IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Cavode
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 136
  • User Pedon ID: 1988PA021013
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 136
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - PSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 88PA021013
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 43478
  • Print Date: 12/17/2024

    • 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: 40.5177778
  • Std. Longitude: -78.7516667
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: ASPECT = 320 DEGREES
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA021—Cambria
  • MLRA: 127—Eastern Allegheny Plateau and Mountains

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: R. Knight, N. Ellenberger, R. Schweinsberg
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, acid Aeric Ochraquults
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Record Orgin: DDRP
  • Pedon #: 13
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Cavode
  • PSC - 31 to 81 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/18/2014
  • Classifier - Alex Dado
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: plateau
  • Landform: hillside
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: shoulder
  • Slope Shape Across: concave
  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/19/1988 ()
  • 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

    FAGR

    Fagus grandifolia

    American beech

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

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    0—16

    31—190

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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

    8

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    651

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    315

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    Oe—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); black (N 2/0) interior; weak very fine and fine crumb structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; rapid permeability; 5.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 3.0 fine moderate-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; 5 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, bromcresol green; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06833; moist when described;
    AE—3 to 19 centimeters (1.2 to 7.5 inches); pinkish gray (7.5YR 6/2) interior loam; 15 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderate permeability; 3.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 3.0 fine moderate-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; 60 percent medium faint brown (7.5YR 5/2); 8 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, bromcresol green; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06834; moist when described;
    Bw—19 to 34 centimeters (7.5 to 13.4 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4) interior channery loam; 16 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderate permeability; 0.1 fine roots throughout; 0.5 fine moderate-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; 11 percent fine distinct pinkish gray (7.5YR 7/2) and 60 percent medium prominent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8); 15 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, bromcresol green; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06835; moist when described;
    Bt1—34 to 60 centimeters (13.4 to 23.6 inches); pinkish gray (7.5YR 6/2) interior channery silt loam; 20 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderately slow permeability; 0.1 fine roots throughout; 0.1 fine moderate-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; 14 percent faint pinkish gray (7.5YR 6/2) clay films throughout; 11 percent medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and 11 percent medium distinct light brown (7.5YR 6/4) and 60 percent medium distinct pinkish gray (7.5YR 7/2); 1 percent fine platy iron-manganese concretions; 15 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, bromcresol green; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06836; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 531923; continuous - phpvsfiid 531923
    Bt2—60 to 86 centimeters (23.6 to 33.9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior channery silt loam; 25 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; slow permeability; 38 percent faint strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) clay films throughout; 11 percent fine distinct light brown (7.5YR 6/4) and 60 percent coarse distinct pinkish gray (7.5YR 7/2); 11 percent fine platy iron-manganese concretions; 20 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, bromcresol green; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06837; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 531924; continuous - phpvsfiid 531924
    Bt3—86 to 131 centimeters (33.9 to 51.6 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior channery silty clay loam; 28 percent clay; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; slow permeability; 38 percent faint brown (7.5YR 5/4) clay films throughout; 11 percent medium faint strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and 60 percent coarse distinct pinkish gray (7.5YR 7/2); 11 percent fine and medium platy iron-manganese concretions; 20 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, bromcresol green; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06838; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 531925; continuous - phpvsfiid 531925
    Bt4—131 to 193 centimeters (51.6 to 76.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior very channery silty clay loam; 30 percent clay; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; slow permeability; 38 percent faint strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) clay films throughout; 11 percent fine and medium platy iron-manganese concretions; 50 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, bromcresol green. Lab sample # PSU06839; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 531926; continuous - phpvsfiid 531926