IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Ernest

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S2001PA031050

User Pedon ID: S01PA031050

Vegetation Plot ID: S2001PA031050

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 02N0241

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 14472

Print Date: 11/21/2024

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: 41.3699150

Std. Longitude: -79.2412186

Datum: WGS84

Location Description: Buchanan silt loam, 8 to 25 percent slopes, extremely stony, in Cook Forest State Park, Farmington Township, Clarion County; approximately 3 miles northwest of Cooksburg and 200 feet west of Tom's Run Road, in woodland. Cooksburg, PA topographic quadrangle, elevation 1490 feet.

Map Unit: BxD—Buchanan silt loam, 8 to 25 percent slopes, extremely stony

State: Pennsylvania

County: PA031—Clarion

MLRA: 127—Eastern Allegheny Plateau and Mountains

Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: PA031—Clarion County, Pennsylvania

PEDON

Describers Name: Alex Dado

Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Aquic Fragiudults

Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct

Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description

Pedon Purpose: full pedon description

Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS

Pedon #: 50

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Ernest

PSC - 25 to 66 cm.

Classificaton Date - 2/12/2014

Classifier - katey yoast

Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition

Moisture Subclass - aquic

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Buchanan

Taxonomic Class - Fragiudults

PSC - 25 to 66 cm.

Classificaton Date - 7/11/2001

Soil Taxonomic Edition - eighth edition

Moisture Class - udic

Moisture SUBClass - aquic

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Geomorphic Component Hills: base slope

Hill Slope Profile: footslope

Slope Position: lower third

Slope Shape Across: linear

Slope Shape Down: concave

Drainage Class: moderately well

Flooding: none flooding

Ponding: none ponding

Geology: Pottsville Fm. formation.

Surface Fragments: 5.00 percent nonflat subangular very strongly coherent cemented sandstone, unspecified,

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 7/11/2001 (actual site observation date)

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
ACRU PIST PRSE2 QUAL TIAM	Acer rubrum Pinus strobus Prunus serotina Quercus alba Tilia americana	red maple eastern white pine black cherry white oak American basswood	— — — — —	— — — — —	— — — — —

Pedon Restrictions
Kind	Hardness	Restriction Depth L-H	Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
		cm
fragipan	noncoherent	66 - 177	—

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
argillic horizon fragipan	25—177 66—177	—- —-

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
12	—	—	454.2	—	260	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Oe—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); moderately decomposed plant material; loose; 20.0 roots; fragments; clear smooth boundary.; moist when described; observed in trench

A—3 to 8 centimeters (1.2 to 3.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) silt loam; 20 percent sand; moderate fine granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 15.0 roots; 5 percent by volume flat subangular ? to 75-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N01073; moist when described; observed in trench

BE—8 to 25 centimeters (3.1 to 9.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silt loam; 25 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.0 roots; 5 percent by volume flat subangular ? to 75-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, bromcresol green; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N01074; moist when described; observed in trench

Bt1—25 to 46 centimeters (9.8 to 18.1 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) silt loam; 25 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 roots; 10 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; 5 percent by volume flat subangular ? to 75-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, bromcresol green; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N01075; moist when described; observed in trench. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 203913; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 203913

Bt2—46 to 66 centimeters (18.1 to 26.0 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) clay loam; 30 percent sand; 30 percent clay; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 2.0 roots; 15 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 15 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, iron depletions and 25 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 10 percent by volume flat subangular ? to 75-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N01076; moist when described; observed in trench. continuous - phpvsfiid 203914; continuous - phpvsfiid 203914

Btx1—66 to 127 centimeters (26.0 to 50.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) channery loam; 35 percent sand; 25 percent clay; strong very coarse prismatic structure; very firm, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; 0.1 roots; 15 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 15 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 25 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, iron depletions; 20 percent by volume flat subangular ? to 75-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, chlorophenol red; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N01077; moist when described; observed in trench. continuous - phpvsfiid 203915; continuous - phpvsfiid 203915

Btx2—127 to 177 centimeters (50.0 to 69.7 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) very channery sandy clay loam; 50 percent sand; 25 percent clay; weak extremely coarse prismatic structure; very firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; 10 percent faint dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 7 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 7 percent light gray (10YR 7/2), moist, iron depletions and 10 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, manganese coatings on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume nonflat subangular ? to 400-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume flat subangular ? to 75-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N01078; moist when described; observed in trench. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 203916; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 203916

BC—177 to 200 centimeters (69.7 to 78.7 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) very channery loam; 40 percent sand; 20 percent clay;—Error in Exists On—structure; firm, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 5 percent yellow (10YR 7/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 5 percent very pale brown (10YR 8/2), moist, iron depletions and 5 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, manganese coatings; 10 percent by volume nonflat subangular ? to 400-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 40 percent by volume flat subangular ? to 75-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, chlorophenol red. Lab sample # 02N01079; moist when described; observed in trench