LOCATION CLARKSBURG PA+MD OH WV
Established Series
RDJ,SLH/Rev. MDJ
12/2013
CLARKSBURG SERIES
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Oxyaquic Fragiudalfs
TYPICAL PEDON: Clarksburg silt loam, on a 5 percent northeast facing slope in a cultivated field. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise indicated.)
Ap--0 to 23 cm (0 to 9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silt loam; weak fine granular structure; friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; strongly acid; abrupt smooth boundary. (18 to 30 cm (7 to 12 inches) thick
BE--23 to 30 cm (9 to 12 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 5 percent subangular channers; strongly acid; clear smooth boundary. (0 to 13 cm (0 to 5 inches) thick
Bt1--30 to 58 cm (12 to 23 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silty clay loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; many clay films on faces of peds and along pores; 5 percent subangular channers; moderately acid; clear wavy boundary.
Bt2--58 to 71 cm (23 to 28 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silty clay loam; weak medium prismatic structure parting to moderate medium subangular blocky; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; many clay films on faces of peds and along pores; common medium prominent black (7.5YR 2.5/1) manganese coatings, common medium prominent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) iron depletions, and common medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron on faces of peds; 5 percent subangular channers; moderately acid; clear wavy boundary. (38 to 72 cm (15 to 28 inches) thick
Btx--71 to 122 cm (28 to 48 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silty clay loam; grayish brown (10YR 5/2) prism faces; moderate very coarse prismatic structure parting to moderate thick and medium platy and weak fine subangular blocky; very firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; brittle; common clay films on faces of peds; common medium prominent black (10YR 2/1) manganese coatings; many medium prominent gray (10YR 6/1) iron depletions and many medium faint strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron on faces of peds; 10 percent subangular channers; moderately acid; gradual wavy boundary. (25 to 76 cm (10 to 30 inches) thick
BC--122 to 165 cm (48 to 65 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) gravelly silty clay loam; weak very coarse prismatic structure; firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; common medium prominent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) iron depletions on faces of peds; 20 percent subrounded gravel; moderately acid; gradual wavy boundary. (0 to 76 cm (0 to 30 inches) thick
C--165 to 279 cm (65 to 110 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) silty clay loam; massive; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; many medium distinct gray (10YR 6/1) iron depletions and many medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron on faces of peds; 5 percent subrounded gravel; neutral. (50 to 120 cm (20 to 47 inches) thick
TYPE LOCATION:
County: Westmoreland
State: Pennsylvania
USGS Quadrangle: Latrobe, Pennsylvania
Latitude (Decimal Degrees, NAD83): 40.3424
Longitude (Decimal Degrees, NAD83): -79.4874
Directions to the pedon: Hempfield Township, 0.8 km (0.5 miles) south of Hannastown on Route T844 and 100 feet (30.5 m) west of culvert
RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS:
Depth to the top of the Argillic: 25 to 41 cm (10 to 16 inches)
Depth to the base of the Argillic: 61 to 165 cm (24 to 65 inches)
Solum Thickness: 102 to 152 cm (40 to 60 inches)
Depth to Bedrock: Greater than 152 cm (60 inches)
Rock Fragment Content: 0 to 25 percent, by volume, in the horizons above the fragipan, 5 to 30 percent, by volume, in the fragipan, 5 to 80 percent, by volume, in the C horizon. Fragments are dominantly limestone and chert.
Soil Reaction: Strongly acid through neutral throughout
Range of Individual Horizons:
Ap or A horizon:
Color--hue of 7.5YR or 10YR, value of 3 through 5, and chroma of 2 or 3
Texture (fine-earth fraction)--silt loam
BE horizon:
Color--hue of 7.5YR or 10YR, value of 4 through 6, and chroma of 4 through 8
Texture (fine-earth fraction)--loam or silt loam
Bt horizon:
Color--hue of 7.5YR or 10YR, value of 4 through 6, and chroma of 4 through 8
Texture (fine-earth fraction)--loam, silt loam, silty clay loam, or clay loam
Redoximorphic features--The depth to redoximorphic depletions with chroma of 2 or less ranges from 51 to 81 cm (20 to 32 inches)
Btx horizon:
Color--hue of 5YR through 10YR, value of 4 through 6, and chroma of 3 through 6
Texture (fine-earth fraction)--loam, silt loam, silty clay loam, or clay loam
Redoximorphic features--Redoximorphic depletions with chroma 2 or less, black manganese stains and concretions, and strong brown masses of oxidized iron
BC horizon:
Color--hue of 2.5Y through 7.5YR, value of 3 through 6, and chroma of 3 through 8
Texture (fine-earth fraction)--silt loam, silty clay loam, or clay loam
Redoximorphic features--Redoximorphic depletions with chroma 2 or less, black manganese stains and concretions, and strong brown masses of oxidized iron
C horizon:
Color--hue of 7.5YR through 2.5Y, value of 3 through 6, and chroma of 3 through 8
Texture (fine-earth fraction)--loam, silt loam, silty clay loam, or clay loam
Redoximorphic features--Redoximorphic depletions with chroma 2 or less, black manganese stains and concretions, and strong brown masses of oxidized iron
COMPETING SERIES:
Homewood soils--formed in weathered Illinoian glacial till and in a thin mantle of loess in some areas on till plains.
