IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Squamscott
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1987NH015001
  • User Pedon ID: 87NH015001
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1987NH015001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 87P0612
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 59907
  • Print Date: 9/24/2024

    • 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: 43.0027771
  • Std. Longitude: -71.0833359
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Rockingham County, NH: Town of Brentwood; 365 meters @ 185 deg. from junction of NH Rt 101 & N Rd.
  • State: New Hampshire
  • County: NH015—Rockingham
  • MLRA: 144A—New England and Eastern New York Upland, Southern Part

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: R. J. Kelsea, H. R. Mount and T. Cook
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Sandy over loamy, mixed, active, mesic Typic Epiaquods
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Squamscott
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 8/9/2013
  • Classifier - Marissa Theve
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Squamscott
  • Taxonomic Class - Sandy over loamy, mixed, mesic Entic Haplaquod
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1987
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified
  • QC Status: not reviewed


    • SITE

  • Landscape: plains
  • Landform: terrace—outwash or marine
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: toeslope
  • Slope Position: depression
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/1/1987 (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
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    PIPA2

    QUERC

    Pinus palustris

    Quercus

    longleaf pine

    oak

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

    hemic soil materials

    ochric epipedon

    sapric soil materials

    albic horizon

    spodic horizon

    0—3

    0—13

    3—6

    8—13

    13—44

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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

    1

    —

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    40

    —

    90

    110

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    8

    13

    1

    9

    14

    2

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    EPPING

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    Oe—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) interior mucky peat; weak very fine granular structure; very friable; 5.5 fine roots throughout; fragments; extremely acid, pH 3.8, lamotte-morgan; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P03213. Upper 2 cm is loose needles, leaves and twigs.; many fine roots throughout
    Oa—3 to 6 centimeters (1.2 to 2.4 inches); black (5YR 2/1) interior muck; weak very fine and fine granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 medium roots throughout and 5.5 fine roots; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, lamotte-morgan; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P3212; moist when described;. many fine roots; common medium roots throughout
    A—6 to 8 centimeters (2.4 to 3.1 inches); black (5YR 2/1) interior loamy sand; weak fine granular structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 fine to coarse roots throughout; 0.5 very fine interstitial and tubular pores; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, lamotte-morgan; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P3213; moist when described;. many fine to coarse roots throughout
    Eg—8 to 13 centimeters (3.1 to 5.1 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior loamy sand; weak medium platy structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 11 percent coarse distinct grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, and 30 percent medium distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist,; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, lamotte-morgan; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P3214; moist when described;. Pockets of EB horizon below the Eg horizon with (7.5YR 3/2) color.; common fine and medium roots throughout; common coarse distinct 2.5Y52 mottles; many medium distinct 10YR32 mottles
    Bhs—13 to 18 centimeters (5.1 to 7.1 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 2/2) interior coarse sand; weak medium granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; weakly smeary; 2.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 30 percent fine faint black (5YR 2/1), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, hellige-truog; abrupt broken boundary. Lab sample # 87P3215; moist when described;. Weak to moderate random cementation throughout. Common distinct dark pellets and cracked coatings observed with 100 power microscope.; common fine and medium roots throughout; many fine faint 5YR21 mottles
    Bs—18 to 44 centimeters (7.1 to 17.3 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; weakly smeary; 2.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; 0.5 very fine interstitial pores; 1 percent coarse distinct brown (10YR 5/3), moist, and 11 percent medium distinct olive (5Y 4/4), moist,; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, lamotte-morgan; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P3216; moist when described;. Weak to moderate random cementation throughout. Common distinct dark pellets observed with 100 power microscope. Discontinuous dark reddish brown (5YR 2/2) bands of material throughout horizon.; common very fine and fine roots throughout; common medium distinct 5Y44 mottles; few coarse distinct 10YR53 mottles
    BC—44 to 60 centimeters (17.3 to 23.6 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) interior sand; weak medium platy structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 0.1 very fine and fine tubular and 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; 1 percent medium prominent yellowish red (5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 30 percent coarse distinct light gray (5Y 7/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, lamotte-morgan; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P3217; moist when described;. Discontinuous light olive bands (5Y 6/2) of loamy fine sand throughout horizon.; few fine and medium roots throughout; few medium prominent 5YR58 mottles; many coarse distinct 5Y72 mottles
    2Cg—60 to 81 centimeters (23.6 to 31.9 inches); gray (5Y 5/1) interior sandy loam; weak very coarse prismatic structure; firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine interstitial and tubular pores; 1 percent fine prominent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 30 percent medium distinct light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, lamotte-morgan; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P3218; moist when described;. Sand coatings on faces of peds. A fwe pockets of sandy material are within this horzion.; few fine prominent 7.5YR46 mottles; many medium distinct 2.5Y54 mottles
    2C1—81 to 98 centimeters (31.9 to 38.6 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) interior silty clay loam; moderate fine angular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine tubular pores; 15 percent distinct dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains on faces of peds; 1 percent fine prominent brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, masses of reduced iron and 11 percent coarse distinct gray (5Y 5/1), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, lamotte-morgan; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P3219; moist when described;. few manganese or iron-manganese stains surface features on faces of peds; common coarse distinct 5Y51 mottles; few fine prominent 7.5YR44 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 1091850; patchy - phpvsfiid 1091850
    2C2—98 to 153 centimeters (38.6 to 60.2 inches); silty clay; moderate very fine platy, and moderate very fine angular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; 37 percent prominent gray (5Y 6/1), moist, coats in root channels and/or pores and 55 percent distinct dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains on faces of peds; 11 percent medium distinct gray (5Y 5/1), moist, and 11 percent medium olive (5Y 5/3), moist,; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, lamotte-morgan. Lab sample # 87P3220; moist when described;. many manganese or iron-manganese stains surface features on faces of peds; common coats surface features in root channels and/or pores; common medium distinct 5Y53 mottles; common medium distinct 5Y51 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 1091851; continuous - phpvsfiid 1091852; patchy - phpvsfiid 1091851; continuous - phpvsfiid 1091852