IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Brinkerton
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 251
  • User Pedon ID: 1988PA033034
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 251
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - PSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 88PA033034
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 44156
  • Print Date: 9/23/2024

    • 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: 41.1352778
  • Std. Longitude: -78.5869444
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: ASPECT = 213 DEGREES FLOODPLAIN IN ALLOVIAL VALLEY, VEGETATION INCLUDED
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA033—Clearfield
  • MLRA: 127—Eastern Allegheny Plateau and Mountains

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: E. White, J. Chibirka, M. Hogue, M. Montgomery
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, active Aeric Fragiaquults
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Record Orgin: DDRP
  • Pedon #: 34
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Brinkerton
  • PSC - 17 to 67 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 5/7/2012
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: alluvial flat
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Hill Slope Profile: footslope
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: very low
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/26/1988 ()
  • 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

    CAST8

    SOLID

    VACCI

    Carex stricta

    Solidago

    Vaccinium

    upright sedge

    goldenrod

    blueberry

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

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    fragipan

    8—17

    17—68

    68—124

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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

    1

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    529

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    225

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    Oa—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); black (N 2/0) interior; weak fine crumb structure; very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; rapid permeability; 5.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 0.6 fine low-continuity interstitial pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, bromcresol green; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06945; moist when described;
    EA—8 to 17 centimeters (3.1 to 6.7 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior silt loam; 24 percent clay; strong medium angular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 3.0 very fine and fine roots between peds and 3.0 medium roots throughout and 0.5 coarse roots throughout; 2.5 fine to coarse moderate-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 11 percent fine prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6); fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, bromcresol green; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06946; moist when described;
    Bt1—17 to 39 centimeters (6.7 to 15.4 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) interior silty clay loam; 32 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderately slow permeability; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout and 0.5 medium roots throughout; 2.5 fine and medium moderate-continuity discontinuous tubular and 0.5 coarse high-continuity filled with coarse material pores; 14 percent faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) clay films on surfaces along root channels; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, bromcresol green; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06947; moist when described;. patchy - phpvsfiid 532542; patchy - phpvsfiid 532542
    Bt2—39 to 68 centimeters (15.4 to 26.8 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior silty clay loam; 34 percent clay; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderately slow permeability; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 0.5 very fine and fine low-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 14 percent faint strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) clay films on surfaces along root channels; 11 percent medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and 60 percent coarse prominent light gray (10YR 7/1); fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, bromcresol green; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU06948; moist when described;. patchy - phpvsfiid 532543; patchy - phpvsfiid 532543
    Bx—68 to 93 centimeters (26.8 to 36.6 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior silty clay loam; 31 percent clay; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium platy structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; slow permeability; 0.5 very fine and fine roots between peds; 0.1 fine low-continuity constricted tubular pores; 14 percent distinct black (N 2/0) manganese or iron-manganese stains on surfaces along pores and 14 percent faint pale brown (10YR 6/3) clay films on surfaces along root channels; 11 percent medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and 60 percent medium distinct light gray (10YR 7/1); fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, bromcresol green; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06949; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 532544; patchy - phpvsfiid 532545; continuous - phpvsfiid 532544; patchy - phpvsfiid 532545
    Bgx—93 to 124 centimeters (36.6 to 48.8 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) interior channery clay loam; 28 percent clay; strong medium prismatic, and moderate medium platy structure; very firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; very slow permeability; 0.1 roots between peds; 0.1 fine low-continuity constricted tubular pores; 14 percent faint pale brown (10YR 6/3) clay films on surfaces along root channels and 38 percent prominent black (N 2/0) manganese or iron-manganese stains on all faces of peds; 11 percent medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and 11 percent medium distinct pale brown (10YR 6/3); 10 percent by volume subrounded ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume subrounded ? to 39-? millimeter shale, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, bromcresol green; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06950; moist when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 532546; patchy - phpvsfiid 532547; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 532546; patchy - phpvsfiid 532547
    2C—124 to 165 centimeters (48.8 to 65.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior extremely channery loam; 18 percent clay; structureless massive; loose, slightly sticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; 5.0 coarse high-continuity filled with coarse material pores; 38 percent distinct black (N 2/0) manganese or iron-manganese stains on rock fragments and 38 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) iron stains on rock fragments; 11 percent coarse distinct pale brown (10YR 6/3); 20 percent by volume subrounded ? to 39-? millimeter shale, unspecified fragments and 70 percent by volume subrounded ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, bromcresol green. Lab sample # PSU06951; wet when described;. patchy - phpvsfiid 532548; patchy - phpvsfiid 532549; patchy - phpvsfiid 532548; patchy - phpvsfiid 532549