IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Bedington
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1988PA011012
  • User Pedon ID: 1988PA011012
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 75
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - PSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 88PA011012
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 45259
  • Print Date: 2/17/2025

    • 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: 40.5930556
  • Std. Longitude: -75.8200000
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Kermit Bauscher farm. 1.9 mi NW of Krumsville,45 yards along the SE edge of the woods then 23 yards NW into woods
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA011—Berks
  • MLRA: 147—Northern Appalachian Ridges and Valleys
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NE-MIL—Mill Hall, Pennsylvania
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: PA011—Berks County, Pennsylvania
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 40075-E7—Kutztown, Pennsylvania

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Edward J. Ciolkosz and Robert R. Dobos
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed Typic Hapludults
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PSU
  • Pedon #: 12
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Bedington
  • Classificaton Date - 5/7/2012
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Bedington
  • Classificaton Date - 8/17/1988
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountain system
  • Landform: ridge
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Hill Slope Profile: shoulder
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/17/1988 ()
  • 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

    PRUNU

    QUAL

    QURU

    Acer rubrum

    Prunus

    Quercus alba

    Quercus rubra

    red maple

    plum

    white oak

    northern red 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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    243

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    360

    1120

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    10.3

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    Oi—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) interior and dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) interior; fragments. Lab sample # PSU00516
    A—2 to 7 centimeters (0.8 to 2.8 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) interior gravelly silt loam; weak fine and medium granular structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.0 fine and medium roots; 10 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.2, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU00517
    E—7 to 17 centimeters (2.8 to 6.7 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior gravelly silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.0 fine and medium roots; 10 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU00518
    Bt1—17 to 32 centimeters (6.7 to 12.6 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior very gravelly silt loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.0 fine and medium roots; 14 percent faint strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) clay films on surfaces along pores; 15 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU00519
    Bt2—32 to 60 centimeters (12.6 to 23.6 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior very gravelly silt loam; weak and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.0 fine and medium roots; 14 percent faint strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) clay films on surfaces along pores; 15 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU00520
    Bt3—60 to 96 centimeters (23.6 to 37.8 inches); light red (2.5YR 6/8) interior very channery clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 14 percent distinct black (N 2/0) manganese or iron-manganese stains throughout and 70 percent distinct light red (2.5YR 6/6) clay films on all faces of peds and 70 percent distinct light red (2.5YR 6/6) clay films on rock fragments; 20 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 40 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU00521. Structure is influenced by rock fragments.
    Bt4—96 to 121 centimeters (37.8 to 47.6 inches); light red (2.5YR 6/8) interior very channery silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 14 percent distinct black (N 2/0) manganese or iron-manganese stains throughout and 38 percent faint light red (2.5YR 6/8) clay films on all faces of peds and 38 percent faint light red (2.5YR 6/8) clay films on rock fragments; 20 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU00522. Structure is influenced by rock fragments.
    Bt5—121 to 152 centimeters (47.6 to 59.8 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) interior extremely channery clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 14 percent distinct black (N 2/0) manganese or iron-manganese stains throughout and 38 percent faint red (2.5YR 4/6) clay films on all faces of peds and 38 percent faint red (2.5YR 4/6) clay films on rock fragments; 30 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU00523. Structure is influenced by rock fragments.
    BCt—152 to 180 centimeters (59.8 to 70.9 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) interior extremely channery sandy loam; structureless massive, and structureless fine subangular blocky; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 14 percent distinct black (N 2/0) manganese or iron-manganese stains throughout and 38 percent faint red (2.5YR 4/6) clay films on surfaces along pores and 38 percent faint red (2.5YR 4/6) clay films on rock fragments; 15 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU00524. Structure is influenced by rock fragments.
    Ct—180 to 210 centimeters (70.9 to 82.7 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) interior and olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) interior; moderate thick platy structure; 14 percent distinct black (N 2/0) manganese or iron-manganese stains on rock fragments and 38 percent distinct yellowish red (5YR 4/6) clay films on rock fragments; 10 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 35 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 50 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU00525. Bedrock plates are 3/4 to 1 1/2 inch thick.
    Rt—210 to 344 centimeters (82.7 to 135.4 inches); olive (5Y 4/3) interior; moderate thick platy structure; 14 percent distinct yellowish red (5YR 4/6) clay films on rock fragments and 14 percent distinct black (N 2/0) manganese or iron-manganese stains on rock fragments; fragments. Lab sample # PSU00526