IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Buchanan
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 257
  • User Pedon ID: 1988PA033040
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 257
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - PSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 88PA033040
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 44162
  • 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: 41.0594444
  • Std. Longitude: -78.5844444
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: SAMPLING POINT AT STARTING POINT #1 ASPECT = 173 DEGREES S FINE LOAMY MIXED MESIC AQUIC FRAGIODULT
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA033—Clearfield
  • MLRA: 127—Eastern Allegheny Plateau and Mountains

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: J. Chibirka, J. Hudak
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed Aquic Fragiudults
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Record Orgin: DDRP
  • Pedon #: 40
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Buchanan
  • PSC - 30 to 54 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 5/7/2012
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • 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: backslope
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: high
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 11/3/1988 ()
  • 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

    PIST

    PRSE2

    QUAL

    QURU

    TSCA

    Pinus strobus

    Prunus serotina

    Quercus alba

    Quercus rubra

    Tsuga canadensis

    eastern white pine

    black cherry

    white oak

    northern red oak

    eastern hemlock

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

    cambic horizon

    argillic horizon

    fragipan

    5—30

    30—54

    54—129

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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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    668

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    180

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    Oe—0 to 4 centimeters (0.0 to 1.6 inches); black (10YR 2/1) interior; weak medium crumb structure; rapid permeability; 5.0 fine to coarse roots throughout; 5.0 fine moderate-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 5 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, bromcresol green; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU06995; moist when described;
    A—4 to 9 centimeters (1.6 to 3.5 inches); black (N 2/0) interior silt loam; 5 percent clay; weak medium granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderate permeability; 5.0 fine to coarse roots throughout; 5.0 fine moderate-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 3 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, bromcresol green; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06996; moist when described;
    Bw—9 to 34 centimeters (3.5 to 13.4 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior silt loam; 12 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 5.0 fine to coarse roots throughout; 5.0 fine moderate-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 3 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, bromcresol green; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06997; moist when described;
    Bt—34 to 45 centimeters (13.4 to 17.7 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior silty clay loam; 30 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 5.0 fine to coarse roots throughout; 5.0 fine moderate-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 14 percent faint strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) clay films throughout; 1 percent medium faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and 1 percent medium faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/8); 5 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, bromcresol green; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06998; moist when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 532565; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 532565
    Btg—45 to 58 centimeters (17.7 to 22.8 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior sandy clay loam; 30 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderately slow permeability; 3.0 medium roots throughout; 5.0 fine moderate-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 14 percent faint strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) clay films throughout; 60 percent coarse distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and 60 percent coarse distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/8); 7 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, bromcresol green; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06999; moist when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 532566; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 532566
    Bgx—58 to 87 centimeters (22.8 to 34.3 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior sandy loam; 18 percent clay; strong medium prismatic structure; very firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; brittle; very slow permeability; 0.1 fine roots between peds; 5.0 fine moderate-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 60 percent coarse prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and 60 percent coarse prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8); 10 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, bromcresol green; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU07000; moist when described;
    Bx1—87 to 133 centimeters (34.3 to 52.4 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior sandy loam; 18 percent clay; strong coarse prismatic structure; firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; brittle; slow permeability; 0.1 fine roots between peds; 5.0 fine moderate-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 60 percent coarse prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) and 60 percent coarse distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6); 8 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, bromcresol green; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU07001; moist when described;
    Bx2—133 to 153 centimeters (52.4 to 60.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior loamy sand; 14 percent clay; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; slow permeability; 60 percent coarse prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) and 60 percent coarse distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6); 5 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume subangular ? to 39-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, bromcresol green. Lab sample # PSU07002; moist when described;