IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Guernsey
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
824
User Pedon ID:
1966PA125005
Vegetation Plot ID:
824
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
PSU
Lab Pedon # -
66PA125005
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
45342
Print Date:
5/30/2024
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:
40.1683333
Std. Longitude:
-80.3280556
Datum:
WGS84
Location Description:
Washington Co., PA, A pit 230' N of telephone pole 394-4 on Wendell Brock farm. 1 1/2 mi NW of Wolfdale, PA.
Country:
US—United States
State:
Pennsylvania
County:
PA125—Washington
MLRA:
126—Central Allegheny Plateau
7.5 Minute USGS Quad:
40080-B3—Washington West, Pennsylvania
PEDON
Describers Name:
Ray Newbury, Dr. Gary Petersen, Joe Hallowich
Current Taxonomic Class:
Fine, mixed, active Aquic Hapludalfs
Pedon Purpose:
full pedon description
Pedon Record Orgin:
PSU
Pedon #:
5
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Guernsey
Classificaton Date -
5/7/2012
Moisture Subclass -
udic
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Guernsey
Classificaton Date -
8/3/1966
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Erosion Class -
1
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
Field Measured Properties:
0.08 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.13 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.13 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.13 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.13 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.13 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.17 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.29 in/hr of percolation rate
SITE
Landscape:
mountains or deeply dissected plateaus
Runoff:
very low
Drainage Class:
moderately well
Surface Fragments:
0.00 percent
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
8/3/1966 ()
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
Vegetation Plot Plants
Plant Symbol
Scientific Name
National Vernacular Name
Plant Type Group
Canopy Cover %
Vegetation Stata Level
2FORB
PHLEU
—
Phleum
Forb (herbaceous, not grass nor grasslike)
timothy
—
—
—
—
—
—
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
1
—
—
378
—
135
1000
—
—
—
—
—
9.7
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Ap—0 to 25 centimeters (0.0 to 9.8 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dry; silt loam; weak fine and medium granular structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2 percent by volume shale, unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU06220. "Yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) subsoil mixed into plow layer, 2 percent coarse fragments, extremely acid."
BA—25 to 36 centimeters (9.8 to 14.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior silty clay loam; strong fine and medium blocky, and strong fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; faint clay films; 2 percent by volume shale, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU06221. Less than 2 percent coarse fragments. Very stongly acid.; patchy - phpvsfiid 535310; patchy - phpvsfiid 535310
Bt1—36 to 46 centimeters (14.2 to 18.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior silty clay loam; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium and coarse blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; faint clay films; 2 percent by volume shale, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06222. Less than 2 percent coarse fragments. Very strongly acid.; continuous - phpvsfiid 535311; continuous - phpvsfiid 535311
Bt2—46 to 58 centimeters (18.1 to 22.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior silty clay; strong medium and coarse blocky, and moderate medium prismatic structure; very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 1 percent fine faint light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) and 1 percent fine faint strong brown (7.5YR 5/6); 2 percent by volume shale, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06223. Common fine black (10YR 2/1) iron and manganese concretions. Less than 2 percent coarse fragments. Very strongly acid.
Btg—58 to 71 centimeters (22.8 to 28.0 inches); pinkish gray (5YR 6/2) interior clay; moderate coarse prismatic structure; very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; distinct clay films; 11 percent fine prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6); 2 percent by volume shale, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06224. Few fine black (10YR 2/1) iron and manganese concretions. Less than 2 percent coarse fragments. Very strongly acid.; continuous - phpvsfiid 535312; continuous - phpvsfiid 535312
BC—71 to 107 centimeters (28.0 to 42.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior silty clay loam; weak coarse prismatic structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; faint clay films; 1 percent medium distinct pale brown (10YR 6/3); 2 percent by volume shale, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, unspecified; gradual irregular boundary. Lab sample # PSU06225. Few to common black (10YR 2/1) iron and manganese concretions and coatings; on peds; within the horizon are 4-8 in irregular shaped light olive gray (5Y 6/2) splotches. Less than 2 percent coarse fragments. Strongly acid.; patchy - phpvsfiid 535313; patchy - phpvsfiid 535313
C1—107 to 130 centimeters (42.1 to 51.2 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior silty clay; structureless massive; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; faint clay films; 1 percent fine distinct grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2); 2 percent by volume shale, unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06226. Less than 2 percent coarse fragments. Slightly acid.; patchy - phpvsfiid 535314; patchy - phpvsfiid 535314
2C2—130 to 150 centimeters (51.2 to 59.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior very cobbly clay; structureless massive; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; faint clay films; 11 percent fine and medium distinct olive gray (5Y 5/2) and 11 percent fine and medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6); 55 percent by volume limestone, unspecified fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, unspecified; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # PSU06227. Neutral to mildly alkaline.; patchy - phpvsfiid 535315; patchy - phpvsfiid 535315
3C3—150 to 183 centimeters (59.1 to 72.0 inches); dark olive gray (5Y 3/2) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior and very pale brown (10YR 8/2) interior clay; structureless massive; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU06228. Thin streaks and spots of yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and common white (10YR 8/2) high lime spots. Mildly alkaline.
4C4—183 to 196 centimeters (72.0 to 77.2 inches); dark gray (5Y 4/1) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior and very pale brown (10YR 8/2) interior silty clay; weak medium platy structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 10 percent by volume limestone, unspecified fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU06229. Streaked and spotted with yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and with common white (10YR 8/2) high lime spots. Structure inherited from shale. 10 percent coarse fragments. Neutral to mildly alkaline.
4R—196 to 211 centimeters (77.2 to 83.1 inches); fragments. Lab sample # PSU06230. Gray limestone.