IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Sisk
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1985NH007003
  • User Pedon ID: 85NH007003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 86P0162
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 57967
  • 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: 45.1508331
  • Std. Longitude: -71.0941696
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 3250 feet southeasterly from junction of Trestle Brook and Middle Branch Road; in Rd. cut on middle Branch Rd.
  • State: New Hampshire
  • County: NH007—Coos

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: John F. Handler, Bruce C. Dubee, Sidney Pilgrim
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive Humic Cryorthods
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Sisk
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Sisk
  • Taxonomic Class - Thixotropic over loamy, mixed Humic Cryorthod
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 10/1/1985
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/1/1985 (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
    • 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

    12

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    726

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    135

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    Oi—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); partially decomposed organic matter; fragments.
    Oe—3 to 8 centimeters (1.2 to 3.1 inches); unknown texture; fragments. Lab sample # 86P01002
    Bh—8 to 16 centimeters (3.1 to 6.3 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) interior silt loam; weak very fine and fine granular structure; very friable; moderately smeary; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 1 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 3 percent by volume 20-48-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P01003. common very fine and fine roots; few medium roots
    Bs1—16 to 26 centimeters (6.3 to 10.2 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) interior gravelly silt loam; weak very fine and fine granular structure; very friable; weakly smeary; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 2 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 3 percent by volume 20-48-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P01003. common very fine and fine roots; few medium roots
    Bs2—26 to 39 centimeters (10.2 to 15.4 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior gravelly silt loam; weak very fine and fine granular structure; very friable; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 2 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 5 percent by volume 20-48-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P01004. common very fine and fine roots; few medium roots
    BC—39 to 51 centimeters (15.4 to 20.1 inches); olive (5Y 5/3) interior gravelly silt loam; massive, and weak fine and medium granular; friable; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 3 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 5 percent by volume 20-48-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P01005. few very fine and fine roots
    Cd1—51 to 79 centimeters (20.1 to 31.1 inches); olive (5Y 4/3) interior gravelly silt loam; moderate fine and medium platy structure; very firm; 4 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 5 percent by volume 20-48-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P01006. Silt flows on ped faces.
    Cd2—79 to 155 centimeters (31.1 to 61.0 inches); olive (5Y 4/3) interior gravelly silt loam; 1 percent gray (N 5/0) fine distinct and 1 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) medium distinct mottles; massive, and weak medium platy; very firm; 15 percent faint olive gray (5Y 5/2), moist, coats on faces of peds and in pores and 15 percent faint olive brown (2.5Y 4/4), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains on faces of peds and in pores; 4 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 5 percent by volume 20-48-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 25 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments. Lab sample # 86P01007. few coats surface features on faces of peds and in pores; few manganese or iron-manganese stains surface features on faces of peds and in pores; few fine distinct N50 mottles; few medium distinct 7.5YR44 mottles