IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Alvira
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1979PA081051
  • User Pedon ID: 1979PA081051
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - PSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 79PA081051
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 44486
  • Print Date: 11/11/2024

    • 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: 41.1422222
  • Std. Longitude: -76.9677778
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 7.5 km W of Montgomery Lycoming County. 1.6 km S of Ridge Rd. along main access Rd to ammunition deposite.
  • 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 Aquic Fragiudults
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PSU
  • Pedon #: 51
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Alvira
  • Classificaton Date - 5/7/2012
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Alvira
  • Classificaton Date - 9/29/1979
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/29/1979 ()
  • 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); brown (10YR 4/3) interior silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU04304. 0 - 5 percent rock fragments.
    Bt1—25 to 36 centimeters (9.8 to 14.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 14 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds and 38 percent prominent clay films on surfaces along root channels; 1 percent fine faint strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and 1 percent fine faint light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4); 5 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU04305. 0 - 5 percent rock fragments.; patchy - phpvsfiid 534030; patchy - phpvsfiid 534030
    Bt2—36 to 46 centimeters (14.2 to 18.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior clay loam; moderate medium platy, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 38 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent coarse faint light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) and 11 percent coarse distinct reddish yellow (7.5YR 7/6); 5 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU04306. 0 - 5 percent rock fragments.; patchy - phpvsfiid 534031; patchy - phpvsfiid 534031
    2Btx1—46 to 56 centimeters (18.1 to 22.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior and light gray (10YR 7/2) broken face sandy loam; moderate medium platy, and moderate very coarse prismatic structure; firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; brittle; 14 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds and 70 percent manganese or iron-manganese stains on all faces of peds; 11 percent coarse distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/8); 10 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU04307. Light gray (10YR 7/2) prism faces. Many thick silt flows on ped faces.; patchy - phpvsfiid 534032; patchy - phpvsfiid 534032
    3Btx2—56 to 84 centimeters (22.0 to 33.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) interior and light gray (10YR 7/2) broken face sandy clay loam; moderate very coarse prismatic, and moderate medium platy structure; firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; brittle; 38 percent prominent clay films on all faces of peds; 11 percent coarse distinct light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) and 11 percent fine faint brownish yellow (10YR 6/6); 10 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU04308. 5 - 10 percent rock fragments. Light gray (10YR 7/2) prism faces.
    3Btx3—84 to 104 centimeters (33.1 to 40.9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) interior and light gray (10YR 7/2) broken face sandy clay loam; moderate medium platy, and strong very coarse prismatic structure; firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; brittle; 38 percent prominent clay films on surfaces along pores; 11 percent coarse distinct light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4); 10 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU04309. 5 - 10 percent rock fragments. Light gray (7.5YR 7/2) prism faces.
    3Btx4—104 to 124 centimeters (40.9 to 48.8 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior and red (2.5YR 5/8) interior and light gray (10YR 7/2) broken face sandy clay loam; moderate fine angular blocky, and moderate medium platy, and strong coarse prismatic structure; firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; brittle; 11 percent medium distinct red (2.5YR 4/8); 10 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU04310. 5 - 10 percent rock fragments. Light gray (7.5YR 7/2) prism faces. Common thick clay films on plates and surrounding rock fragments.
    4Btx5—124 to 163 centimeters (48.8 to 64.2 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior and gray (10YR 6/1) broken face sandy loam; moderate medium platy, and strong very coarse prismatic structure; firm, nonsticky, slightly plastic; brittle; 70 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; 40 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, unspecified. Lab sample # PSU04311. 30 -50 percent rock fragments. Gray (10YR 6/1) prism faces.; patchy - phpvsfiid 534036; patchy - phpvsfiid 534036