IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Cheshire
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
S1969CT009002
User Pedon ID:
69CT009002
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
yes
Lab Source ID -
SSL
Lab Pedon # -
40A1238
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
34847
Print Date:
11/11/2024
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:
41.5327797
Std. Longitude:
-72.9133301
Datum:
WGS84
Location Description:
Town of Cheshire, 2,100 feet west of the intersection of Jarvis Street and Peck Lane and 150 feet north of Jarvis Street.
Map Unit:
63B—Cheshire fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes
State:
Connecticut
County:
CT009—New Haven
MLRA:
145—Connecticut Valley
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
CT600—State of Connecticut
PEDON
Describers Name:
W. Gonick, C. Reynolds, and P. Campbell
Current Taxonomic Class:
Coarse-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Typic Dystrudepts
Current Taxon Kind:
taxadjunct
Pedon Type:
taxadjunct to the series
Pedon Purpose:
full pedon description
Pedon Record Orgin:
Converted from PDP 3.x
Pedon #:
2
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Cheshire
PSC -
25 to 82 cm.
Classificaton Date -
12/3/2015
Classifier -
Donald Parizek
Soil Taxonomic Edition -
twelfth edition
Moisture Subclass -
typic
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Cheshire
Classificaton Date -
5/5/1969
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
Certification Status:
certified
SITE
Drainage Class:
well
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
5/5/1969 (actual site observation date)
Surface Cover Properties:
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Drained? -
no
Bedded Soil? -
no
Forest Plantation? -
no
Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind
Feature Depth L-H
Feature Thickness L-RV-H
cm
ochric epipedon
cambic horizon
0—18
18—61
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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
1
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85
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Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) fine sandy loam; weak medium granular structure; friable; 3.0 fine and medium roots; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A09411
Bw1—18 to 27 centimeters (7.1 to 10.6 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A09412
Bw2—27 to 39 centimeters (10.6 to 15.4 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A09413
Bw3—39 to 61 centimeters (15.4 to 24.0 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A09414
C—61 to 82 centimeters (24.0 to 32.3 inches); reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) coarse sandy loam; massive parts to weak coarse subangular blocky; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A09415
Cd—82 to 114 centimeters (32.3 to 44.9 inches); reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) coarse sandy loam; massive parts to weak coarse platy; firm; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A09416
C'—114 to 165 centimeters (44.9 to 65.0 inches); dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4) sandy loam; massive; friable; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 40A09417