IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Sunapee
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1981VT021006
  • User Pedon ID: 81VT021006
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 81P0750
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 49594
  • Print Date: 2/16/2025

    • 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: 43.6094437
  • Std. Longitude: -72.8802795
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Rutland County, VT: Rutland photo.
  • State: Vermont
  • County: VT021—Rutland
  • MLRA: 143—Northeastern Mountains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: VT021—Rutland County, Vermont

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: John Pratt
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy over sandy or sandy-skeletal, isotic over mixed, frigid Aquic Haplorthods
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 6
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Sunapee
  • PSC - 37 to 112 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 12/15/2015
  • Classifier - Roger DeKett
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Sunapee
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, frigid Typic Haplorthods
  • Taxon Kind - variant
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1981
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: supraglacial meltout till derived from igneous and metamorphic rock
  • Landform: mountain slope
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/1/1981 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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

    albic horizon

    spodic horizon

    0—19

    12—19

    19—33

    —19—

    —7—

    —14—
    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

    7

    —

    —

    500

    —

    0

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

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    Oi—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments.
    Oe—2 to 12 centimeters (0.8 to 4.7 inches); black (5Y 2/1) interior moderately decomposed plant material; 5.5 roots; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. many roots
    E—12 to 19 centimeters (4.7 to 7.5 inches); dark reddish gray (5YR 4/2) interior silt loam; weak very fine subangular blocky structure; friable; moderately smeary; 0.5 roots; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. few roots
    Bhs—19 to 24 centimeters (7.5 to 9.4 inches); dusky red (2.5YR 3/2) interior very fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 roots; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Extremely smeary; few roots
    Bs1—24 to 33 centimeters (9.4 to 13.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior very gravelly very fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; moderately smeary; 0.5 roots; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 81P04471. few roots
    Bs2—33 to 70 centimeters (13.0 to 27.6 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior gravelly very fine sandy loam; weak fine blocky structure; friable; weakly smeary; 0.5 roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 81P04471. few roots
    BC—70 to 94 centimeters (27.6 to 37.0 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) interior very gravelly fine sandy loam; 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium prominent and 30 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) medium prominent mottles; weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm; weakly smeary; 0.5 roots; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 81P04472. few roots; many medium prominent 10YR56 mottles; many medium prominent 10YR62 mottles
    2C1—94 to 151 centimeters (37.0 to 59.4 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) interior gravelly loamy sand; 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium prominent mottles; massive; firm; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 81P04473. many medium prominent 10YR56 mottles
    2C2—151 to 191 centimeters (59.4 to 75.2 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) interior extremely gravelly loamy sand; 30 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine prominent mottles; single grain; loose; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 81P04474. many fine prominent 10YR44 mottles