IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Mashpee
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1992NH009002
  • User Pedon ID: 92NH009002
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1992NH009002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 92P0996
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 65236
  • 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: 44.1974983
  • Std. Longitude: -71.7486115
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Town of Franconia, off Middle Earth ski trail by municipal airport.
  • State: New Hampshire
  • County: NH009—Grafton
  • MLRA: 144A—New England and Eastern New York Upland, Southern Part
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: NH009—Grafton County, New Hampshire

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: John Handler and Lawrence Underwood
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Sandy, mixed, mesic Typic Endoaquods
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Mashpee
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2013
  • Classifier - Marissa Theve
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Kinsman
  • Taxonomic Class - Sandy, mixed Typic Epiaquods
  • Classificaton Date - 8/27/1992
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified
  • QC Status: not reviewed


    • SITE

  • Landform: outwash plain
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/27/1992 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - intermixed conifers and hardwoods
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • 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

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    fibric soil materials

    ochric epipedon

    hemic soil materials

    sapric soil materials

    albic horizon

    spodic horizon

    0—8

    0—39

    8—14

    14—17

    17—39

    39—73

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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

    3

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    294

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    300

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    Oi—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; 21.0 fine and medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P06257
    Oe—8 to 14 centimeters (3.1 to 5.5 inches); reddish gray (5YR 5/2) moderately decomposed plant material; weak fine granular structure; friable; 21.0 very fine and fine roots and 3.0 medium and coarse roots; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P06258
    Oa—14 to 17 centimeters (5.5 to 6.7 inches); black (10YR 2/1) highly decomposed plant material; weak very fine and fine granular structure; friable; 21.0 very fine and fine roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P06259
    E—17 to 39 centimeters (6.7 to 15.4 inches); 85 percent gray (10YR 5/1) and 5 percent gray (10YR 6/1) and 10 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1) loamy sand; single grain; loose; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P06260
    Bsc—39 to 57 centimeters (15.4 to 22.4 inches); dusky red (2.5YR 3/2) sand; moderate thin platy structure; weakly cemented; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 92P06261
    Bs—57 to 73 centimeters (22.4 to 28.7 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) gravelly coarse sand; single grain; loose; 30 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 92P06262
    Bw—73 to 89 centimeters (28.7 to 35.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) gravelly coarse sand; single grain; loose; 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 92P06263
    C1—89 to 97 centimeters (35.0 to 38.2 inches); reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) fine sand; single grain; loose; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 92P06264
    C2—97 to 108 centimeters (38.2 to 42.5 inches); olive (5Y 4/4) gravelly coarse sand; single grain; loose; 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 92P06265
    C3—108 to 117 centimeters (42.5 to 46.1 inches); olive (5Y 4/3) sand; single grain; loose; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 92P06266
    C4—117 to 135 centimeters (46.1 to 53.1 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) gravelly coarse sand; single grain; loose; 30 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 92P06267
    C5—135 to 173 centimeters (53.1 to 68.1 inches); olive (5Y 4/3) gravelly sand; single grain; loose; 3 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 25 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments.