IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Mundal

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S1987NY031004

User Pedon ID: 87NY031004

Vegetation Plot ID: S1987NY031004

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 87P0620

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 59915

Print Date: 11/23/2024

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: 44.4008331

Std. Longitude: -73.8413925

Datum: WGS84

Location Description: 1.5 mi NW of Rd. junction Rt. 86, 19A and 431 0.1 mi up woods Rd on North upslope on dirt lane next to electric

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 #: 4

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Mundal

PSC - 25 to 100 cm.

Classificaton Date - 2/1/2010

Moisture Class - aquic

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Mundal

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

Taxon Kind - series

Classificaton Date - 6/1/1987

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Erosion Class - 1

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Landscape: upland

Landform: hillside or mountainside

Hill Slope Profile: backslope

Slope Position: middle third

Slope Shape Down: linear

Runoff: medium

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: 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
ACSA3 BEPA QURU	Acer saccharum Betula papyrifera Quercus rubra	sugar maple paper birch northern red oak	— — —	— — —	— — —

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
spodic horizon	12—80	—-

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
11	—	—	472	—	135	975	—	—	5.5	18	-8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Oi—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); Error; very friable; 2.5 very fine roots; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary.; moist when described;. Chemically decomposed leaves but still recognizable red oak, beech, sugar maple, balsom, poplar, paper birch.; common very fine roots

Oa—3 to 13 centimeters (1.2 to 5.1 inches); 7.5YR 2/0 (7.5YR 2/0) interior Error; moderate medium granular structure; very friable; 2.5 medium roots and 5.5 fine roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, unspecified; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # 87P03273; moist when described;. many fine roots; common medium roots

AE—13 to 15 centimeters (5.1 to 5.9 inches); reddish gray (5YR 5/2) interior sandy loam; weak medium granular structure; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 medium roots and 5.5 fine roots; 5.5 very fine and fine interstitial pores; 15 percent faint , moist, iron stains on sand and gravel; 2 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 8 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, unspecified; abrupt broken boundary. Lab sample # 87P03274; moist when described;. 5/2 for brightest Abic, 4/2 color in area where mixed with organic. Horizon is discontinuous and in pockets, most parts of the E is mixed with an A and Oa horizon. Color is for the E part. Many sand grains are clean.; few iron stains surface features on sand and gravel; many fine roots; common medium roots; patchy - phpvsfiid 222122; patchy - phpvsfiid 222122

Bh1—15 to 30 centimeters (5.9 to 11.8 inches); very dusky red (2.5YR 2/2) interior sandy loam; moderate fine granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 medium roots 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 8 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, phenol red; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 87P03275; moist when described;. Moderately smeary, few black micro and very fine pellets; surfaces appear grainy or pellety, some sand grains are aggregated and weakly held together.; many iron stains surface features on sand and gravel; many fine roots; common medium roots; continuous - phpvsfiid 222123; continuous - phpvsfiid 222123

Bh2—30 to 63 centimeters (11.8 to 24.8 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2) interior gravelly sandy loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; weakly smeary; 2.5 medium roots and 2.5 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; 8 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; gradual irregular boundary. Lab sample # 87P03276; moist when described;. many iron stains surface features on sand and gravel; common fine roots; common medium roots; continuous - phpvsfiid 222124; continuous - phpvsfiid 222124

Bs—63 to 83 centimeters (24.8 to 32.7 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) interior gravelly sandy loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 medium roots and 0.5 fine roots; 2.5 very fine interstitial and 2.5 fine vesicular and tubular pores; 2 percent distinct , moist, iron stains on sand and gravel and 55 percent faint , moist, iron stains on sand and gravel; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 25 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, phenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P03277; moist when described;. 20% iron cemented from bodies - discontinuous.; many iron stains surface features on sand and gravel; very few iron stains surface features on sand and gravel; few fine roots; few medium roots; continuous - phpvsfiid 222125; continuous - phpvsfiid 222126; continuous - phpvsfiid 222125; continuous - phpvsfiid 222126

CBd—83 to 123 centimeters (32.7 to 48.4 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior gravelly sandy loam; 11 percent dark red (2.5YR 3/6) medium prominent and 11 percent 2.5YR 3/8 (2.5YR 3/8) medium prominent mottles; weak medium and coarse platy structure; firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 very fine and fine interstitial and 0.5 fine vesicular and tubular pores; 15 percent distinct dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains on faces of peds and 55 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; moderately acid, pH 5.6, phenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P03278; moist when described;. Few fine roots in upper part. 5% iron cemented firm bodies - discontinuous.; few manganese or iron-manganese stains surface features on faces of peds; many iron stains surface features on sand and gravel; few fine roots; common medium prominent 2.5YR36 mottles; common medium prominent 2.5YR38 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 222127; continuous - phpvsfiid 222128; patchy - phpvsfiid 222127; continuous - phpvsfiid 222128

Cd1—123 to 153 centimeters (48.4 to 60.2 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) interior gravelly loamy sand; 1 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) fine prominent mottles; weak medium and coarse platy structure; firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine and fine interstitial and 0.5 fine vesicular and tubular pores; 2 percent distinct 7.5YR 2/0 (7.5YR 2/0), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains throughout and 15 percent faint , moist, iron stains on sand and gravel; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, phenol red; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P03279; moist when described;. very few manganese or iron-manganese stains surface features throughout; few iron stains surface features on sand and gravel; few fine prominent 2.5Y52 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 222129; patchy - phpvsfiid 222130; patchy - phpvsfiid 222129; patchy - phpvsfiid 222130

Cd2—153 to 163 centimeters (60.2 to 64.2 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior gravelly loamy sand; 1 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) fine faint mottles; massive; firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 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 5.8, phenol red; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P03280; moist when described;. Not as firm as horizon above.; few fine faint 2.5Y54 mottles