IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Hazleton
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1988PA033039
  • User Pedon ID: 1988PA033039
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 256
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - PSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 88PA033039
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 44161
  • Print Date: 2/16/2025

    • 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: 41.0300000
  • Std. Longitude: -78.5669444
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: ASPECT = 124 DEGREES MIXED - MESIC LOAM, SKELETAL TYPIC DYSTROCHREPT
  • 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
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy-skeletal, mixed Typic Dystrochrepts
  • Pedon Record Orgin: DDRP
  • Pedon #: 39
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Hazleton
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 5/7/2012
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountains or deeply dissected plateaus
  • Landform: ridge
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Hill Slope Profile: summit
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Bedrock: with 10 to <45
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/27/1988 ()
  • 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

    ACSA3

    BEPO

    QUPR2

    Acer rubrum

    Acer saccharum

    Betula populifolia

    Quercus prinus

    red maple

    sugar maple

    gray birch

    chestnut oak

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

    albic horizon

    cambic horizon

    2—6

    6—72

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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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    660

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    135

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    Oe—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); black (5YR 2/1) interior; moderate very fine crumb structure; very friable by humus, nonsticky, nonplastic; rapid permeability; 5.0 fine to coarse roots throughout; 3.8 fine high-continuity vesicular pores; 14 percent by volume angular ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, bromcresol green; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06987; moist when described;
    Oa—3 to 5 centimeters (1.2 to 2.0 inches); black (N 2/0) interior; weak medium crumb structure; very friable by humus, nonsticky, nonplastic; rapid permeability; 5.0 fine to coarse roots throughout; 3.8 fine high-continuity vesicular pores; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, bromcresol green; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06988; moist when described;
    E—5 to 9 centimeters (2.0 to 3.5 inches); pinkish gray (7.5YR 6/2) interior very channery loamy fine sand; 5 percent clay; structureless single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; rapid permeability; 3.0 fine to coarse roots throughout; 3.8 fine high-continuity vesicular pores; 40 percent by volume angular ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.2, bromcresol green; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06989; moist when described;
    Bs—9 to 20 centimeters (3.5 to 7.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior channery loam; 14 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; weakly smeary; moderately rapid permeability; 3.0 fine to coarse roots throughout; 2.5 fine and medium moderate-continuity continuous tubular pores; 14 percent distinct reddish brown (5YR 4/3) organic stains on all faces of peds; 25 percent by volume angular ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, bromcresol green; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06990; moist when described;. patchy - phpvsfiid 532560; patchy - phpvsfiid 532560
    Bw1—20 to 49 centimeters (7.9 to 19.3 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior channery loam; 16 percent clay; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderately rapid permeability; 3.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 3.0 fine to coarse moderate-continuity dendritic tubular pores; 14 percent faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) skeletans on all faces of peds; 10 percent by volume subangular ? to 163-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume angular ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, bromcresol green; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06991; moist when described;. patchy - phpvsfiid 532561; patchy - phpvsfiid 532561
    Bw2—49 to 75 centimeters (19.3 to 29.5 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior very channery loam; 14 percent clay; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderately rapid permeability; 3.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 3.0 fine to coarse moderate-continuity dendritic tubular pores; 14 percent faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) skeletans on all faces of peds; 20 percent by volume subangular ? to 163-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 35 percent by volume angular ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, bromcresol green; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06992; wet when described;. patchy - phpvsfiid 532562; patchy - phpvsfiid 532562
    C1—75 to 105 centimeters (29.5 to 41.3 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior very channery fine sandy loam; 14 percent clay; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderately rapid permeability; 0.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 3.0 fine moderate-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 25 percent by volume subangular ? to 163-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 35 percent by volume angular ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; gradual irregular boundary. Lab sample # PSU06993; moist when described;
    C2—105 to 165 centimeters (41.3 to 65.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior extremely flaggy fine sandy loam; 12 percent clay; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; rapid permeability; 0.1 roots in cracks; 0.5 medium low-continuity void between rock fragments and 3.0 fine moderate-continuity continuous tubular pores; 14 percent faint strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) iron stains on surfaces along root channels and 14 percent faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) clay films on surfaces along root channels; 1 percent fine and medium distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) and 11 percent medium and coarse distinct pale brown (10YR 6/3); 30 percent by volume angular ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 45 percent by volume angular ? to 265-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, bromcresol green. Lab sample # PSU06994; moist when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 532563; patchy - phpvsfiid 532564; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 532563; patchy - phpvsfiid 532564