IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Washington
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 59PA077003
  • User Pedon ID: 1959PA077003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Print Date: 5/20/2024

    • 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: 40.5577778
  • Std. Longitude: -75.5980556
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Upper Macungie Township, Lehigh County; 0.5 miles Northeast of Trexlertown, Field southeast of barn, 450 feet Southeast of bend in local road LR39046, 50 feet east of field lane.
  • County: PA077—Lehigh
  • MLRA: 147—Northern Appalachian Ridges and Valleys

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: John B. Carey
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: TUD pedon
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Washington
  • Classificaton Date - 7/15/1959
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/15/1959 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • 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
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    Ap—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior silt loam; weak fine granular structure; friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4; abrupt smooth boundary.; moist when described;
    AB—20 to 28 centimeters (7.9 to 11.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior silt loam; fine subangular blocky parts to fine platy structure; friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; fragments; neutral, pH 6.9; clear irregular boundary.; moist when described;
    BA—28 to 36 centimeters (11.0 to 14.2 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior silty clay loam; weak medium blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; fragments; neutral, pH 6.9; gradual wavy boundary.; moist when described;
    Bt1—36 to 43 centimeters (14.2 to 16.9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; prominent clay films; fragments; neutral, pH 6.9; gradual wavy boundary.; moist when described;
    Bt2—43 to 69 centimeters (16.9 to 27.2 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior silty clay loam; moderate medium blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; distinct clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 6.9; clear wavy boundary.; moist when described;
    BC—69 to 94 centimeters (27.2 to 37.0 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6) interior and strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) interior silty clay loam; weak medium blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; prominent clay films on top faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8; clear wavy boundary.; moist when described;
    C1—94 to 117 centimeters (37.0 to 46.1 inches); reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) interior silty clay loam; weak fine and medium platy structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; clay films on top faces of peds; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3; gradual wavy boundary.; moist when described;
    C2—117 to 170 centimeters (46.1 to 66.9 inches); reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) interior silt loam; weak medium platy structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4.; moist when described;