IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Buchanan
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 281
  • User Pedon ID: 1988PA035023
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 281
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - PSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 88PA035023
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 44189
  • 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: 41.2361111
  • Std. Longitude: -77.7750000
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: ASPECT = 151 DEGREES SE FROM STARTING POINT #1, TRANSECT DIRECTION NW 100 METERS
  • Map Unit: NoA—Nolo silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA035—Clinton
  • MLRA: 127—Eastern Allegheny Plateau and Mountains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: PA035—Clinton County, Pennsylvania

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: J. Chibirka, W. Farwell, M. Hogue
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed Typic Fragiudults
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Record Orgin: DDRP
  • Pedon #: 23
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Buchanan
  • PSC - 33 to 53 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/21/2014
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: alluvial flat
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Hill Slope Profile: toeslope
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: rare ponding
  • Bedrock: with <10
  • Surface Fragments: 9.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 12/7/1988 ()
  • 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

    PIRE

    QUAL

    Pinus resinosa

    Quercus alba

    red pine

    white oak

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

    cambic horizon

    fragipan

    6—33

    53—92

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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

    4

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    604

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    135

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    Oa—0 to 6 centimeters (0.0 to 2.4 inches); very dark gray (N 3/0) interior highly decomposed plant material; weak very fine and fine crumb structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; rapid permeability; 5.0 fine to coarse roots top of horizon; 3.0 fine high-continuity interstitial pores; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.2, bromcresol green; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU07025; moist when described;
    Bw—6 to 33 centimeters (2.4 to 13.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior and dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) interior gravelly loam; 18 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, moderately plastic; moderately rapid permeability; 4.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 3.0 fine and medium moderate-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 20 percent by volume subangular ? to 39-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, bromcresol green; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU07026; moist when described;
    Bt—33 to 53 centimeters (13.0 to 20.9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior gravelly loam; 24 percent clay; strong medium and coarse angular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderately slow permeability; 1.8 fine and medium roots between peds; 2.5 fine and medium moderate-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 38 percent faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) clay films on surfaces along pores; 11 percent medium and coarse prominent pale brown (10YR 6/3); 25 percent by volume subangular ? to 39-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, bromcresol green; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU07027; wet when described;. patchy - phpvsfiid 532659; patchy - phpvsfiid 532659
    Bx1—53 to 71 centimeters (20.9 to 28.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior very gravelly loam; 24 percent clay; strong coarse angular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; brittle; slow permeability; 0.1 very fine and fine low-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 14 percent faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) clay films on top faces of peds; 60 percent medium and coarse prominent pale brown (10YR 6/3); 35 percent by volume subangular ? to 39-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, bromcresol green; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU07028; wet when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 532660; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 532660
    Bx2—71 to 92 centimeters (28.0 to 36.2 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior very gravelly loam; 22 percent clay; moderate medium and coarse angular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; brittle; slow permeability; 0.1 very fine and fine low-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 38 percent prominent black (N 2/0) manganese or iron-manganese stains on surfaces along pores; 60 percent medium and coarse prominent pale brown (10YR 6/3); 35 percent by volume subangular ? to 39-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, bromcresol green; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU07029; wet when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 532661; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 532661
    BC—92 to 112 centimeters (36.2 to 44.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior extremely gravelly loam; 18 percent clay; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderate permeability; 0.5 very fine and fine moderate-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 1 percent fine and medium prominent pale brown (10YR 6/3); 75 percent by volume subangular ? to 39-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, bromcresol green; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU07030; wet when described;
    C1—112 to 148 centimeters (44.1 to 58.3 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior extremely gravelly sandy loam; 15 percent clay; structureless massive; firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; 0.5 very fine and fine moderate-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 85 percent by volume subangular ? to 39-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, bromcresol green; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU07031; wet when described;
    C2—148 to 200 centimeters (58.3 to 78.7 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior extremely gravelly sandy loam; 15 percent clay; structureless massive; firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; 0.5 very fine and fine moderate-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 85 percent by volume subangular ? to 39-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, bromcresol green. Lab sample # PSU07032; wet when described;