IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Morris
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 470
  • User Pedon ID: 1985PA069023
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 470
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - PSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 85PA069023
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 44399
  • 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: 41.5991667
  • Std. Longitude: -75.7102778
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 1B3-062-1-I25-214 REPLICATE PIT DESCRIBED TEN FEET AWAY FROM ORIGINAL. THIS DESCRIPTION IS THAT OF DUPLICATE. THIS SOIL SAMPLED IN A LIMED HAY FIELD. LACKAWANNA CO BENTON TWP DALTON QUADRANGLE NORTH OF BASSETT POND AT COORDINATES LISTED ABOVE
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA069—Lackawanna
  • MLRA: 140—Glaciated Allegheny Plateau and Catskill Mountains
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 41075-E6—Dalton, Pennsylvania

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: N. Churchill, J. Hallowich, J. Hudak
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed Aeric Fragiaquepts
  • Pedon Record Orgin: DDRP
  • Pedon #: 23
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Morris
  • PSC - 25 to 69 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 5/7/2012
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: hillside
  • Slope Position: middle third
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/23/1985 ()
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - row crop
  • 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

    DAGL

    PHPR3

    Dactylis glomerata

    Phleum pratense

    orchardgrass

    timothy

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    cambic horizon

    fragipan

    0—21

    32—69

    69—160

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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

    1

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    387

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    135

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    Ap—0 to 21 centimeters (0.0 to 8.3 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) crushed silt loam; weak medium granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.0 medium roots and 5.0 fine roots throughout; 5 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume ? to 39-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, chlorophenol red; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU07110; moist when described;
    BA—21 to 32 centimeters (8.3 to 12.6 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) crushed loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 medium roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout; 11 percent fine faint strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and 11 percent fine faint gray (7.5YR 5/1); 5 percent by volume ? to 39-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU07111; moist when described;
    Bw1—32 to 46 centimeters (12.6 to 18.1 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) crushed loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 medium roots throughout; 11 percent medium prominent gray (7.5YR 5/1) and 11 percent medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6); 5 percent by volume ? to 39-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU07112; moist when described;
    Bw2—46 to 69 centimeters (18.1 to 27.2 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) crushed loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 60 percent medium prominent brown (7.5YR 5/2) and 60 percent medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) and 60 percent medium prominent gray (N 5/0); 5 percent by volume ? to 39-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, chlorophenol red; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU07113; moist when described;
    Bx1—69 to 89 centimeters (27.2 to 35.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) crushed channery loam; strong medium prismatic, and strong medium platy structure; firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; brittle; 11 percent medium prominent brown (7.5YR 5/2) and 11 percent medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) and 11 percent medium prominent gray (N 5/0); 5 percent by volume ? to 39-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume ? to 425-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, chlorophenol red; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU07114; moist when described;
    Bx2—89 to 131 centimeters (35.0 to 51.6 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) crushed channery loam; strong coarse platy, and strong coarse prismatic structure; firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; brittle; 11 percent coarse distinct brown (7.5YR 5/2) and 11 percent coarse distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) and 11 percent coarse distinct gray (N 5/0); 5 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume ? to 425-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume ? to 39-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, chlorophenol red wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU07115; moist when described;
    Bx3—131 to 160 centimeters (51.6 to 63.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) crushed channery loam; strong coarse prismatic, and strong coarse platy structure; firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; brittle; 11 percent coarse distinct brown (7.5YR 5/2) and 11 percent coarse distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) and 11 percent coarse distinct gray (N 5/0); 5 percent by volume ? to 39-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume ? to 425-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, chlorophenol red. Lab sample # PSU07116; moist when described;