IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Morris
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 606
  • User Pedon ID: 1971PA089081
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 606
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - PSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 71PA089081
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 44550
  • 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: 41.0141667
  • Std. Longitude: -75.2852778
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 1 mi N of Bartonsville on T487, 0.5 mi N of intersection with T625, 450 ft N of old farmhouse.
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA089—Monroe
  • MLRA: 140—Glaciated Allegheny Plateau and Catskill Mountains
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 41075-A3—Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: G. Latshaw, G. Lipscomb
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed Aeric Fragiaquepts
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PSU
  • Pedon #: 81
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Morris
  • Classificaton Date - 5/7/2012
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Morris
  • Classificaton Date - 8/3/1971
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 2
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/3/1971 ()
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - other grass/herbaceous 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

    2FORB

    2GA

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    Forb (herbaceous, not grass nor grasslike)

    Grass, annual

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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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    266

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    315

    1250

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    9.5

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    Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); dark reddish gray (5YR 4/2) interior, pinkish gray (5YR 7/2) interior, dry; channery silt loam; moderate medium and coarse granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 5.0 roots; 25 percent by volume sandstone-shale fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU04668
    Bw—18 to 25 centimeters (7.1 to 9.8 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/3) interior channery silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 25 percent by volume sandstone-shale fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU04669. Common medium distinct strong brown mottles.
    E'g—25 to 38 centimeters (9.8 to 15.0 inches); pinkish gray (7.5YR 6/2) interior gravelly loam; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 25 percent by volume sandstone-shale fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU04670. Common medium distinct strong brown mottles.
    B'gx—38 to 58 centimeters (15.0 to 22.8 inches); weak red (2.5YR 5/2) interior and pinkish gray (7.5YR 6/2) broken face and yellowish red (5YR 5/6) gravelly loam; weak medium subangular blocky, and strong very coarse prismatic structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; 14 percent prominent clay films on surfaces along root channels; 60 percent medium distinct reddish brown (5YR 5/4); 40 percent by volume sandstone-shale fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU04671. Structure separated by pinkish gray wedges bordered by yellowish red rinds.
    B'x1—58 to 81 centimeters (22.8 to 31.9 inches); reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) interior and pinkish gray (7.5YR 6/2) broken face and yellowish red (5YR 5/6) gravelly loam; moderate very coarse prismatic structure; very firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; 14 percent faint clay films on surfaces along root channels and 14 percent distinct clay films on surfaces along root channels; 11 percent medium distinct pinkish gray (5YR 6/2) and 11 percent medium distinct yellowish red (5YR 5/6); 40 percent by volume sandstone-shale fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU04672. Mottles are also common distinct yellowsh red. Structure separated by pinkish gray wedges bordered by yellowish red rinds.
    B'x2—81 to 122 centimeters (31.9 to 48.0 inches); reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) interior and gray (10YR 6/1) broken face and yellowish red (5YR 5/6) gravelly loam; strong very coarse prismatic structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; 38 percent distinct clay films on surfaces along root channels; 11 percent medium distinct yellowish red (5YR 5/6); 50 percent by volume sandstone-shale fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU04673; wet, satiated when described;. Common distinct yellowish red mottles. Structure separated by light gray wedges bordered by yellowish red rinds.
    B'x3—122 to 152 centimeters (48.0 to 59.8 inches); reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) interior and gray (10YR 6/1) broken face and yellowish red (5YR 5/6) gravelly loam; strong very coarse prismatic structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; 14 percent faint clay films on surfaces along root channels; 50 percent by volume sandstone-shale fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, unspecified. Lab sample # PSU04674; wet, satiated when described;. Common distinct yellowish red mottles. Structure separated by light graty wedges bordered by yellowish red rinds.