IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Buckland
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1985VT027023
  • User Pedon ID: 85VT027023
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 85P0974
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 57240
  • Print Date: 5/7/2025

    • 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: 43.6102791
  • Std. Longitude: -72.5619431
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 1070 meters N of the covered bridge over the Ottauquechee and 1920 meters W of Woodstock Union High School.
  • State: Vermont
  • County: VT027—Windsor
  • MLRA: 144B—New England and Eastern New York Upland, Northern Part

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Robert F. Long and Henry J. Ferguson
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, active, nonacid, frigid Aeric Endoaquepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 23
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Buckland
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, active, nonacid, frigid Aeric Endoaquepts
  • Taxon Kind - taxadjunct
  • PSC - 25 to 86 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2013
  • Classifier - Roger DeKett
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/1/1985 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Pedon Restrictions
    Kind Hardness Restriction Depth L-H Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    densic material

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    86 -

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    cambic horizon

    densic contact

    0—20

    20—86

    86—

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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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    290

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    135

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    1A p—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior, dry; fine sandy loam; moderate fine and medium granular structure; friable; 5.5 very fine and fine roots; 1 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments and 2 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P5257. 1% coarse gravel.; many very fine and fine roots
    1B s—20 to 40 centimeters (7.9 to 15.7 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) interior fine sandy loam; weak very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; friable; weakly smeary; 2.5 very fine and fine roots; 1 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments and 2 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P5258. 2% coarse gravel.; common very fine and fine roots
    1BC—40 to 86 centimeters (15.7 to 33.9 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) interior loam; 11 percent gray (5Y 5/1) medium distinct and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine prominent mottles; moderate fine angular blocky structure; friable; 2 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 2 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P5259. Common medium prominent dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) stains. 3% coarse gravel.; common medium distinct 5Y51 mottles; common fine prominent 10YR56 mottles
    1C r1—86 to 183 centimeters (33.9 to 72.0 inches); dark olive gray (5Y 3/2) interior fine sandy loam; strong fine angular blocky structure; firm; 2 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 2 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 85P5260. 5% coarse gravel. Few medium promintent brown (7.5YR 3/4) stains. Split at 130 cm for sampling.