IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Buchanan
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1977PA061030
  • User Pedon ID: 1977PA061030
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 404
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - PSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 77PA061030
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 44326
  • 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: 40.6900000
  • Std. Longitude: -77.9330556
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 2 mi SW of PA 26 on Harry's Valley Rd. on S side of Rd.
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA061—Huntingdon
  • MLRA: 147—Northern Appalachian Ridges and Valleys
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NE-MIL—Mill Hall, Pennsylvania
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: PA061—Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 40077-F8—Pine Grove Mills, Pennsylvania

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: R. Pennock
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed Aquic Fragiudults
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PSU
  • Pedon #: 30
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Buchanan
  • Classificaton Date - 5/7/2012
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Buchanan
  • Classificaton Date - 5/31/1977
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountain system
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments: 1.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/31/1977 ()
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - other tree 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

    ACER

    CARYA

    QUERC

    Acer

    Carya

    Quercus

    maple

    hybrid hickory

    oak

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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

    12

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    479

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    135

    1000

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    9.1

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    Oi—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); fragments. Lab sample # PSU03046
    Oa—5 to 8 centimeters (2.0 to 3.1 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 2/2) interior; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU03047
    A—8 to 11 centimeters (3.1 to 4.3 inches); black (5YR 2/1) interior loam; moderate fine and medium granular structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5 percent by volume ? to 39-? millimeter unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU03048
    E—11 to 13 centimeters (4.3 to 5.1 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior loam; moderate fine and medium granular structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5 percent by volume ? to 39-? millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU03049
    Bt1—13 to 33 centimeters (5.1 to 13.0 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky, and moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 1 percent fine faint brownish yellow (10YR 6/6); 5 percent by volume ? to 39-? millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU03050
    Bt2—33 to 56 centimeters (13.0 to 22.0 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 11 percent medium distinct reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6); 2 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume ? to 39-? millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU03051
    Bt3—56 to 72 centimeters (22.0 to 28.3 inches); light gray (2.5Y 7/2) interior silty clay; moderate very thick platy, and moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 60 percent medium and coarse prominent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6); 2 percent by volume ? to 39-? millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU03052
    Bx1—72 to 99 centimeters (28.3 to 39.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior gravelly loam; weak very thick platy, and moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; 14 percent faint clay films; 11 percent medium and coarse light brownish gray (10YR 6/2); 3 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; strongly acid, pH 5.2, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU03053
    Bx2—99 to 160 centimeters (39.0 to 63.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior gravelly sandy loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky, and weak very coarse platy structure; very firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; manganese or iron-manganese stains and 14 percent faint clay films; 11 percent medium and coarse prominent gray (10YR 6/1); 5 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 25 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, unspecified. Lab sample # PSU03054