IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Atkins
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1988PA107055
  • User Pedon ID: 1988PA107055
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 717
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - PSU
  • Lab Pedon # - 88PA107055
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 45223
  • 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: 40.5452778
  • Std. Longitude: -76.2502778
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: SWATARA HILL, PA QUADRANGLE. 5,400 FT SE OF ST MARKS CHURCH. 11,300 FT EAST OF ZION CHURCH. IN SCHUYLKILL COUNTY ASPECT = 289 DEGREES W
  • 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, T. Craul, M. Horkey, A. Wilkins
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy, mixed Typic Dystrochrepts
  • Pedon Record Orgin: DDRP
  • Pedon #: 55
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Atkins
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 5/7/2012
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 12/5/1988 ()
  • 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

    QUAL

    TSCA

    Quercus alba

    Tsuga canadensis

    white oak

    eastern hemlock

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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—63

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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

    3

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    227

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    270

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    Oi—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) interior; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately smeary; moderately rapid permeability; 5.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 2.5 very fine and fine moderate-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 20 percent by volume subangular ? to 163-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 40 percent by volume subrounded ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.2, bromcresol green; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU07462; moist when described;
    Oa—3 to 6 centimeters (1.2 to 2.4 inches); black (N 2/0) interior; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; smeary; moderate permeability; 5.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 2.5 very fine and fine moderate-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 20 percent by volume subangular ? to 163-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 40 percent by volume subrounded ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.2, bromcresol green; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU07463; moist when described;
    A—6 to 23 centimeters (2.4 to 9.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior and grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior very channery sandy loam; 15 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderate permeability; 5.0 very fine and fine roots throughout and 3.0 medium roots throughout and 3.0 coarse roots throughout; 0.5 very fine and fine moderate-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 11 percent fine and medium distinct pale brown (10YR 6/3) and 11 percent fine and medium distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2); 20 percent by volume subangular ? to 163-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 40 percent by volume subrounded ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, bromcresol green; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU07464; moist when described;
    Bwg1—23 to 45 centimeters (9.1 to 17.7 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3) interior and brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) interior sandy loam; 15 percent clay; weak very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; moderately slow permeability; 3.0 fine and medium roots between peds; 0.6 very fine and fine low-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 38 percent faint brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) iron stains on bottom faces of peds; 11 percent fine and medium faint light gray (10YR 7/1); 10 percent by volume subrounded ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, bromcresol green; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU07465; moist when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 534793; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 534793
    Bwg2—45 to 66 centimeters (17.7 to 26.0 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3) interior and brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) interior sandy clay loam; 28 percent clay; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderately slow permeability; 3.0 fine and medium roots between peds; 0.5 very fine and fine low-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 38 percent faint brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) iron stains on bottom faces of peds; 11 percent fine and medium faint light gray (10YR 7/1); 10 percent by volume subrounded ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, bromcresol green; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU07466; moist when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 534794; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 534794
    Cg1—66 to 92 centimeters (26.0 to 36.2 inches); light gray (10YR 7/1) interior and dusky red (2.5YR 3/2) interior channery clay loam; 32 percent clay; structureless massive; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderately slow permeability; 3.0 very fine and fine roots between peds; 0.5 very fine and fine moderate-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 38 percent distinct brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) iron stains on bottom faces of peds; 11 percent fine and medium faint pale brown (10YR 6/3); 25 percent by volume subrounded ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, bromcresol green; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU07467; wet when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 534795; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 534795
    Cg2—92 to 110 centimeters (36.2 to 43.3 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2) interior and brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) interior and light reddish brown (2.5YR 6/4) interior very channery clay loam; 33 percent clay; structureless massive; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderately rapid permeability; 2.5 very fine and fine moderate-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 38 percent faint brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) iron stains on bottom faces of peds; 11 percent fine and medium faint light brownish gray (10YR 6/2); 45 percent by volume subrounded ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, bromcresol green; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU07468; wet when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 534796; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 534796
    C—110 to 141 centimeters (43.3 to 55.5 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) interior very channery sandy loam; 18 percent clay; structureless massive; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; 2.5 fine and medium moderate-continuity discontinuous tubular pores; 1 percent fine and medium distinct pinkish gray (7.5YR 6/2); 20 percent by volume subangular ? to 163-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 40 percent by volume subrounded ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, bromcresol green. Lab sample # PSU07469; wet when described;