IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Buchanan
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 337
  • User Pedon ID: 1982PA047009
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 337
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - PSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 82PA047009
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 44251
  • 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: 41.5916667
  • Std. Longitude: -78.8916667
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Four corners area
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA047—Elk
  • MLRA: 127—Eastern Allegheny Plateau and Mountains
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 41078-E8—Russell City, Pennsylvania

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: R. Cronce
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, semiactive, mesic Aquic Fragiudults
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PSU
  • Pedon #: 9
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Buchanan
  • Classificaton Date - 4/18/2014
  • Classifier - Alex Dado
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Ernest
  • Classificaton Date - 8/9/1982
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountains or deeply dissected plateaus
  • Runoff: very low
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/9/1982 ()
  • 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

    AMELA

    DICL

    FAGUS

    POTR5

    Amelanchier

    Dichanthelium clandestinum

    Fagus

    Populus tremuloides

    serviceberry

    deertongue

    beech

    quaking aspen

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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

    4

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    476

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    225

    1100

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    8.5

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    Oi—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.2, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU02531
    A—5 to 13 centimeters (2.0 to 5.1 inches); reddish gray (5YR 5/2) interior and very dark gray (5YR 3/1) interior silt loam; moderate medium granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.2, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU02532
    Bw—13 to 30 centimeters (5.1 to 11.8 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior silt loam; strong medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU02533
    Bt—30 to 53 centimeters (11.8 to 20.9 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) interior silt loam; strong medium subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; faint clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU02534. patchy - phpvsfiid 532961; patchy - phpvsfiid 532961
    Btx1—53 to 86 centimeters (20.9 to 33.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior and light gray (10YR 7/2) broken face silt loam; weak very coarse prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; faint clay films on all faces of peds; 11 percent medium distinct very pale brown (10YR 7/3); fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU02535. patchy - phpvsfiid 532962; patchy - phpvsfiid 532962
    Btx2—86 to 114 centimeters (33.9 to 44.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior and light gray (10YR 7/2) broken face gravelly silt loam; weak very coarse prismatic, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; faint clay films on all faces of peds; 11 percent medium faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/6); fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU02536. patchy - phpvsfiid 532963; patchy - phpvsfiid 532963
    Btx3—114 to 140 centimeters (44.9 to 55.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior and light gray (10YR 7/2) broken face very gravelly silt loam; weak very coarse prismatic, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; faint clay films on all faces of peds and distinct clay films on surfaces along pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU02537. patchy - phpvsfiid 532964; patchy - phpvsfiid 532965; patchy - phpvsfiid 532964; patchy - phpvsfiid 532965
    2B't1—140 to 157 centimeters (55.1 to 61.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior gravelly silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; faint clay films on all faces of peds and distinct clay films on surfaces along pores and black (N 2/0) manganese or iron-manganese stains on all faces of peds; 1 percent medium faint dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6); fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU02538. patchy - phpvsfiid 532966; patchy - phpvsfiid 532967; patchy - phpvsfiid 532966; patchy - phpvsfiid 532967
    2B't2—157 to 170 centimeters (61.8 to 66.9 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) interior gravelly silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; faint clay films on all faces of peds and distinct clay films on surfaces along pores; 11 percent medium faint light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4); fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU02539. patchy - phpvsfiid 532969; patchy - phpvsfiid 532970; patchy - phpvsfiid 532969; patchy - phpvsfiid 532970
    2B't3—170 to 208 centimeters (66.9 to 81.9 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior gravelly silty clay loam; moderate fine angular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; faint clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent medium faint pale brown (10YR 6/3) and 1 percent medium faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/6); fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.2, unspecified. Lab sample # PSU02540. patchy - phpvsfiid 532971; patchy - phpvsfiid 532971