IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Cookport
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1987PA027082
  • User Pedon ID: 1987PA027082
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 218
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - PSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 87PA027082
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 44119
  • 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: 40.8516667
  • Std. Longitude: -78.2119444
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 2.75 mi S of Philipsburg on Pa 350 and 1500 ft E in woodland area
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA027—Centre
  • MLRA: 127—Eastern Allegheny Plateau and Mountains
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 40078-G2—Sandy Ridge, Pennsylvania

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Edward J. Ciolkosz , Robert R. Dobos and S. Gibas
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed Typic Fragiudepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PSU
  • Pedon #: 82
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Cookport
  • Classificaton Date - 5/7/2012
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Cookport
  • Classificaton Date - 9/10/1987
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountains or deeply dissected plateaus
  • Landform: hillside
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/10/1987 ()
  • 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

    ACSA3

    PTAQ

    QUAL

    QURU

    VACCI

    Acer saccharum

    Pteridium aquilinum

    Quercus alba

    Quercus rubra

    Vaccinium

    sugar maple

    western brackenfern

    white oak

    northern red oak

    blueberry

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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

    11

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    577

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    345

    1140

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    9.1

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    A—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) interior gravelly silt loam; moderate fine granular structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.0 medium and coarse roots; 5 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.2, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01646
    E—8 to 23 centimeters (3.1 to 9.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior gravelly silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.0 medium and coarse roots; 5 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01647
    Bw1—23 to 41 centimeters (9.1 to 16.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior gravelly loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.0 medium and coarse roots; 14 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; 5 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01648
    Bw2—41 to 61 centimeters (16.1 to 24.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) interior gravelly silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 medium roots; 14 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; 5 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01649
    Bx1—61 to 79 centimeters (24.0 to 31.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) interior and pale brown (10YR 6/3) broken face and yellowish red (5YR 4/6) gravelly loam; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak very coarse prismatic structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; 0.5 fine and medium roots between peds; 14 percent faint clay films on surfaces along pores; 1 percent medium distinct pale brown (10YR 6/3) and 1 percent medium distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6); 10 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01650. "Low chroma on the prism face is 1"" thick. The rind is 1/4"" thick."
    Bx2—79 to 104 centimeters (31.1 to 40.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior and pale brown (10YR 6/3) broken face and yellowish red (5YR 4/6) gravelly sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky, and moderate very coarse prismatic structure; very firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; brittle; 0.5 fine and medium roots between peds; 14 percent faint clay films on surfaces along pores and 14 percent distinct black (10YR 2/1) manganese or iron-manganese stains on surfaces along pores; 11 percent medium distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) and 11 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6); 5 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01651. "Low chroma on the prism face is 1"" thick. The rind is 1/4"" thick."
    Bx3—104 to 132 centimeters (40.9 to 52.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) interior and pale brown (10YR 6/3) broken face and yellowish red (5YR 4/6) gravelly sandy loam; strong very coarse prismatic, and weak coarse subangular blocky structure; very firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; 0.5 fine and medium roots between peds; 14 percent faint clay films on surfaces along pores and 14 percent distinct black (10YR 2/1) manganese or iron-manganese stains on surfaces along pores; 1 percent medium faint light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) and 1 percent medium faint brownish yellow (10YR 6/6); 15 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, unspecified; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01652. "Low chroma on the prism face is 1"" thick. The rind is 1/4"" thick."
    Bx4—132 to 158 centimeters (52.0 to 62.2 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior and light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) broken face and yellowish red (5YR 4/6) gravelly sandy loam; weak coarse subangular blocky, and strong very coarse prismatic structure; very firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; 0.5 fine and medium roots between peds; 14 percent faint clay films on surfaces along pores and 38 percent distinct black (10YR 2/1) manganese or iron-manganese stains on surfaces along pores; 1 percent medium faint light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) and 1 percent medium faint brownish yellow (10YR 6/6); 15 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01653. "Low chroma on prism face is 1/2"" thick. The rind is 1/4"" thick."
    Bx5—158 to 203 centimeters (62.2 to 79.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior and light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) broken face and yellowish red (5YR 4/6) gravelly sandy loam; structureless massive, and strong very coarse prismatic; very firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; brittle; 14 percent distinct clay films on surfaces along pores; 11 percent coarse distinct pale brown (10YR 6/3) and 11 percent coarse distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6); 5 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 7 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 8 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, unspecified; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01654. "Low chroma on the prism face is 1/2"" thick. The rind is 1/4"" thick."
    Bx6—203 to 243 centimeters (79.9 to 95.7 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior and light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) broken face and yellowish red (5YR 4/6) gravelly sandy loam; strong very coarse prismatic, and structureless massive; very firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; brittle; 14 percent distinct clay films on surfaces along pores; 7 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 8 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU01655. Prisms are approximately 3 ft. across.
    2C—243 to 305 centimeters (95.7 to 120.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior gravelly loamy sand; structureless massive; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 14 percent distinct clay films on rock fragments; 5 percent by volume ? to 163-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume ? to 11-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume ? to 48-? millimeter unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, unspecified. Lab sample # PSU01656. Prisms stop at the top of the C horizon.