IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Volusia
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 88
  • User Pedon ID: 1968PA015014
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 88
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - PSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 68PA015014
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 45402
  • Print Date: 5/14/2024

    • 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: 41.9119444
  • Std. Longitude: -76.3030556
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 1.0 mi S of N Orwell, 0.3 mi E on T723 and 0.7 mi N of T725 and then 200 ft W.
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA015—Bradford
  • MLRA: 140—Glaciated Allegheny Plateau and Catskill Mountains
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 41076-H3—Windham, Pennsylvania

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: E. H. Sautter, R. L. Cunningham and S. C. Ekart
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed Aeric Fragiaquepts
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PSU
  • Pedon #: 14
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Volusia
  • Classificaton Date - 5/7/2012
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Volusia
  • Classificaton Date - 7/29/1968
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 2
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Field Measured Properties: 0 in/hr of percolation rate and 0 in/hr of percolation rate and 0 in/hr of percolation rate and 0 in/hr of percolation rate and 0 in/hr of percolation rate and 0 in/hr of percolation rate and 0 in/hr of percolation rate and 0 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: 7/29/1968 ()
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - row crop
  • 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

    LOUNU

    MESA

    Lotus unifoliolatus var. unifoliolatus

    Medicago sativa

    American bird's-foot trefoil

    alfalfa

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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

    6

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    402

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    292

    900

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    8.6

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    Ap—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, light gray (2.5Y 7/2) interior, dry; channery silt loam; weak fine and medium granular structure; friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 7 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 8 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU00633
    E1—20 to 28 centimeters (7.9 to 11.0 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) interior channery silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 11 percent fine distinct light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) and 11 percent fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6); 5 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 6 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 9 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.1, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU00634
    E2—28 to 36 centimeters (11.0 to 14.2 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) interior channery loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 60 percent medium distinct light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) and 60 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/4); 5 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 6 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 9 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU00635
    Bgx1—36 to 53 centimeters (14.2 to 20.9 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) interior and light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) broken face and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) channery silt loam; moderate medium blocky, and weak very coarse prismatic structure; very firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; 14 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds and 14 percent manganese or iron-manganese stains; 60 percent medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) and 60 percent medium prominent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2); 10 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU00636
    Bgx2—53 to 74 centimeters (20.9 to 29.1 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) interior and light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) broken face and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) channery silt loam; weak very coarse prismatic, and moderate medium blocky structure; very firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; 38 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds and 38 percent manganese or iron-manganese stains on all faces of peds; 60 percent medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) and 60 percent medium prominent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2); 10 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU00637
    Bgx3—74 to 97 centimeters (29.1 to 38.2 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) interior and light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) broken face and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) channery silt loam; weak very coarse prismatic, and moderate medium blocky structure; very firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; 38 percent manganese or iron-manganese stains on all faces of peds and 70 percent faint clay films between sand grains; 11 percent medium distinct light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) and 11 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6); 5 percent by volume ? to 250-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU00638. patchy - phpvsfiid 531660; patchy - phpvsfiid 531660
    Bgx4—97 to 127 centimeters (38.2 to 50.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior and light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) broken face and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) channery silt loam; moderate medium blocky, and weak very coarse prismatic structure; very firm, nonsticky, slightly plastic; brittle; faint clay films on all faces of peds and distinct clay films on surfaces along root channels and 70 percent manganese or iron-manganese stains; 1 percent fine faint light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) and 1 percent fine faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/4); 10 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU00639. patchy - phpvsfiid 531662; patchy - phpvsfiid 531663; patchy - phpvsfiid 531662; patchy - phpvsfiid 531663
    Bx1—127 to 157 centimeters (50.0 to 61.8 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) interior channery silt loam; weak coarse blocky, and structureless massive; very firm, nonsticky, slightly plastic; brittle; faint clay films on surfaces along pores and 70 percent manganese or iron-manganese stains on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine faint pale brown (10YR 6/3) and 1 percent fine faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/6); 10 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU00640. patchy - phpvsfiid 531665; patchy - phpvsfiid 531665
    C—157 to 183 centimeters (61.8 to 72.0 inches); channery silt loam; 10 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, unspecified. Lab sample # PSU00641