IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Platea
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1956PA049007
  • User Pedon ID: 56PA049007
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1956PA049007
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A0357
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 32885
  • 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: 41.9428596
  • Std. Longitude: -80.3260803
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Village of Platea, Erie County, Pennsylvania on Cary Scott farm near south edge of village, in woods 400 feet east of Pennsylvania Route 18, 140 feet east of west edge of woods, 90 feet north of south boundary of woods. Location shown on aerial photography APD-2-23.
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA049—Erie
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: PA049—Erie County, Pennsylvania

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: E.J. Pedersen, F.G. Loughry, L.T. Kardos, D.C. Taylor and party.
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Aeric Fragic Epiaqualfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 7
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Platea
  • PSC - 54 to 104 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/20/2012
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Platea
  • Classificaton Date - 9/12/1956
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: bench
  • 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-2-23
  • 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

    2MOSS

    FAGUS

    FRAXI

    HAMAM

    POLYG2

    TILIA

    TRILL

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    Fagus

    Fraxinus

    Hamamelis

    Polygonatum

    Tilia

    Trillium

    Moss

    beech

    ash

    witchhazel

    Solomon's seal

    basswood

    trillium

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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

    4

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    277

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    270

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    Oi—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 40A02642. Hardwood leaf litter
    Oa—2 to 3 centimeters (0.8 to 1.2 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 40A02643. Black mull.
    A—3 to 13 centimeters (1.2 to 5.1 inches); black (7.5YR 2/1) silt loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable, nonplastic; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A02644
    E—13 to 22 centimeters (5.1 to 8.7 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) silt loam; weak fine granular, and fine platy structure; friable, nonplastic; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A02645
    BE—22 to 28 centimeters (8.7 to 11.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silt loam; 1 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) medium faint mottles; weak fine platy structure; friable, slightly plastic; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A02646
    Bw—28 to 54 centimeters (11.0 to 21.3 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silt loam; 3 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) medium prominent and 3 percent gray (10YR 6/1) medium prominent mottles; weak fine and medium subangular blocky, and platy structure; hard, firm, moderately plastic; 75 percent clay films on faces of peds; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, unspecified; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 40A02647. Boundary caused by this horizon forming tops of polygons
    Btx1—54 to 84 centimeters (21.3 to 33.1 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) silt loam; 3 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine distinct and 3 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine distinct mottles; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately plastic; 10 percent clay films on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A02648
    Btx2—84 to 110 centimeters (33.1 to 43.3 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) silty clay loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium distinct and 1 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky, and fine platy structure; hard, firm, moderately plastic; 10 percent clay films on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A02649
    BC—110 to 138 centimeters (43.3 to 54.3 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) stratified silt to silty clay loam; 10 percent fine faint mottles; moderate medium platy structure; firm, slightly plastic; fragments, by hcl, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A02650. This horizon contains the bottom of the distinct polygons.
    C1—138 to 158 centimeters (54.3 to 62.2 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) very fine sandy loam; weak fine and medium platy structure; friable, nonplastic; fragments, by hcl, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A02651
    C2—158 to 176 centimeters (62.2 to 69.3 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) silty clay; 1 percent 2.5Y 5/ (2.5Y 5/ medium distinct mottles; subangular blocky, and platy structure; firm, very plastic; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A02652
    2C3—176 to 199 centimeters (69.3 to 78.3 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) very fine sandy loam; weak fine platy structure; firm, nonplastic; fragments, by hcl, unspecified. Lab sample # 40A02653