IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Wethersfield
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1983CT007001
  • User Pedon ID: 83CT007001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 85P0056
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 55772
  • 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: 41.5383339
  • Std. Longitude: -72.7319412
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Town of Middlefield;30 meters S of Rt. 66 & 76 meters W of Mt. Higby Reservoir.
  • State: Connecticut
  • County: CT007—Middlesex

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Oxyaquic Dystrudepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Wethersfield
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 5/2/2013
  • Classifier - Marissa Theve
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - oxyaquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Wethersfield
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, mesic Typic Dystrochrepts
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 7/1/1983
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • 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: 7/1/1983 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hardwoods
  • 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

    fibric soil materials

    ochric epipedon

    hemic soil materials

    cambic horizon

    paralithic contact

    paralithic materials

    0—4

    0—18

    4—10

    18—77

    77—

    77—404

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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

    3

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    120

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    Oi—0 to 4 centimeters (0.0 to 1.6 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments. Undecomposed oak leaves and pine needles; not sampled.; This pedon was updated to match KSSL data. The original depth is recorded as "205 to 6 centimeters", but was changed to 0 to 4 cm as it is unlikely there is 199cm of undecomposed leaves. The pedon would then classify as a Histosol and was not recorded as such.
    Oe—4 to 10 centimeters (1.6 to 3.9 inches); moderately decomposed plant material; fragments. Partially decomposed oak leaves and pine needles; not sampled.
    A—10 to 18 centimeters (3.9 to 7.1 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2) interior fine sandy loam; weak fine and medium granular structure; very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 fine roots; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P0287. many fine roots
    Bw1—18 to 51 centimeters (7.1 to 20.1 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) interior gravelly silt loam; weak very fine granular, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 fine to coarse roots; 16 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P0288. common fine to coarse roots
    Bw2—51 to 77 centimeters (20.1 to 30.3 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) interior gravelly silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 20 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P0289. few fine and medium roots
    Cr1—77 to 100 centimeters (30.3 to 39.4 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) interior gravelly loam; structureless massive, and moderate medium and coarse platy; very firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 2.5 fine tubular pores; 37 percent , moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains; 30 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P0290. common manganese or iron-manganese stains surface features; few fine roots
    Cr2—100 to 130 centimeters (39.4 to 51.2 inches); dusky red (2.5YR 3/2) interior gravelly loam; weak fine platy, and structureless massive; very firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 fine tubular pores; , moist, clay films; 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 25 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P0291
    Cr3—130 to 170 centimeters (51.2 to 66.9 inches); dusky red (2.5YR 3/2) interior and dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4) interior gravelly loam; weak fine platy, and structureless massive; very firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine tubular pores; , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 18 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P0292
    Cr4—170 to 258 centimeters (66.9 to 101.6 inches); dusky red (2.5YR 3/2) interior and dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4) interior gravelly loam; massive; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 15 percent , moist, clay films; 25 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; slight effervescence; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P0293. few clay films surface features
    Cr5—258 to 342 centimeters (101.6 to 134.6 inches); dusky red (2.5YR 3/2) interior and dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4) interior gravelly loam; weak fine platy, and structureless massive; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 18 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P0294
    Cr6—342 to 404 centimeters (134.6 to 159.1 inches); dusky red (2.5YR 3/2) interior and dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4) interior gravelly loam; weak fine platy, and structureless massive; friable; 25 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 85P0295. Few medium silt lenses.