IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Ernest
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 679
  • User Pedon ID: 1982PA105001
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 679
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - PSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 82PA105001
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 44630
  • Print Date: 12/17/2024

    • 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: 41.7566667
  • Std. Longitude: -77.8800000
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Ulysses Twp, 7.5 mi E of Coudersport, 3.5 mi S of Sweden, .3 mi S on Billy Lewis Rd. from intersec. w/ 52027.
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA105—Potter
  • MLRA: 127—Eastern Allegheny Plateau and Mountains
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 41077-G8—Sweden Valley, Pennsylvania

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: F. Kopas, R. Cronce, G. Lipscomb, R. Cerutti, N. Churchill
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed Typic Fragiudalfs
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PSU
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Ernest
  • Classificaton Date - 5/7/2012
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Ernest
  • Classificaton Date - 8/12/1982
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/12/1982 ()
  • 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
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    ACRU

    ACSA3

    FAGUS

    POLYS

    PRSE2

    TSCA

    Acer rubrum

    Acer saccharum

    Fagus

    Polystichum

    Prunus serotina

    Tsuga canadensis

    red maple

    sugar maple

    beech

    hollyfern

    black cherry

    eastern hemlock

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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

    5

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    742

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    270

    1000

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    7.4

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    Oi—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU05222
    Oe—3 to 8 centimeters (1.2 to 3.1 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) interior; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU05223
    A—8 to 11 centimeters (3.1 to 4.3 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior silt loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 5.0 fine and medium roots; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.2, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU05224
    E—11 to 13 centimeters (4.3 to 5.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior silt loam; moderate medium granular structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.0 fine and medium roots; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU05225
    BE—13 to 31 centimeters (5.1 to 12.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior silt loam; moderate fine subangular blocky, and moderate medium granular structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 fine and medium roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU05226
    Bt—31 to 49 centimeters (12.2 to 19.3 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior silt loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 fine and medium roots; faint clay films; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU05227. patchy - phpvsfiid 534590; patchy - phpvsfiid 534590
    Btx1—49 to 72 centimeters (19.3 to 28.3 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior and light gray (10YR 7/1) broken face silt loam; strong very coarse prismatic, and moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; 0.5 fine roots; prominent clay films on surfaces along root channels and faint clay films on all faces of peds; 11 percent medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6); fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, unspecified; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU05228. continuous - phpvsfiid 534592; continuous - phpvsfiid 534592
    Btx2—72 to 92 centimeters (28.3 to 36.2 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior and light gray (10YR 7/2) broken face silty clay loam; strong very coarse prismatic, and moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; 0.5 fine roots; prominent clay films on surfaces along root channels and faint clay films on all faces of peds; 11 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/8); fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, unspecified; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU05229. continuous - phpvsfiid 534594; continuous - phpvsfiid 534594
    Btx3—92 to 117 centimeters (36.2 to 46.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior and light gray (10YR 7/2) broken face silty clay loam; strong very coarse prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; prominent clay films on surfaces along root channels and faint clay films on all faces of peds; 11 percent fine faint brown (7.5YR 5/4); fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU05230. continuous - phpvsfiid 534596; continuous - phpvsfiid 534596
    Btx4—117 to 143 centimeters (46.1 to 56.3 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) interior silty clay loam; moderate very coarse prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; faint clay films on surfaces along root channels; 11 percent medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/8); fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU05231. patchy - phpvsfiid 534597; patchy - phpvsfiid 534597
    Cr—143 to 186 centimeters (56.3 to 73.2 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior loamy very fine sand; strong coarse platy structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; faint clay films on surfaces along root channels; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU05232. patchy - phpvsfiid 534598; patchy - phpvsfiid 534598
    R1—186 to 198 centimeters (73.2 to 78.0 inches); fragments. Lab sample # PSU05233
    R2—198 to 223 centimeters (78.0 to 87.8 inches); fragments. Lab sample # PSU05234