IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Platea

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S1956PA049006

User Pedon ID: 56PA049006

Vegetation Plot ID: S1956PA049006

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 40A0358

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 32886

Print Date: 11/12/2024

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: 41.9708595

Std. Longitude: -80.2827759

Datum: WGS84

Location Description: Girard Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania on David Blair farm, 2 3/4 miles southeast of Girard along Route 25014, in woods 115 feet north of edge of road, 185 feet west of gravel road at sharp bend in highway. Location shown on aerial photograph APD-42-53.

State: Pennsylvania

County: PA049—Erie

Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: PA049—Erie County, Pennsylvania

PEDON

Describers Name: E.J. Pederson, F.G. Loughry, L.T. Kardos, D.C. Taylor and party.

Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, active, mesic Fragiaquic Hapludalfs

Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct

Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series

Pedon Purpose: full pedon description

Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Platea

PSC - 41 to 91 cm.

Classificaton Date - 4/20/2012

Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition

Moisture Subclass - udic

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Platea

Classificaton Date - 9/12/1956

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Slope Shape Across: linear

Drainage Class: somewhat poorly

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 9/12/1956 (actual site observation date)

Air Photo ID: APD-42-53

Surface Cover Properties:

Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover

Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - intermixed conifers and hardwoods

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
2MOSS FRAXI IMCA POLYG2 TILIA TSUGA ULMUS	— Fraxinus Impatiens capensis Polygonatum Tilia Tsuga Ulmus	Moss ash jewelweed Solomon's seal basswood hemlock elm	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —	— — — — — — —

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
10	—	—	445	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Oe—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2) rubbed moderately decomposed plant material; fragments.; observed in pit, small

A—3 to 13 centimeters (1.2 to 5.1 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2) silty clay loam; 18 percent sand; 54 percent silt; 28 percent clay; weak fine granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.0 fine roots between peds; 2 percent fine prominent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) iron-manganese masses; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.1, pH meter; clear wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small

AE—13 to 28 centimeters (5.1 to 11.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) silt loam; 20 percent sand; 55 percent silt; 25 percent clay; weak fine granular, and weak fine platy structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 fine roots between peds; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3, pH meter; clear wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small

E—28 to 41 centimeters (11.0 to 16.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) silt loam; 24 percent sand; 56 percent silt; 20 percent clay; weak medium platy, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 1.0 fine roots between peds; 15 percent medium distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) iron depletions and 15 percent medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, pH meter; clear wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small

Bt1—41 to 56 centimeters (16.1 to 22.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silt loam; 18 percent sand; 60 percent silt; 22 percent clay; moderate medium angular blocky, and moderate medium platy structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 1.0 fine roots between peds; 15 percent faint light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) clay films on vertical faces of peds; 15 percent medium prominent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) iron depletions and 15 percent medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small. patchy - phpvsfiid 316341; patchy - phpvsfiid 316341

Bt2—56 to 74 centimeters (22.0 to 29.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silt loam; 20 percent sand; 59 percent silt; 21 percent clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; very firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine roots between peds; 70 percent prominent gray (2.5Y 6/1) clay films on vertical faces of peds; 15 percent medium prominent gray (10YR 5/1) iron depletions and 15 percent medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, pH meter; clear irregular boundary.; observed in pit, small. continuous - phpvsfiid 316342; continuous - phpvsfiid 316342

Bt3—74 to 100 centimeters (29.1 to 39.4 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) silt loam; 23 percent sand; 55 percent silt; 23 percent clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine roots between peds; 50 percent prominent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) clay films on vertical faces of peds; 15 percent coarse prominent gray (10YR 5/1) iron depletions and 15 percent coarse faint brown (7.5YR 4/4) iron-manganese masses; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small. continuous - phpvsfiid 316377; continuous - phpvsfiid 316377

Bt4—100 to 125 centimeters (39.4 to 49.2 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) silt loam; 25 percent sand; 54 percent silt; 22 percent clay; moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium platy structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 50 percent distinct light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) clay films on vertical faces of peds; 15 percent medium prominent gray (10YR 5/1) iron depletions; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small. continuous - phpvsfiid 316378; continuous - phpvsfiid 316378

Bt5—125 to 155 centimeters (49.2 to 61.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) silt loam; 24 percent sand; 56 percent silt; 21 percent clay; moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium platy structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 40 percent distinct light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) clay films on vertical faces of peds; 1 percent medium prominent gray (10YR 5/1) iron depletions; 2 percent by volume nonflat subrounded ? to 38-? millimeter sandstone-shale fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small. continuous - phpvsfiid 316379; continuous - phpvsfiid 316379

C1—155 to 186 centimeters (61.0 to 73.2 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) silt loam; 30 percent sand; 53 percent silt; 10 percent clay; moderate coarse platy structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded ? to 38-? millimeter sandstone-shale fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small

C2—186 to 206 centimeters (73.2 to 81.1 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) silt loam; 29 percent sand; 54 percent silt; 18 percent clay; moderate coarse platy structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded ? to 38-? millimeter sandstone-shale fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, pH meter.; observed in pit, small