IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Philo
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1974PA027098
  • User Pedon ID: 1974PA027098
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 230
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - PSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 74PA027098
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 44133
  • Print Date: 2/16/2025

    • 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: 40.7922222
  • Std. Longitude: -77.6600000
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 0.75 mi E of Tusseyville, 0.5 mi SE on Township Rd. 411, and 20 ft SE into field at Tee junc. (Bilzi, 1976 M.S.).
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA027—Centre
  • MLRA: 147—Northern Appalachian Ridges and Valleys
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NE-MIL—Mill Hall, Pennsylvania
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: PA027—Centre County, Pennsylvania
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 40077-G6—Centre Hall, Pennsylvania

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: A. Bilzi, T. Simpson
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed Fluvaquentic Dystrochrepts
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PSU
  • Pedon #: 98
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Philo
  • Classificaton Date - 5/7/2012
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Philo
  • Classificaton Date - 9/7/1974
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/7/1974 ()
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - pastureland, tame
  • 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

    POPR

    Poa pratensis

    Kentucky bluegrass

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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

    2

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    306

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    225

    1000

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    9.5

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    A—3 to 15 centimeters (1.2 to 5.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior, very pale brown (10YR 7/3) interior, dry; loam; weak medium granular structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 30 percent by volume shale, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU01724
    Bw1—15 to 30 centimeters (5.9 to 11.8 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 45 percent by volume shale, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU01725
    Bw2—30 to 51 centimeters (11.8 to 20.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior silt loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 15 percent by volume shale, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU01726
    C1—51 to 64 centimeters (20.1 to 25.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior loam; structureless massive; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 70 percent distinct coats on rock fragments; 65 percent by volume shale, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU01727
    Cg1—64 to 86 centimeters (25.2 to 33.9 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior silt loam; structureless massive; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 60 percent medium distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4); 20 percent by volume shale, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01728
    Cg2—86 to 99 centimeters (33.9 to 39.0 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) interior silty clay loam; weak very coarse prismatic structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 11 percent coarse distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4); 10 percent by volume shale, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01729
    2Agb—99 to 107 centimeters (39.0 to 42.1 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) interior silty clay loam; weak very coarse prismatic structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 11 percent coarse distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6); fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01730
    102 to 127 centimeters (40.2 to 50.0 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) interior loam; structureless massive; 65 percent by volume shale, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01736
    2Bwgb1—107 to 124 centimeters (42.1 to 48.8 inches); gray (N 5/0) interior silty clay; weak very coarse prismatic structure; firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 60 percent medium and coarse distinct brownish yellow (10YR 6/6); fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01731
    2Bwgb2—124 to 137 centimeters (48.8 to 53.9 inches); gray (N 6/0) interior silty clay; weak very coarse prismatic structure; firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 60 percent medium and coarse distinct brownish yellow (10YR 6/6); fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01732
    3Cg1—137 to 150 centimeters (53.9 to 59.1 inches); gray (N 6/0) interior silt loam; structureless massive; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 60 percent medium prominent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6); 35 percent by volume shale, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01733
    3Cg2—150 to 170 centimeters (59.1 to 66.9 inches); gray (N 5/0) interior silt loam; structureless massive; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 60 percent medium distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4); 35 percent by volume shale, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01734
    4Cg3—170 to 183 centimeters (66.9 to 72.0 inches); gray (N 6/0) interior silty clay loam; structureless massive; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 60 percent medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6); fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, unspecified. Lab sample # PSU01735