IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Alvira
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1959PA037010
  • User Pedon ID: 1959PA037010
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - PSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 59PA037010
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 44200
  • 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: 41.1491667
  • Std. Longitude: -76.4508333
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 1.75 mi NE of Rohrsburg, 2nd field N of house; S.30 deg W to pole (PPL 23780) on Rd W of house S.80 deg W
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA037—Columbia
  • MLRA: 147—Northern Appalachian Ridges and Valleys
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NE-MIL—Mill Hall, Pennsylvania
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: PA037—Columbia County, Pennsylvania
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 41076-B4—Benton, Pennsylvania

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: F.Loughry,R.Matelski,W.Steputis,P.Parrish,C.Engle,E.Mason,R.Shipp
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed Aquic Fragiudults
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PSU
  • Pedon #: 10
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Alvira
  • Classificaton Date - 5/7/2012
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Alvira
  • Classificaton Date - 8/26/1959
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 2
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountain system
  • Landform: ground moraine
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/26/1959 ()
  • 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
    • 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

    8

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    268

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    90

    1050

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    9.5

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    Ap—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior silt loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; 5.0 roots; 20 percent by volume sandstone-shale fragments; neutral, pH 6.9, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU02182
    BA—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, moderately sticky; 0.5 roots; 15 percent by volume sandstone-shale fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU02183. Thin partial clay films on peds.
    Btg—36 to 51 centimeters (14.2 to 20.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky; 0.3 roots; 11 percent medium faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) and 11 percent medium faint pale brown (10YR 6/3) and 11 percent medium faint light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2); 25 percent by volume sandstone-shale fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU02184. Texture is gritty; prominent but etched clay films on peds.
    Bgx1—51 to 74 centimeters (20.1 to 29.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior silty clay loam; weak very coarse prismatic, and weak fine blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky; brittle; 11 percent medium distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) and 11 percent medium distinct pale brown (10YR 6/3) and 11 percent medium distinct light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2); 25 percent by volume sandstone-shale fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU02185. Texture is gritty; polygons breaking to weak fine blocky structure; distinct partial clay films on the peds.
    Bgx2—74 to 81 centimeters (29.1 to 31.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior silty clay loam; weak very coarse prismatic, and moderate fine blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky; brittle; 11 percent medium distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) and 11 percent medium distinct light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) and 11 percent medium distinct pale brown (10YR 6/3); 30 percent by volume sandstone-shale fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU02186. Texture is gritty; polygons breaking to moderate fine block and weak fine platy structure; thick partial clay films and reddish brown coats on peds.
    Bgx3—81 to 94 centimeters (31.9 to 37.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior silty clay loam; weak very coarse prismatic, and weak fine blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky; brittle; 14 percent manganese or iron-manganese stains on all faces of peds; 60 percent medium prominent gray (5Y 6/1) and 60 percent medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8); 20 percent by volume sandstone-shale fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU02187. Texture is gritty; weak polygons breaking to weak medium blocky and slightly platy; partial thick clay films on peds.
    BCg1—94 to 114 centimeters (37.0 to 44.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior silty clay loam; weak fine and medium platy, and weak coarse blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky; 70 percent manganese or iron-manganese stains; 60 percent medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) and 60 percent medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and 60 percent medium prominent gray (5Y 6/1); 25 percent by volume sandstone-shale fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU02188. Partial thick clay films.
    BCg2—114 to 127 centimeters (44.9 to 50.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior silty clay loam; weak fine blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky; 14 percent clay films on all faces of peds; 11 percent medium prominent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) and 11 percent medium prominent gray (5Y 6/1); 60 percent by volume sandstone-shale fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU02189. Folliliferous ghosts of limestone present.
    2C—127 to 137 centimeters (50.0 to 53.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior silty clay loam; weak fine blocky, and weak medium platy structure; friable, nonsticky, moderately plastic; 14 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; 11 percent medium distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2) and 11 percent medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/8); 5 percent by volume sandstone-shale fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, unspecified. Lab sample # PSU02190. Some filliliferous limestone ghosts found.