IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Venango
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1956PA049004
  • User Pedon ID: 56PA049004
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1956PA049004
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A0372
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 32900
  • Print Date: 5/13/2024

    • 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: 41.8763885
  • Std. Longitude: -79.9527740
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: LeBouef Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania on Helen Henry farm, 1 mile east of Mill Village, just south of Route US 6, in grazed woodlot, 250 feet east of west boundary of woodlot, 130 feet north of south boundary, 8 feet east of blazed tree.
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA049—Erie
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: PA049—Erie County, Pennsylvania

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: E.J. Pedersen, F.G. Loughry, L.T. Kardos, D.C. Taylor and party.
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Aeric Fragiaqualfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 4
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Venango
  • PSC - 25 to 59 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/20/2012
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Erie
  • Classificaton Date - 9/11/1955
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: ridge
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/11/1955 (actual site observation date)
  • 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

    BETUL

    FAGUS

    PHYTO

    TILIA

    TRILL

    Betula

    Fagus

    Phytolacca

    Tilia

    Trillium

    birch

    beech

    pokeweed

    basswood

    trillium

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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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    442

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    225

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    Oi—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 40A02769. Hardwood leaf litter.
    Oe—2 to 3 centimeters (0.8 to 1.2 inches); fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, unspecified. Lab sample # 40A02770. Dark reddish brown (5YR 2/2) leaf mold.
    A—3 to 7 centimeters (1.2 to 2.8 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 2/2) silt loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A02771
    BE—7 to 20 centimeters (2.8 to 7.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silt loam; weak medium granular parts to weak fine platy structure; friable; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A02772
    Bw—20 to 36 centimeters (7.9 to 14.2 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) silt loam; 3 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) medium distinct and 3 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly plastic; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A02773
    Eg—36 to 59 centimeters (14.2 to 23.2 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) silty clay loam; 3 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) coarse prominent and 3 percent gray (10YR 6/1) coarse prominent mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, slightly plastic; 8 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A02774
    Btx1—59 to 82 centimeters (23.2 to 32.3 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) loam; 21 percent gray (10YR 6/1) medium distinct and 21 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, nonplastic; clay films on faces of peds; 8 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A02775
    Btx2—82 to 112 centimeters (32.3 to 44.1 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) clay loam; 3 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) medium distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky, and platy structure; hard, firm, slightly plastic; clay films on faces of peds; 8 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A02776. Occasional small boulder.
    BCtg—112 to 150 centimeters (44.1 to 59.1 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) silty clay loam; 1 percent 2.5Y 6/ (2.5Y 6/ coarse distinct and 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) coarse distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very firm, slightly plastic; clay films on faces of peds; 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter shale, unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A02777. Occasional small boulders.
    C—150 to 166 centimeters (59.1 to 65.4 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) and olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) silty clay loam; weak medium platy structure; firm, slightly plastic; 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter shale, unspecified fragments, by hcl, unspecified. Lab sample # 40A02778. Occasional small boulders.