IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Washington
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1977PA081041
  • User Pedon ID: 1977PA081041
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 540
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - PSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 77PA081041
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 44477
  • Print Date: 6/2/2024

    • 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: 41.1361111
  • Std. Longitude: -76.9844444
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Dale Cooley Farm, 3 mi NE of Elimsport.
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA081—Lycoming
  • MLRA: 147—Northern Appalachian Ridges and Valleys
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NE-MIL—Mill Hall, Pennsylvania
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: PA081—Lycoming County, Pennsylvania
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 41076-B8—Montoursville South, Pennsylvania

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: B. Carter, E. Ciolkosz, S. Stanley
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed Ultic Hapludalfs
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PSU
  • Pedon #: 41
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Washington
  • Classificaton Date - 5/7/2012
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Washington
  • Classificaton Date - 8/13/1977
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountain system
  • Landform: ground moraine
  • Runoff: very low
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/13/1977 ()
  • 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

    1

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    208

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    315

    1000

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    9.6

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    Oi—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior; 5.0 roots; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU04223
    Oa—2 to 3 centimeters (0.8 to 1.2 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior; weak fine granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.0 roots; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU04224
    A—3 to 11 centimeters (1.2 to 4.3 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior gravelly silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak fine granular structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.0 roots; 10 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU04225
    E—11 to 28 centimeters (4.3 to 11.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior, very pale brown (10YR 7/3) interior, dry; gravelly silt loam; weak very fine subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.0 roots; 10 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU04226
    BE—28 to 41 centimeters (11.0 to 16.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) interior gravelly silt loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.0 roots; 10 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU04227
    Bt1—41 to 67 centimeters (16.1 to 26.4 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) interior gravelly silty clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 roots; 70 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds and 70 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) clay films on surfaces along pores; 10 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU04228. continuous - phpvsfiid 533961; continuous - phpvsfiid 533961
    Bt2—67 to 92 centimeters (26.4 to 36.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior and strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior gravelly silt loam; moderate medium subangular blocky, and weak very coarse prismatic structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 roots; 70 percent clay films on all faces of peds and 70 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) clay films on surfaces along pores; 5 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU04229. continuous - phpvsfiid 533963; continuous - phpvsfiid 533963
    BC—92 to 127 centimeters (36.2 to 50.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior gravelly silt loam; weak very coarse prismatic, and weak medium platy structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 roots; 38 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) clay films on vertical faces of peds and 38 percent faint strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) clay films on all faces of peds; 5 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU04230. continuous - phpvsfiid 533965; patchy - phpvsfiid 533966; continuous - phpvsfiid 533965; patchy - phpvsfiid 533966
    C1—127 to 150 centimeters (50.0 to 59.1 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) interior gravelly silt loam; weak medium platy structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 roots; 14 percent faint strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) clay films on all faces of peds and 38 percent faint light brown (7.5YR 6/4) clay films on all faces of peds; 5 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, unspecified; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU04231. patchy - phpvsfiid 533967; patchy - phpvsfiid 533968; patchy - phpvsfiid 533967; patchy - phpvsfiid 533968
    C2—150 to 176 centimeters (59.1 to 69.3 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) interior gravelly silt loam; weak medium platy structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 roots; 14 percent faint strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) clay films on all faces of peds and 38 percent faint light brown (7.5YR 6/4) clay films on all faces of peds; 5 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, unspecified; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU04232. patchy - phpvsfiid 533969; patchy - phpvsfiid 533970; patchy - phpvsfiid 533969; patchy - phpvsfiid 533970
    C3—176 to 204 centimeters (69.3 to 80.3 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) interior gravelly silt loam; weak medium platy structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 roots; 14 percent faint strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) clay films on all faces of peds and 38 percent faint light brown (7.5YR 6/4) clay films on all faces of peds; 5 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU04233. patchy - phpvsfiid 533971; patchy - phpvsfiid 533972; patchy - phpvsfiid 533971; patchy - phpvsfiid 533972
    2C4—204 to 242 centimeters (80.3 to 95.3 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior and yellowish red (5YR 5/8) interior gravelly silt loam; weak medium platy structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 roots; 14 percent faint brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) clay films on all faces of peds and 14 percent clay films on surfaces along pores; 5 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU04234. continuous - phpvsfiid 533973; continuous - phpvsfiid 533973
    2Btb1—242 to 295 centimeters (95.3 to 116.1 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/8) interior very gravelly silty clay loam; structureless massive; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 roots; 14 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) clay films on surfaces along pores and 38 percent faint yellowish red (5YR 5/6) clay films on rock fragments; 15 percent by volume ? to 250-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU04235. continuous - phpvsfiid 533975; continuous - phpvsfiid 533975
    3Btb2—295 to 346 centimeters (116.1 to 136.2 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6) interior and strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior sandy clay loam; structureless massive; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; clay bridges between sand grains; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, unspecified. Lab sample # PSU04236