IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Rohrersville
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1993PA055058
  • User Pedon ID: 93PA055058
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 94P0331
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 66509
  • Print Date: 11/24/2024

    • 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: 39.8786125
  • Std. Longitude: -77.4783325
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Huckleberry Hill area; 1/4 mile south of intersection of New Baltimore and District (Forest) Roads.
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA055—Franklin
  • MLRA: 130—Blue Ridge
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: PA055—Franklin County, Pennsylvania
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 39077-H4—Caledonia Park, Pennsylvania

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: NBE, WRK
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, semiactive, mesic Fragiaquic Hapludalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: not classified to current taxon name
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 58
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Rohrersville
  • PSC - 3 to 74 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 1/27/2010
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Highfield wet
  • Classificaton Date - 9/28/1993
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountains
  • Landform: bench
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: footslope
  • Slope Shape Across: concave
  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Bedrock: metamorphic, unspecified
  • Surface Fragments: 1.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/28/1993 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 58
  • 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
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    calcic horizon

    oxic horizon

    0—3

    8—74

    74—163

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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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    —

    393

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    O—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 94P02053. no sample
    A—3 to 6 centimeters (1.2 to 2.4 inches); 40 percent 2.5Y 4/ (2.5Y 4/), and 60 percent 2.5Y 3/ (2.5Y 3/), channery loam; moderate fine and medium granular structure; loose, nonsticky, moderately plastic; 10.0 very fine to medium roots throughout; 10.0 very fine to medium moderate-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; 10 percent by volume subangular 2-76-150 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, chlorophenol red; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 94P02052
    BE—6 to 11 centimeters (2.4 to 4.3 inches); 80 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) and 20 percent dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) channery loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very friable, nonsticky, moderately plastic; 5.0 very fine to coarse roots throughout; 5.0 very fine to medium interstitial and tubular pores; 15 percent by volume subangular 2-76-150 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 94P02053
    Bw1—11 to 39 centimeters (4.3 to 15.4 inches); 90 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) and 10 percent dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) channery loam; weak and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 very fine to coarse roots throughout; 21.0 very fine to medium interstitial and tubular pores; 5 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume subangular 2-76-150 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, chlorophenol red; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 94P02054
    Bw2—39 to 64 centimeters (15.4 to 25.2 inches); 80 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) and 20 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) channery silt loam; 1 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) fine distinct irregular and 4 percent 2.5Y 6/ (2.5Y 6/ fine distinct irregular mottles; weak and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine to medium roots throughout; 21.0 very fine to medium interstitial and tubular pores; 10 percent faint clay films in root channels and/or pores; 5 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume subangular 2-76-150 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, chlorophenol red; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 94P02055. moisture films soil seemed to pick up in clay; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 176630; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 176630
    Bw3—64 to 77 centimeters (25.2 to 30.3 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) channery loam; 10 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) medium distinct irregular and 25 percent 2.5Y 6/ (2.5Y 6/ medium distinct irregular mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine to medium roots throughout; 3.0 very fine to medium interstitial and tubular pores; 5 percent by volume subangular 2-76-150 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 94P02056
    Bx1—77 to 117 centimeters (30.3 to 46.1 inches); 2.5Y 5/ (2.5Y 5/), very channery loam; 10 percent olive yellow (2.5Y 6/6) fine and medium distinct irregular and 20 percent 2.5Y 7/ (2.5Y 7/ fine and medium distinct irregular and 20 percent light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) fine and medium distinct irregular mottles; moderate medium platy structure; firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; brittle; 0.5 very fine to medium roots throughout; 0.1 very fine and fine moderate-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; 5 percent by volume subangular 2-76-150 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume angular 2-76-150 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, chlorophenol red; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 94P02057
    Bx2—117 to 166 centimeters (46.1 to 65.4 inches); 80 percent 2.5Y 4/ (2.5Y 4/), and 20 percent 2.5Y 5/ (2.5Y 5/), and 6 percent pale yellow (2.5Y 8/2) very channery loam, very channery loam, silt; 5 percent pale yellow (2.5Y 8/2) fine prominent irregular and 10 percent 2.5Y 6/ (2.5Y 6/ fine and medium distinct irregular and 25 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) fine and medium distinct irregular mottles; weak and moderate medium platy structure; firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; brittle; 3.0 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular pores; 20 percent by volume subangular 2-76-150 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, chlorophenol red; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 94P02058
    C—166 to 206 centimeters (65.4 to 81.1 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) and pale brown (10YR 6/3) extremely channery sandy loam; 10 percent gray (10YR 6/1) fine and medium distinct irregular mottles; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 15 percent by volume subangular 2-76-150 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume subangular 250-425-600 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, chlorophenol red. Lab sample # 94P02500