IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Leetonia
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1981PA027059
  • User Pedon ID: 1981PA027059
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 199
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - PSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 81PA027059
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 43547
  • 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: 40.9158333
  • Std. Longitude: -77.3330556
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 3.75 mi E of Woodward, N on Winkelblech Mt. Road and round top road to Woodward radio tower, site is downslope from towers (Carter, 1983 Ph.D)
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA027—Centre
  • MLRA: 147—Northern Appalachian Ridges and Valleys
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NE-MIL—Mill Hall, Pennsylvania
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: PA027—Centre County, Pennsylvania
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 40077-H3—Woodward, Pennsylvania

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: B. Carter
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, siliceous Typic Haplorthods
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PSU
  • Pedon #: 59
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Leetonia
  • Classificaton Date - 5/7/2012
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Leetonia
  • Classificaton Date - 7/17/1981
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountain system
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments: 1.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/17/1981 ()
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - other tree cover
  • 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

    ACER

    BETUL

    QUERC

    Acer

    Betula

    Quercus

    maple

    birch

    oak

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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

    23

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    640

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    225

    1000

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    8.4

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    A—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); black (5YR 2/1) interior fine sand; structureless single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 50 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU01451
    E—3 to 15 centimeters (1.2 to 5.9 inches); pinkish gray (7.5YR 6/2) interior fine sand; structureless single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 50 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.2, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01452
    Bhs—15 to 18 centimeters (5.9 to 7.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior fine sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 50 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01453
    Bs—18 to 23 centimeters (7.1 to 9.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) interior loamy fine sand; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 50 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01454
    Bw—23 to 38 centimeters (9.1 to 15.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior and strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) interior loamy fine sand; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 50 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01455
    Bt1—38 to 74 centimeters (15.0 to 29.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 14 percent faint brown (7.5YR 5/4) clay films on all faces of peds and 14 percent faint brown (7.5YR 5/4) clay films on surfaces along root channels and 14 percent faint brown (7.5YR 5/4) clay films on rock fragments; 50 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01456. patchy - phpvsfiid 532277; patchy - phpvsfiid 532278; patchy - phpvsfiid 532279; patchy - phpvsfiid 532277; patchy - phpvsfiid 532278; patchy - phpvsfiid 532279
    Bt2—74 to 112 centimeters (29.1 to 44.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) interior fine sandy loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 14 percent faint brown (7.5YR 5/4) clay films on all faces of peds and 14 percent faint brown (7.5YR 5/4) clay films on surfaces along root channels and 14 percent faint brown (7.5YR 5/4) clay films on rock fragments; 70 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01457. patchy - phpvsfiid 532280; patchy - phpvsfiid 532281; patchy - phpvsfiid 532282; patchy - phpvsfiid 532280; patchy - phpvsfiid 532281; patchy - phpvsfiid 532282
    BC—112 to 157 centimeters (44.1 to 61.8 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior and reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) interior fine sand; structureless single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 80 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01458. Many strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium faint lamellae; few light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) thin distinct continuous silt loam coatings on the upper surface of rock fragments.
    C1—157 to 196 centimeters (61.8 to 77.2 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4) interior fine sand; structureless single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 90 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01459. Common strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium distinct lamellae; common light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4 medium continuous silt loam coatings on thye upper surface of rock fragments.
    C2—196 to 236 centimeters (77.2 to 92.9 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/4) interior fine sand; structureless single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 90 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01460. Common strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium distinct lamellae; common light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) medium continuous silt loam coatings on the upper surface of rock fragments.
    C3—236 to 259 centimeters (92.9 to 102.0 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2) interior fine sand; structureless single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 90 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments. Lab sample # PSU01461. Common strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium distinct lamellae; common light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) medium continuous silt loam coatings on the upper surface of rock fragments.