IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Meckesville
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1988PA107046
  • User Pedon ID: 1988PA107046
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 708
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - PSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 88PA107046
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 45213
  • 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: 40.7811111
  • Std. Longitude: -76.1002778
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: NORTH 3 DEGREES 3800 FT SOUTH OF WALBO IN SCHOOL, 6300 FEET NE OF SILVER FIR E TOWER.
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA107—Schuylkill
  • MLRA: 147—Northern Appalachian Ridges and Valleys
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NE-MIL—Mill Hall, Pennsylvania
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: PA107—Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: S. Anderson, J. Chibirka, T. Craul, M. Horkey, A. Wilkins
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed Typic Fragiudults
  • Pedon Record Orgin: DDRP
  • Pedon #: 46
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Meckesville
  • PSC - 20 to 56 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 5/7/2012
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: foothills
  • Landform: alluvial fan
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Shape Across: concave
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: negligible
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/11/1988 ()
  • 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

    ACSA3

    POGR4

    QUAL

    Acer rubrum

    Acer saccharum

    Populus grandidentata

    Quercus alba

    red maple

    sugar maple

    bigtooth aspen

    white oak

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

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    fragipan

    0—20

    20—56

    56—85

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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

    8

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    373

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    Ap—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior channery silt loam; 25 percent clay; weak fine granular, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderate permeability; 5.0 very fine and fine roots top of horizon and 0.5 medium roots throughout; 3.0 fine and medium moderate-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 20 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, chlorophenol red; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU07390; moist when described;
    Bt1—20 to 32 centimeters (7.9 to 12.6 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) interior channery silty clay loam; 30 percent clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky, and moderate structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderately slow permeability; 3.0 fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 38 percent faint reddish brown (5YR 4/4) clay films throughout; 10 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter shale, unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU07391; moist when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 534747; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 534747
    Bt2—32 to 56 centimeters (12.6 to 22.0 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) interior channery silty clay loam; 30 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderately slow permeability; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 0.5 very fine and fine low-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 38 percent faint reddish brown (5YR 4/4) clay films throughout; 15 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter shale, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU07392; moist when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 534748; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 534748
    Bx1—56 to 72 centimeters (22.0 to 28.3 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) interior channery loam; 25 percent clay; weak very coarse subangular blocky, and moderate coarse platy structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; slow permeability; 0.1 roots throughout; 0.5 low-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 38 percent faint reddish brown (5YR 4/4) clay bridges between sand grains; 1 percent fine faint yellowish red (5YR 5/6); 10 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter shale, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, chlorophenol red; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # PSU07393; moist when described;. patchy - phpvsfiid 534749; patchy - phpvsfiid 534749
    Bx2—72 to 85 centimeters (28.3 to 33.5 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) interior very channery clay loam; 30 percent clay; moderate coarse subangular blocky, and moderate coarse platy structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; slow permeability; 0.1 roots throughout; 0.5 low-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 14 percent distinct black (N 2/0) manganese or iron-manganese stains on all faces of peds and 38 percent faint yellowish red (5YR 4/6) clay bridges between sand grains; 1 percent fine faint yellowish red (5YR 5/6); 10 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 25 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter shale, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU07394; moist when described;. patchy - phpvsfiid 534750; patchy - phpvsfiid 534751; patchy - phpvsfiid 534750; patchy - phpvsfiid 534751
    Bt1—85 to 103 centimeters (33.5 to 40.6 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) interior very channery silty clay loam; 30 percent clay; weak coarse platy, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderately slow permeability; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 0.5 very fine and fine low-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 38 percent prominent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) manganese or iron-manganese stains on surfaces along pores and 70 percent faint yellowish red (5YR 4/6) clay films throughout; 5 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume rounded ? to 39-? millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter shale, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, chlorophenol red; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU07395; moist when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 534752; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 534753; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 534752; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 534753
    Bt2—103 to 129 centimeters (40.6 to 50.8 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) interior very channery silty clay loam; 30 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate very coarse platy structure; very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderately slow permeability; 0.1 roots throughout; 0.5 very fine and fine low-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 38 percent prominent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) manganese or iron-manganese stains on surfaces along pores and 70 percent faint yellowish red (5YR 4/6) clay films throughout; 5 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume rounded ? to 39-? millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter shale, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU07396; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 534754; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 534755; continuous - phpvsfiid 534754; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 534755
    BC—129 to 189 centimeters (50.8 to 74.4 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) interior channery silty clay loam; 30 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate coarse platy structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately slow permeability; 3.0 fine and medium low-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 38 percent prominent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) manganese or iron-manganese stains on surfaces along pores and 70 percent faint reddish brown (5YR 4/4) clay films throughout; 5 percent by volume subangular ? to 265-? millimeter shale, unspecified fragments and 25 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter shale, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, chlorophenol red; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU07397; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 534756; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 534757; continuous - phpvsfiid 534756; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 534757
    2C—189 to 239 centimeters (74.4 to 94.1 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/8) interior and red (2.5YR 5/8) interior sandy loam; 25 percent clay; weak medium platy structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; 5.0 fine high-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, chlorophenol red. Lab sample # PSU07398; moist when described;