IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Buchanan
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1958PA035015
  • User Pedon ID: 1958PA035015
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 273
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - PSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 58PA035015
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 44180
  • Print Date: 5/30/2024

    • 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: 41.0838889
  • Std. Longitude: -77.3983333
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 150 ft SE of garage, 0.9 mi E of Rote on T353, 4 mi SE of Mill Hall, Lamar Twp., Buchanan; Brungard farm
  • 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-A4—Mill Hall, Pennsylvania

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: F. Loughry, R. Matelski, W. Steputis, C. Engle, E. Mason
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed Aquic Fragiudults
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PSU
  • Pedon #: 15
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Buchanan
  • Classificaton Date - 5/7/2012
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Buchanan
  • Classificaton Date - 7/22/1958
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 2
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountain system
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: toeslope
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/22/1958 ()
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hayland
  • 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

    2GP

    DAGL

    MESA

    PHLEU

    PLANT

    TARAX

    TRPR2

    TRRE3

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    Dactylis glomerata

    Medicago sativa

    Phleum

    Plantago

    Taraxacum

    Trifolium pratense

    Trifolium repens

    Grass, perennial

    orchardgrass

    alfalfa

    timothy

    plantain

    dandelion

    red clover

    white clover

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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

    6

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    247

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    0

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    9.6

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    Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior silt loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; 5.0 roots; fragments; neutral, pH 7.2, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU02058. Some platiness.
    E—18 to 23 centimeters (7.1 to 9.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior silt loam; moderate fine and medium platy structure; friable; 0.5 roots; fragments; neutral, pH 7.1, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU02059
    BE—23 to 36 centimeters (9.1 to 14.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior silty clay loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 roots; faint clay films; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, unspecified; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # PSU02060. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 532598; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 532598
    Bt1—36 to 51 centimeters (14.2 to 20.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 roots; faint clay films; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, unspecified; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # PSU02061. Some specks of dark brown (10YR 3/3).; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 532599; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 532599
    Bt2—51 to 66 centimeters (20.1 to 26.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior silty clay loam; moderate medium blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 roots; faint clay films; 60 percent fine distinct gray (N 6/0) and 60 percent fine distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4); fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, unspecified; gradual irregular boundary. Lab sample # PSU02062. Friable to firm; tops of prisms in this horizon.
    Bx1—66 to 79 centimeters (26.0 to 31.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior silty clay; moderate fine and medium blocky, and prismatic structure; firm, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; 0.5 roots; faint clay films; 60 percent medium distinct gray (N 6/0) and 60 percent medium distinct pale yellow (2.5Y 7/4); fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, unspecified; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # PSU02063. Texture is gritty; some black concretions and coatings.
    Bx2—79 to 97 centimeters (31.1 to 38.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior gravelly clay loam; prismatic, and moderate medium blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, nonplastic; brittle; 11 percent coarse distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) and 11 percent coarse distinct light gray (2.5Y 7/2); fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, unspecified; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # PSU02064. Partial clay films; many black coats and concretions.
    Bx3—97 to 119 centimeters (38.2 to 46.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) interior gravelly loam; weak coarse prismatic, and weak fine platy structure; firm, slightly sticky, nonplastic; brittle; 14 percent clay films; 1 percent fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and 1 percent fine distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/8); fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, unspecified. Lab sample # PSU02065. Many black concretions.