IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Hazleton
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1988PA099032
  • User Pedon ID: 1988PA099032
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 660
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - PSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 88PA099032
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 44610
  • Print Date: 5/31/2024

    • 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: 40.6177778
  • Std. Longitude: -76.9750000
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: MILLERS, PA QUADRANGLE 5,700 FT W OF THE JUNCTION OF RT 11,15 AND RT 104 7,500 FT NE OF BARNERS CHURCH ASPECT = 3 DEGREES N
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA099—Perry
  • MLRA: 147—Northern Appalachian Ridges and Valleys
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NE-MIL—Mill Hall, Pennsylvania
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: PA099—Perry County, Pennsylvania
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 40076-E8—Millersburg, Pennsylvania

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: S. Anderson, T. Craul, M. Horkey, A. Wilkins
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy-skeletal, mixed, acid Typic Durochrepts
  • Pedon Record Orgin: DDRP
  • Pedon #: 32
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Hazleton
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 5/7/2012
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: hills
  • Landform: hillside
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 11/15/1988 ()
  • 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

    LITU

    PINUS

    POGR4

    Acer rubrum

    Liriodendron tulipifera

    Pinus

    Populus grandidentata

    red maple

    tuliptree

    pine

    bigtooth aspen

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

    ochric epipedon

    cambic horizon

    0—20

    20—150

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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

    20

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    209

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    0

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    Oi—0 to 4 centimeters (0.0 to 1.6 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) interior slightly decomposed plant material; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; weakly smeary; moderate permeability; 1.8 fine and medium roots throughout; 2.5 fine and medium high-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 15 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, bromcresol green; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU07284; moist when described;
    A—4 to 24 centimeters (1.6 to 9.4 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior very channery silt loam; 15 percent clay; weak fine granular structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderate permeability; 4.0 fine to coarse roots throughout; 2.5 very fine and fine high-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 45 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, chlorophenol red; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU07285; moist when described;
    Bw1—24 to 45 centimeters (9.4 to 17.7 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) interior very channery silt loam; 18 percent clay; weak fine angular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderate permeability; 0.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; 2.5 very fine and fine moderate-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 35 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, chlorophenol red; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU07286; moist when described;
    Bw2—45 to 73 centimeters (17.7 to 28.7 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) interior very channery silt loam; 21 percent clay; weak fine and medium angular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; moderate permeability; 0.3 very fine and fine roots throughout; 2.5 very fine and fine moderate-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 38 percent faint brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) skeletans on surfaces along root channels; 45 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU07287; moist when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 534557; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 534557
    Bw3—73 to 99 centimeters (28.7 to 39.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) interior very channery silt loam; 21 percent clay; weak fine angular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; moderate permeability; 2.5 very fine and fine moderate-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 14 percent prominent black (N 2/0) black stains on vertical faces of peds and 38 percent faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) skeletans throughout; 1 percent fine and medium distinct light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4); 55 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, chlorophenol red; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU07288; moist when described;. patchy - phpvsfiid 534559; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 534558; patchy - phpvsfiid 534559; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 534558
    Bw4—99 to 130 centimeters (39.0 to 51.2 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) interior extremely channery silt loam; 19 percent clay; moderate fine angular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; 0.6 very fine and fine low-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 38 percent prominent black (N 2/0) black stains on vertical faces of peds and 38 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) iron stains on all faces of peds and 38 percent faint brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) skeletans throughout; 11 percent fine and medium distinct very pale brown (10YR 7/3); 10 percent by volume subangular ? to 265-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 60 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, chlorophenol red; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU07289; moist when described;. patchy - phpvsfiid 534562; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 534560; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 534561; patchy - phpvsfiid 534562; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 534560; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 534561
    Bw5—130 to 154 centimeters (51.2 to 60.6 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior extremely channery silt loam; 18 percent clay; weak fine angular blocky structure; firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; 0.6 very fine and fine low-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 38 percent prominent black (N 2/0) black stains on vertical faces of peds and 38 percent distinct light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) skeletans on all faces of peds and 38 percent faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) skeletans throughout; 15 percent by volume subangular ? to 265-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 65 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, chlorophenol red; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU07290; moist when described;. patchy - phpvsfiid 534565; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 534564; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 534563; patchy - phpvsfiid 534565; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 534564; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 534563
    C—154 to 164 centimeters (60.6 to 64.6 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior extremely channery silt loam; 18 percent clay; structureless massive; firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; 0.6 very fine and fine low-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 38 percent prominent black (N 2/0) black stains on vertical faces of peds and 38 percent distinct light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) skeletans on all faces of peds; 20 percent by volume subangular ? to 265-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 75 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, chlorophenol red. Lab sample # PSU07291; moist when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 534566; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 534567; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 534566; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 534567