IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Morris
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 769
  • User Pedon ID: 1985PA115035
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 769
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - PSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 85PA115035
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 45280
  • Print Date: 5/30/2024

    • 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: 41.6552778
  • Std. Longitude: -75.8494444
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 1B3-021-1-I25-166 SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY SPRINGVILLE TOWNSHIP HOP BOTTOM QUADRANGLE NORTH OF CORD POND AT COORDINATES LISTED ABOVE. TREES APPROX. 20-25 YRS OLD. SITE ONE SUITABLE AND SAMPLED AT POINT. THIS SITE FORMERLY FARMLAND REVERTING TO TREES
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA115—Susquehanna
  • MLRA: 140—Glaciated Allegheny Plateau and Catskill Mountains
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 41075-F7—Hop Bottom, Pennsylvania

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: N. Churchill, J. Hallowich, J. Hudak, O. Lenkner
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed Aeric Fragiaquepts
  • Pedon Record Orgin: DDRP
  • Pedon #: 35
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Morris
  • PSC - 0 to 45 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 5/7/2012
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: hillside
  • Slope Position: lower third
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: somewhat excessively
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Bedrock: with <10
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/30/1985 ()
  • 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

    ACRU

    POTR5

    VACCI

    Acer rubrum

    Populus tremuloides

    Vaccinium

    red maple

    quaking aspen

    blueberry

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

    ochric epipedon

    cambic horizon

    fragipan

    0—20

    20—45

    45—155

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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

    5

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    378

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    180

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    Oi—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); 5.0 medium roots throughout and 5.0 coarse roots throughout; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU07522; moist when described;
    Ap—2 to 22 centimeters (0.8 to 8.7 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) crushed channery silt loam; weak fine granular structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.0 medium roots throughout and 5.0 coarse roots throughout; 5 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume ? to 425-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume ? to 39-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, chlorophenol red; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU07523; moist when described;
    Bw—22 to 47 centimeters (8.7 to 18.5 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/2) crushed channery silt loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 medium roots throughout and 3.0 coarse roots throughout; 60 percent coarse distinct pinkish gray (7.5YR 6/2) and 60 percent coarse distinct light brown (7.5YR 6/4); 5 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume ? to 425-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume ? to 39-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU07524; moist when described;
    Bx1—47 to 72 centimeters (18.5 to 28.3 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/3) crushed channery silt loam; moderate very coarse prismatic, and weak medium platy structure; firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; brittle; 0.5 fine roots between peds; 60 percent coarse prominent light gray (N 7/0) and 60 percent coarse prominent brown (7.5YR 5/2); 10 percent by volume ? to 39-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume ? to 425-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU07525; moist when described;
    Bx2—72 to 91 centimeters (28.3 to 35.8 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/3) crushed channery silt loam; weak medium platy, and moderate very coarse prismatic structure; very firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; brittle; 60 percent coarse prominent light gray (N 7/0) and 60 percent coarse prominent brown (7.5YR 5/2); 10 percent by volume ? to 39-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume ? to 425-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, chlorophenol red; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU07526; moist when described;
    Bx3—91 to 121 centimeters (35.8 to 47.6 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/3) crushed very channery silt loam; moderate very coarse prismatic, and weak medium platy structure; very firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; brittle; 60 percent coarse prominent light gray (N 7/0) and 60 percent coarse prominent brown (7.5YR 5/2); 10 percent by volume ? to 39-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume ? to 425-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, chlorophenol red; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU07527; moist when described;
    Bx4—121 to 157 centimeters (47.6 to 61.8 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/3) crushed very channery silt loam; moderate very coarse prismatic, and weak medium platy structure; very firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; brittle; 60 percent coarse prominent light gray (N 7/0) and 60 percent coarse prominent brown (7.5YR 5/2); 10 percent by volume ? to 39-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume ? to 425-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, chlorophenol red. Lab sample # PSU07528; moist when described;