IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Monarda
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1986NH007002
  • User Pedon ID: 86NH007002
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1986NH007002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 87P0090
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 59386
  • Print Date: 5/6/2025

    • 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: 45.2552795
  • Std. Longitude: -71.2655563
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Town of Pittsburg, 225 mi S of boundary marker number 487.
  • State: New Hampshire
  • County: NH007—Coos
  • MLRA: 143—Northeastern Mountains

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: G. Coombs, J. Homer, J. Handler & H. Mount 10/7/86
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, active Typic Cryaquepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 2
  • 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

    PIRU

    Abies balsamea

    Picea rubens

    balsam fir

    red spruce

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

    cambic horizon

    8—41

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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

    7

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    618

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    0

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    Oi—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); undecomposed organic matter; very friable; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; abrupt smooth boundary.; moist when described;
    Oa—5 to 13 centimeters (2.0 to 5.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1) interior muck; strong medium granular structure; very friable; 2.5 medium roots throughout and 5.5 fine roots throughout; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; 20 percent sapric ; 5 percent sapric ; extremely acid, pH 3.7, lamotte-morgan; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P00539; moist when described;. many fine roots throughout; common medium roots throughout
    Bg1—13 to 28 centimeters (5.1 to 11.0 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) interior silt loam; 30 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) coarse prominent mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 medium roots top of horizon and 2.5 fine roots top of horizon; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume 2-76-150 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P00540; moist when described;. 2% 20 to 75 mm fraction.; common fine roots in mat at top of horizon; few medium roots in mat at top of horizon; many coarse prominent 10YR46 mottles
    Bg2—28 to 46 centimeters (11.0 to 18.1 inches); dark gray (5Y 4/1) interior channery silt loam; 30 percent brown (10YR 4/3) coarse prominent mottles; weak medium platy structure; friable; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, lamotte-morgan; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P00541; moist when described;. 10% 20 to 75 mm fraction.; many coarse prominent 10YR43 mottles
    Cdg—46 to 155 centimeters (18.1 to 61.0 inches); dark gray (5Y 4/1) interior channery silt loam; 11 percent olive (5Y 4/3) medium faint and 11 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) medium prominent mottles; moderate medium platy structure; firm; 5 percent by volume 2-76-150 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, lamotte-morgan. Lab sample # 87P00542; wet when described;. 15% 20 to 75 mm fraction.; common medium faint 5Y43 mottles; common medium prominent 10YR46 mottles