IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Adirondack
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 2013NH605018
  • User Pedon ID: 2013NH605018
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - FS
  • Lab Pedon # - 2013NH605018
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 79720
  • 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: 44.0900415
  • Std. Longitude: -71.7812044
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: TEUI plot 067, gps waypoint 019, SIE map unit 32
  • 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: 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 - 8/29/2013
  • 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: shoulder
  • 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: 6/19/2013 (actual site observation date)
  • Microrelief Kind: microslope
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - intermixed conifers and hardwoods
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Current Weather - sunny
    • 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

    11

    —

    —

    584

    —

    213

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —
    Oe—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); black (10YR 2/1) moderately decomposed plant material; friable; 7.0 very fine roots and 7.0 fine roots; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, pH indicator solutions; clear wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Oa—5 to 17 centimeters (2.0 to 6.7 inches); black (10YR 2/1) highly decomposed plant material; friable; 7.0 very fine roots and 3.0 medium roots and 7.0 fine roots; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, pH indicator solutions; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 2013NH0181; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    E—17 to 20 centimeters (6.7 to 7.9 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) loamy sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 3.0 medium roots and 7.0 fine roots; 5 percent by volume nonflat 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, pH indicator solutions; abrupt wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Bhs1—20 to 24 centimeters (7.9 to 9.4 inches); reddish black (2.5YR 2.5/1) fine sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; strongly smeary; 3.0 very fine roots and 3.0 medium roots and 7.0 fine roots; 5 percent by volume nonflat 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method; extremely acid, pH 4.4, pH indicator solutions; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 2013NH0182; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Bhs2—24 to 33 centimeters (9.4 to 13.0 inches); dusky red (2.5YR 3/2) fine sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; strongly smeary; 3.0 very fine roots and 3.0 medium roots and 7.0 fine roots; 5 percent by volume nonflat 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method; extremely acid, pH 4.4, pH indicator solutions; gradual wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Bhs3—33 to 57 centimeters (13.0 to 22.4 inches); dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/3) fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm by iron; 3.0 very fine 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 4.6, pH indicator solutions; gradual wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small. about 10% cementation
    Bs—57 to 83 centimeters (22.4 to 32.7 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 30 percent fine prominent dark red (10R 3/6) masses of oxidized iron and 30 percent medium faint dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) iron-manganese masses; 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; gradual wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    BC—83 to 101 centimeters (32.7 to 39.8 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) cobbly fine sandy loam; weak thick platy parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 medium roots and 0.5 fine roots; 10 percent fine prominent gray (2.5Y 5/1) iron depletions and 30 percent medium distinct dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) iron-manganese masses; 5 percent by volume nonflat 75-163-250 millimeter unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method and 10 percent by volume nonflat 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method; strongly acid, pH 5.4, pH indicator solutions; abrupt wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Cd—101 centimeters (39.8 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) gravelly loamy fine sand; weak medium platy structure; firm; 10 percent fine distinct gray (2.5Y 5/1) iron depletions and 30 percent medium prominent dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) iron-manganese masses; 10 percent by volume nonflat 75-163-250 millimeter unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method and 20 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 # 2013NH0183; moist when described; observed in pit, small