IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Laidig
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1977PA061031
  • User Pedon ID: 1977PA061031
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 405
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - PSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 77PA061031
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 44327
  • 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: 40.6897222
  • Std. Longitude: -77.9388889
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 2 mi SW of PA 26 on Harry's Valley Rd. on N 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 Typic Fragiudults
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PSU
  • Pedon #: 31
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Laidig
  • Classificaton Date - 5/7/2012
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Laidig
  • Classificaton Date - 6/2/1977
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountain system
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments: 1.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/2/1977 ()
  • 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

    QUERC

    Acer

    Quercus

    maple

    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

    10

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    485

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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 # PSU03055
    Oa—5 to 8 centimeters (2.0 to 3.1 inches); black (5YR 2/1) interior; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU03056
    E—8 to 11 centimeters (3.1 to 4.3 inches); black (5YR 2/1) interior and gray (5YR 5/1) interior loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 13 percent by volume sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU03057
    Bt1—11 to 44 centimeters (4.3 to 17.3 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior gravelly loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU03058
    Bt2—44 to 74 centimeters (17.3 to 29.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior gravelly loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 14 percent clay films on surfaces along pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU03059
    Bt3—74 to 84 centimeters (29.1 to 33.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 38 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent medium faint light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) and 1 percent medium faint yellowish red (5YR 5/8); fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU03060
    Bx1—84 to 105 centimeters (33.1 to 41.3 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior gravelly sandy loam; weak thick platy, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; 38 percent distinct clay films on surfaces along pores; 1 percent fine distinct yellowish red (5YR 5/8) and 1 percent fine distinct brownish yellow (10YR 6/8); fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU03061
    Bx2—105 to 158 centimeters (41.3 to 62.2 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior gravelly sandy loam; weak very thick platy, and weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm, nonsticky, slightly plastic; brittle; 14 percent prominent 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); fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU03062
    2Bx3—158 to 186 centimeters (62.2 to 73.2 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/3) interior clay loam; strong very fine and fine angular blocky, and weak very thick platy structure; very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; brittle; 70 percent prominent clay films on surfaces along pores; 1 percent fine faint strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and 1 percent fine faint light gray (10YR 7/2); fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, unspecified. Lab sample # PSU03063