IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Volusia
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 757
  • User Pedon ID: 1958PA115014
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 757
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - PSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 58PA115014
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 45267
  • Print Date: 5/14/2024

    • 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: 41.9308333
  • Std. Longitude: -75.9961111
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: First farm lane W from the dirt road 1 mi N of St. Joseph of Rt. 267.
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA115—Susquehanna
  • MLRA: 140—Glaciated Allegheny Plateau and Catskill Mountains
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 41075-H8—Laurel Lake, Pennsylvania

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: F. Loughry, D. Pease, R. Matelski, W. Steputis, C. Engle
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Aeric Fragiaquepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: TUD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PSU
  • Pedon #: 14
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Volusia
  • PSC - 0 to 33 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 5/7/2012
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Volusia
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Aeric Fragiaquepts
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 6/26/1958
  • Classifier - Earl J. Reber
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - first edition
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 2
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: plateau
  • Landform: ground moraine
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/26/1958 ()
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - pastureland, tame
  • 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

    LOAR10

    PHLEU

    POPR

    TRIFO

    Lolium arundinaceum

    Phleum

    Poa pratensis

    Trifolium

    tall fescue

    timothy

    Kentucky bluegrass

    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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    415

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    0

    950

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    8.5

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    Ap—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior and brown (10YR 4/3) interior channery silt loam; moderate medium and coarse granular structure; friable; 15 percent by volume unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU05681
    Eg—23 to 33 centimeters (9.1 to 13.0 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior loam; weak medium platy, and weak fine blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; few roots; faint coats; 25 percent fine and medium distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) masses of oxidized iron and 25 percent fine and medium distinct weak red (2.5YR 4/2) masses of reduced iron; 10 percent by volume unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU05682. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1216073; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1216073
    Bx1—33 to 53 centimeters (13.0 to 20.9 inches); gray (5Y 6/1) interior channery loam; moderate coarse prismatic parts to weak medium platy structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; faint coats; 25 percent coarse prominent gray (N 6/0) masses of reduced iron and 25 percent coarse prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron; 18 percent by volume unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, unspecified; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # PSU05683. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1216074; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1216074
    Bx2—53 to 79 centimeters (20.9 to 31.1 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) interior channery loam; moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium platy structure; very firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; prominent coats; 25 percent fine and medium distinct light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) and olive gray (5Y 5/2) masses of reduced iron and 25 percent fine and medium distinct light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) and strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron; 27 percent by volume unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, unspecified; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # PSU05684. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1216075; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1216075
    Bx3—79 to 109 centimeters (31.1 to 42.9 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) interior channery loam; moderate coarse prismatic parts to weak medium platy structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; faint coats; 25 percent coarse prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron and 25 percent coarse prominent light olive gray (5Y 6/2) masses of reduced iron; 29 percent by volume unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, unspecified; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # PSU05685. Several black manganese coatings.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1216076; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1216076
    Bx4—109 to 152 centimeters (42.9 to 59.8 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) interior channery silt loam; weak coarse prismatic parts to very strong medium platy, and weak coarse prismatic parts to weak fine blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; faint coats; 16 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7, unspecified. Lab sample # PSU05686. Olive (5Y 4/3) gravel.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1216077; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1216077