IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Allegheny
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1993PA055038
  • User Pedon ID: 93PA055038
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1993PA055038
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 93P0748
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 66091
  • Print Date: 5/30/2024

    • 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: 40.0888901
  • Std. Longitude: -77.5894470
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: south of T.703; 1 1/2 mile east of intersection of T.628 and T.703; 1 mile north of Mongul.
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • County: PA055—Franklin
  • MLRA: 147—Northern Appalachian Ridges and Valleys
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: PA055—Franklin County, Pennsylvania
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 40077-A5—Shippensburg, Pennsylvania

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: R. Knight, N. Ellenberger
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed Typic Hapludults
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 38
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Allegheny
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed Typic Hapludults
  • PSC - 51 to 101 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 8/17/1993
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: valley
  • Landform: terrace
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Hill Slope Profile: shoulder
  • Slope Position: middle third
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • Runoff: very low
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Bedrock: s moderate weathered shale, noncalcareous with <10
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/17/1993 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 18
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    TRIFO

    Trifolium

    clover

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

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    0—25

    25—183

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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

    2

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    135

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    Ap—0 to 25 centimeters (0.0 to 9.8 inches); 90 percent brown (10YR 5/3) interior and 10 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3) exterior silt loam; strong fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; 10.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 5.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; 1 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 2 percent by volume subrounded 2-76-150 millimeter shale, noncalcareous fragments and 5 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, bromthymol blue; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P05118; dry when described;
    BE—25 to 51 centimeters (9.8 to 20.1 inches); 80 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) interior and 20 percent light brown (7.5YR 6/4) exterior silt loam; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; firm, moderate, slightly sticky, nonplastic; moderate permeability; 4.0 very fine and fine roots between peds; 3.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; 2 percent fine and medium spherical moderately coherent cemented black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese concretions throughout; 1 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 2 percent by volume subrounded 2-76-150 millimeter shale, noncalcareous fragments and 10 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, bromthymol blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P05119; dry when described;. One part of the pit had some charcoal-like woody areas 1/2 to 1"""" in length; irregularly shaped and black (10YR 2/1).
    Bt1—51 to 91 centimeters (20.1 to 35.8 inches); 70 percent light brown (7.5YR 6/4) interior and 30 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) exterior gravelly silty clay loam; weak fine and medium lenticular platy parts to moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm, moderate, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 1.0 very fine and fine roots between peds; 1.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; 4 percent prominent black (10YR 2/1) manganese or iron-manganese stains on faces of peds; 1 percent fine and medium spherical weakly coherent cemented black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese concretions throughout; 1 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 3 percent by volume subrounded 2-76-150 millimeter shale, noncalcareous fragments and 15 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, bromthymol blue; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P05120; dry when described;. patchy - phpvsfiid 176648; patchy - phpvsfiid 176648
    Bt2—91 to 127 centimeters (35.8 to 50.0 inches); 70 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) interior and 30 percent reddish yellow (5YR 6/6) exterior gravelly silty clay loam; strong medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 1.0 very fine and fine roots between peds; 1.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; 4 percent prominent black (10YR 2/1) manganese or iron-manganese stains on faces of peds; 1 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 3 percent by volume subrounded 2-76-150 millimeter shale, noncalcareous fragments and 15 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; 5.5999999 Chlorophenol re; strongly acid, pH 5.5, bromthymol blue; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P05121; moist when described;. patchy - phpvsfiid 176649; patchy - phpvsfiid 176649
    Bt3—127 to 157 centimeters (50.0 to 61.8 inches); 80 percent reddish yellow (5YR 6/6) interior and 20 percent reddish yellow (5YR 6/8) exterior clay loam; 10 percent pinkish white (7.5YR 8/2) fine and medium distinct irregular and 10 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) fine and medium distinct irregular mottles; strong medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 0.5 very fine and fine roots between peds; 0.5 very fine and fine moderate-continuity pores; 6 percent prominent black (10YR 2/1) manganese or iron-manganese stains on faces of peds and 40 percent distinct reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 1 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 2 percent by volume subangular 2-76-150 millimeter shale, noncalcareous fragments and 10 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, chlorophenol red; diffuse boundary. Lab sample # 93P05122; moist when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 176651; patchy - phpvsfiid 176650; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 176651; patchy - phpvsfiid 176650
    2Bt—157 to 183 centimeters (61.8 to 72.0 inches); 70 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) interior and 30 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) exterior clay loam; 5 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) medium distinct irregular and 20 percent pinkish white (7.5YR 8/2) fine and medium distinct irregular mottles; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 0.5 very fine and fine roots between peds; 1.0 very fine and fine low-continuity pores; 20 percent faint reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 2 percent by volume angular 2-76-150 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter shale, noncalcareous fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, chlorophenol red; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 93P05123; moist when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 176652; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 176652
    2C—183 to 201 centimeters (72.0 to 79.1 inches); 60 percent brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior and 40 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) exterior extremely channery silt loam, loam; 10 percent pinkish gray (7.5YR 7/2) fine and medium distinct irregular mottles; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; 5.0 very fine and fine low-continuity pores; 60 percent by volume angular 2-76-150 millimeter shale, noncalcareous fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, bromcresol green; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 93P05124; moist when described;
    R—201 centimeters (79.1 inches); shale, noncalcareous fragments. Fractured R.- 1/2 to 1" between cracks, noncalcareous. No sample.