IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Skerry
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1989NY041004
  • User Pedon ID: 89NY041004
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 90P0868
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 62801
  • Print Date: 12/11/2024

    • 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: 43.8841667
  • Std. Longitude: -74.4111099
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Town of Long Lake, Hamilton County, NY. In forest 3.7 miles E of the intersection of Routes 28 and 30. Then N on private dirt road about .8 miles and about 150 feet E into the woods.
  • State: New York
  • County: NY041—Hamilton

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, subactive, frigid Aquic Haplorthods
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 4
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Skerry
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Skerry
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, frigid Aquic Haplorthod
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1989
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/1/1989 (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
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    Oi—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 90P05160. undecomposed debris of hardwood leaves, twigs, and conifer needles
    Oa—3 to 6 centimeters (1.2 to 2.4 inches); black (10YR 2/1); very friable; 5.5 fine and medium roots and 5.5 coarse roots; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. partially decomposed hardwood twigs, leaves, and conifer needles; many fine and medium roots; many coarse roots
    E—6 to 16 centimeters (2.4 to 6.3 inches); reddish gray (5YR 5/2) fine sandy loam; weak medium platy structure; very friable; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 5 percent by volume 20-48-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P05160. few fine and medium roots
    Bh—16 to 21 centimeters (6.3 to 8.3 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2) and dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) fine sandy loam; massive; very friable; 2.5 fine and medium roots; 5 percent by volume 20-48-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P05161. structureless; common fine and medium roots
    Bhs—21 to 39 centimeters (8.3 to 15.4 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak coarse subangular blocky structure; very friable; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 5 percent by volume 20-48-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P05162. few fine and medium roots
    Bs—39 to 51 centimeters (15.4 to 20.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and brown (7.5YR 4/4) sandy loam; weak medium platy, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 5 percent by volume 20-48-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P05163
    Cd1—51 to 79 centimeters (20.1 to 31.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) loamy sand; 1 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3) medium and 1 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) coarse distinct mottles; weak coarse platy structure; firm; brittle; 5 percent by volume 20-48-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P05164. few medium 10YR63 mottles; few coarse distinct 5YR58 mottles
    Cd2—79 to 155 centimeters (31.1 to 61.0 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) loamy sand; moderate coarse platy structure; firm; 5 percent by volume 20-48-75 millimeter unspecified fragments. Lab sample # 90P05165