IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Matewan
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 98PA129011W
  • User Pedon ID: 98PA129011W
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Print Date: 4/10/2026

    • 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: 40.2772222
  • Std. Longitude: -79.7566667
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Helen Mazza property
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • MLRA: 126—Central Allegheny Plateau

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Rob Knight
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Matewan
  • Classificaton Date - 9/9/1998
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: shoulder
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/9/1998 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • 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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    Cr—91 centimeters (35.8 inches); fragments. coarse gravel sandstone, highly fractured, weathered (7.5YR 5/6)
    Ap—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2); weak fine and medium granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine to medium roots throughout; 25 percent by volume subangular 2-76-150 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary.
    Bw1—23 to 46 centimeters (9.1 to 18.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4); weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.2 very fine and fine roots throughout; 15 percent faint clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 20 percent by volume subangular 2-76-150 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. patchy - phpvsfiid 118439; patchy - phpvsfiid 118439
    Bw2—46 to 64 centimeters (18.1 to 25.2 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6); weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.1 very fine and fine roots throughout; 20 percent faint clay bridges between sand grains; 30 percent by volume angular 2-76-150 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. patchy - phpvsfiid 118440; patchy - phpvsfiid 118440
    C—64 to 91 centimeters (25.2 to 35.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4); massive; firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.1 very fine and fine roots throughout; 20 percent by volume angular 150-265-380 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 45 percent by volume angular 2-76-150 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary.