IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Lackawanna
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 839
  • User Pedon ID: 1985PA127001
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 839
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - PSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 85PA127001
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 45358
  • Print Date: 2/16/2025

    • 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: 41.8211111
  • Std. Longitude: -75.3419444
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 1B3-060-1-I33-220 WAYNE COUNTY PRESTON TOWNSHIP LAKE COMO QUADRANGLE SOUTHWEST OF SLY LAKE AT COORDINATES 41 49 MIN 17 SEC NORTH AND 075 20 MIN 32 SEC WEST SITE 1 SATISFACTORY AND SAMPLED.
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA127—Wayne
  • MLRA: 140—Glaciated Allegheny Plateau and Catskill Mountains
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 41075-G3—Lake Como, Pennsylvania

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: J. Hallowich, J. Hudak, G. Martin
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed Typic Fragiochrepts
  • Pedon Record Orgin: DDRP
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Lackawanna
  • PSC - 25 to 57 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: shoulder
  • Slope Position: middle third
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Bedrock: with =>200
  • Surface Fragments: 9.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/12/1985 ()
  • 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

    BEAL2

    TSUGA

    Acer rubrum

    Betula alleghaniensis

    Tsuga

    red maple

    yellow birch

    hemlock

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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—12

    27—57

    57—155

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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

    4

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    482

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    45

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    Oa—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); black (N 2/0) crushed gravelly loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 5.0 coarse roots throughout; 10 percent by volume ? to 39-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume ? to 425-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, chlorophenol red; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU07542; moist when described;
    E—3 to 15 centimeters (1.2 to 5.9 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) crushed gravelly loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.0 coarse roots throughout; 10 percent by volume ? to 39-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume ? to 425-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU07543; moist when described;
    BA—15 to 30 centimeters (5.9 to 11.8 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) crushed gravelly loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 5.0 coarse roots throughout; 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; strongly acid, pH 5.2, chlorophenol red; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU07544; moist when described;
    Bw—30 to 60 centimeters (11.8 to 23.6 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) crushed gravelly loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 3.0 medium roots throughout; 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; strongly acid, pH 5.4, chlorophenol red; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU07545; wet, satiated when described;
    Bx1—60 to 70 centimeters (23.6 to 27.6 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior gravelly loam; strong coarse prismatic, and moderate medium platy structure; very firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; 0.5 medium roots between peds; 70 percent prominent brown (7.5YR 5/4) clay films on all faces of peds; 11 percent medium distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) and 11 percent medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6); 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; strongly acid, pH 5.4, chlorophenol red; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU07546; wet, satiated when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 535370; continuous - phpvsfiid 535370
    Bx2—70 to 158 centimeters (27.6 to 62.2 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior gravelly loam; moderate medium platy, and strong coarse prismatic structure; very firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; 0.5 fine roots between peds; 70 percent prominent brown (7.5YR 5/2) clay films on all faces of peds; 60 percent coarse prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and 60 percent coarse prominent brown (7.5YR 4/4) and 60 percent coarse prominent pinkish gray (7.5YR 6/2); 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 6.0, chlorophenol red. Lab sample # PSU07547; wet, satiated when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 535371; continuous - phpvsfiid 535371