IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Fluvaquent
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1988PA107048
  • User Pedon ID: 1988PA107048
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 710
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - PSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 88PA107048
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 45216
  • 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: 40.7816667
  • Std. Longitude: -76.0902778
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: ASPECT 324 DEGREES NW STARTING POINT SITE #1 8,200 FT NE OF SILVER FIRE TOWER, 4,400 FT S OF WALBOM SCHOOL
  • 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

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: S. Anderson, J. Chibirka, T. Craul, M. Horkey, A. Wilkins
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed Typic Fluvaquents
  • Pedon Record Orgin: DDRP
  • Pedon #: 48
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Fluvaquent
  • 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

  • Landform: flood plain
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Hill Slope Profile: summit
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: negligible
  • Drainage Class: very poorly
  • Flooding: occasional flooding
  • Ponding: occasional ponding
  • Bedrock: with <10
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/12/1988 ()
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - wetlands
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - marshland
  • 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

    ALNUS

    BEAL2

    Alnus

    Betula alleghaniensis

    alder

    yellow birch

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

    ochric epipedon

    0—38

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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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    352

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    315

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    A1—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/3) interior silt loam; 13 percent clay; weak fine granular structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 3.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 3.0 fine and medium low-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 1 percent fine faint dark reddish gray (5YR 4/2); fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU07408; moist when described;
    A2—13 to 31 centimeters (5.1 to 12.2 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/3) interior silt loam; 18 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 3.0 fine roots throughout; 3.0 fine and medium moderate-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 38 percent prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) iron stains on all faces of peds; 11 percent fine and medium faint reddish gray (5YR 5/2) and 11 percent fine and medium faint gray (5YR 6/1); fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, chlorophenol red; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU07409; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 534759; continuous - phpvsfiid 534759
    Ag—31 to 38 centimeters (12.2 to 15.0 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior silt loam; 21 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 2.5 fine and medium moderate-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 38 percent prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) iron stains on all faces of peds and 38 percent faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2) skeletans throughout; 11 percent medium prominent reddish gray (5YR 5/2); fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, chlorophenol red; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU07410; moist when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 534761; continuous - phpvsfiid 534760; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 534761; continuous - phpvsfiid 534760
    Bwg—38 to 53 centimeters (15.0 to 20.9 inches); gray (5Y 6/1) interior and light gray (5YR 7/1) interior sandy clay loam; 28 percent clay; moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, nonplastic; semideformable; moderately slow permeability; 0.5 roots throughout; 0.6 fine low-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 38 percent prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) iron stains on surfaces along root channels and 70 percent faint light gray (5YR 7/1) clay films throughout; 11 percent medium and coarse prominent light reddish brown (5YR 6/3) and 11 percent medium and coarse prominent light greenish gray (5GY 7/1); 3 percent by volume subangular ? to 39-? millimeter shale, unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume rounded ? to 39-? millimeter shale, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU07411; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 534762; continuous - phpvsfiid 534763; continuous - phpvsfiid 534762; continuous - phpvsfiid 534763
    BCg—53 to 64 centimeters (20.9 to 25.2 inches); gray (5Y 6/1) interior and light gray (5YR 7/1) interior and dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) interior clay; 55 percent clay; weak coarse subangular blocky, and weak coarse angular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; very slow permeability; 0.1 roots throughout; 0.6 very fine and fine moderate-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 38 percent prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) iron stains on surfaces along root channels and 38 percent prominent dark brown (10YR 3/3) organic stains on surfaces along root channels and 70 percent faint light gray (5YR 7/1) clay films throughout; 11 percent fine prominent pinkish gray (7.5YR 6/2); 5 percent by volume subrounded ? to 39-? millimeter shale, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, chlorophenol red; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU07412; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 534764; continuous - phpvsfiid 534765; continuous - phpvsfiid 534766; continuous - phpvsfiid 534764; continuous - phpvsfiid 534765; continuous - phpvsfiid 534766
    C1—64 to 87 centimeters (25.2 to 34.3 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/3) interior sandy clay loam; 25 percent clay; structureless massive; firm, slightly sticky, nonplastic; moderately slow permeability; 0.5 fine and medium moderate-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 38 percent prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) iron stains on sand and gravel and 38 percent faint reddish brown (5YR 5/3) clay films throughout; 1 percent medium prominent olive yellow (5Y 6/6) and 1 percent medium prominent pale green (5G 6/2) and 11 percent medium and coarse prominent light gray (5YR 7/1); 3 percent by volume subrounded ? to 39-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume subrounded ? to 39-? millimeter shale, unspecified fragments and 8 percent by volume rounded ? to 39-? millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, chlorophenol red; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU07413; moist when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 534767; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 534768; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 534767; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 534768
    C2—87 to 124 centimeters (34.3 to 48.8 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/3) interior and strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior clay loam; 35 percent clay; structureless massive; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; slow permeability; 0.5 fine low-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 14 percent prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) iron stains on sand and gravel and 70 percent faint reddish brown (5YR 5/3) clay films throughout; 11 percent medium prominent greenish gray (5GY 6/1) and 11 percent fine and medium prominent pinkish white (7.5YR 8/2); 4 percent by volume rounded ? to 39-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 8 percent by volume rounded ? to 39-? millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, chlorophenol red; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU07414; moist when described;. patchy - phpvsfiid 534769; continuous - phpvsfiid 534770; patchy - phpvsfiid 534769; continuous - phpvsfiid 534770
    C3—124 to 143 centimeters (48.8 to 56.3 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior gravelly sandy clay loam; 23 percent clay; structureless massive; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderately slow permeability; 0.5 fine moderate-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 14 percent prominent black (N 2/0) black stains on sand and gravel and 38 percent prominent dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) clay films throughout; 11 percent medium prominent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2); 25 percent by volume rounded ? to 39-? millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU07415; moist when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 534771; patchy - phpvsfiid 534772; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 534771; patchy - phpvsfiid 534772
    C4—143 to 200 centimeters (56.3 to 78.7 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) interior clay loam; 30 percent clay; structureless massive; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; rapid permeability; 3.0 fine and medium moderate-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 70 percent faint dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) clay films throughout; 2 percent by volume rounded ? to 39-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 8 percent by volume rounded ? to 39-? millimeter shale, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, chlorophenol red. Lab sample # PSU07416; wet when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 534773; continuous - phpvsfiid 534773