IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Venango
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 586
  • User Pedon ID: 1963PA085008
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 586
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - PSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 63PA085008
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 44527
  • Print Date: 5/19/2024

    • 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: 41.2255556
  • Std. Longitude: -80.0283333
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Bengs Farm, 125 ft W of pole L304-14 on Rt. T892 .3 mi S of 43027 1 mi E of Centertown.
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA085—Mercer
  • MLRA: 139—Lake Erie Glaciated Plateau
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 41080-B1—Grove City, Pennsylvania

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: F. Loughry, J. Carey, D. Grice, R. Grubb, R. Matelski
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, active Aquic Fragiudalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PSU
  • Pedon #: 8
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Venango
  • Classificaton Date - 5/7/2012
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Venango
  • Classificaton Date - 6/27/1963
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 2
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/27/1963 ()
  • 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

    AGRE2

    PHLEU

    TRPR2

    Agropyron repens

    Phleum

    Trifolium pratense

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    timothy

    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

    2

    —

    —

    396

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    135

    1000

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    —

    —

    —

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    8.9

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    Ap—0 to 25 centimeters (0.0 to 9.8 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior silt loam; weak fine granular structure; friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 5 percent by volume ? to 39-? millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU04538. Less than 5% gravel to 6 inches.
    Bt1—25 to 36 centimeters (9.8 to 14.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior silt loam; weak fine platy, and moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; faint clay films; 5 percent by volume ? to 39-? millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU04539. Less than 5% fragments.; patchy - phpvsfiid 534246; patchy - phpvsfiid 534246
    Bt2—36 to 46 centimeters (14.2 to 18.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior and light gray (10YR 7/2) broken face silt loam; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium platy structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; faint clay films on surfaces along pores; 60 percent medium distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2); 5 percent by volume ? to 39-? millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU04540. patchy - phpvsfiid 534247; patchy - phpvsfiid 534247
    Bgx1—46 to 64 centimeters (18.1 to 25.2 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior and light gray (10YR 7/2) broken face loam; weak very coarse prismatic, and moderate medium platy structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; prominent clay films; 60 percent medium and coarse distinct light gray (10YR 7/2) and 60 percent medium and coarse distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6); 5 percent by volume ? to 39-? millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU04541. Common black coatings. Few gravels to 2 inches.
    Bgx2—64 to 104 centimeters (25.2 to 40.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior and light gray (10YR 7/2) broken face gravelly loam; weak very coarse prismatic, and moderate medium platy structure; very firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; faint clay films on rock fragments; 60 percent fine and medium distinct light gray (2.5Y 7/2) and 60 percent fine and medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6); 15 percent by volume ? to 39-? millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU04542. Common black coatings. 15% fragments.; patchy - phpvsfiid 534249; patchy - phpvsfiid 534249
    Bgx3—104 to 135 centimeters (40.9 to 53.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior and light gray (10YR 7/2) broken face gravelly loam; weak very coarse prismatic, and weak coarse platy structure; very firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; faint clay films; 60 percent fine and medium distinct light gray (2.5Y 7/2) and 60 percent fine and medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6); 15 percent by volume ? to 39-? millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU04543. Common black coatings. 15% gravel.; patchy - phpvsfiid 534250; patchy - phpvsfiid 534250
    C—135 to 185 centimeters (53.1 to 72.8 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior gravelly sandy loam; weak very coarse prismatic, and massive; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 15 percent by volume ? to 39-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, unspecified. Lab sample # PSU04544; wet, satiated when described;. 30% gravel.