IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Morris
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 674
  • User Pedon ID: 1985PA103041
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 674
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - PSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 85PA103041
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 44625
  • Print Date: 11/23/2024

    • 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: 41.3150000
  • Std. Longitude: -75.0227778
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 1B1-055-1-I25-140 PIKE COUNTY DINGMAN TWP. PECKS POND QUADRANGLE ON STATE GAME LANDS 180 AT COORD- INATES LISTED ABOVE POINT ONE TOO DRY. TWO RANDOM NUMBERS ALSO TOO DRY. RANDOM NUMBER THREE SATISFACTORY AND SAMPLED.
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA103—Pike
  • MLRA: 140—Glaciated Allegheny Plateau and Catskill Mountains
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 41075-C1—Pecks Pond, Pennsylvania

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: N. Churchill, J. Hallowich, J. Hudak
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed Aeric Fragiaquepts
  • Pedon Record Orgin: DDRP
  • Pedon #: 41
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Morris
  • PSC - 25 to 40 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
  • Hill Slope Profile: toeslope
  • Slope Position: lower third
  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • Runoff: very low
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Bedrock: with <10
  • Surface Fragments: 9.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/18/1985 ()
  • 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

    FRAM2

    QUAL

    Acer rubrum

    Fraxinus americana

    Quercus alba

    red maple

    white ash

    white oak

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

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

    ochric epipedon

    cambic horizon

    fragipan

    3—10

    28—40

    40—160

    —-

    —-

    —-
    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

    4

    —

    —

    466

    —

    90

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —
    Oa—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); black (N 2/0) crushed channery loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.0 medium roots throughout; 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; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU07301; moist when described;
    A—3 to 10 centimeters (1.2 to 3.9 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) crushed channery loam; weak medium granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.0 medium roots throughout; 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; strongly acid, pH 5.4, chlorophenol red; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU07302; moist when described;
    BA—10 to 28 centimeters (3.9 to 11.0 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) crushed channery loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.0 fine roots throughout; 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; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU07303; moist when described;
    Bw—28 to 40 centimeters (11.0 to 15.7 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) crushed channery sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 fine roots throughout; 60 percent coarse distinct gray (10YR 6/1) and 60 percent coarse distinct brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) and 60 percent coarse distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/8); 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; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU07304; moist when described;
    Bx1—40 to 70 centimeters (15.7 to 27.6 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) crushed channery loam; strong coarse prismatic structure; firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 fine roots in cracks; 60 percent coarse prominent gray (10YR 6/1) and 60 percent coarse prominent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) and 60 percent coarse prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8); 5 percent by volume ? to 39-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume ? to 425-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, chlorophenol red; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU07305; moist when described;
    Bx2—70 to 160 centimeters (27.6 to 63.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) crushed channery loam; strong very coarse prismatic structure; very firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 fine roots in cracks; 60 percent coarse prominent gray (10YR 6/1) and 60 percent coarse prominent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) and 60 percent coarse prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8); 5 percent by volume ? to 39-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume ? to 425-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, chlorophenol red. Lab sample # PSU07306; moist when described;