IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Wharton

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: 1988PA021015

User Pedon ID: 88PA021015

Vegetation Plot ID: 138

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - PSU

Lab Pedon # - 88PA021015

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 43480

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: 40.5119444

Std. Longitude: -78.7733333

Datum: WGS84

Location Description: ASPECT = 140 DEGREES

Country: US—United States

State: Pennsylvania

County: PA021—Cambria

MLRA: 127—Eastern Allegheny Plateau and Mountains

PEDON

Describers Name: R. Knight, M. Cessna, N. Ellenberger, K. Saylor, R. Schweinsberg

Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Aquic Hapludults

Current Taxon Kind: series

Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description

Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site

Pedon Record Orgin: DDRP

Pedon #: 15

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Wharton

PSC - 20 to 70 cm.

Classificaton Date - 9/5/2014

Classifier - Katey Yoast

Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition

Moisture Class - udic

Moisture Subclass - aquic

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Erosion Class - 1

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Landscape: plateau

Landform: hillside

Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope

Hill Slope Profile: footslope

Slope Shape Across: linear

Slope Shape Down: concave

Runoff: high

Drainage Class: moderately well

Flooding: none flooding

Ponding: none ponding

Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 10/20/1988 ()

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
ACPE ACRU MYAS PRSE2 TSUGA	Acer pensylvanicum Acer rubrum Myrica aspleniifolia Prunus serotina Tsuga	striped maple red maple — black cherry hemlock	— — — — —	— — — — —	— — — — —

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
ochric epipedon argillic horizon	0—20 20—157	—- —-

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
7	—	—	643	—	135	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Oe—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); black (N 2/0) interior; weak very fine and fine crumb structure; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; rapid permeability; 5.0 fine and medium roots throughout; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, bromcresol green; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06848; moist when described;

AB—3 to 20 centimeters (1.2 to 7.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior silt loam; 30 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderate permeability; 1.8 fine and medium roots throughout; 2.5 fine and medium moderate-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; 11 percent fine and medium distinct brown (10YR 4/3); 5 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, bromcresol green; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06849; moist when described;

Bt1—20 to 42 centimeters (7.9 to 16.5 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4) interior silt loam; 32 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 0.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 2.5 fine and medium moderate-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; 38 percent faint light brown (7.5YR 6/4) clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine and medium distinct brown (10YR 4/3); 5 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, bromcresol green; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06850; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 1346901; continuous - phpvsfiid 1346901

Bt2—42 to 72 centimeters (16.5 to 28.3 inches); reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) interior silty clay loam; 40 percent clay; strong medium subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderately slow permeability; 0.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 2.5 fine and medium moderate-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; 70 percent faint reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) clay films on all faces of peds; 11 percent fine and medium distinct pinkish gray (7.5YR 6/2); 5 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, bromcresol green; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06851; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 1346902; continuous - phpvsfiid 1346902

2Bt3—72 to 99 centimeters (28.3 to 39.0 inches); reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) interior channery silt loam; 30 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderately slow permeability; 0.1 fine roots throughout; 0.5 fine and medium moderate-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; 70 percent faint reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) clay films on all faces of peds; 60 percent medium prominent pinkish gray (7.5YR 7/2) and 60 percent medium faint strong brown (7.5YR 5/8); 15 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, bromcresol green; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06852; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 1346903; continuous - phpvsfiid 1346903

2Bt4—99 to 123 centimeters (39.0 to 48.4 inches); reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) interior channery silt loam; 30 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderately slow permeability; 0.1 fine roots throughout; 0.5 fine and medium moderate-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; 70 percent faint reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) clay films on all faces of peds; 60 percent medium prominent pinkish gray (7.5YR 7/2) and 60 percent medium faint strong brown (7.5YR 5/8); 15 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, bromcresol green; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06853; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 1346904; continuous - phpvsfiid 1346904

2Bt5—123 to 157 centimeters (48.4 to 61.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior channery silt loam; 25 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 38 percent faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent medium distinct pale brown (10YR 6/3) and 60 percent medium faint light brownish gray (10YR 6/2); 15 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, bromcresol green; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # PSU06854; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 1346905; continuous - phpvsfiid 1346905

C—157 to 203 centimeters (61.8 to 79.9 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior channery loam; 20 percent clay; structureless massive; firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderate permeability; 11 percent fine and medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6); 1 percent fine cylindrical iron-manganese concretions; 15 percent by volume subangular ? to 76-? millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, bromcresol green. Lab sample # PSU06855; moist when described;