IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Cavode
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 137
  • User Pedon ID: 1988PA021014
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 137
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - PSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 88PA021014
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 43479
  • Print Date: 9/24/2024

    • 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: 40.4952778
  • Std. Longitude: -78.7786111
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: ASPECT = 190 DEGREES
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA021—Cambria
  • MLRA: 127—Eastern Allegheny Plateau and Mountains

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: R. Knight, M. Cessna, N. Ellenberger, R. Schweinsberg
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, acid Aeric Ochraquults
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Record Orgin: DDRP
  • Pedon #: 14
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Cavode
  • PSC - 25 to 75 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: head slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: shoulder
  • Slope Shape Across: concave
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: low
  • 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

    ACRU

    BETUL

    FAGR

    Acer rubrum

    Betula

    Fagus grandifolia

    red maple

    birch

    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—17

    0—25

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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

    7

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    655

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    180

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    Oe—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); black (N 2/0) interior; weak fine crumb structure; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; rapid permeability; 5.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 3.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; 2 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, bromcresol green; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06840; moist when described;
    AE—3 to 20 centimeters (1.2 to 7.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior silt loam; 15 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderate permeability; 3.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 0.5 fine and medium moderate-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; 38 percent prominent black (N 2/0) organic stains on vertical faces of peds; 4 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, bromcresol green; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06841; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 531927; continuous - phpvsfiid 531927
    Bw—20 to 28 centimeters (7.9 to 11.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior sandy loam; 10 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; rapid permeability; 0.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 0.5 fine and medium moderate-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 38 percent prominent black (N 2/0) organic stains on vertical faces of peds; 1 percent fine prominent brown (7.5YR 5/2) and 11 percent fine and medium prominent pinkish gray (7.5YR 6/2); 4 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, bromcresol green; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06842; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 531928; continuous - phpvsfiid 531928
    Bt1—28 to 42 centimeters (11.0 to 16.5 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4) interior silt loam; 18 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 0.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 0.5 fine and medium moderate-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 14 percent distinct pinkish gray (7.5YR 6/2) clay films on surfaces along pores and 38 percent prominent black (N 2/0) organic stains on vertical faces of peds; 11 percent medium prominent pinkish gray (7.5YR 7/2) and 60 percent fine prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6); 6 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, bromcresol green; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06843; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 531929; continuous - phpvsfiid 531930; continuous - phpvsfiid 531929; continuous - phpvsfiid 531930
    Bt2—42 to 61 centimeters (16.5 to 24.0 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6) interior silt loam; 24 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderately slow permeability; 0.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 0.5 fine and medium moderate-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 38 percent distinct light brown (7.5YR 6/4) clay films on surfaces along pores and 38 percent prominent black (N 2/0) organic stains on vertical faces of peds; 11 percent medium prominent pinkish gray (7.5YR 7/2); 6 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06844; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 531931; continuous - phpvsfiid 531932; continuous - phpvsfiid 531931; continuous - phpvsfiid 531932
    Bt3—61 to 98 centimeters (24.0 to 38.6 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior silty clay loam; 30 percent clay; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderately slow permeability; 0.1 fine roots between peds; 0.5 fine and medium moderate-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 38 percent prominent black (N 2/0) organic stains on vertical faces of peds and 70 percent distinct light brown (7.5YR 6/4) clay films on surfaces along pores; 11 percent fine prominent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) and 11 percent medium prominent pinkish gray (7.5YR 7/2); 10 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, chlorophenol red; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06845; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 531933; continuous - phpvsfiid 531934; continuous - phpvsfiid 531933; continuous - phpvsfiid 531934
    Bt4—98 to 131 centimeters (38.6 to 51.6 inches); reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) interior silt loam; 28 percent clay; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; slow permeability; 14 percent prominent black (N 2/0) organic stains on vertical faces of peds and 70 percent distinct light brown (7.5YR 6/4) clay films on surfaces along pores; 1 percent fine prominent pinkish gray (7.5YR 7/2) and 11 percent fine prominent pinkish gray (7.5YR 6/2); 1 percent fine irregular iron concretions; 10 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, bromcresol green; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06846; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 531935; patchy - phpvsfiid 531936; continuous - phpvsfiid 531935; patchy - phpvsfiid 531936
    Bt5—131 to 203 centimeters (51.6 to 79.9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior silt loam; 22 percent clay; moderate coarse and very coarse prismatic, and weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; slow permeability; 70 percent distinct light brown (7.5YR 6/4) clay films on surfaces along pores; 11 percent medium prominent light gray (N 7/0) and 11 percent medium prominent pinkish gray (7.5YR 7/2); 1 percent fine irregular iron concretions; 13 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, bromcresol green. Lab sample # PSU06847; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 531937; continuous - phpvsfiid 531937