IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Alvira
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 800
  • User Pedon ID: 1966PA121003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - PSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 66PA121003
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 45316
  • 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: 41.5700000
  • Std. Longitude: -79.8102778
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: State Lands 200 ft E of T438 in the feeding strip 0.74 mi N of LR60040. 0.5 mi Wof Wallaceville.
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA121—Venango
  • MLRA: 139—Lake Erie Glaciated Plateau
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 41079-E7—Dempseytown, Pennsylvania

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: D. Grice, N. Churchill, D. Hipes
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, mixed, semiactive Aeric Epiaquults
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PSU
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Alvira
  • Classificaton Date - 3/6/2013
  • Classifier - Alex Dado
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Gresham
  • Classificaton Date - 7/15/1966
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 2
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Field Measured Properties: 0.25 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.33 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.33 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.33 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.5 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.5 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.58 in/hr of percolation rate and 1.17 in/hr of percolation rate


    • 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: 7/15/1966 ()
  • 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
    • 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

    3

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    —

    439

    —

    90

    1050

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    8.7

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    Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior silt loam; moderate medium granular structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 10 percent by volume sandstone-shale fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU06004
    BA—18 to 25 centimeters (7.1 to 9.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior gravelly silt loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 11 percent medium distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2); 15 percent by volume sandstone-shale fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06005
    Bt—25 to 41 centimeters (9.8 to 16.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior gravelly silt loam; moderate fine platy, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 11 percent medium distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2) and 11 percent medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/8); 25 percent by volume sandstone-shale fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06006
    Btgx1—41 to 69 centimeters (16.1 to 27.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior and light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) broken face gravelly silt loam; moderate coarse prismatic structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; faint light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) clay films on all faces of peds; 60 percent medium distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2) and 60 percent medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/8); 25 percent by volume sandstone-shale fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06007. continuous - phpvsfiid 535212; continuous - phpvsfiid 535212
    2Btgx2—69 to 114 centimeters (27.2 to 44.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior and light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) broken face silty clay loam; strong coarse prismatic structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; faint light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) clay films on all faces of peds and black (N 2/0) coats; 1 percent medium prominent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2); 10 percent by volume sandstone-shale fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, unspecified; gradual broken boundary. Lab sample # PSU06008. continuous - phpvsfiid 535213; continuous - phpvsfiid 535213
    2Btgx3—114 to 152 centimeters (44.9 to 59.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior and light gray (10YR 7/1) broken face silt loam; strong very coarse prismatic, and moderate fine and medium subangular blocky, and moderate fine and medium blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; brittle; black (10YR 2/1) coats and prominent light gray (10YR 7/1) clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent by volume sandstone-shale fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06009. continuous - phpvsfiid 535216; continuous - phpvsfiid 535216
    3Btx—152 to 183 centimeters (59.8 to 72.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior gravelly loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; faint clay films on all faces of peds; 20 percent by volume sandstone-shale fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, unspecified. Lab sample # PSU06010. Some black (10YR 2/1) streaks.; continuous - phpvsfiid 535217; continuous - phpvsfiid 535217