IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Cavode
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 435
  • User Pedon ID: 1958PA065010
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 435
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - PSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 58PA065010
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 44360
  • 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: 41.1780556
  • Std. Longitude: -79.0972222
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 75 ft S of 8th maple tree at E edge of farm, 0.2 mi NW of Alaska on Rt 33203, 1.5 mi NW of Brookville, Rose T
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA065—Jefferson
  • MLRA: 124—Western Allegheny Plateau
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 41079-B1—Brookville, Pennsylvania

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: F. Loughry, R. Matelski, J. Zarachansky, J. Steptus, C. Engle
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, active Aquic Hapludults
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PSU
  • Pedon #: 10
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Cavode
  • Classificaton Date - 5/7/2012
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Cavode
  • Classificaton Date - 6/18/1958
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 2
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountains or deeply dissected plateaus
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/18/1958 ()
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - row crop
  • 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

    BROMU

    DAGL

    MESA

    PHLEU

    TARAX

    TRPR2

    Bromus

    Dactylis glomerata

    Medicago sativa

    Phleum

    Taraxacum

    Trifolium pratense

    brome

    orchardgrass

    alfalfa

    timothy

    dandelion

    red 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

    5

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    482

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    180

    1050

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    8.7

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    Ap—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior silt loam; moderate coarse granular structure; friable; 5.0 roots; fragments; neutral, pH 6.7, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU03272. A trace of stone.
    BA—20 to 36 centimeters (7.9 to 14.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) interior silty clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 5.0 roots; distinct clay films; 5 percent by volume shale, acid fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU03273. Numerous worm holes coated with Ap horizon extending into next horizon.; continuous - phpvsfiid 533380; continuous - phpvsfiid 533380
    Bt1—36 to 43 centimeters (14.2 to 16.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior silty clay loam; weak fine blocky, and platy structure; friable; 0.5 roots; prominent clay films; 1 percent fine distinct light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) and 1 percent fine distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6); 5 percent by volume shale, acid fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU03274. continuous - phpvsfiid 533381; continuous - phpvsfiid 533381
    Bt1—43 to 64 centimeters (16.9 to 25.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior silty clay loam; weak fine platy, and weak fine blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky; 0.5 roots; pale brown (10YR 6/3) clay films and prominent clay films; 60 percent medium distinct light gray (N 7/0); 5 percent by volume shale, acid fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU03275. Strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) ped interior; continuous - phpvsfiid 533383; continuous - phpvsfiid 533383
    Btg1—64 to 84 centimeters (25.2 to 33.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior silty clay loam; weak medium prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 roots; prominent clay films; 60 percent medium distinct light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) and 60 percent medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and 60 percent medium distinct brown (10YR 5/3); 20 percent by volume shale, acid fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU03276. Also yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) mottles; roots following prism faces.2 033; continuous - phpvsfiid 533384; continuous - phpvsfiid 533384
    Btg2—84 to 94 centimeters (33.1 to 37.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior silty clay loam; moderate coarse prismatic structure; firm; prominent clay films; 60 percent coarse distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) and 60 percent coarse distinct light gray (2.5Y 7/2); fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU03277. continuous - phpvsfiid 533385; continuous - phpvsfiid 533385
    BC—94 to 114 centimeters (37.0 to 44.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior silt loam; moderate very coarse platy, and weak coarse platy structure; very firm; 1 percent fine faint strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and 11 percent fine faint black (N 2/0); fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1, unspecified. Lab sample # PSU03278. Thin clay coats in pores and cracks approximately 2mm thick.