IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Nolo
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 578
  • User Pedon ID: 1979PA083012
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 578
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - PSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 79PA083012
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 44518
  • 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: 41.6502778
  • Std. Longitude: -78.9361111
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA083—McKean
  • MLRA: 127—Eastern Allegheny Plateau and Mountains
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 41078-F8—Ludlow, Pennsylvania

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Richard Aguilar
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed Aeric Fragiaquults
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PSU
  • Pedon #: 12
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Nolo
  • Classificaton Date - 5/7/2012
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Nolo
  • Classificaton Date - 8/20/1979
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 2
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountains or deeply dissected plateaus
  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Surface Fragments: 9.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/20/1979 ()
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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

    FAGUS

    TSCA

    Fagus

    Tsuga canadensis

    beech

    eastern hemlock

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    argillic horizon

    fragipan

    7—32

    32—125

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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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    561

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    170

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    Oi—0 to 4 centimeters (0.0 to 1.6 inches); fragments. Lab sample # PSU04486. beech foliage and hemlock litter
    Oe—4 to 17 centimeters (1.6 to 6.7 inches); dark red (10R 3/6) interior; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU04487. decomposed leaves and litter
    Oa—17 to 19 centimeters (6.7 to 7.5 inches); black (10YR 2/1) interior; weak fine granular structure; very friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 5.0 medium and coarse roots; fragments; ultra acid, pH 3.4, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU04488. 62% organic matter
    E—19 to 26 centimeters (7.5 to 10.2 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 medium and coarse roots; 5 percent by volume unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 3.5, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU04489. firm in places
    Bt—26 to 38 centimeters (10.2 to 15.0 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) interior clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots; clay films on all faces of peds; 60 percent medium and coarse distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) and 60 percent medium and coarse distinct dark gray (10YR 4/1); 5 percent by volume unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU04490. continuous - phpvsfiid 534211; continuous - phpvsfiid 534211
    Btg—38 to 51 centimeters (15.0 to 20.1 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine roots; clay films on all faces of peds; 60 percent medium and coarse distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/8); 5 percent by volume unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU04491. continuous - phpvsfiid 534212; continuous - phpvsfiid 534212
    Bx1—51 to 69 centimeters (20.1 to 27.2 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior loam; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium platy structure; firm, slightly sticky, nonplastic; brittle; 0.5 very fine and fine roots between peds; 38 percent clay films on all faces of peds; 60 percent medium and coarse prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8); 12 percent by volume unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU04492
    Bx2—69 to 87 centimeters (27.2 to 34.3 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior loam; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium platy structure; firm, slightly sticky, nonplastic; brittle; 0.5 very fine and fine roots between peds; 38 percent clay films on all faces of peds; 60 percent medium and coarse prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8); 12 percent by volume unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU04493
    Bx3—87 to 125 centimeters (34.3 to 49.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior and gray (10YR 6/1) broken face channery loam; moderate medium platy, and moderate medium prismatic structure; firm, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 14 percent clay films on rock fragments; 11 percent medium distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) and 60 percent medium and coarse distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/8); 15 percent by volume unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU04494
    Bx4—125 to 144 centimeters (49.2 to 56.7 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior channery loam; structureless massive; friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 11 percent medium and coarse distinct light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) and 11 percent medium and coarse distinct gray (N 6/0) and 11 percent fine distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/8); 30 percent by volume unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, unspecified. Lab sample # PSU04495. firm in places