IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Wurtsboro
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 522
  • User Pedon ID: 1988PA079003
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 522
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - PSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 88PA079003
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 44457
  • 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: 41.3236111
  • Std. Longitude: -76.2566667
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: LUZERNE COUNTY, FAIRMONT TOWNSHIP. 16,200 FT SE OF BENTON AIR FORCE RADIO TO WER. 17,800 FT NE OF THE RED ROCK CHURCH. 1,700 FT DUE WEST OF THE EASTERN E DGE OF THE QUADRANGLE MAP. ASPECT = 302 DEGREES NW
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA079—Luzerne
  • MLRA: 140—Glaciated Allegheny Plateau and Catskill Mountains
  • PEDON

  • Describers Name: S. Anderson, T. Craul, M. Horkey, E. White, A. Wilkins
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed Typic Fragiaquepts
  • Pedon Record Orgin: DDRP
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Wurtsboro
  • PSC - 25 to 36 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 5/7/2012
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


  • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: terrace
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Hill Slope Profile: summit
  • Slope Shape Across: undulating
  • Slope Shape Down: undulating
  • Runoff: very low
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Flooding: occasional flooding
  • Ponding: rare ponding
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no
  • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 12/9/1988 ()
  • 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

    TSCA

    Acer rubrum

    Tsuga canadensis

    red maple

    eastern hemlock

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

    ochric epipedon

    cambic horizon

    fragipan

    0—17

    17—36

    36—112

    —-

    —-

    —-

    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

    3

    642

    315

    Oi—0 to 4 centimeters (0.0 to 1.6 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) interior; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; rapid permeability; 5.0 fine and medium roots throughout and 3.0 coarse roots throughout; 5.0 medium and coarse high-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 30 percent by volume subrounded ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, bromcresol green; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU07128; moist when described;
    Oe—4 to 7 centimeters (1.6 to 2.8 inches); black (N 2/0) interior; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; weakly smeary; rapid permeability; 5.0 fine and medium roots throughout and 3.0 coarse roots throughout; 5.0 medium and coarse high-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 30 percent by volume subrounded ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, bromcresol green; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU07129; moist when described;
    E—7 to 24 centimeters (2.8 to 9.4 inches); pinkish gray (7.5YR 6/2) interior and brown (7.5YR 4/2) interior channery sandy loam; 18 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; 3.0 fine and medium roots throughout and 0.5 coarse roots throughout; 3.8 fine and medium moderate-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 11 percent fine faint pinkish gray (7.5YR 7/2); 30 percent by volume subrounded ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, bromcresol green; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU07130; moist when described;
    Bw—24 to 43 centimeters (9.4 to 16.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/2) interior channery loam; 20 percent clay; moderate fine and medium angular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderately slow permeability; 3.0 fine and medium roots throughout and 0.5 coarse roots throughout; 3.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 38 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) iron stains on surfaces along pores; 60 percent fine and medium faint pinkish gray (7.5YR 6/2) and 60 percent fine and medium distinct pinkish gray (5YR 6/2); 15 percent by volume subrounded ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU07131; moist when described;. patchy - phpvsfiid 533841; patchy - phpvsfiid 533841
    Bx1—43 to 67 centimeters (16.9 to 26.4 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/3) interior very channery loam; 18 percent clay; weak very coarse prismatic, and moderate fine and medium platy structure; firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; brittle; moderately slow permeability; 3.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 38 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) iron stains on surfaces along pores; 60 percent fine and medium faint pinkish gray (7.5YR 6/2) and 60 percent fine and medium distinct pinkish gray (5YR 6/2); 35 percent by volume subrounded ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, chlorophenol red; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU07132; moist when described;. patchy - phpvsfiid 533842; patchy - phpvsfiid 533842
    Bx2—67 to 90 centimeters (26.4 to 35.4 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/3) interior very channery loam; 18 percent clay; moderate fine and medium platy, and weak very coarse prismatic structure; very firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; brittle; moderately slow permeability; 3.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 38 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) iron stains on surfaces along pores; 11 percent fine and medium faint pinkish gray (7.5YR 6/2) and 11 percent fine and medium distinct pinkish gray (5YR 6/2); 55 percent by volume subrounded ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU07133; moist when described;. patchy - phpvsfiid 533843; patchy - phpvsfiid 533843
    Bx3—90 to 119 centimeters (35.4 to 46.9 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/3) interior extremely channery loam; 18 percent clay; weak very coarse prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; brittle; moderately slow permeability; 3.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 11 percent fine and medium faint pinkish gray (7.5YR 6/2) and 11 percent fine and medium distinct pinkish gray (5YR 6/2); 70 percent by volume subrounded ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU07134; moist when described;
    BCx—119 to 166 centimeters (46.9 to 65.4 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/3) interior extremely channery loam; 20 percent clay; weak very coarse prismatic, and weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, nonplastic; brittle; moderately slow permeability; 2.5 very fine and fine low-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 11 percent fine and medium faint pinkish gray (7.5YR 6/2) and 11 percent fine and medium distinct pinkish gray (5YR 6/2); 80 percent by volume subrounded ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, chlorophenol red. Lab sample # PSU07135; moist when described;