IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Gloucester

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S1987NY019002

User Pedon ID: 87NY019002

Vegetation Plot ID: S1987NY019002

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 87P0623

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 59918

Print Date: 11/24/2024

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: 44.4727783

Std. Longitude: -73.7188873

Datum: WGS84

Location Description: Clinton County, NY: 0.5 mi E on Fern Lake road from County Rt. 15.

State: New York

County: NY019—Clinton

MLRA: 143—Northeastern Mountains

PEDON

Describers Name: Brian F. Grisi, Shawn M. Finn, Ted D. Trevail

Current Taxonomic Class: Sandy, mixed, frigid Typic Dystrochrepts

Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct

Pedon Purpose: full pedon description

Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data

Pedon #: 2

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Gloucester

PSC - 25 to 100 cm.

Classificaton Date - 2/1/2010

Moisture Class - udic

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Berkshire

Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, frigid Typic Haplorthod

Taxon Kind - series

Classificaton Date - 6/1/1987

Moisture Class - udic

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Erosion Class - 1

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Landscape: upland

Landform: plain

Hill Slope Profile: backslope

Slope Position: middle third

Slope Shape Down: linear

Runoff: low

Drainage Class: well

Surface Fragments: 9.00 percent

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 6/1/1987 (actual site observation date)

Microrelief Elevation: 10

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
ACRU PIST QURU	Acer rubrum Pinus strobus Quercus rubra	red maple eastern white pine northern red oak	— — —	— — —	— — —

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
spodic horizon	5—41	—-

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
5	—	—	351	—	225	900	—	—	7	18	-8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

1Oi—0 to 0 centimeters (0.0 to 0.0 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 2/2) interior Error; very friable; 5.5 medium roots throughout and 5.5 fine roots; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P03293; moist when described;. many fine roots; many medium roots throughout

1A—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); black (5YR 2/1) interior gravelly fine sandy loam, cobbles; weak medium granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 medium roots throughout and 5.5 fine roots; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular and 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.2, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P03293; moist when described;. many fine roots; common medium roots throughout

1E—3 to 5 centimeters (1.2 to 2.0 inches); 50 percent reddish gray (5YR 5/2) interior and 50 percent brown (7.5YR 5/2) interior gravelly fine sandy loam, cobbles; weak very fine and fine granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 medium roots throughout and 5.5 fine roots; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular and 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; 2 percent faint , moist, clay films on sand and gravel; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, unspecified; abrupt broken boundary. Lab sample # 87P03294; moist when described;. Pockets and tongues of A extend into the E horizon; very few clay films surface features on sand and gravel; many fine roots; common medium roots throughout; patchy - phpvsfiid 222149; patchy - phpvsfiid 222149

1Bhs—5 to 9 centimeters (2.0 to 3.5 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/3) interior gravelly fine sandy loam, cobbles; weak medium granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 medium roots throughout and 5.5 fine roots; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular and 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; 15 percent distinct , moist, iron stains on sand and gravel and 55 percent faint , moist, iron stains on sand and gravel; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P03295; moist when described;. Also some clean sand grains, part of the E horizon has pockets and tongues into the Bhs.; many iron stains surface features on sand and gravel; few iron stains surface features on sand and gravel; many fine roots; common medium roots throughout; continuous - phpvsfiid 222150; continuous - phpvsfiid 222151; continuous - phpvsfiid 222150; continuous - phpvsfiid 222151

1Bs1—9 to 26 centimeters (3.5 to 10.2 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior gravelly fine sandy loam, cobbles; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak fine granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 medium roots throughout and 5.5 fine roots; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular and 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; 15 percent distinct , moist, iron stains on sand and gravel and 55 percent faint , moist, iron stains on sand and gravel; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 15 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, phenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P03296; moist when described;. Horizon has a very light and fluffy feel.; many iron stains surface features on sand and gravel; few iron stains surface features on sand and gravel; many fine roots; common medium roots throughout; continuous - phpvsfiid 222152; continuous - phpvsfiid 232187; continuous - phpvsfiid 222152; continuous - phpvsfiid 232187

1Bs2—26 to 41 centimeters (10.2 to 16.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) interior gravelly fine sandy loam, cobbles; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak fine granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 medium roots throughout; 0.5 very fine tubular and 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; 55 percent faint , moist, iron stains on sand and gravel; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 15 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, phenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P03297; moist when described;. many iron stains surface features on sand and gravel; common medium roots throughout; continuous - phpvsfiid 232188; continuous - phpvsfiid 232188

1Bs3—41 to 52 centimeters (16.1 to 20.5 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior gravelly loamy fine sand, cobbles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 medium roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular and 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; 37 percent faint , moist, iron stains on sand and gravel; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 15 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, phenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P03298; moist when described;. common iron stains surface features on sand and gravel; few fine roots; few medium roots throughout; patchy - phpvsfiid 232189; patchy - phpvsfiid 232189

1BC—52 to 82 centimeters (20.5 to 32.3 inches); 30 percent brown (10YR 5/3) interior and 70 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior gravelly loamy fine sand; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 medium roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular and 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; 2 percent faint , moist, iron stains on sand and gravel; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 15 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, phenol red; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P03299; moist when described;. very few iron stains surface features on sand and gravel; few fine roots; few medium roots throughout; patchy - phpvsfiid 232190; patchy - phpvsfiid 232190

1C—82 to 152 centimeters (32.3 to 59.8 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior gravelly loamy fine sand; massive; 0.5 medium roots in cracks and 0.5 fine roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial and 0.5 fine interstitial and tubular pores; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, phenol red. Lab sample # 87P03300; moist when described;. Firm in place and friable remove.; few fine roots; few medium roots in cracks