IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Lobdell
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 826
  • User Pedon ID: 1966PA125007
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 826
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - PSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 66PA125007
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 45344
  • 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: 40.1491667
  • Std. Longitude: -80.1313889
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Washington Co., PA: S Strabane Township, pit in pasture field on the A. E. Kelley farm 2 mi S of 84.
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA125—Washington
  • MLRA: 126—Central Allegheny Plateau
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 40080-B2—Washington East, Pennsylvania

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: J. Weaver, J. Hallowich, J. Baier and R. Newbury
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive Fluventic Dystrochrepts
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PSU
  • Pedon #: 7
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Lobdell
  • Classificaton Date - 5/7/2012
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Lindside
  • Classificaton Date - 8/4/1966
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Field Measured Properties: 6 in/hr of percolation rate and 11 in/hr of percolation rate and 21.75 in/hr of percolation rate and 21.75 in/hr of percolation rate and 0 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.75 in/hr of percolation rate and 1.5 in/hr of percolation rate and 2.5 in/hr of percolation rate


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountains or deeply dissected plateaus
  • Landform: flood plain
  • Runoff: very low
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/4/1966 ()
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - pastureland, tame
  • 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

    POPR

    POPR

    Poa pratensis

    Poa pratensis

    Kentucky bluegrass

    Kentucky bluegrass

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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

    1

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    290

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    225

    950

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    10

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    Ap—0 to 28 centimeters (0.0 to 11.0 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior, dry; silt loam; moderate fine granular structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU06241. Less than 2 percent coarse fragments. Extremely acid.
    AB—28 to 36 centimeters (11.0 to 14.2 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior silt loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; faint clay films; 2 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06242. Less than 2 percent coarse fragments. Very strongly acid.; patchy - phpvsfiid 535321; patchy - phpvsfiid 535321
    Bw1—36 to 56 centimeters (14.2 to 22.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior silt loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; faint clay films; 2 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06243. Less than 2 percent coarse fragments (1/4 to 3/4 inch gravel). Fine black (10YR 2/1) iron and manganese concretions. Very stronly acid.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 535322; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 535322
    Bw2—56 to 69 centimeters (22.0 to 27.2 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior loam; weak medium blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; faint brown (10YR 4/3) clay films; 11 percent fine faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and 11 percent fine faint light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4); 2 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06244. Common fine black (10YR 2/1) iron and manganese concretions. 2 percent coarse fragments (1/4 to 3/4 inch gravel). Extremely acid.; continuous - phpvsfiid 535323; continuous - phpvsfiid 535323
    Bw3—69 to 91 centimeters (27.2 to 35.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior loam; weak coarse blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; faint clay films; 60 percent medium distinct grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) and 60 percent medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6); 2 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, unspecified; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # PSU06245. Common fine black (10YR 2/1) iron and mangaese concretions. Few fine black (N 2/0) carbonaceous fragments. 2 percent coarse fragments (1/4 to 3/4 inch gravel). Strongly acid.; patchy - phpvsfiid 535324; patchy - phpvsfiid 535324
    2BCg—91 to 117 centimeters (35.8 to 46.1 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) interior gravelly clay loam; moderate coarse prismatic, and weak coarse blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; faint dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) clay films; 60 percent medium prominent yellowish red (5YR 5/8); 25 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.9, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06246. Common fine balck (10YR 2/1) iron and manganese concretions. About 5 percent fine black carbonaceous fragments. 25 percent coarse fragments (1/4 to 1 inch gravel). Medium acid.; continuous - phpvsfiid 535325; continuous - phpvsfiid 535325
    3Cg1—117 to 150 centimeters (46.1 to 59.1 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) interior gravelly clay loam; structureless massive; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 60 percent coarse prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6); 45 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06247. 45 percent coarse fragments (1/4 to 1 inch gravel). 5 percent fine blakc carbonaceous fragments. Slightly acid.
    4Cg2—150 to 190 centimeters (59.1 to 74.8 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior very gravelly sandy loam; structureless massive; very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 60 percent medium and coarse prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6); 25 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 55 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU06248; wet, satiated when described;. 80 percent coarse fragments (1/4 to 4 inch gravel). Slightly acid.
    5R—190 to 229 centimeters (74.8 to 90.2 inches); dark olive gray (5Y 3/2) interior; fragments; neutral, pH 7.1, unspecified. Lab sample # PSU06249; wet, satiated when described;. Olive (5Y 4/3) silty coatings; structure modified by the shale bedrock; the shale becoming very hard with depth; neutral.