IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Hazleton
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1958PA035005
  • User Pedon ID: 1958PA035005
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 263
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - PSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 58PA035005
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 44169
  • Print Date: 5/31/2024

    • 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: 41.1000000
  • Std. Longitude: -77.2975000
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 60 ft E of T418, 100 ft N of state forest land 2100 ft S of Spring Run, 2.4 mi N of Rosecrans, Crawford Twp.
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA035—Clinton
  • MLRA: 147—Northern Appalachian Ridges and Valleys
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NE-MIL—Mill Hall, Pennsylvania
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: PA035—Clinton County, Pennsylvania
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 41077-A3—Loganton, Pennsylvania

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: F. Loughry, R. Matelski, W. Steputis, C. Engle, E. Mason
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy-skeletal, mixed Typic Dystrochrepts
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PSU
  • Pedon #: 5
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Hazleton
  • Classificaton Date - 5/7/2012
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Dekalb
  • Classificaton Date - 4/23/1958
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountain system
  • Runoff: high
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments: 1.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 4/23/1958 ()
  • 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

    EPRE2

    GAPR2

    KALA

    PIST

    POLYS

    QUPR2

    VACCI

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    Epigaea repens

    Gaultheria procumbens

    Kalmia latifolia

    Pinus strobus

    Polystichum

    Quercus prinus

    Vaccinium

    Moss

    trailing arbutus

    eastern teaberry

    mountain laurel

    eastern white pine

    hollyfern

    chestnut oak

    blueberry

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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

    29

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    488

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    270

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    8.7

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    Oi—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); black (N 2/0) interior; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01992. Leaf mold with many tree roots and fungus mycelium.
    E—3 to 8 centimeters (1.2 to 3.1 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior loamy sand; structureless single grain; friable, nonsticky; 5.0 roots; fragments; extremely acid, pH 3.9, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01993. A trace of Bir is immediately beneath this layer.
    BA—8 to 21 centimeters (3.1 to 8.3 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; 5.0 roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01994
    Bw1—21 to 44 centimeters (8.3 to 17.3 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior and light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 5.0 roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01995
    Bw2—44 to 74 centimeters (17.3 to 29.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior sandy clay loam; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01996
    C—74 to 100 centimeters (29.1 to 39.4 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior loamy sand; structureless single grain; very friable; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, unspecified. Lab sample # PSU01997