IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Shelmadine
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1978PA081049
  • User Pedon ID: 1978PA081049
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 547
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - PSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 78PA081049
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 44484
  • Print Date: 12/11/2024

    • 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: 41.2205556
  • Std. Longitude: -77.1680556
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 1.4 mi E of Harvest Moon Drive In Theatre in field 50 yds N of U.S. 220.
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA081—Lycoming
  • MLRA: 147—Northern Appalachian Ridges and Valleys
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NE-MIL—Mill Hall, Pennsylvania
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: PA081—Lycoming County, Pennsylvania
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 41077-B2—Linden, Pennsylvania

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: I. Ratcliff and C. Kohler
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed Aeric Fragiaqualfs
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PSU
  • Pedon #: 49
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Shelmadine
  • Classificaton Date - 5/7/2012
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Shelmadine
  • Classificaton Date - 5/9/1978
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountain system
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/9/1978 ()
  • 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

    PHLEU

    POPR

    Phleum

    Poa pratensis

    timothy

    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

    5

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    169

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    180

    1000

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    9.7

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    Ap—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior silt loam; weak fine granular structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU04289
    Bt1—23 to 38 centimeters (9.1 to 15.0 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior and brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) interior and light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) exterior silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5 percent by volume shale, acid fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU04290
    Bt2—38 to 56 centimeters (15.0 to 22.0 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/3) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior and light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) exterior silty clay loam; weak coarse prismatic, and moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; brittle; prominent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) clay films on all faces of peds and prominent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) clay films on all faces of peds; 5 percent by volume shale, acid fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU04291. continuous - phpvsfiid 534017; patchy - phpvsfiid 534018; continuous - phpvsfiid 534017; patchy - phpvsfiid 534018
    Bx1—56 to 91 centimeters (22.0 to 35.8 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior and light gray (10YR 7/2) broken face loam; weak very coarse prismatic, and moderate medium blocky structure; very firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; brittle; prominent light gray (10YR 7/2) clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent by volume shale, acid fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, unspecified; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU04292; wet, satiated when described;. patchy - phpvsfiid 534019; patchy - phpvsfiid 534019
    Bx2—91 to 124 centimeters (35.8 to 48.8 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior and pale red (2.5YR 6/2) broken face loam; weak very coarse prismatic, and weak coarse platy, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; brittle; prominent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent by volume shale, acid fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, unspecified; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU04293; wet, satiated when described;. patchy - phpvsfiid 534020; patchy - phpvsfiid 534020
    Bx3—124 to 157 centimeters (48.8 to 61.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior and pale red (2.5YR 6/2) broken face loam; weak coarse prismatic, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; brittle; 60 percent coarse distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2); 15 percent by volume shale, acid fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU04294; wet, satiated when described;
    C—157 to 173 centimeters (61.8 to 68.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior silt loam; weak fine platy structure; 75 percent by volume shale, acid fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, unspecified. Lab sample # PSU04295; wet, satiated when described;. Shale is very dark grey (10YR 3/1) and light brownish grey (10YR 2/2).