556
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: .25 mi SE of Moniteau High School, 3.5 mi N of W Sunbury, 2.4 mi S of Annadale 4.4 mi W of N Washington.
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA019—Butler
  • MLRA: 126—Central Allegheny Plateau
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 41079-A8—West Sunbury, Pennsylvania

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: E. Ciolkosz and S. Ekart
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, mixed, active Aeric Endoaquults
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PSU
  • Pedon #: 37
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Cavode
  • Classificaton Date - 5/7/2012
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Cavode
  • Classificaton Date - 7/6/1973
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 2
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountains or deeply dissected plateaus
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/6/1973 ()
  • 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

    BROMU

    PHLEU

    Bromus

    Phleum

    brome

    timothy

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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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    390

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    202

    1000

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    9.2

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    Ap—0 to 25 centimeters (0.0 to 9.8 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dry; silty clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU00918
    Bt—25 to 36 centimeters (9.8 to 14.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior and strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) exterior silty clay; strong medium subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; faint strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) clay films on all faces of peds and distinct clay films on surfaces along root channels; 11 percent fine distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) and 11 percent fine distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6); 5 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU00919. continuous - phpvsfiid 531889; continuous - phpvsfiid 531889
    Btg1—36 to 46 centimeters (14.2 to 18.1 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior and strong brown (10YR 6/4) exterior clay; strong medium prismatic, and moderate medium and coarse blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; distinct light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) clay films on surfaces along pores; 60 percent fine prominent yellowish red (5YR 5/6); 5 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU00920. continuous - phpvsfiid 531891; continuous - phpvsfiid 531891
    Btg2—46 to 61 centimeters (18.1 to 24.0 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior and light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) exterior clay; weak coarse blocky, and moderate coarse prismatic structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; distinct light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) clay films on surfaces along pores; 60 percent medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6); 5 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU00921. continuous - phpvsfiid 531892; continuous - phpvsfiid 531892
    Btg3—61 to 86 centimeters (24.0 to 33.9 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior clay; moderate coarse and very coarse prismatic structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; distinct clay films on surfaces along pores; 60 percent medium and coarse distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6); 5 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU00922. continuous - phpvsfiid 531893; continuous - phpvsfiid 531893
    Btg4—86 to 114 centimeters (33.9 to 44.9 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior clay; moderate very coarse prismatic structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; distinct clay films on surfaces along pores; 60 percent medium and coarse distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6); 5 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU00923
    2C1—114 to 142 centimeters (44.9 to 55.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1) interior; strong medium and coarse platy structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; prominent clay films on vertical faces of peds; shale, unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU00924; wet, satiated when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 531895; continuous - phpvsfiid 531895
    3C2—142 to 173 centimeters (55.9 to 68.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior silty clay loam; structureless massive; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; faint clay films on surfaces along root channels; 60 percent coarse distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and 60 percent coarse prominent gray (10YR 5/1); 20 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU00925; wet, satiated when described;
    3C3—173 to 193 centimeters (68.1 to 76.0 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior silty clay loam; structureless massive; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; faint clay films on rock fragments; 1 percent fine prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6); 25 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU00926; wet, satiated when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 531897; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 531897
    3C4—193 to 231 centimeters (76.0 to 90.9 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior silty clay loam; structureless massive; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 1 percent fine prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6); 55 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU00927; wet, satiated when described;
    3R—231 to 257 centimeters (90.9 to 101.2 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) interior; fragments. Lab sample # PSU00928; wet, satiated when described;. Streaks of brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) clay on bedding planes.