IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Berkshire
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1984VT023003
  • User Pedon ID: 84VT023003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 84P0787
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 55030
  • Print Date: 11/24/2024

    • 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: 44.2713890
  • Std. Longitude: -72.7513885
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 525 feet W of Rte. 100B, 5025 feet NW of Moretown Common 5 corners.
  • State: Vermont
  • County: VT023—Washington

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: S. Gourley and B. Wheeler
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Berkshire
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed Typic Dystrochrepts
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1984
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: upland slope
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments: 70.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/1/1984 (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
    • 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

    18

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    244

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    Oe—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); partially decomposed organic matter; fragments. Lab sample # 84P04447. Moderately decomposed leaves and needles, twigs, and roots.
    A—3 to 6 centimeters (1.2 to 2.4 inches); black (10YR 2/1) interior fine sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; 2.5 roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P04448. common roots
    E—6 to 13 centimeters (2.4 to 5.1 inches); gray (5YR 5/1) interior fine sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; 2.5 roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P04449. common roots
    Bs—13 to 28 centimeters (5.1 to 11.0 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/8) interior and strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) interior fine sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 2.5 roots; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P04450. 5% gravel.; common roots
    Bw—28 to 44 centimeters (11.0 to 17.3 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) interior fine sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 2.5 roots; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P04451. 5% gravel.; common roots
    C1—44 to 71 centimeters (17.3 to 28.0 inches); olive (5Y 5/3) interior gravelly fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 roots; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P04452. 10% gravel; sample split for sampling purposes.; few roots
    C1—71 to 96 centimeters (28.0 to 37.8 inches); olive (5Y 5/3) interior gravelly fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 roots; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P04453. 10% gravel; horizon split for sampling purposes.; few roots
    C2—96 to 156 centimeters (37.8 to 61.4 inches); olive (5Y 4/3) interior gravelly fine sandy loam; massive; friable; 0.5 roots; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 84P04454. 15% gravel.; few roots