IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Darien
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1988NY035008
  • User Pedon ID: 88NY035008
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 90P0118
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 62051
  • Print Date: 3/2/2025

    • 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: 42.9863892
  • Std. Longitude: -74.2799988
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: In a corn field in the town of Johnstown; 50 feet W of Sacandaga Road and 1500 feet S of the intersection of Opalka Road.
  • State: New York
  • County: NY035—Fulton

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Aeric Ochraqualfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 8
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Darien
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture Subclass - aeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Darien
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Aeric Ochraqualf
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 2/1/1988
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture SUBClass - aeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 2/1/1988 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • 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
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    Ap—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) silt loam; moderate fine and medium granular structure; friable; 2.5 fine and medium roots; 2.5 coarse tubular pores; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P00773. common fine and medium roots
    Ap2—8 to 23 centimeters (3.1 to 9.1 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) silt loam; weak coarse platy, and moderate fine and medium granular structure; friable; 2.5 fine roots; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P00774. common fine roots
    E—23 to 33 centimeters (9.1 to 13.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) silt loam; 1 percent medium distinct mottles; weak fine and medium subangular blocky, and moderate fine platy structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P00775. few fine roots; few medium distinct mottles
    Btg—33 to 58 centimeters (13.0 to 22.8 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) and gray (10YR 5/1) and grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silty clay loam; 30 percent fine and medium distinct mottles; moderate coarse prismatic, and moderate fine and medium angular blocky structure; 0.5 fine roots; 2.5 fine tubular pores; 55 percent distinct , moist, clay films; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P00776. many clay films surface features; few fine roots; many fine and medium distinct mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 224642; continuous - phpvsfiid 224642
    BC—58 to 71 centimeters (22.8 to 28.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) and grayish brown (10YR 5/2) loam; 30 percent fine and medium prominent mottles; weak coarse prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P00777. few fine roots; many fine and medium prominent mottles
    2CB—71 to 94 centimeters (28.0 to 37.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) gravelly loam; 30 percent medium and coarse distinct mottles; weak fine and medium platy structure; friable; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P00778. many medium and coarse distinct mottles
    2C—94 to 183 centimeters (37.0 to 72.0 inches); gravelly silt loam; 1 percent medium distinct mottles; strong medium platy, and thin structure; firm; fragments; strong effervescence. Lab sample # 90P00779. Horizon split for sampling 90P0779 94-137 cm, 90P0780 137-183 cm.; few medium distinct mottles
    2C2—183 centimeters (72.0 inches); fragments.