IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Becket
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1979ME017001
  • User Pedon ID: 79ME017001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 79P0379
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 47112
  • Print Date: 9/24/2024

    • 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: 43.8611107
  • Std. Longitude: -70.9747238
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Oxford County Maine town of Porter Bald Ledge Road east side of road.
  • State: Maine
  • County: ME017—Oxford

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: R. V. Rourke and N. R. Kalloch
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Becket
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed Typic Haplorthods
  • Classificaton Date - 7/1/1979
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: coastal plain
  • Landform: plain
  • Drainage Class: excessively
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/1/1979 (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
    • 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

    15

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    O1—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); undecomposed organic matter; fragments. Litter of leaves branches and twigs.
    A2—2 to 3 centimeters (0.8 to 1.2 inches); partially decomposed organic matter; moderate medium and coarse platy structure; very friable; 5.5 very fine roots and 2.5 fine and medium roots; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P02000. Less than 10 percent coarse fragments.; many very fine roots; common fine and medium roots
    A2—3 to 7 centimeters (1.2 to 2.8 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) interior sandy loam; moderate medium and coarse platy structure; very friable; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P02000. Less than 10 percent coarse fragments with some mixing of B21ir and A2 in the lower part.; common very fine and fine roots; few medium roots
    B21ir—7 to 28 centimeters (2.8 to 11.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior gravelly fine sandy loam; moderate fine and medium granular, and weak medium platy structure; friable; 2.5 fine to coarse roots; 15 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 35 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P02001. common fine to coarse roots
    B22—28 to 42 centimeters (11.0 to 16.5 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior gravelly sandy loam; moderate fine and medium granular structure; friable; 0.5 fine to coarse roots; 25 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 50 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; clear wavy boundary. few fine to coarse roots
    B3—42 to 66 centimeters (16.5 to 26.0 inches); red (2.5YR 5/6) interior gravelly loamy sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 0.5 fine to coarse roots; 25 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 50 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; clear wavy boundary. few fine to coarse roots
    C1—66 to 82 centimeters (26.0 to 32.3 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) interior gravelly loamy sand; massive; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 30 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 55 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P02002. few fine roots
    C2x—82 to 156 centimeters (32.3 to 61.4 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) interior gravelly loamy sand; massive; very firm; 30 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 55 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments. Olive brown 2.5Y 4/4 silt coatings on top of rock fragments.