IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Houghtonville
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1984VT023005
  • User Pedon ID: 84VT023005
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 84P0789
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 55032
  • Print Date: 11/12/2024

    • 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: 44.3152771
  • Std. Longitude: -72.8572235
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 1500 feet W of the Forestry trail parking lot in Monroe State Park.
  • State: Vermont
  • County: VT023—Washington

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: S. Gourley and B. Wheeler
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, frigid Typic Haplorthods
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 5
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Houghtonville
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, frigid Typic Haplorthods
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1984
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountains or deeply dissected plateaus
  • 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

    25

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    549

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    90

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    O1—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); undecomposed organic matter; fragments. Lab sample # 84P04462. Undecomposed forest litter
    A—3 to 6 centimeters (1.2 to 2.4 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) interior fine sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 5.5 roots; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.2, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P04463. 10% gravel.; many roots
    E—6 to 9 centimeters (2.4 to 3.5 inches); dark reddish gray (5YR 4/2) interior fine sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 5.5 roots; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.2, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P04464. 10% gravel.; many roots
    Bhs—9 to 21 centimeters (3.5 to 8.3 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) interior and strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior fine sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; weakly smeary; 5.5 roots; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.2, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P04465. 10% gravel.; many roots
    Bs—21 to 43 centimeters (8.3 to 16.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 roots; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P04466. 15% gravel; horizon split for sampling purposes.; common roots
    Bs—43 to 62 centimeters (16.9 to 24.4 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior gravelly fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 roots; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P04467. 15% gravel; horizon split for sampling purposes.; common roots
    BC—62 to 78 centimeters (24.4 to 30.7 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) interior gravelly fine sandy loam; weak fine 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 wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P04468. 20% gravel.; few roots
    C1—78 to 115 centimeters (30.7 to 45.3 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) interior gravelly fine sandy loam; massive; friable; 0.5 roots; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P04469. 20% gravel.; few roots
    C2—115 to 137 centimeters (45.3 to 53.9 inches); olive (5Y 5/3) 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; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P04470. 25% gravel.; few roots
    C3—137 to 156 centimeters (53.9 to 61.4 inches); olive (5Y 5/3) interior gravelly loamy sand; single grain; loose; 0.5 roots; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 84P04471. 25% gravel.; few roots