IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Buchanan
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1981PA061036
  • User Pedon ID: 1981PA061036
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 410
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - PSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 81PA061036
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 44333
  • 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: 40.4822222
  • Std. Longitude: -77.8538889
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 0.2 mi NE of Airydale, 0.75 mi SE upslope on Mountain Side (Hoover, 1983 Ph.D.).
  • 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-D7—Newton Hamilton, Pennsylvania

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: M. Hoover
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed Aquic Fragiudults
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PSU
  • Pedon #: 36
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Buchanan
  • Classificaton Date - 5/7/2012
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Buchanan
  • Classificaton Date - 11/17/1981
  • 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: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 11/17/1981 ()
  • 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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    305

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    315

    1000

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    9.7

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    Oe—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); fine roots; fragments. Lab sample # PSU03102
    A—3 to 8 centimeters (1.2 to 3.1 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.0 fine roots; 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; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU03103
    E—8 to 16 centimeters (3.1 to 6.3 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.0 fine roots; 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; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU03104
    BEt—16 to 26 centimeters (6.3 to 10.2 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior silty clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.0 fine roots; 1 percent fine faint reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8); 2 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 2 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU03105
    Bt—26 to 46 centimeters (10.2 to 18.1 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) interior silty clay loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 fine roots; 70 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; 2 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 2 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU03106. continuous - phpvsfiid 533275; continuous - phpvsfiid 533275
    Btg1—46 to 69 centimeters (18.1 to 27.2 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) interior clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 fine roots; 38 percent prominent clay films on surfaces along pores and 70 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; 60 percent medium and coarse distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2); 2 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 2 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU03107. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 533277; continuous - phpvsfiid 533276; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 533277; continuous - phpvsfiid 533276
    Btg2—69 to 87 centimeters (27.2 to 34.3 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior and strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior and light brown (7.5YR 6/4) exterior clay; weak fine and medium prismatic, and weak and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 fine roots; 38 percent prominent clay films on surfaces along pores and 70 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent medium and coarse distinct gray (10YR 6/1) and 60 percent medium and coarse prominent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) and 60 percent medium distinct yellowish red (5YR 5/8); 2 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; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU03108. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 533279; continuous - phpvsfiid 533278; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 533279; continuous - phpvsfiid 533278
    2Btx—87 to 148 centimeters (34.3 to 58.3 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior and gray (10YR 6/1) broken face and strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) clay loam; strong very coarse prismatic, and moderate medium platy structure; very firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; 0.5 fine roots; 38 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds and 38 percent black stains on all faces of peds; 1 percent coarse prominent gray (10YR 6/1) and 1 percent coarse prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8); 2 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 35 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU03109. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 533280; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 533280
    3Btxb1—148 to 171 centimeters (58.3 to 67.3 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/8) interior clay; moderate very coarse prismatic, and weak medium platy, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; brittle; 0.5 fine roots; 38 percent distinct red (2.5YR 4/8) clay films on all faces of peds and 38 percent black stains on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine faint yellowish red (5YR 4/6) and 1 percent medium distinct dusky red (10R 3/4) and 11 percent medium distinct red (2.5YR 4/8); 5 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU03110. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 533282; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 533282
    3Btxb2—171 to 188 centimeters (67.3 to 74.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) interior clay; weak and moderate fine and medium subangular blocky, and strong thick platy, and moderate medium platy structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; brittle; 0.5 fine roots; 38 percent distinct red (2.5YR 4/8) clay films on all faces of peds and 38 percent black stains on all faces of peds; 11 percent fine and medium distinct dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) and 60 percent coarse prominent light gray (10YR 7/1) and 60 percent medium faint strong brown (7.5YR 5/8); 5 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU03111. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 533284; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 533284
    3Btxb3—188 to 237 centimeters (74.0 to 93.3 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior clay loam; weak coarse prismatic, and weak thick platy, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; brittle; 0.5 fine roots; 38 percent black stains on all faces of peds and 70 percent distinct light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) clay films on all faces of peds and 70 percent prominent clay films on surfaces along pores; 1 percent medium prominent light gray (10YR 7/1) and 1 percent fine and medium distinct yellowish red (5YR 5/6) and 11 percent medium and coarse faint light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4); 3 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments; diffuse broken boundary. Lab sample # PSU03112. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 533286; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 533287; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 533286; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 533287
    3Btxb4—237 to 293 centimeters (93.3 to 115.4 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/8) interior clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky, and weak coarse prismatic, and weak thick platy structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; brittle; 0.5 fine roots; 38 percent black stains on all faces of peds and 70 percent distinct light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) clay films on all faces of peds and 70 percent prominent clay films on surfaces along pores; 11 percent medium and coarse prominent light gray (7.5YR 7/1) and 11 percent medium faint strong brown (7.5YR 5/6); 3 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; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU03113. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 533289; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 533290; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 533289; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 533290
    3Btxb5—293 to 333 centimeters (115.4 to 131.1 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/8) interior clay loam; weak coarse prismatic, and weak thick platy, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; brittle; 0.5 fine roots; 14 percent black stains on all faces of peds and 70 percent distinct light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) clay films on all faces of peds and 70 percent prominent clay films on surfaces along pores; 11 percent medium faint strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and 60 percent medium and coarse prominent light gray (7.5YR 7/1); 3 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; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # PSU03114. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 533292; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 533293; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 533292; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 533293
    4BCtb—333 to 366 centimeters (131.1 to 144.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) interior gravelly sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 38 percent distinct clay films on surfaces along pores and 38 percent black stains on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine prominent light gray (7.5YR 7/1) and 11 percent fine and medium distinct light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4); 3 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; clear broken boundary. Lab sample # PSU03115. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 533295; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 533295
    4Cb—366 to 394 centimeters (144.1 to 155.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) interior sandy loam; structureless massive; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 1 percent coarse prominent light gray (10YR 7/2) and 1 percent coarse faint strong brown (7.5YR 5/6); 60 percent by volume ? to 39-? millimeter unspecified fragments; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU03116
    4Crb—394 to 409 centimeters (155.1 to 161.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior; structureless massive; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 85 percent by volume ? to 39-? millimeter unspecified fragments. Lab sample # PSU03117