IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Library
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 834
  • User Pedon ID: 1972PA125045
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 834
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - PSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 72PA125045
  • 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: 40.2852778
  • Std. Longitude: -80.3969444
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Washington Co., PA: Cross Creek Twp; about 0.5 mi NE of Rea, PA. 800' N of the intersec. of LR 62035.
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA125—Washington
  • MLRA: 126—Central Allegheny Plateau
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 40080-C4—Avella, Pennsylvania

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: D. Grice and J. Weaver
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive Aquic Hapludalfs
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PSU
  • Pedon #: 45
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Library
  • Classificaton Date - 5/7/2012
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Library
  • Classificaton Date - 6/13/1972
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Field Measured Properties: 0.33 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.66 in/hr of percolation rate and 0 in/hr of percolation rate and 0 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.33 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.33 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.33 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.33 in/hr of percolation rate


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountains or deeply dissected plateaus
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/13/1972 ()
  • 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

    2GA

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    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

    5

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    —

    338

    —

    180

    950

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    —

    —

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    9.8

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    Ap—0 to 25 centimeters (0.0 to 9.8 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior silty clay loam; friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 2 percent by volume shale, unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU06302. Slightly acid. 1 percent coarse fragments.
    Bt1—25 to 33 centimeters (9.8 to 13.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) exterior and brown (10YR 4/3) broken face silty clay loam; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 70 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) and 1 percent fine faint brown (7.5YR 5/4); 2 percent by volume shale, unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06303. Brown (10YR 4/3) on prism faces. Slightly acid. 1 percent coarse fragments.
    Bt2—33 to 48 centimeters (13.0 to 18.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) exterior and brown (10YR 5/3) broken face silty clay loam; moderate coarse prismatic, and moderate medium blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 70 percent faint clay films and 70 percent distinct clay films; 60 percent fine distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2); 2 percent by volume shale, unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06304. Brown (10YR 5/3) on prism faces. Slighlty acid. 1 percent coarse fragments.
    Btg1—48 to 61 centimeters (18.9 to 24.0 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior silty clay loam; weak medium blocky, and moderate coarse prismatic structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 70 percent distinct clay films; 11 percent medium faint gray (10YR 5/1) and 60 percent fine distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6); 5 percent by volume shale, unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06305. Neutral. 5 percent coarse fragments.
    Btg2—61 to 79 centimeters (24.0 to 31.1 inches); weak red (2.5YR 5/2) interior silty clay, clay; weak coarse prismatic, and weak medium blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 70 percent distinct clay films; 1 percent fine faint gray (10YR 5/1) and 60 percent fine distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6); 5 percent by volume shale, unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06306. Neutral. 5 percent coarse fragments.
    Btg3—79 to 102 centimeters (31.1 to 40.2 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) interior clay; weak coarse prismatic, and weak coarse subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 70 percent distinct clay films; 60 percent medium distinct yellowish red (5YR 5/6); 5 percent by volume shale, unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06307. Neutral. 5 percent coarse fragments.
    BCg—102 to 124 centimeters (40.2 to 48.8 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) interior clay; weak coarse subangular blocky, and weak coarse prismatic structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 38 percent prominent clay films on surfaces along pores; 60 percent medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6); 10 percent by volume shale, calcareous fragments; neutral, pH 7.2, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06308. Neutral. 10 percent coarse fragments.
    C1—124 to 132 centimeters (48.8 to 52.0 inches); light gray (N 7/0) interior clay; structureless massive; very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 60 percent medium distinct reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6); fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06309. Neutral.
    C2—132 to 178 centimeters (52.0 to 70.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior and strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior and light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior silty clay loam; structureless massive; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 60 percent by volume shale, calcareous fragments; neutral, pH 7.2, unspecified. Lab sample # PSU06310. Neutral. 60 percent hard and soft coarse fragments.