IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Saugatuck
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1992NH011001
  • User Pedon ID: 92NH011001
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1992NH011001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 92P0989
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 65229
  • Print Date: 11/26/2024

    • 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: 42.8600006
  • Std. Longitude: -71.5952759
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: About 2 miles E of Amherst on Spring Road.
  • State: New Hampshire
  • County: NH011—Hillsborough
  • MLRA: 144A—New England and Eastern New York Upland, Southern Part

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Kathy Swain and Peter Whitcomb
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Sandy, mixed, mesic, shallow, ortstein Typic Epiaquods
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: not classified to current taxon name
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Saugatuck
  • PSC - 32 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 8/8/2013
  • Classifier - Marissa Theve
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Saugatuck-like
  • Taxonomic Class - Sandy, mixed Typic Epiaquods
  • Classificaton Date - 8/24/1992
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified
  • QC Status: not reviewed


    • SITE

  • Landform: outwash plain
  • Microfeature: tree-tip mound
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/24/1992 (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

    TSUGA

    Tsuga

    hemlock

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

    ochric epipedon

    fibric soil materials

    sapric soil materials

    albic horizon

    albic horizon

    redox concentrations

    aquic conditions

    spodic horizon

    0—16

    0—7

    4—7

    7—11

    16—20

    16—76

    16—84

    20—46

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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

    1

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    75

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    180

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    Oi—0 to 4 centimeters (0.0 to 1.6 inches); black (5YR 2/1) slightly decomposed plant material; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 92P06191
    Oa—4 to 7 centimeters (1.6 to 2.8 inches); black (N 2/0) highly decomposed plant material; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 92P06192
    E—7 to 11 centimeters (2.8 to 4.3 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) loamy coarse sand; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 4 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P06193
    A—11 to 16 centimeters (4.3 to 6.3 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) loamy coarse sand; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 4 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P06194
    E'—16 to 20 centimeters (6.3 to 7.9 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) loamy coarse sand; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; 1 percent fine yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 4 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P06195
    Bsc—20 to 28 centimeters (7.9 to 11.0 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, masses of reduced iron; 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P06196. ortstein, (5YR 2.5/2) is discontinuous, in form of cemented pieces; sample split to determine ortstein percent and composition; 92P6201
    Bs—28 to 46 centimeters (11.0 to 18.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) coarse sand; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron and brown (10YR 5/3), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 92P06197
    C1—46 to 60 centimeters (18.1 to 23.6 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) sand; massive; very friable; 21 percent medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 4 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 92P06198
    C2—60 to 76 centimeters (23.6 to 29.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) coarse sand; massive; very friable; 3 percent medium distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments. Lab sample # 92P06199
    C3—76 to 84 centimeters (29.9 to 33.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) coarse sand; single grain; very friable; 45 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments. Lab sample # 92P06200