IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Buchanan
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 855
  • User Pedon ID: 1972PA129017
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 855
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - PSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 72PA129017
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 45376
  • 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: 40.1719444
  • Std. Longitude: -79.2794444
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: NW corner of Southeastern Research Farm.
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA129—Westmoreland
  • MLRA: 127—Eastern Allegheny Plateau and Mountains
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 40079-B3—Stahlstown, Pennsylvania

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: S. C. Ekart and R. P. Matelski
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Aquic Fragiudalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PSU
  • Pedon #: 17
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Buchanan
  • Classificaton Date - 5/7/2012
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Ernest
  • Classificaton Date - 6/12/1972
  • 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 0.02 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.04 in/hr of percolation rate and 0.04 in/hr of percolation rate


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/12/1972 ()
  • 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

    MESA

    MESA

    Medicago sativa

    Medicago sativa

    alfalfa

    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

    3

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    396

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    135

    1150

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    9.6

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    Ap—0 to 28 centimeters (0.0 to 11.0 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dry; silt loam; weak medium granular structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 10 percent by volume ? to 39-? millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06411
    BA—28 to 36 centimeters (11.0 to 14.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior silty clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 10 percent by volume ? to 39-? millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06412
    Bt1—36 to 46 centimeters (14.2 to 18.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior silty clay loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 14 percent faint clay films on surfaces along pores; 1 percent fine faint light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) and 1 percent fine faint strong brown (7.5YR 5/6); 10 percent by volume ? to 39-? millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06413. patchy - phpvsfiid 535423; patchy - phpvsfiid 535423
    Bt2—46 to 61 centimeters (18.1 to 24.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior silty clay loam; moderate coarse prismatic, and weak medium platy structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 14 percent faint clay films on surfaces along pores; 60 percent medium distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2); 10 percent by volume ? to 39-? millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, unspecified; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU06414. patchy - phpvsfiid 535424; patchy - phpvsfiid 535424
    Bx1—61 to 89 centimeters (24.0 to 35.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior and gray (N 5/0) broken face silty clay loam; moderate coarse prismatic, and weak coarse platy structure; very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; brittle; faint clay films on surfaces along pores; 60 percent medium distinct gray (N 5/0); 5 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume ? to 39-? millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06415. Prism faces gray (N 5/0). Prism interiors dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4).; continuous - phpvsfiid 535425; continuous - phpvsfiid 535425
    Bx2—89 to 109 centimeters (35.0 to 42.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior and gray (N 5/0) broken face gravelly clay loam; moderate coarse prismatic, and weak coarse platy structure; very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; brittle; faint clay films on surfaces along pores; 60 percent medium distinct gray (N 5/0); 10 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume ? to 39-? millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06416. Prism faces gray (N 5/0). Prism interiors dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4).; continuous - phpvsfiid 535426; continuous - phpvsfiid 535426
    Bx3—109 to 132 centimeters (42.9 to 52.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior and gray (10YR 5/1) broken face gravelly clay loam; weak coarse platy structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; faint clay films on surfaces along pores; 11 percent medium distinct gray (10YR 5/1) and 11 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6); 25 percent by volume ? to 39-? millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06417. Prism faces gray (N 5/0). Prism interiors dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4).; continuous - phpvsfiid 535427; continuous - phpvsfiid 535427
    2C1—132 to 160 centimeters (52.0 to 63.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior gravelly loam; weak coarse platy structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; prominent clay films on surfaces along root channels; 11 percent medium distinct gray (N 5/0) and 11 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6); 11 percent coarse iron-manganese concretions; 40 percent by volume ? to 39-? millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06418. continuous - phpvsfiid 535428; continuous - phpvsfiid 535428
    2C2—160 to 180 centimeters (63.0 to 70.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior gravelly loam; weak coarse platy structure; firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; prominent clay films on surfaces along root channels; 11 percent medium distinct gray (N 5/0) and 11 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6); 40 percent by volume ? to 39-? millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06419. continuous - phpvsfiid 535429; continuous - phpvsfiid 535429
    2C3—180 to 211 centimeters (70.9 to 83.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior gravelly clay loam; 1 percent fine faint gray (10YR 6/1); 40 percent by volume ? to 39-? millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, unspecified. Lab sample # PSU06420