IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Pittstown
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1978NH005025
  • User Pedon ID: 78NH005025
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 78P0567
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 46121
  • Print Date: 11/23/2024

    • 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: 42.9488907
  • Std. Longitude: -72.4499969
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 366 meters W of Rt. 63 458 meters S of Butterfield Hill Rd. on hillside in SW corner of hayfield
  • State: New Hampshire
  • County: NH005—Cheshire

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Typic Epiaquepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 25
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Pittstown
  • PSC - 25 to 46 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 5/1/2013
  • Classifier - Marissa Theve
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Pittstown
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, mesic Typic Fragiochrept
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 9/1/1978
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: upland slope
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/1/1978 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    cambic horizon

    densic contact

    densic materials

    0—20

    20—39

    46—

    46—178

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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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    56

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    Ap—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 5.5 fine roots; 2 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments and 12 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 78P03349. Evidence of Ap soil material in B2 horizon along root channels; many fine roots
    Bw—20 to 39 centimeters (7.9 to 15.4 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) interior loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; 0.5 fine roots; 3 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments and 13 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 78P03350. In Clx polygonal streaks are 5Y 51 bordered by 7.5YR 56; few fine roots
    BC—39 to 46 centimeters (15.4 to 18.1 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) interior sandy loam; 20 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) fine faint and 30 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine distinct and 30 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 2 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments and 14 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 78P03351. polygonal streaks start at upper boundary of Clx and end at lower boundary of Clx.; few fine roots; many fine distinct 7.5YR44 mottles; many medium distinct 7.5YR56 mottles; common to many fine faint 2.5Y52 mottles
    Cdg1—46 to 96 centimeters (18.1 to 37.8 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) interior sandy loam; 20 percent gray (5Y 5/1) medium distinct mottles; weak very coarse prismatic structure; very firm; 0.5 fine roots; 2 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments and 12 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 78P03352. Clx and C2x have many Mn stains 10YR 33; few fine roots; common to many medium distinct 5Y51 mottles
    Cdg2—96 to 146 centimeters (37.8 to 57.5 inches); olive gray (5Y 4/2) interior loam; 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) coarse prominent and 30 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) coarse prominent mottles; weak fine platy structure; very firm; 2 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments and 12 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 78P03353. many coarse prominent 10YR56 mottles; many coarse prominent 7.5YR56 mottles
    Cd—146 to 178 centimeters (57.5 to 70.1 inches); olive (5Y 4/3) interior loam; weak fine platy structure; very firm; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, pH meter. Lab sample # 78P03354