IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Adirondack
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 2013NH605005
  • User Pedon ID: 2013NH605005
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 2013NH605005
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - FS
  • Lab Pedon # - 2013NH605005
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 79707
  • Print Date: 12/4/2024

    • 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: 44.0965787
  • Std. Longitude: -71.8080080
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: TEUI plot 057, gps waypoint 005, SIE map unit 31
  • State: New Hampshire
  • County: NH009—Grafton
  • MLRA: 143—Northeastern Mountains
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NE-STJ—Saint Johnsbury, Vermont
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: NH605—White Mountain National Forest, New Hampshire and Maine

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Stuart, DeKett
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, isotic, frigid Typic Endoaquods
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: not classified to current taxon name
  • Pedon Purpose: ecological site data
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Pedon PC 6.0
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Adirondack
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, isotic, frigid Typic Endoaquods
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 8/26/2013
  • Classifier - Roger DeKett
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture SUBClass - typic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: basal till
  • Landscape: mountains
  • Landform: mountain
  • Geomorphic Component Mountains: mountainbase
  • Hill Slope Profile: footslope
  • Slope Complexity: complex
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/31/2013 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Water Kind: none observed
  • Microrelief Kind: microslope
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hardwoods
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Current Weather - sunny
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    FAGR

    Fagus grandifolia

    American beech

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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

    8

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    503

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    274

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    Oe—0 to 7 centimeters (0.0 to 2.8 inches); red (10R 4/8) moderately decomposed plant material; massive; friable; 7.0 very fine roots and 3.0 fine roots; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, pH indicator solutions; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 2013NH0051; observed in pit, small
    Oa—7 to 11 centimeters (2.8 to 4.3 inches); reddish black (2.5YR 2.5/1) highly decomposed plant material; massive; friable; 7.0 very fine roots and 3.0 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, pH indicator solutions; abrupt wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small
    E—11 to 14 centimeters (4.3 to 5.5 inches); gray (5YR 6/1) fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 very fine roots and 0.5 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots; 5 percent by volume nonflat 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, pH indicator solutions; abrupt broken boundary.; observed in pit, small
    Bhs1—14 to 20 centimeters (5.5 to 7.9 inches); very dusky red (2.5YR 2.5/2) fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 very fine roots and 0.5 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots; 5 percent by volume nonflat 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, pH indicator solutions; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 2013NH0052; observed in pit, small
    Bhs2—20 to 30 centimeters (7.9 to 11.8 inches); fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 7.0 very fine roots and 0.5 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots; 5 percent by volume nonflat 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, pH indicator solutions; clear wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small
    Bs—30 to 58 centimeters (11.8 to 22.8 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 10 percent fine prominent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) iron depletions and 10 percent medium faint dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) iron-manganese masses; 5 percent by volume nonflat 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method; strongly acid, pH 5.2, pH indicator solutions; clear wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small
    BC—58 to 70 centimeters (22.8 to 27.6 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 10 percent medium distinct dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) iron-manganese masses and 30 percent medium distinct olive gray (5Y 5/2) iron depletions; 5 percent by volume nonflat 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method; strongly acid, pH 5.2, pH indicator solutions; abrupt smooth boundary.; observed in pit, small
    Cd—70 centimeters (27.6 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) fine sandy loam; moderate thick platy structure; very firm; 10 percent medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron; 12 percent by volume nonflat 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method; strongly acid, pH 5.4, pH indicator solutions. Lab sample # 2013NH0053; observed in pit, small