IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Pittsfield
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
VT003-1982-001-Pittsfield-TP
User Pedon ID:
1982VT003032
User Site Association ID:
VT Bennington County, Vermont Typical Pedons
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
SSL
Lab Pedon # -
83P0116
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
52358
Print Date:
11/21/2024
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:
42.8390274
Std. Longitude:
-73.1851654
Datum:
WGS84
Location Description:
Bennington County, town of Bennington; 330 feet east of Middle Pownal Road and 615 feet south of Niles Road.
Map Unit:
93C—Pittsfield fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes
State:
Vermont
County:
VT003—Bennington
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
VT003—Bennington County, Vermont
PEDON
Describers Name:
C. Britt
Current Taxonomic Class:
Coarse-loamy, mixed, mesic Dystric Eutrochrepts
Current Taxon Kind:
series
Pedon Type:
TUD pedon
Pedon Purpose:
full pedon description
Pedon Record Orgin:
Converted from SSL-CMS data
Pedon #:
32
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Pittsfield
PSC -
25 to 100 cm.
Classificaton Date -
12/24/2009
Soil Taxonomic Edition -
fourth edition
Moisture Subclass -
udic
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Pittsfield X
Classificaton Date -
6/1/1982
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Parent Material:
till derived from mixed-noncalcareous
Landscape:
upland
Slope Shape Down:
convex
Drainage Class:
well
Flooding:
none flooding
Ponding:
none ponding
Surface Fragments:
0.05 percent
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
6/1/1982 (actual site observation date)
Surface Cover Properties:
Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 -
crop cover
Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 -
row crop
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
%
m
degrees
mm
mm
C
mm
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1A p—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dry; fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 medium roots and 2.5 fine roots; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 83P0488. common fine roots; common medium roots
1B w 1—18 to 38 centimeters (7.1 to 15.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 medium roots and 2.5 fine roots; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 83P0489. common fine roots; common medium roots
1B w 2—38 to 74 centimeters (15.0 to 29.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) fine sandy loam; moderate medium platy, and moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 medium roots and 0.5 fine roots; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 83P0490. few fine roots; few medium roots
1C 1—74 to 102 centimeters (29.1 to 40.2 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, coats; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 83P0491. few fine roots
1C 2—102 to 132 centimeters (40.2 to 52.0 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; clear boundary. Lab sample # 83P0492
1C 3—132 to 183 centimeters (52.0 to 72.0 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) sandy loam; weak medium platy structure; friable; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 83P0493