IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Monarda
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1986NH007001
  • User Pedon ID: 86NH007001
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1986NH007001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 87P0089
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 59385
  • 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: 45.2838898
  • Std. Longitude: -71.2847214
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 1 mi W of boundary marker number 487 in the town of Pittsburg.
  • State: New Hampshire
  • County: NH007—Coos
  • MLRA: 143—Northeastern Mountains

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: J. Handler, G. Coombs, J. Homer & H. Mount 10/7/86
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, semiactive Typic Cryaquepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Monarda
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/1/2010
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Monarda
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed Typic Cryaquept
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 10/1/1986
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: hillside or mountainside
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: footslope
  • Slope Position: middle third
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Surface Fragments: 1.45 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/1/1986 (actual site observation date)
  • Microrelief Elevation: 35
  • 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
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    ABBA

    Abies balsamea

    balsam fir

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

    cambic horizon

    0—43

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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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    587

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    0

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    Oi—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); undecomposed organic matter, partially decomposed organic matter; friable; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary.; moist when described;
    Oe—2 to 5 centimeters (0.8 to 2.0 inches); friable; 5.5 fine and medium roots throughout; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary.; moist when described;. many fine and medium roots throughout
    Bg1—5 to 18 centimeters (2.0 to 7.1 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) interior channery silt loam; 1 percent olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) medium distinct and 1 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) medium prominent mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 3 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume 2-76-150 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, lamotte-morgan; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P00535; moist when described;. common fine and medium roots throughout; few medium distinct 2.5Y44 mottles; few medium prominent 10YR46 mottles
    Bg2—18 to 35 centimeters (7.1 to 13.8 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior silt loam; 1 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) medium distinct and 11 percent olive (5Y 4/3) medium distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 2 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume 2-76-150 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P00536; moist when described;. common fine and medium roots throughout; common medium distinct 5Y43 mottles; few medium distinct 7.5YR44 mottles
    Bg3—35 to 48 centimeters (13.8 to 18.9 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) interior silt loam; 11 percent olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) coarse faint mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 1 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume 2-76-150 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, lamotte-morgan; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P00537; moist when described;. few fine roots throughout; common coarse faint 2.5Y44 mottles
    Cdg—48 to 155 centimeters (18.9 to 61.0 inches); olive gray (5Y 4/2) interior silt loam; 1 percent 2.5Y 5/0 (2.5Y 5/0) fine prominent mottles; moderate fine and medium platy structure; firm; 1 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 5 percent by volume 2-76-150 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, lamotte-morgan. Lab sample # 87P00538; wet when described;. few fine prominent 2.5Y50 mottles