IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Morris
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 569
  • User Pedon ID: 1988PA081075
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 569
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - PSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 88PA081075
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 44508
  • 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: 41.5716667
  • Std. Longitude: -76.8152778
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: ASPECT = 260 DEGREES
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA081—Lycoming
  • MLRA: 140—Glaciated Allegheny Plateau and Catskill Mountains

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: R. Knight, M. Cessna, N. Ellenberger, R. Schweinsberg
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, acid Aeric Fragiaquepts
  • Pedon Record Orgin: DDRP
  • Pedon #: 75
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Morris
  • PSC - 25 to 47 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: hillside
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: footslope
  • Slope Shape Across: concave
  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • 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

    ACRU

    FAGR

    PRSE2

    Acer rubrum

    Fagus grandifolia

    Prunus serotina

    red maple

    American beech

    black cherry

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

    ochric epipedon

    cambic horizon

    fragipan

    lithic contact

    0—24

    24—47

    47—47

    72—72

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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

    6

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    715

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    270

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    Oe—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); black (10YR 2/1) interior; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; very rapid permeability; 5.0 fine and medium roots throughout; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, bromcresol green; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU07249; moist when described;
    A—3 to 7 centimeters (1.2 to 2.8 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/2) interior silt loam; 16 percent clay; weak fine granular structure; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; rapid permeability; 5.0 fine to coarse roots throughout; 3.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; 5 percent by volume subrounded ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU07250; moist when described;
    EB—7 to 27 centimeters (2.8 to 10.6 inches); reddish gray (5YR 5/2) interior loam; 16 percent clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderate permeability; 3.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 3.0 fine and medium moderate-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; 11 percent fine prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and 60 percent medium faint dark reddish gray (5YR 4/2); 5 percent by volume subrounded ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, chlorophenol red; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU07251; moist when described;
    Bw—27 to 50 centimeters (10.6 to 19.7 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior loam; 14 percent clay; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; 0.1 fine roots throughout; 2.5 fine and medium moderate-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; 11 percent medium distinct yellowish red (5YR 5/6) and 60 percent medium prominent pinkish gray (7.5YR 6/2) and 60 percent medium prominent light reddish brown (5YR 6/3); 10 percent by volume subrounded ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, chlorophenol red; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU07252; moist when described;
    Bx1—50 to 77 centimeters (19.7 to 30.3 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/3) interior channery loam; 16 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky, and strong very coarse prismatic structure; firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; slow permeability; 0.5 very fine and fine moderate-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; 14 percent prominent pinkish gray (5YR 7/2) coats on vertical faces of peds and 14 percent prominent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) coats on vertical faces of peds and 38 percent prominent black (5YR 2/1) black stains on surfaces along pores; 11 percent medium faint reddish brown (5YR 4/3); 1 percent medium spherical iron-manganese concretions; 15 percent by volume subrounded ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, chlorophenol red; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU07253; moist when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 534162; continuous - phpvsfiid 534160; continuous - phpvsfiid 534161; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 534162; continuous - phpvsfiid 534160; continuous - phpvsfiid 534161
    Bx2—77 to 130 centimeters (30.3 to 51.2 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/3) interior channery clay loam; 18 percent clay; strong very coarse prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; slow permeability; 0.5 very fine and fine moderate-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; 14 percent prominent pinkish gray (5YR 6/2) coats on vertical faces of peds and 14 percent prominent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) coats on vertical faces of peds and 70 percent prominent black (5YR 2/1) black stains on surfaces along pores; medium spherical iron-manganese concretions; 15 percent by volume subrounded ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, chlorophenol red; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU07254; moist when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 534165; continuous - phpvsfiid 534163; continuous - phpvsfiid 534164; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 534165; continuous - phpvsfiid 534163; continuous - phpvsfiid 534164
    Bx3—130 to 153 centimeters (51.2 to 60.2 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/3) interior channery clay loam; 18 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky, and strong very coarse prismatic structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; slow permeability; 14 percent prominent pinkish gray (5YR 7/2) coats on vertical faces of peds and 14 percent prominent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) coats on vertical faces of peds and 38 percent prominent black (5YR 2/1) black stains on surfaces along pores; medium spherical iron-manganese concretions; 20 percent by volume subrounded ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, chlorophenol red. Lab sample # PSU07255; moist when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 534168; continuous - phpvsfiid 534166; continuous - phpvsfiid 534167; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 534168; continuous - phpvsfiid 534166; continuous - phpvsfiid 534167