IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Andover
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1977PA061034
  • User Pedon ID: 1977PA061034
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 408
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - PSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 77PA061034
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 44330
  • 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: 40.6863889
  • Std. Longitude: -77.9369444
  • 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 Typic Fragiaquults
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PSU
  • Pedon #: 34
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Andover
  • Classificaton Date - 5/7/2012
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Andover
  • Classificaton Date - 6/20/1977
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/20/1977 ()
  • 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

    2

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    434

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    200

    1000

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    9.3

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    Oi—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); fragments. Lab sample # PSU03081
    Oa—5 to 8 centimeters (2.0 to 3.1 inches); black (5YR 2/1) interior; 5.0 fine roots; 25 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU03082
    A—8 to 16 centimeters (3.1 to 6.3 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior very cobbly loam; moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.0 fine and medium roots and 3.0 coarse roots; 10 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 35 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU03083
    BA—16 to 36 centimeters (6.3 to 14.2 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior cobbly loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; medium and coarse roots and 3.0 coarse roots top of horizon; 10 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU03084
    Bt1—36 to 64 centimeters (14.2 to 25.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior cobbly loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 5.0 medium and coarse roots and 3.0 coarse roots; 14 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; 5 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 25 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU03085
    Bt2—64 to 117 centimeters (25.2 to 46.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior very gravelly sandy loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 fine roots; 38 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 25 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU03086
    2Btg—117 to 135 centimeters (46.1 to 53.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) interior and light gray (N 7/0) interior very cobbly sandy clay loam; weak fine and medium angular blocky, and weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 38 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 50 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU03087
    C—135 to 150 centimeters (53.1 to 59.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior gravelly loamy sand; structureless single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 1 percent fine faint light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2); 10 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, unspecified. Lab sample # PSU03088