IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Alvira
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1979PA081050
  • User Pedon ID: 1979PA081050
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - PSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 79PA081050
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 44485
  • 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: 41.1441667
  • Std. Longitude: -76.9716667
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 7.5 km W of Montgomery Lycoming County. Abandoned pasture 300 m E of access Rd. 100 m S of corner in fence.
  • 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: 41076-B8—Montoursville South, Pennsylvania

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: W. Waltman
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed Aeric Fragiaquults
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PSU
  • Pedon #: 50
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Alvira
  • Classificaton Date - 5/7/2012
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Alvira
  • Classificaton Date - 9/30/1979
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountain system
  • Landform: ground moraine
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/30/1979 ()
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - other grass/herbaceous cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • 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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    189

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    0

    1000

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    9.7

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    Ap—0 to 25 centimeters (0.0 to 9.8 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior silt loam; moderate fine granular structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 10 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU04296. 5 - 10 percent rock fragemts.
    BA—25 to 36 centimeters (9.8 to 14.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior gravelly silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 14 percent faint clay films on surfaces along root channels; 11 percent medium faint brownish yellow (10YR 6/8); 15 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU04297. 10 - 20 percent rock fragments.
    Bt1—36 to 48 centimeters (14.2 to 18.9 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 14 percent prominent clay films on surfaces along root channels and 38 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; 11 percent fine faint reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) and 11 percent medium distinct pinkish gray (7.5YR 6/2); 5 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU04298
    Bt2—48 to 61 centimeters (18.9 to 24.0 inches); pinkish gray (7.5YR 6/2) interior silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky, and weak medium platy structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 14 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; 60 percent coarse distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and 60 percent coarse distinct yellowish red (5YR 4/6); 10 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU04299. 5 - 10 percent rock fragments. Many thick silt flows on ped faces.
    2Btx1—61 to 76 centimeters (24.0 to 29.9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior sandy loam; moderate medium platy, and strong very fine prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; 14 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds and 38 percent prominent clay films on surfaces along root channels and 38 percent prominent clay films on rock fragments; 11 percent coarse distinct pinkish gray (7.5YR 6/2) and 60 percent coarse distinct reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8); 5 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, unspecified; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # PSU04300. 0 - 5 percent rock fragments.; patchy - phpvsfiid 534025; patchy - phpvsfiid 534025
    2Btx2—76 to 109 centimeters (29.9 to 42.9 inches); reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) interior and very pale brown (10YR 7/3) broken face and yellowish red (5YR 4/6) loam; moderate medium platy, and strong very coarse prismatic structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; 70 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; 60 percent coarse distinct reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8); 5 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU04301. Very pale brown (10YR 7/3) prism faces and yellowish red (5YR 4/6) subcutanic zone. Many thick silt flows on ped faces and around rock fragments.; patchy - phpvsfiid 534028; patchy - phpvsfiid 534028
    3Btx3—109 to 145 centimeters (42.9 to 57.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior and red (2.5YR 4/8) interior and pinkish gray (7.5YR 7/2) broken face gravelly clay loam; strong very coarse prismatic, and moderate medium platy structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; brittle; 15 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU04302. "Common medium distinct red (2.5YR 4/8) variegations in prism matrix, light gray (7.5YR 7/2) prism faces."
    4Btgx—145 to 165 centimeters (57.1 to 65.0 inches); pinkish gray (7.5YR 7/2) interior and light gray (N 7/0) broken face very cobbly sandy clay loam; brittle; 60 percent coarse prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6); 50 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified. Lab sample # PSU04303