IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Penlaw
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1979PA099020
  • User Pedon ID: 1979PA099020
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - PSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 79PA099020
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 44606
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • 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: 40.3191667
  • Std. Longitude: -77.5588889
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 1 mi NE of New Germantown on T-304 to Richard Smith Farm; about 200 yds S of T-304 about 75 yds E of Stream.
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA099—Perry
  • MLRA: 147—Northern Appalachian Ridges and Valleys
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NE-MIL—Mill Hall, Pennsylvania
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: PA099—Perry County, Pennsylvania
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 40077-C5—Blain, Pennsylvania

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: A. Kuhl, R. Cunningham
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed Aquic Fragiudalfs
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PSU
  • Pedon #: 20
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Penlaw
  • Classificaton Date - 5/7/2012
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Penlaw
  • Classificaton Date - 6/5/1979
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/5/1979 ()
  • 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
    • 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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    265

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    225

    1050

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    10

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    A1—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) interior silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky, and moderate fine granular structure; friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 5.0 roots; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU05088
    A2—15 to 28 centimeters (5.9 to 11.0 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior silty clay loam; moderate fine granular, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 5.0 roots; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU05089
    BA—28 to 36 centimeters (11.0 to 14.2 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior and pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior silty clay loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 roots; prominent clay films on all faces of peds; 3 percent by volume sandstone-shale fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU05090. continuous - phpvsfiid 534545; continuous - phpvsfiid 534545
    Bt1—36 to 56 centimeters (14.2 to 22.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 roots; prominent clay films; 1 percent fine distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2); 3 percent by volume sandstone-shale fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU05091. continuous - phpvsfiid 534546; continuous - phpvsfiid 534546
    Bt2—56 to 74 centimeters (22.0 to 29.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior clay loam; strong medium subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 roots; prominent clay films; 11 percent fine distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) and 11 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6); 10 percent by volume sandstone-shale fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU05092. continuous - phpvsfiid 534547; continuous - phpvsfiid 534547
    Bx1—74 to 97 centimeters (29.1 to 38.2 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior clay loam; weak coarse prismatic, and weak coarse subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; prominent clay films; 1 percent fine distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2); 20 percent by volume sandstone-shale fragments; neutral, pH 7.3, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU05093. patchy - phpvsfiid 534548; patchy - phpvsfiid 534548
    2Bw—97 to 114 centimeters (38.2 to 44.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior gravelly sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 14 percent clay films between sand grains; 1 percent fine distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) and 1 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6); 15 percent by volume sandstone-shale fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU05094
    3Bx2—114 to 142 centimeters (44.9 to 55.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior gravelly clay loam; weak coarse prismatic, and weak coarse subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; prominent gray (10YR 6/1) clay films; 1 percent medium distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2); 20 percent by volume sandstone-shale fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU05095. continuous - phpvsfiid 534550; continuous - phpvsfiid 534550
    3Bx3—142 to 155 centimeters (55.9 to 61.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior and gray (10YR 6/1) exterior gravelly sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak very coarse prismatic structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; faint clay films; 15 percent by volume sandstone-shale fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU05096. continuous - phpvsfiid 534551; continuous - phpvsfiid 534551
    3C—155 to 203 centimeters (61.0 to 79.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior gravelly sandy clay loam; structureless massive; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 30 percent by volume sandstone-shale fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, unspecified. Lab sample # PSU05097