IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Potsdam

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S1987NY031002

User Pedon ID: 87NY031002

Vegetation Plot ID: S1987NY031002

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 87P0618

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 59913

Print Date: 11/21/2024

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: 44.2455559

Std. Longitude: -74.0377808

Datum: WGS84

Location Description: Southern end of Averyville Rd. Lake Placid NY .25 mi through field center Rd 285 feet W along woodline

State: New York

County: NY031—Essex

MLRA: 143—Northeastern Mountains

PEDON

Describers Name: Brian Grisi, Will Hanna, Steve Indrick

Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, frigid Typic Haplorthods

Current Taxon Kind: series

Pedon Purpose: full pedon description

Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data

Pedon #: 2

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Potsdam

PSC - 25 to 100 cm.

Classificaton Date - 2/1/2010

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Potsdam

Classificaton Date - 6/1/1987

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Erosion Class - 1

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Landscape: river valley

Landform: dune

Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve

Hill Slope Profile: summit

Slope Position: middle third

Slope Shape Down: linear

Runoff: low

Drainage Class: well

Surface Fragments: 0.05 percent

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 6/1/1987 (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	— —	— —	— —

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
umbric epipedon spodic horizon	0—7 7—30	—- —-

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	—	—	631	—	135	100	—	—	4.5	16	-9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Oi—0 to 4 centimeters (0.0 to 1.6 inches); Error; 5.5 very fine roots throughout; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P03256; moist when described;. Spruce needles and twig.; many very fine roots throughout

Oe—4 to 7 centimeters (1.6 to 2.8 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 2/2) interior hemic material; very friable; 2.5 medium roots throughout and 5.5 fine roots; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.2, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P03257; moist when described;. 50% unrubbed fiber, 20% rubbed.; many fine roots; common medium roots throughout

A/E—7 to 14 centimeters (2.8 to 5.5 inches); black (5YR 2/1) interior, light gray (5YR 7/1) interior and pinkish gray (5YR 6/2) interior, dry; very fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak fine and medium granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 medium roots throughout and 5.5 fine roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; 37 percent distinct , moist, iron stains on sand and gravel; 2 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.2, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P03258; moist when described;. High organic material maybe in Oa horizon. Many micro size pellety surfaces. Many clean sand grains. Discontinuous and irregular pockets of an E horizon mixed in. The A colors are (10YR 6/2, 4/2); (7.5YR 5/2) dry and (5YR 5/2) moist.; common iron stains surface features on sand and gravel; many fine roots; common medium roots throughout; continuous - phpvsfiid 232180; continuous - phpvsfiid 232180

Bhs—14 to 20 centimeters (5.5 to 7.9 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2) interior and reddish brown (5YR 4/4) interior and dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) interior very fine sandy loam; moderate fine granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 medium roots throughout and 5.5 fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular and 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; 55 percent distinct , moist, iron stains on sand and gravel; 2 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P03259; moist when described;. Moderately smeary. 25 % 0.5-2 mm soil pellets or nodules.; many iron stains surface features on sand and gravel; many fine roots; common medium roots throughout; continuous - phpvsfiid 232181; continuous - phpvsfiid 232181

Bs1—20 to 27 centimeters (7.9 to 10.6 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) interior very fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak medium granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 medium roots throughout and 5.5 fine roots; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular and 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; 55 percent distinct , moist, iron stains on sand and gravel; 2 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P03260; moist when described;. Moderately smeary. 2-5% 0.5-2 mm soil pellets or nodules.; many iron stains surface features on sand and gravel; many fine roots; few medium roots throughout; continuous - phpvsfiid 232182; continuous - phpvsfiid 232182

Bs2—27 to 37 centimeters (10.6 to 14.6 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior very fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 medium roots throughout; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular and 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; 55 percent distinct , moist, iron stains on sand and gravel; 2 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P03261; moist when described;. Moderately smeary.; many iron stains surface features on sand and gravel; few medium roots throughout; continuous - phpvsfiid 232183; continuous - phpvsfiid 232183

2BC—37 to 57 centimeters (14.6 to 22.4 inches); 90 percent brown (10YR 4/3) interior and 10 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior very fine sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 medium roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular and 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; 37 percent faint , moist, iron stains on sand and gravel; 2 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 3 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P03262. Slightly smeary.; common iron stains surface features on sand and gravel; few fine roots; few medium roots throughout; continuous - phpvsfiid 232184; continuous - phpvsfiid 232184

2C—57 to 175 centimeters (22.4 to 68.9 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior fine sandy loam; 11 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium platy structure; firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 5.5 very fine interstitial and 0.5 fine vesicular and tubular pores; 2 percent faint , moist, iron stains on sand and gravel and 2 percent faint , moist, coats in root channels and/or pores; 2 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 8 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, phenol red; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P03263; moist when described;. Stripping color (10YR 6/2) horizontal along plate faces (7.5YR 5/8) and (5YR 5/6) along pores.; very few iron stains surface features on sand and gravel; very few coats surface features in root channels and/or pores; few fine roots throughout; common medium distinct 10YR44 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 232186; patchy - phpvsfiid 232185; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 232186; patchy - phpvsfiid 232185

2Cd2—127 to 157 centimeters (50.0 to 61.8 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) interior sandy loam; weak fine platy structure; firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine interstitial and 0.5 fine vesicular and tubular pores; 3 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 12 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, phenol red. Lab sample # 87P03265; moist when described;. Pocket and lens of loamy sand. Dried clods slake rapidly in water.

2Cd1—175 to 127 centimeters (68.9 to 50.0 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) interior gravelly fine sandy loam; 11 percent reddish brown (2.5YR 5/4) medium distinct mottles; weak fine platy structure; firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine interstitial and 0.5 fine vesicular 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; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P03264; moist when described;. Pockets and lens of loam sand. Stripping color (10YR 6/2) horizontal along plate faces (7.5YR 5/8) and (5YR 5/6) along pores.; common medium distinct 2.5YR54 mottles