IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Fluvaquent
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1988PA107043
  • User Pedon ID: 1988PA107043
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 705
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - PSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 88PA107043
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 45210
  • Print Date: 2/16/2025

    • 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: 40.8794444
  • Std. Longitude: -76.2383333
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: NUREMBERG, PA QUADRANGLE 1,800 FT SE OF FEMDALE JUNCTION 9,300 FT S OF MT Z ION CHURCH 300 FT S OF STONY RUN ASPECT = 118 DEGREES SE
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA107—Schuylkill
  • MLRA: 147—Northern Appalachian Ridges and Valleys
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NE-MIL—Mill Hall, Pennsylvania
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: PA107—Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 40076-H2—Nuremberg, Pennsylvania

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: S. Anderson, T. Craul, M. Horkey, A. Wilkins
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed Fluvaquents
  • Pedon Record Orgin: DDRP
  • Pedon #: 43
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Fluvaquent
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 5/7/2012
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountain valleys or canyons
  • Landform: flood plain
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Hill Slope Profile: summit
  • Slope Shape Across: concave
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: very low
  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Flooding: frequent flooding
  • Ponding: occasional ponding
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/26/1988 ()
  • 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

    ACSA3

    POGR4

    TSCA

    Acer saccharum

    Populus grandidentata

    Tsuga canadensis

    sugar maple

    bigtooth aspen

    eastern hemlock

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

    ochric epipedon

    0—20

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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

    2

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    309

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    135

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    Oi—0 to 4 centimeters (0.0 to 1.6 inches); black (10YR 2/1) interior; moderately rapid permeability; 4.0 very fine and fine roots top of horizon and 3.0 medium and coarse roots top of horizon; 2.5 very fine and fine high-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 5 percent by volume rounded ? to 163-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 6 percent by volume rounded ? to 39-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, chlorophenol red; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU07364; moist when described;
    Oe—4 to 16 centimeters (1.6 to 6.3 inches); black (10YR 2/1) interior; nonsticky, nonplastic; smeary; moderately rapid permeability; 4.0 very fine and fine roots top of horizon and 3.0 medium and coarse roots top of horizon; 2.5 very fine and fine high-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 5 percent by volume rounded ? to 163-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 6 percent by volume rounded ? to 39-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, chlorophenol red; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU07365; moist when described;
    Ag—16 to 36 centimeters (6.3 to 14.2 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior sandy loam; 8 percent clay; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; 1.8 fine and medium roots throughout and 0.5 coarse roots throughout; 2.5 very fine and fine high-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 38 percent faint very dark gray (10YR 3/1) clay bridges between sand grains; 5 percent by volume rounded ? to 39-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 8 percent by volume rounded ? to 163-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, chlorophenol red; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU07366; moist when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 534732; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 534732
    Cg1—36 to 61 centimeters (14.2 to 24.0 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior cobbly loamy sand; 5 percent clay; structureless single grain; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; 2.5 very fine and fine high-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 38 percent faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2) clay bridges between sand grains; 10 percent by volume rounded ? to 163-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume rounded ? to 39-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, bromthymol blue; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU07367; wet when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 534733; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 534733
    Cg2—61 to 86 centimeters (24.0 to 33.9 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/3) interior and brown (7.5YR 5/2) interior very cobbly loamy sand; 5 percent clay; structureless single grain; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; 2.5 very fine and fine high-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 14 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) oxide coats throughout and 38 percent faint reddish brown (5YR 5/3) clay bridges between sand grains; 15 percent by volume rounded ? to 163-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 40 percent by volume rounded ? to 39-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, bromthymol blue; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU07368; wet when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 534734; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 534735; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 534734; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 534735
    Cg3—86 to 116 centimeters (33.9 to 45.7 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/3) interior very cobbly sandy loam; 5 percent clay; structureless single grain; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; 2.5 very fine and fine high-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 38 percent faint reddish brown (5YR 4/3) clay bridges between sand grains and 38 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) oxide coats throughout; 25 percent by volume rounded ? to 163-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume rounded ? to 39-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, bromthymol blue; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU07369; wet when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 534736; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 534737; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 534736; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 534737
    Cg4—116 to 164 centimeters (45.7 to 64.6 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/3) interior very gravelly sandy loam; 5 percent clay; structureless single grain; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; 2.5 very fine and fine high-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 14 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) oxide coats throughout and 38 percent faint reddish brown (5YR 4/3) clay bridges between sand grains; 25 percent by volume rounded ? to 163-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume rounded ? to 39-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, bromthymol blue. Lab sample # PSU07370; wet when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 534738; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 534739; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 534738; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 534739