IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Cookport
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 572
  • User Pedon ID: 1979PA083006
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 572
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - PSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 79PA083006
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 44512
  • Print Date: 3/2/2025

    • 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: 41.6472222
  • Std. Longitude: -78.9530556
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA083—McKean
  • MLRA: 127—Eastern Allegheny Plateau and Mountains
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 41078-F8—Ludlow, Pennsylvania

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Richard Aguilar
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed Aquic Fragiudults
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PSU
  • Pedon #: 6
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Cookport
  • Classificaton Date - 5/7/2012
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Cookport
  • Classificaton Date - 8/7/1979
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountains or deeply dissected plateaus
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/7/1979 ()
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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

    FAGUS

    TSCA

    Fagus

    Tsuga canadensis

    beech

    eastern hemlock

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    argillic horizon

    fragipan

    11—27

    58—102

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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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    597

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    180

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    Oi—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); fragments. Lab sample # PSU04428. beech foliage and hemlock litter
    Oe—2 to 4 centimeters (0.8 to 1.6 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) interior; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.2, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU04429
    Oa—4 to 6 centimeters (1.6 to 2.4 inches); black (10YR 2/1) interior; weak fine granular structure; very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.0 medium and coarse roots; fragments; ultra acid, pH 3.3, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU04430. 37% organic matter
    E—6 to 12 centimeters (2.4 to 4.7 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.0 medium and coarse roots; 5 percent by volume unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 3.5, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU04431
    Bhs—12 to 17 centimeters (4.7 to 6.7 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 fine and medium roots; 5 percent by volume unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 3.6, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU04432
    Bt—17 to 33 centimeters (6.7 to 13.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 fine and medium roots; 14 percent clay films on rock fragments; 10 percent by volume unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU04433
    Bw1—33 to 49 centimeters (13.0 to 19.3 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) interior channery loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine roots; clay films on rock fragments and clay films on surfaces along pores; 1 percent fine and medium faint light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) and 1 percent fine and medium faint reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8); 15 percent by volume unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU04434
    Bw2—49 to 64 centimeters (19.3 to 25.2 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) interior channery loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine roots; clay films on rock fragments and clay films on surfaces along pores; 1 percent fine and medium faint light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) and 1 percent fine and medium faint reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8); 15 percent by volume unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU04435
    Bx1—64 to 86 centimeters (25.2 to 33.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior channery loam; weak medium and coarse prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 14 percent clay films on all faces of peds; 11 percent fine and medium distinct light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) and 11 percent fine and medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/8); 25 percent by volume unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU04436
    Bx2—86 to 108 centimeters (33.9 to 42.5 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior channery loam; moderate medium subangular blocky, and weak medium and coarse prismatic structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 14 percent clay films on all faces of peds; 11 percent fine and medium distinct light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) and 11 percent fine and medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/8); 25 percent by volume unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU04437
    C—108 to 131 centimeters (42.5 to 51.6 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) interior extremely channery sandy loam; structureless massive; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 38 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) coats on all faces of peds and 38 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) coats on rock fragments; 60 percent by volume unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, unspecified. Lab sample # PSU04438