IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Buchanan
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1981PA027065
  • User Pedon ID: 1981PA027065
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 205
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - PSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 81PA027065
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 44105
  • 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: 40.8211111
  • Std. Longitude: -78.0222222
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 0.25 N off junc. of US 220 and US 322 north of Port Matilda on 322 and 0.50 mi SE into woods (Hoover, 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: 40078-G1—Port Matilda, Pennsylvania

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: M. Hoover, B. Carter
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed Typic Fragiudults
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PSU
  • Pedon #: 65
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Buchanan
  • Classificaton Date - 5/7/2012
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Buchanan
  • Classificaton Date - 8/15/1981
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountain system
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments: 9.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/15/1981 ()
  • 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

    2SD

    2TD

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    Shrub, deciduous

    Tree, deciduous

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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

    15

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    312

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    315

    1000

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    9.5

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    A—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior stony silt loam; weak medium granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.0 fine roots; 10 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 50 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01512
    E—3 to 18 centimeters (1.2 to 7.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) interior stony silt loam; weak and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.0 fine roots; 5 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 50 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01513
    BE—18 to 38 centimeters (7.1 to 15.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) interior gravelly silt loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.0 fine roots; 10 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01514
    Bt1—38 to 61 centimeters (15.0 to 24.0 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/8) interior and yellowish red (5YR 5/8) exterior silt loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 fine roots; 70 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01515. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 532306; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 532306
    Bt2—61 to 76 centimeters (24.0 to 29.9 inches); red (2.5YR 5/6) interior silty clay loam; moderate fine angular blocky, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; brittle; 3.0 fine roots; 14 percent black stains on all faces of peds and 70 percent distinct red (2.5YR 5/8) clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine distinct light gray (10YR 7/2) and 11 percent medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and 11 percent medium distinct brownish yellow (10YR 6/6); 10 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01516. continuous - phpvsfiid 532307; continuous - phpvsfiid 532307
    Bt3—76 to 112 centimeters (29.9 to 44.1 inches); red (2.5YR 5/8) interior clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; brittle; 3.0 fine roots; 14 percent black stains on all faces of peds and 70 percent distinct red (2.5YR 5/8) clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent medium prominent light gray (2.5Y 7/2) and 11 percent medium faint red (2.5YR 4/8) and 11 percent medium distinct brownish yellow (10YR 6/6); 10 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU01517. continuous - phpvsfiid 532309; continuous - phpvsfiid 532309
    2Btx1—112 to 168 centimeters (44.1 to 66.1 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6) interior gravelly clay loam; weak and moderate medium platy, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; 0.5 fine roots; 38 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds and 70 percent black stains on all faces of peds; 11 percent medium and coarse prominent light gray (10YR 7/1) and 11 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/8); 15 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 35 percent by volume subrounded sandstone-shale fragments; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01518. continuous - phpvsfiid 532311; continuous - phpvsfiid 532311
    2Btx2—168 to 224 centimeters (66.1 to 88.2 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) interior gravelly clay loam; weak medium platy, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; very firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; 0.5 fine roots; 38 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds and 70 percent black stains on all faces of peds; 11 percent medium and coarse distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and 11 percent medium and coarse distinct light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) and 11 percent medium prominent light reddish gray (2.5YR 7/1); 20 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 40 percent by volume subrounded sandstone-shale fragments; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01519. continuous - phpvsfiid 532313; continuous - phpvsfiid 532313
    2Btx3—224 to 312 centimeters (88.2 to 122.8 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6) interior very gravelly clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; 0.5 fine roots; 38 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds and 70 percent black stains on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) and 1 percent fine distinct pale brown (10YR 6/3) and 11 percent medium and coarse distinct light brown (7.5YR 6/4); 25 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 25 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 50 percent by volume subrounded sandstone-shale fragments. Lab sample # PSU01520. continuous - phpvsfiid 532315; continuous - phpvsfiid 532315