IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Potsdam
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1987NY031003
  • User Pedon ID: 87NY031003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 87P0619
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 59914
  • 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: 44.2458344
  • Std. Longitude: -74.0374985
  • 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, superactive, frigid Aquic Haplorthods
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Potsdam
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • 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: upland
  • Landform: plain
  • Anthropogenic Feature: leveled land
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Hill Slope Profile: summit
  • Slope Position: middle third
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/1/1987 (actual site observation date)
  • Microrelief Elevation: 1
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    umbric epipedon

    spodic horizon

    0—20

    20—63

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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

    2

    —

    —

    631

    —

    135

    100

    —

    —

    4.5

    16

    -9

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    1Ap1—0 to 7 centimeters (0.0 to 2.8 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) crushed, 10YR 3/ (10YR 3/), interior, dry; very fine sandy loam; moderate fine and medium granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 medium roots throughout and 5.5 fine roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial and 0.5 fine vesicular and tubular pores; 2 percent faint , moist, iron stains on sand and gravel; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, phenol red; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P03266; moist when described;. very few iron stains surface features on sand and gravel; many fine roots; few medium roots throughout; patchy - phpvsfiid 222117; patchy - phpvsfiid 222117
    1Ap2—7 to 20 centimeters (2.8 to 7.9 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) interior very fine sandy loam; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky, and moderate fine granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 medium roots throughout and 2.5 fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular and 2.5 very fine interstitial pores; 2 percent faint , moist, iron stains on sand and gravel; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, phenol red; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P03267; moist when described;. Horizon slightly more compact.; very few iron stains surface features on sand and gravel; common fine roots; few medium roots throughout; patchy - phpvsfiid 222118; patchy - phpvsfiid 222118
    1Bs1—20 to 43 centimeters (7.9 to 16.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) interior, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, dry; very fine sandy loam; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine and fine 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; 1 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 4 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, phenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P03268; moist when described;. (7.5YR 4/4) 3 cm thick band probably of iron accumulation at base of Bs discontinous.; many iron stains surface features on sand and gravel; few very fine and fine roots throughout; continuous - phpvsfiid 222119; continuous - phpvsfiid 222119
    1Bs2—43 to 63 centimeters (16.9 to 24.8 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) interior very fine sandy loam; 1 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) medium distinct and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) medium distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine and fine 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; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, phenol red; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 87P03269; moist when described;. Weakly smeary.; many iron stains surface features on sand and gravel; few very fine and fine roots throughout; common medium distinct 10YR54 mottles; few medium distinct 7.5YR44 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 222120; continuous - phpvsfiid 222120
    2BC—63 to 81 centimeters (24.8 to 31.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior gravelly fine sandy loam; 1 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) medium distinct and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) medium distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; 2.5 very fine and fine vesicular and tubular and 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; 15 percent faint , moist, iron stains on sand and gravel; 3 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 12 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, phenol red; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P03270; moist when described;. Weakly smeary. Thin lenses of loam sandy apporximately 1 mm thick.; few iron stains surface features on sand and gravel; few very fine and fine roots throughout; common medium distinct 10YR54 mottles; few medium distinct 7.5YR44 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222121; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222121
    2Cd1—81 to 105 centimeters (31.9 to 41.3 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior gravelly sandy loam; moderate medium platy structure; firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine vesicular and tubular and 2.5 very fine interstitial pores; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, phenol red; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P03271; moist when described;. (10YR 6/3) color of lenses slightly brittle. Most sand grains are clean.
    2Cd2—105 to 152 centimeters (41.3 to 59.8 inches); weak red (2.5YR 4/2) interior gravelly sandy loam; weak medium platy structure; firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine vesicular and tubular and 0.5 very fine interstitial pores; 5 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 # 87P03272; moist when described;