IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Fairpoint
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
245
User Pedon ID:
1973PA033023
Vegetation Plot ID:
245
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
PSU
Lab Pedon # -
73PA033023
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
44149
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:
41.0294444
Std. Longitude:
-78.3916667
Datum:
WGS84
Location Description:
0.9 mi E of PA 897 on Twp road 603 than about 125 yds N in a strip mine on top of the hill, 2 mi E of Clearfield.
Country:
US—United States
State:
Pennsylvania
County:
PA033—Clearfield
MLRA:
127—Eastern Allegheny Plateau and Mountains
7.5 Minute USGS Quad:
41078-A4—Clearfield, Pennsylvania
PEDON
Describers Name:
E. Ciolkosz, D. Grice, E. Jensen
Current Taxonomic Class:
Loamy-skeletal, mixed, superactive, nonacid Typic Udorthents
Pedon Purpose:
full pedon description
Pedon Record Orgin:
PSU
Pedon #:
23
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Fairpoint
Classificaton Date -
5/7/2012
Moisture Subclass -
udic
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Minesoil
Classificaton Date -
5/24/1973
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Erosion Class -
1
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Landscape:
mountains or deeply dissected plateaus
Runoff:
very low
Drainage Class:
well
Surface Fragments:
0.00 percent
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
5/24/1973 ()
Surface Cover Properties:
Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 -
barren land
Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 -
culturally induced barren
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
PINUS
Pinus
pine
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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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—
390
—
180
1050
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—
9.1
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A—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); dark olive gray (5Y 3/2) interior very channery sandy loam; 41 percent sand; 37 percent silt; 21 percent clay; weak medium granular structure; very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 10 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume ? to 425-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 40 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01941
C1—8 to 33 centimeters (3.1 to 13.0 inches); very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) interior channery sandy loam; 38 percent sand; 41 percent silt; 21 percent clay; structureless massive; very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 5 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 25 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume ? to 425-? millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01942
C2—33 to 58 centimeters (13.0 to 22.8 inches); very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) interior channery sandy loam; 43 percent sand; 36 percent silt; 21 percent clay; structureless massive; very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 10 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 25 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 35 percent by volume ? to 425-? millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01943. Common medium and fine brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) variegations.
C3—58 to 84 centimeters (22.8 to 33.1 inches); dusky red (2.5YR 3/2) interior very channery loam; 42 percent sand; 36 percent silt; 22 percent clay; structureless massive; very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 10 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 25 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 35 percent by volume ? to 425-? millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01944. Common medium and fine brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) variegations.
C4—84 to 124 centimeters (33.1 to 48.8 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior very channery sandy loam; 45 percent sand; 36 percent silt; 20 percent clay; structureless massive; very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 10 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 25 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 35 percent by volume ? to 425-? millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01945. Common medium and fine brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) variegations.
B5—124 to 173 centimeters (48.8 to 68.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) interior very channery sandy loam; 43 percent sand; 37 percent silt; 20 percent clay; structureless massive; very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 10 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 25 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 35 percent by volume ? to 425-? millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, unspecified. Lab sample # PSU01946. Common medium and fine brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) variegations.