IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Brinkerton
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 139
  • User Pedon ID: 1988PA021016
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 139
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - PSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 88PA021016
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 43481
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • 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: 40.5461111
  • Std. Longitude: -78.7527778
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: ASPECT = 220 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, K. Saylor, R. Schweinsberg
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Aeric Fragiaqualfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Record Orgin: DDRP
  • Pedon #: 16
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Brinkerton
  • PSC - 18 to 49 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/18/2014
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 2
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: plateau
  • Landform: hillside
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: head slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: toeslope
  • 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: 10/21/1988 ()
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - pastureland, tame
  • 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

    PRSE2

    SOLID

    Prunus serotina

    Solidago

    black cherry

    goldenrod

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

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    fragipan

    0—18

    18—79

    49—164

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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

    6

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    680

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    225

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    Ap1—0 to 7 centimeters (0.0 to 2.8 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior silt loam; 18 percent clay; weak fine crumb structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; 5.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 2.5 very fine and fine moderate-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; 11 percent fine prominent yellowish red (5YR 4/6); 2 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter interbedded sedimentary fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, chlorophenol red; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06856; moist when described;
    Ap2—7 to 18 centimeters (2.8 to 7.1 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior silt loam; 20 percent clay; moderate medium crumb structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately slow permeability; 0.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; 2.5 very fine and fine moderate-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; 11 percent fine and medium prominent gray (5YR 6/1) and 11 percent fine prominent yellowish red (5YR 5/6); 3 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter interbedded sedimentary fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, bromcresol green; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06857; moist when described;
    Bt1—18 to 32 centimeters (7.1 to 12.6 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior clay loam; 35 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderately slow permeability; 0.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; 0.5 very fine and fine low-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; 38 percent faint pale brown (10YR 6/3) clay films on surfaces along pores; 1 percent fine and medium distinct pinkish gray (7.5YR 7/2) and 11 percent fine and medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8); 5 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter interbedded sedimentary fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06858; moist when described;. patchy - phpvsfiid 531943; patchy - phpvsfiid 531943
    Bt2—32 to 49 centimeters (12.6 to 19.3 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) interior channery clay loam; 40 percent clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderately slow permeability; 0.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; 0.5 very fine and fine low-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; 38 percent faint light brown (7.5YR 6/4) clay films on surfaces along pores and 38 percent prominent black (N 2/0) black stains on all faces of peds; 60 percent medium prominent pinkish gray (7.5YR 7/2); 20 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter interbedded sedimentary fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06859; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 531944; patchy - phpvsfiid 531945; continuous - phpvsfiid 531944; patchy - phpvsfiid 531945
    Btx1—49 to 79 centimeters (19.3 to 31.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior channery silt loam; 28 percent clay; moderate very coarse prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; slow permeability; 0.5 very fine and fine low-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; 38 percent faint light brown (7.5YR 6/4) clay films on surfaces along pores and 38 percent prominent black (N 2/0) black stains on all faces of peds and 38 percent prominent light gray (10YR 7/1) clay films on vertical faces of peds; 1 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; 15 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter interbedded sedimentary fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, chlorophenol red; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06860; moist when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 531946; patchy - phpvsfiid 531947; continuous - phpvsfiid 531948; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 531946; patchy - phpvsfiid 531947; continuous - phpvsfiid 531948
    Btx2—79 to 111 centimeters (31.1 to 43.7 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior channery silt loam; 30 percent clay; moderate very coarse prismatic, and moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; slow permeability; 14 percent prominent black (N 2/0) black stains on all faces of peds and 38 percent prominent light gray (10YR 7/1) clay films on vertical faces of peds; 1 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; 15 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter interbedded sedimentary fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, chlorophenol red; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06861; moist when described;. patchy - phpvsfiid 531949; continuous - phpvsfiid 531950; patchy - phpvsfiid 531949; continuous - phpvsfiid 531950
    Bx—111 to 164 centimeters (43.7 to 64.6 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior channery clay loam; 32 percent clay; moderate very coarse prismatic structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; slow permeability; 38 percent prominent light gray (10YR 7/1) clay films on vertical faces of peds; 1 percent fine distinct pinkish gray (7.5YR 7/2); 18 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter interbedded sedimentary fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, chlorophenol red; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06862; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 531951; continuous - phpvsfiid 531951
    C—164 to 200 centimeters (64.6 to 78.7 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) interior channery clay loam; 32 percent clay; structureless massive; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderately slow permeability; 1 percent fine distinct pink (7.5YR 7/4); 11 percent coarse irregular iron-manganese masses; 30 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter interbedded sedimentary fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, chlorophenol red. Lab sample # PSU06863; moist when described;