IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Platea
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1956PA049008
  • User Pedon ID: 56PA049008
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1956PA049008
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A0359
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 32887
  • Print Date: 12/4/2024

    • 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: 41.8902206
  • Std. Longitude: -80.4815521
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Conneaut Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania on Harold Williams farm, in woods south of Township Route 883, 2,200 feet east of Township Route 312, 160 feet east of northwest corner of woods, 80 feet south of road, 20 feet north of large white oak tree. Location shown on aerial photo APD-1-44.
  • 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-silty, mixed, active, mesic Aeric 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 #: 8
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Platea
  • PSC - 22 to 72 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/20/2012
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Trumbull
  • Classificaton Date - 9/13/1956
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/13/1956 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: APD-1-44
  • 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

    EUSID

    QUAL

    QUVE

    TRILL

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    Eusideroxylon

    Quercus alba

    Quercus velutina

    Trillium

    Moss

    ironwood

    white oak

    black oak

    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

    1

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    282

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    270

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    Oi—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 40A02666. Hardwood leaf litter.
    Oe—2 to 4 centimeters (0.8 to 1.6 inches); fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, unspecified. Lab sample # 40A02667. Dark reddish brown (5YR 2/2) hardwood leaf mold.
    A—4 to 12 centimeters (1.6 to 4.7 inches); black (7.5YR 2/1) silt loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable, slightly sticky; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A02668
    BE—12 to 22 centimeters (4.7 to 8.7 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) silt loam; 3 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) fine faint mottles; weak fine granular, and weak fine platy structure; friable, slightly plastic; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A02669
    Bt1—22 to 34 centimeters (8.7 to 13.4 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) silty clay; 3 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) coarse prominent and 3 percent gray (10YR 6/1) coarse prominent mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; gray (10YR 5/1), moist, silt coats on faces of peds; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A02670
    Bt2—34 to 65 centimeters (13.4 to 25.6 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) silty clay; 3 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct and 3 percent gray (10YR 5/1) medium distinct mottles; strong coarse prismatic parts to strong coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, very firm, moderately plastic; dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A02671
    BCt—65 to 80 centimeters (25.6 to 31.5 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) silty clay; 3 percent olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) fine faint and 3 percent gray (10YR 5/1) fine faint mottles; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, very firm, moderately plastic; gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 7.2, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A02672
    C1—80 to 103 centimeters (31.5 to 40.6 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) silty clay; 1 percent olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) fine faint and 1 percent gray (10YR 5/1) fine faint mottles; strong coarse subangular blocky structure; very firm, moderately plastic; gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments, by hcl, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A02673
    C2—103 to 207 centimeters (40.6 to 81.5 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) silty clay; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) mottles; massive; very firm, moderately plastic; gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments, by hcl, unspecified. Lab sample # 40A02674. Coats appear only on upper part of ped faces.