IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Nolo
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 352
  • User Pedon ID: 1988PA051022
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 352
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - PSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 88PA051022
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 44268
  • 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: 39.9377778
  • Std. Longitude: -79.4369444
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: ASPECT = 26 DEGREES
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA051—Fayette
  • MLRA: 127—Eastern Allegheny Plateau and Mountains

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: R. Knight, M. Cessna, N. Ellenberger, R. Schweinsberg
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed Aeric Fragiaquults
  • Pedon Record Orgin: DDRP
  • Pedon #: 22
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Nolo
  • PSC - 10 to 58 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 5/7/2012
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • 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: footslope
  • 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: 11/10/1988 ()
  • 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

    BETUL

    CACA18

    FAGR

    LITU

    QURU

    ULAM

    Acer rubrum

    Betula

    Carpinus caroliniana

    Fagus grandifolia

    Liriodendron tulipifera

    Quercus rubra

    Ulmus americana

    red maple

    birch

    American hornbeam

    American beech

    tuliptree

    northern red oak

    American elm

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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—10

    10—87

    58—132

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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

    3

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    540

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    45

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    AE—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior stony silt loam; 22 percent clay; moderate fine crumb structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; 5.0 fine to coarse roots throughout; 3.8 fine and medium moderate-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; 1 percent fine distinct very pale brown (10YR 7/4) and 60 percent medium faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2); 5 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume subangular ? to 425-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, bromcresol green; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU07039; moist when described;
    Bt—10 to 33 centimeters (3.9 to 13.0 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/4) interior silt loam; 24 percent clay; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 0.5 fine to coarse roots throughout; 0.5 fine and medium moderate-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; 70 percent prominent pale brown (10YR 6/3) clay films on all faces of peds; 60 percent medium distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) and 60 percent coarse distinct brownish yellow (10YR 6/6); 2 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 8 percent by volume subangular ? to 425-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, chlorophenol red; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU07040; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 533043; continuous - phpvsfiid 533043
    Btg—33 to 58 centimeters (13.0 to 22.8 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior clay loam; 28 percent clay; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 0.1 fine and medium roots between peds; 0.5 fine and medium moderate-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; 70 percent prominent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent medium prominent reddish brown (5YR 5/4) and 60 percent medium distinct light gray (10YR 7/2) and 60 percent medium distinct brownish yellow (10YR 6/8); 5 percent by volume subangular ? to 425-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, chlorophenol red; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU07041; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 533044; continuous - phpvsfiid 533044
    Btx1—58 to 87 centimeters (22.8 to 34.3 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4) interior loam; 20 percent clay; strong very coarse prismatic, and moderate fine and medium platy structure; firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; brittle; moderately slow permeability; 38 percent prominent light brown (7.5YR 6/4) clay films on vertical faces of peds; 11 percent medium distinct light reddish brown (5YR 6/3) and 11 percent medium prominent pinkish gray (7.5YR 7/2) and 60 percent medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8); fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; 5 percent by volume subangular ? to 425-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, chlorophenol red; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU07042; wet, satiated when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 533045; continuous - phpvsfiid 533045
    Btx2—87 to 132 centimeters (34.3 to 52.0 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4) interior channery loam; 18 percent clay; strong very coarse prismatic, and moderate fine and medium platy structure; firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; brittle; moderately slow permeability; 38 percent prominent light brown (7.5YR 6/4) clay films on vertical faces of peds; 11 percent medium and coarse distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) and 60 percent medium and coarse prominent light gray (10YR 7/2); fine spherical iron-manganese concretions; 5 percent by volume subangular ? to 425-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, chlorophenol red; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU07043; wet, satiated when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 533046; continuous - phpvsfiid 533046
    Btg—132 to 200 centimeters (52.0 to 78.7 inches); pinkish gray (7.5YR 6/2) interior clay loam; 22 percent clay; strong very coarse prismatic, and moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderate permeability; 70 percent prominent pinkish gray (7.5YR 6/2) clay films on vertical faces of peds; 11 percent medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) and 11 percent coarse prominent light gray (10YR 7/2); 1 percent by volume subangular ? to 425-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, chlorophenol red. Lab sample # PSU07044; wet, satiated when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 533047; continuous - phpvsfiid 533047