IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Andover

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: 1988PA055064

User Pedon ID: 1988PA055064

Vegetation Plot ID: 368

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - PSU

Lab Pedon # - 88PA055064

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 44285

Print Date: 11/23/2024

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: 40.2252778

Std. Longitude: -77.6936111

Datum: WGS84

Location Description: ASPECT = 268 DEGREES

State: Pennsylvania

County: PA055—Franklin

MLRA: 147—Northern Appalachian Ridges and Valleys

MLRA Soil Survey Area: NE-MIL—Mill Hall, Pennsylvania

Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: PA055—Franklin County, Pennsylvania

PEDON

Describers Name: R. Knight, N. Ellenberger

Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, nonacid Andaqueptic Ochraqualfs

Pedon Record Orgin: DDRP

Pedon #: 64

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Andover

PSC - 15 to 61 cm.

Classificaton Date - 5/7/2012

Moisture Subclass - aquic

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Erosion Class - 0

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Landscape: mountain valleys or canyons

Landform: terrace

Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope

Hill Slope Profile: toeslope

Slope Shape Across: linear

Slope Shape Down: linear

Runoff: very low

Drainage Class: poorly

Flooding: none flooding

Ponding: rare ponding

Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 10/4/1988 ()

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
ACRU APCA ASTER ASTER CLLI2 DIPSA PIST SOLID ULAM	Acer rubrum Apocynum cannabinum Aster Aster Clematis ligusticifolia Dipsacus Pinus strobus Solidago Ulmus americana	red maple Indianhemp aster aster western white clematis teasel eastern white pine goldenrod American elm	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
ochric epipedon argillic horizon	0—15 15—61	—- —-

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
2	—	—	295	—	270	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Ap—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior silt loam; 18 percent clay; moderate fine platy structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderate permeability; 4.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 3.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; 10 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter interbedded sedimentary fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, bromthymol blue; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU07062; moist when described;

Bt1—15 to 33 centimeters (5.9 to 13.0 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior silty clay loam; 30 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, very sticky, very plastic; moderately slow permeability; 0.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 0.5 very fine and fine moderate-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; 70 percent faint light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) clay films on surfaces along pores; 60 percent fine and medium prominent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) and 60 percent fine and medium prominent pinkish gray (7.5YR 7/2); 5 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter interbedded sedimentary fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, bromthymol blue; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU07063; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 533079; continuous - phpvsfiid 533079

Bt2—33 to 61 centimeters (13.0 to 24.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior channery clay loam; 30 percent clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderately slow permeability; 0.1 very fine and fine roots throughout; 0.6 very fine and fine moderate-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; 38 percent prominent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) clay films on surfaces along pores; 60 percent medium faint strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) and 60 percent medium prominent pinkish gray (7.5YR 7/2); 11 percent fine and medium irregular iron-manganese concretions; 5 percent by volume subrounded ? to 163-? millimeter interbedded sedimentary fragments and 10 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter interbedded sedimentary fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, bromthymol blue; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU07064; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 533080; continuous - phpvsfiid 533080

Bw—61 to 88 centimeters (24.0 to 34.6 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior channery clay loam; 22 percent clay; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderately slow permeability; 0.1 very fine and fine roots throughout; 0.1 very fine and fine moderate-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; 11 percent fine and medium prominent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) and 60 percent medium and coarse prominent gray (N 6/0); 11 percent fine and medium irregular iron-manganese concretions; 10 percent by volume subrounded ? to 163-? millimeter interbedded sedimentary fragments and 15 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter interbedded sedimentary fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, bromthymol blue; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU07065; moist when described;

C1—88 to 119 centimeters (34.6 to 46.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior very channery loam; 18 percent clay; structureless massive; firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderate permeability; 0.1 very fine and fine roots throughout; 0.1 very fine and fine moderate-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; 60 percent fine and medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and 60 percent fine and medium distinct gray (10YR 6/1); 60 percent fine and medium irregular iron-manganese concretions; 5 percent by volume subrounded ? to 163-? millimeter interbedded sedimentary fragments and 40 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter interbedded sedimentary fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, bromthymol blue; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU07066; moist when described;

C2—119 to 152 centimeters (46.9 to 59.8 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior extremely cobbly loam; 12 percent clay; structureless massive; firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderate permeability; 1 percent fine and medium distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2); 20 percent by volume subrounded ? to 163-? millimeter interbedded sedimentary fragments and 45 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter interbedded sedimentary fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, bromthymol blue; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU07067; wet when described;

C3—152 to 200 centimeters (59.8 to 78.7 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior extremely cobbly loam; 12 percent clay; massive; firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; 1 percent fine and medium distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2); 40 percent by volume subrounded ? to 163-? millimeter interbedded sedimentary fragments and 40 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter interbedded sedimentary fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, bromthymol blue. Lab sample # PSU07068; wet when described;