GEOGRAPHIC SETTING:
MLRA(s) using this series: 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 130, 147, 148
Landscape: Hills
Landform: Hill and hillslope
Hillslope Profile Position: Footslope, toeslope, and backslope
Geomorphic Component: Interfluve, side slope, and head slope
Parent Material Origin: Weathered, interbedded siltstone, sandstone, and limestone
Parent Material Kind: Colluvium
Slope: 0 to 25 percent
Elevation: 200 to 450 meters
Frost free period: 140 to 200 days
Mean Annual Air Temperature: 8.6 to 13.8 degrees C. (47 to 57 degrees F.)
Mean Annual Precipitation: 890 to 1270 millimeters (35 to 50 inches)
GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS:
Culleoka soils--occur on steep hillsides and narrow ridge crests where bedrock is moderately deep.
Dormont soils--occur on ridges and side slopes with better drainage.
Duffield soils--occur on ridges and side slopes with better drainage.
Edom soils--occur on gently sloping to steep dissected uplands with better drainage and lack a fragipan.
Faywood soils--occur on steep hillsides and narrow ridge crests where bedrock is moderately deep.
Frankstown soils--occur on gently sloping to steep side slopes and ridges, have a lower base saturation in the subsoil, and lack a fragipan.
Frederick soils--occur on convex uplands with better drainage and lack a fragipan.
Guernsey soils--occur on benches and side slopes on dissected uplands and lack a fragipan.
Hagerstown soils--occur on valley floors and adjacent hillslopes with better drainage.
Library soils--occur on similar landscape positions that are wetter.
Lowell soils--occur on ridges, saddles, and rounded knolls with better drainage where limestone bedrock is deep.
Millheim soils--occur on nearly level to moderately steep convex ridges and side slopes with better drainage, have more clay in the subsoil, and lack a fragipan.
Murrill soils--occur on similar landscape positions with better drainage and lack a fragipan.
Penlaw soils--occur on similar landscape positions that are wetter.
Thorndale soils--occur on similar landscape positions that are wetter.
Washington soils--occur on nearly level to steep till plains within limestone valleys, commonly with many shallow, closed depressions.
Westmoreland soils--occur on summits, shoulders, and backslopes of hills with better drainage and lack a fragipan.
DRAINAGE AND SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY:
Drainage Class (Agricultural): Moderately well drained
Internal Free Water Occurrence: Very thin (10-30 cm), moderately deep (50-100 cm), and common (present 3-6 months)
Index Surface Runoff: Negligible through very high
Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity Class: Moderately low or moderately high
Permeability Class (obsolete): Slow or moderately slow
Shrink-Swell Class: Low
Flooding Frequency and Duration: None
Ponding Frequency and Duration: None
USE AND VEGETATION:
Major Uses: Pasture, hayland, and row crops
Dominant Vegetation: Where cultivated--mainly corn, soybeans, and small grains. Where wooded--chiefly mixed hardwoods, dominated by oak and maple.
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT:
Distribution: Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, and Maryland
Extent: Large, approximately 202,000 acres at the time of this revision
MLRA SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (MO) RESPONSIBLE: MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA
SERIES ESTABLISHED: Fayette County, Pennsylvania, 1942.
REMARKS:
Diagnostic horizons and soil characteristics recognized in this pedon are:
Ochric epipedon--the zone from 0 to 30 cm (A and BE horizons)
Argillic horizon--the zone from 30 to 122 cm (Bt and Btx horizons)
Fragipan--the zone from 71 to 122 cm (Btx horizon)
Series control section--the zone from 0 to 150 cm
This edit updates the previous format to semi-tabular and updates the Range of Individual Horizons, RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS, COMPETING SERIES, GEOGRAPHIC SETTING, GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS, USE AND VEGETATION, DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT, DRAINAGE AND SATURATED CONDUCTIVITY, and REMARKS sections.
Previous revisions: 08/2002-AWD,WRK,ART; 02/2008-MS,MDJ
ADDITIONAL DATA:
The Ohio State University characterization data pedons are: JF-005, CS-023, LC-031
The Pennsylvania State University characterization pedons are: 58PA035003, 58PA035008, 59PA035020, 61PA027002, 62PA129010, 62PA129012, 64PA0027017, 72PA075007, 72PA129017, 73PA075013, 87PA027081
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