IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Hagerstown
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1983PA027072
  • User Pedon ID: 1983PA027072
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 83PA027072
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - PSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 83PA027072
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 44113
  • 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: 40.8697222
  • Std. Longitude: -77.7688889
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 2150 m W of Jct Rt 144 & Rt 64, 1930 m NE of Rockview Prison, 280 m E of prop. line, R.D. 5 Bellefonte
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA027—Centre
  • MLRA: 147—Northern Appalachian Ridges and Valleys
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 40077-G7—State College, Pennsylvania

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Richard Cronce and Carson Murdy
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, mixed Typic Hapludalfs
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PSU
  • Pedon #: 72
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Hagerstown
  • Classificaton Date - 5/7/2012
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Hagerstown
  • Classificaton Date - 7/30/1983
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/30/1983 ()
  • 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

    QUERC

    Acer

    Quercus

    maple

    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

    2

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    319

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    90

    1000

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    9.5

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    A—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); black (N 2/0) interior silt loam; strong fine granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.0 medium and coarse roots and 5.0 fine roots; 5 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU01581. 5% 1-3 cm chert fragments.
    E—8 to 18 centimeters (3.1 to 7.1 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior silt loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 medium and coarse roots and 5.0 fine roots; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU01582
    EB—18 to 28 centimeters (7.1 to 11.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior silt loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 medium and coarse roots and 3.0 fine roots; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU01583
    Bt1—28 to 46 centimeters (11.0 to 18.1 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6) interior silty clay loam; strong fine angular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 medium and coarse roots and 3.0 fine roots; faint clay films on all faces of peds and 14 percent faint black (N 2/0) oxide coats on all faces of peds; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU01584. patchy - phpvsfiid 532357; patchy - phpvsfiid 532357
    Bt2—46 to 79 centimeters (18.1 to 31.1 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6) interior clay; weak medium prismatic, and strong fine and medium angular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots; 70 percent distinct black (N 2/0) clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01585
    3Bt3—79 to 107 centimeters (31.1 to 42.1 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6) interior clay; moderate medium prismatic, and strong medium angular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots; prominent clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01586. Clay films are yellowish red.; continuous - phpvsfiid 532360; continuous - phpvsfiid 532360
    3Bt4—107 to 130 centimeters (42.1 to 51.2 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6) interior silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; brittle; faint clay films on all faces of peds and 70 percent distinct black (N 2/0) oxide coats on all faces of peds; 15 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01587. 15% 2-5 cm chert fragments; horizon streaked with strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silty clay loam; streaks are slightly stick and slightly plastic; brown pockets give brittle feel.; patchy - phpvsfiid 532361; patchy - phpvsfiid 532361
    3Bt5—130 to 145 centimeters (51.2 to 57.1 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) interior clay; moderate medium prismatic, and strong medium angular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 70 percent distinct black (N 2/0) oxide coats on all faces of peds; 5 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01588. 5% 1-3 cm chert fragments; oxide stains also on ped interiors.
    3BC—145 to 157 centimeters (57.1 to 61.8 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/2) interior and yellowish red (5YR 5/8) interior and very dark gray (5YR 3/1) interior silty clay loam, clay; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01589. "Varigated pattern of (1) (7.5YR 4/2) SICL; massive; FR, SS, SP; (2) (5YR 5/8) C; 3M ABK; FI, S, P; (3) (5YR 3/1) SIL; MA; FR, SS, SP."
    3R—157 to 170 centimeters (61.8 to 66.9 inches); dark gray (N 4/0) interior; fragments. Lab sample # PSU01590. Hard dolomite.