IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Buchanan
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 571
  • User Pedon ID: 1982PA083005
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - PSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 82PA083005
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 44511
  • Print Date: 9/24/2024

    • 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: 41.6966667
  • Std. Longitude: -78.8713889
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 6 mi N of Kane
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA083—McKean
  • MLRA: 127—Eastern Allegheny Plateau and Mountains
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 41078-F7—Kane, Pennsylvania

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: R. Cronce
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed Aquic Fragiudalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PSU
  • Pedon #: 5
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Buchanan
  • Classificaton Date - 5/7/2012
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Ernest
  • Classificaton Date - 8/10/1982
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountains or deeply dissected plateaus
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments: 9.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/10/1982 ()
  • 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
    • 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

    18

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    543

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    315

    1150

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    Oi—0 to 1 centimeters (0.0 to 0.4 inches); fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU04415
    Oe—1 to 5 centimeters (0.4 to 2.0 inches); black (N 2/0) interior; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU04416
    A—5 to 10 centimeters (2.0 to 3.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1) interior silt loam; weak fine granular, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU04417
    E—10 to 18 centimeters (3.9 to 7.1 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) interior silt loam; weak medium platy, and weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU04418
    BE—18 to 33 centimeters (7.1 to 13.0 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) interior silt loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU04419
    Bt1—33 to 48 centimeters (13.0 to 18.9 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) interior silt loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; faint clay films on all faces of peds and distinct clay films on surfaces along root channels; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU04420. patchy - phpvsfiid 534169; patchy - phpvsfiid 534169
    Bt2—48 to 66 centimeters (18.9 to 26.0 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior gravelly silt loam; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; distinct clay films on surfaces along root channels and 38 percent distinct clay films on surfaces along root channels; 60 percent coarse distinct light gray (2.5Y 7/2) and 60 percent coarse distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6); fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU04421. patchy - phpvsfiid 534171; patchy - phpvsfiid 534171
    Btx1—66 to 91 centimeters (26.0 to 35.8 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior and pale red (2.5YR 7/2) broken face gravelly silt loam; weak very coarse prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; distinct clay films on surfaces along pores; 11 percent coarse distinct pale brown (10YR 6/3) and 60 percent coarse prominent light gray (2.5Y 7/2); fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU04422. continuous - phpvsfiid 534173; continuous - phpvsfiid 534173
    Btx2—91 to 104 centimeters (35.8 to 40.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior and pale red (2.5YR 7/2) broken face gravelly silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak very coarse prismatic structure; very firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; 38 percent distinct clay films on surfaces along pores; 60 percent coarse distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/4); fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU04423. continuous - phpvsfiid 534174; continuous - phpvsfiid 534174
    2Btx3—104 to 124 centimeters (40.9 to 48.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior and pale red (2.5YR 7/2) broken face gravelly silty clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky, and structureless massive; firm, slightly sticky, very plastic; brittle; 70 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds and 70 percent distinct clay films on rock fragments; 60 percent coarse distinct light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) and 60 percent coarse distinct light gray (2.5Y 7/2); fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU04424. continuous - phpvsfiid 534175; continuous - phpvsfiid 534176; continuous - phpvsfiid 534175; continuous - phpvsfiid 534176
    2BC—124 to 137 centimeters (48.8 to 53.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior gravelly silty clay loam; structureless massive, and weak medium and coarse subangular blocky; firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; prominent clay films on rock fragments; 11 percent coarse distinct light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) and 60 percent coarse distinct light gray (2.5Y 7/2); fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU04425. patchy - phpvsfiid 534177; patchy - phpvsfiid 534177
    2C—137 to 168 centimeters (53.9 to 66.1 inches); reddish brown (2.5YR 5/4) interior gravelly silty clay loam; structureless massive, and weak medium and coarse subangular blocky; firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; prominent clay films on rock fragments; 11 percent coarse distinct light gray (N 7/0); fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU04426. patchy - phpvsfiid 534178; patchy - phpvsfiid 534178
    2C—168 to 195 centimeters (66.1 to 76.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior gravelly silty clay loam; structureless massive; firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; prominent clay films on rock fragments; 11 percent coarse distinct light gray (N 7/0); fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, unspecified. Lab sample # PSU04427. patchy - phpvsfiid 534179; patchy - phpvsfiid 534179