IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Chippewa
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 625
  • User Pedon ID: 1967PA095017
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 625
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - PSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 67PA095017
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 44571
  • 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: 40.8644444
  • Std. Longitude: -75.1766667
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 0.5 mi S of East Bangor on T706 and 0.20 mi E on farm lane in woods.
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA095—Northampton
  • MLRA: 140—Glaciated Allegheny Plateau and Catskill Mountains
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 40075-G2—Bangor, Pennsylvania

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: R. Matelski, J. Noll, G. Latshaw, E. Sautter, R. Cunningham
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed Typic Fragiaquepts
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PSU
  • Pedon #: 17
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Chippewa
  • Classificaton Date - 5/7/2012
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Frenchtown
  • Classificaton Date - 7/19/1967
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/19/1967 ()
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - other tree cover
  • 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

    ACRU

    CACA18

    CAOV2

    FRAM2

    QURU

    ULAM

    Acer rubrum

    Carpinus caroliniana

    Carya ovata

    Fraxinus americana

    Quercus rubra

    Ulmus americana

    red maple

    American hornbeam

    shagbark hickory

    white ash

    northern red oak

    American elm

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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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    210

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    1200

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    A1—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior, light gray (10YR 7/1) interior, dry; silt loam; moderate fine granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5 percent by volume ? to 39-? millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU04807. Color very dark gray. 5% fragments.
    A2—13 to 23 centimeters (5.1 to 9.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior silt loam; moderate medium granular structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 60 percent fine distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4); 5 percent by volume ? to 39-? millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU04808. Color is dark grayish brown with dark brown mottles.
    Bwg1—23 to 28 centimeters (9.1 to 11.0 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior silt loam; weak medium platy, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 14 percent faint clay films; 60 percent medium distinct brown (7.5YR 5/4) and 60 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/4); 5 percent by volume ? to 39-? millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU04809. Grayish brown with yellowish brown mottles. 5% fragments.
    Bwg2—28 to 43 centimeters (11.0 to 16.9 inches); light gray (5Y 7/1) interior gravelly loam; moderate medium prismatic structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 14 percent faint clay films; 60 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and 60 percent medium distinct light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4); 5 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume ? to 39-? millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU04810. Color is light gray with yellowish brown mottles. 15% fragments.
    Bgx1—43 to 71 centimeters (16.9 to 28.0 inches); light gray (5Y 7/1) interior gravelly loam; moderate very coarse prismatic, and weak fine platy structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; 60 percent medium distinct light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) and 60 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6); 15 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume ? to 39-? millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU04811. Light gray with yellowish brown mottles. 35% fragments. Patches and linings of films.
    Bgx2—71 to 104 centimeters (28.0 to 40.9 inches); light gray (5Y 7/1) interior gravelly sandy loam; moderate very coarse prismatic, and weak fine platy structure; firm, nonsticky, slightly plastic; brittle; 60 percent medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and 60 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/4); 15 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume ? to 39-? millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU04812. Color is light gray with yellowish brown mottles. Thick films and patches.
    Bgx3—104 to 137 centimeters (40.9 to 53.9 inches); light gray (5Y 7/1) interior gravelly loam; weak fine platy, and moderate very coarse prismatic structure; firm, nonsticky, slightly plastic; brittle; 60 percent medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and 60 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/4); 10 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume ? to 39-? millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU04813. Color is light gray with yellowish brown mottles. 30% fragments. Thick films and patches.
    Bgx4—137 to 163 centimeters (53.9 to 64.2 inches); light gray (5Y 7/1) interior gravelly loam; moderate medium platy, and moderate very coarse prismatic structure; firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; brittle; 14 percent clay films; 60 percent medium distinct light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) and 60 percent medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6); 10 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume ? to 39-? millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU04814. Color is light gray with light yellowish brown mottles. Few black coatings. 40% fragments.
    Bgx5—163 to 203 centimeters (64.2 to 79.9 inches); light gray (5Y 7/1) interior gravelly loam; moderate very coarse prismatic, and weak fine platy structure; firm, nonsticky, slightly plastic; brittle; 14 percent clay films; 60 percent medium distinct light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) and 60 percent medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6); 15 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 35 percent by volume ? to 39-? millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.2, unspecified. Lab sample # PSU04815; wet, satiated when described;. Color is light gray with light yellowish brown mottles. 50% fragments. Black coatings.