IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Chippewa
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 523
  • User Pedon ID: 1988PA079004
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 523
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - PSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 88PA079004
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 44458
  • Print Date: 11/11/2024

    • 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: 41.3311111
  • Std. Longitude: -76.2586111
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: ASPECT = 100 DEGREES
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA079—Luzerne
  • MLRA: 140—Glaciated Allegheny Plateau and Catskill Mountains

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: R. Knight, M. Cessna, N. Ellenberger, R. Schweinsberg
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed Humic Fragiaquepts
  • Pedon Record Orgin: DDRP
  • Pedon #: 4
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Chippewa
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 5/7/2012
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: alluvial flat
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: toeslope
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: very poorly
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: rare ponding
  • Surface Fragments: 9.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 12/9/1988 ()
  • 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

    BEAL2

    FAGR

    PRSE2

    TSCA

    Acer rubrum

    Betula alleghaniensis

    Fagus grandifolia

    Prunus serotina

    Tsuga canadensis

    red maple

    yellow birch

    American beech

    black cherry

    eastern hemlock

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

    umbric epipedon

    cambic horizon

    fragipan

    0—30

    30—165

    165—165

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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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    643

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    90

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    A1—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); black (N 2/0) interior channery loam; 10 percent clay; weak fine crumb structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderate permeability; 5.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 5.0 fine and medium moderate-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; 5 percent by volume subangular ? to 425-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.2, bromcresol green; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU07136; wet when described;
    A2—15 to 30 centimeters (5.9 to 11.8 inches); very dark gray (N 3/0) interior channery loam; 8 percent clay; weak fine crumb structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderate permeability; 3.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 3.0 fine and medium moderate-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; 1 percent fine and medium prominent light gray (2.5Y 7/2); 5 percent by volume subangular ? to 425-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, bromcresol green; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU07137; wet when described;
    Bg1—30 to 58 centimeters (11.8 to 22.8 inches); greenish gray (5BG 5/1) interior channery clay loam; 35 percent clay; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; slow permeability; 11 percent medium faint greenish gray (5BG 6/1) and 11 percent medium and coarse prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) and 11 percent fine and medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6); 5 percent by volume subangular ? to 425-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, bromthymol blue; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU07138; wet, satiated when described;
    Bg2—58 to 86 centimeters (22.8 to 33.9 inches); gray (5Y 5/1) interior channery clay loam; 38 percent clay; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; slow permeability; 60 percent coarse distinct greenish gray (5BG 5/1) and 60 percent fine and medium distinct olive (5Y 5/3); 5 percent by volume subangular ? to 425-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 25 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, bromthymol blue; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU07139; wet, satiated when described;
    Bg3—86 to 165 centimeters (33.9 to 65.0 inches); greenish gray (5BG 5/1) interior very channery clay loam; 38 percent clay; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; slow permeability; 5 percent by volume subangular ? to 425-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, bromthymol blue; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU07140; wet, satiated when described;
    Bx—165 to 200 centimeters (65.0 to 78.7 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior very channery loam; 20 percent clay; structureless massive; extremely firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; brittle; very slow permeability; 11 percent medium distinct light brown (7.5YR 6/4) and 60 percent medium distinct reddish brown (5YR 4/4) and 60 percent medium prominent very dark gray (5YR 3/1); 5 percent by volume subangular ? to 425-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, bromthymol blue. Lab sample # PSU07141; wet, satiated when described;