IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Meckesville
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1989PA057002
  • User Pedon ID: 89PA057002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 90P0286
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 62219
  • Print Date: 5/19/2024

    • LOCATION

  • Location Description: eastern side of Meadow Ground Mt
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA057—Fulton

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: WRK
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed Typic Fragiudults
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Meckesville
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed Typic Fragiudults
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1989
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/1/1989 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • 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
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    16

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    Oe—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); 7.5YR 2/0 (7.5YR 2/0); friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 fine and medium roots; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. many fine and medium roots
    A—3 to 6 centimeters (1.2 to 2.4 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/2) loam; weak medium crumb structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 fine and medium roots; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. many fine and medium roots
    BE—6 to 11 centimeters (2.4 to 4.3 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/4) loam; weak subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 fine and medium roots; fragments; clear wavy boundary. many fine and medium roots
    Bt1—11 to 54 centimeters (4.3 to 21.3 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) silt loam; weak subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 fine and medium roots; 55 percent faint , moist, clay films; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. many clay films surface features; common fine and medium roots
    Bt2—54 to 84 centimeters (21.3 to 33.1 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) silt loam, loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P01767. few fine roots
    Bx—84 to 168 centimeters (33.1 to 66.1 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) silt loam, loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 90P01768