IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Cookport
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
S2002PA065004
User Pedon ID:
02PA065004
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
SSL
Lab Pedon # -
03N0676
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
15418
Print Date:
5/19/2024
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:
41.3179169
Std. Longitude:
-79.0643311
Datum:
WGS84
Location Description:
Cookport loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes, very stony, in Heath Township, Jefferson County; 3/4 mile east of the intersection of Little Clear Creek road and Corbett road and 100 feet south of Little Clear Creek road in Clear Creek State Forest.
Map Unit:
180B—Cookport loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes, very stony
State:
Pennsylvania
County:
PA065—Jefferson
MLRA:
127—Eastern Allegheny Plateau and Mountains
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
PA065—Jefferson County, Pennsylvania
PEDON
Describers Name:
Alex W. Dado
Current Taxonomic Class:
Fine-loamy, mixed, semiactive, mesic Aquic Fragiudults
Current Taxon Kind:
taxadjunct
Pedon Type:
taxadjunct to the series
Pedon Purpose:
full pedon description
Pedon Record Orgin:
NASIS
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Cookport
PSC -
20 to 61 cm.
Classificaton Date -
9/4/2014
Soil Taxonomic Edition -
twelfth edition
Moisture Class -
udic
Moisture Subclass -
aquic
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Cookport
Classificaton Date -
4/18/2002
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Parent Material:
residuum weathered from sandstone
Geomorphic Component Hills:
nose slope
Drainage Class:
moderately well
Flooding:
none flooding
Ponding:
none ponding
Bedrock:
sandstone, unspecified
Geology:
Pottsville Fm. formation.
Surface Fragments:
1.00 percent nonflat sandstone, unspecified,
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
4/18/2002 (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
Pedon Restrictions
Kind
Hardness
Restriction Depth L-H
Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
cm
fragipan
noncoherent
61 - 142
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Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind
Feature Depth L-H
Feature Thickness L-RV-H
cm
argillic horizon
fragipan
33—160
78—135
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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
2
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498.4
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Oe—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); moderately decomposed plant material; 10.0 fine and medium roots throughout; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary.; moist when described; observed in trench
A—3 to 5 centimeters (1.2 to 2.0 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), dry; loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 8.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 5 percent by volume flat subrounded 2-75-150 millimeter sandstone-shale fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, bromcresol green; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 02N02992; moist when described; observed in trench
BA—5 to 20 centimeters (2.0 to 7.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 4.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 5 percent by volume flat subrounded 2-75-150 millimeter sandstone-shale fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, bromcresol green; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N02993; moist when described; observed in trench
Bt1—20 to 43 centimeters (7.9 to 16.9 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.0 fine roots between peds; 50 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent by volume flat subangular 2-75-150 millimeter sandstone-shale fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, bromcresol green; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N02994; moist when described; observed in trench. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 238072; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 238072
Bt2—43 to 61 centimeters (16.9 to 24.0 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) channery loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 1.0 fine roots between peds; 70 percent prominent clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent medium prominent irregular noncoherent cemented light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, iron depletions and 10 percent coarse distinct irregular noncoherent cemented brownish yellow (10YR 6/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 15 percent by volume flat subangular 2-75-150 millimeter sandstone-shale fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, bromcresol green; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N02995; moist when described; observed in trench. continuous - phpvsfiid 238073; continuous - phpvsfiid 238073
Btx—61 to 142 centimeters (24.0 to 55.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) channery loam; strong very coarse prismatic parts to moderate coarse angular blocky structure; very firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; 0.1 very fine roots between peds; 40 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent coarse prominent irregular black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese coatings on faces of peds and 15 percent fine prominent irregular noncoherent cemented yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron between peds and 20 percent medium prominent irregular noncoherent cemented gray (10YR 6/1), moist, iron depletions; 25 percent by volume flat subangular 2-75-150 millimeter sandstone-shale fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, bromcresol green; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N02996; moist when described; observed in trench. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 238074; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 238074
R—142 centimeters (55.9 inches); fragments.; observed in trench