IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Adirondack
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 2014NH605041
  • User Pedon ID: 2014NH605041
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - FS
  • Lab Pedon # - 2014NH605041
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 79831
  • 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: 44.0875917
  • Std. Longitude: -71.8021528
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: WAMMO_2014_108; TEUI plot 108; gps waypoint 166
  • 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, Stuart
  • Pedon Type: not classified to current taxon name
  • Pedon Purpose: ecological site data
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Pedon PC 6.1B
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Adirondack
  • Classificaton Date - 7/24/2014
  • Classifier - DeKett
  • 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: 7/24/2014 (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 - conifers
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Current Weather - partly cloudy
  • Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 1
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID Data Collector Total Clay CaCO3 Clay Total Silt Fine Silt Co. Silt Total Sand Total Sand Method VC Sand Co. Sand Med. Sand Fine Sand VF Sand VF Sand Method Texture Class - Field Lab Rubbed Fiber Unrubbed Fiber pH H2O
    cm cm % % % % % % % % % % % % %

    Oe

    Oa

    E

    Bhs

    Bs1

    Bs2

    BC

    Cd

    0

    6

    15

    20

    25

    37

    60

    76

    6

    15

    20

    25

    37

    60

    76

    100

    Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 2
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID pH CaCl2 pH NaF pH Ox Delta pH LL PL PI Atter. Samp. Cond. COLE Pot. Acidity Ca + Mg - Meh 2 K Ca + Mg - Sat. Paste KCl Extract. Acidity Base Sat. - Meh 2 CEC-7 CEC-8.2
    cm cm % % % cm/cm meq/100g cmol(+)/kg cmol(+)/kg mmol(+)/l cmol(+)/kg % cmol(+)/kg cmol(+)/kg

    Oe

    Oa

    E

    Bhs

    Bs1

    Bs2

    BC

    Cd

    0

    6

    15

    20

    25

    37

    60

    76

    6

    15

    20

    25

    37

    60

    76

    100

    Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 3
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID ECEC Phosphate P NO3-N EC EC Method EC 1:5 by volume CaCO3 Equiv. Equiv. Gypsum Na SAR Gypsum Req. Humic Color Fulvic Color Humic + Fulvic Color Al PI Pyro. Hue PyrO. Value Pyro. Chroma
    cm cm cmol(+)/kg mg/kg mg/kg dS/m dS/m % % mmol(+)/l % L-pcu/g L-pcu/g L-pcu/g %

    Oe

    Oa

    E

    Bhs

    Bs1

    Bs2

    BC

    Cd

    0

    6

    15

    20

    25

    37

    60

    76

    6

    15

    20

    25

    37

    60

    76

    100

    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

    470

    170

    Oe—0 to 6 centimeters (0.0 to 2.4 inches); very dusky red (2.5YR 2.5/2) moderately decomposed plant material; massive; friable; 7.0 very fine roots and 3.0 very coarse roots and 7.0 medium roots and 7.0 fine roots and 7.0 coarse roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, pH indicator solutions; gradual wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Oa—6 to 15 centimeters (2.4 to 5.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1) highly decomposed plant material; massive; friable; 7.0 very fine roots and 3.0 very coarse roots and 7.0 medium roots and 7.0 fine roots and 7.0 coarse roots; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.2, pH indicator solutions; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 2014NH0411; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    E—15 to 20 centimeters (5.9 to 7.9 inches); gray (7.5YR 5/1) fine sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; 7.0 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots; 5 percent by volume indurated 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method and 5 percent by volume indurated 75-163-250 millimeter unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, pH indicator solutions; abrupt broken boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Bhs—20 to 25 centimeters (7.9 to 9.8 inches); reddish black (10R 2.5/1) fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; moderately smeary; 3.0 very fine roots and 0.5 very coarse roots and 7.0 medium roots and 7.0 fine roots and 3.0 coarse roots; 5 percent by volume indurated 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method and 5 percent by volume indurated 75-163-250 millimeter unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, pH indicator solutions; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 2014NH0412; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Bs1—25 to 37 centimeters (9.8 to 14.6 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; moderately smeary; 0.5 very fine roots and 0.5 very coarse roots and 7.0 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots and 3.0 coarse roots; 5 percent by volume indurated 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method and 5 percent by volume indurated 75-163-250 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
    Bs2—37 to 60 centimeters (14.6 to 23.6 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) cobbly fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 7.0 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 30 percent medium distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) iron-manganese masses and 30 percent medium prominent gray (2.5Y 5/1) iron depletions; 5 percent by volume indurated 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method and 5 percent by volume indurated 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method and 15 percent by volume indurated 75-163-250 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—60 to 76 centimeters (23.6 to 29.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) cobbly fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine roots and 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 yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) iron-manganese masses; 5 percent by volume indurated 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method and 5 percent by volume indurated 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method and 20 percent by volume indurated 75-163-250 millimeter unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method; strongly acid, pH 5.2, pH indicator solutions; abrupt smooth boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Cd—76 to 100 centimeters (29.9 to 39.4 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) very cobbly loamy fine sand; massive; firm; 30 percent coarse prominent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) iron-manganese masses and 30 percent coarse distinct gray (2.5Y 5/1) iron depletions; 5 percent by volume indurated 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method and 15 percent by volume indurated 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method and 20 percent by volume indurated 75-163-250 millimeter unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method; strongly acid, pH 5.4, pH indicator solutions. Lab sample # 2014NH0413; moist when described; observed in pit, small