IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Wethersfield
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1993CT007002
  • User Pedon ID: 93CT007002
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1993CT007002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 93P0718
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 66061
  • Print Date: 11/11/2024

    • 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: 41.5036125
  • Std. Longitude: -72.7377777
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Powder Ridge Ski Area, Middlefield, CT; drainageway that has been filled in somewhat.
  • State: Connecticut
  • County: CT007—Middlesex
  • MLRA: 144A—New England and Eastern New York Upland, Southern Part
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: CT600—State of Connecticut

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Oxyaquic Eutrudepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Wethersfield
  • PSC - 28 to 70 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/12/2013
  • Classifier - Marissa Theve
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - oxyaquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Wethersfield
  • Classificaton Date - 8/11/1993
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified
  • QC Status: not reviewed


    • SITE

  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/11/1993 (actual site observation date)
  • Plant Association Name: deciduous forest
  • 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

    ACER

    QUERC

    Acer

    Quercus

    maple

    oak

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

    ochric epipedon

    cambic horizon

    densic materials

    densic contact

    0—35

    35—70

    70—163

    70—

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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

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    Oa—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) highly decomposed plant material; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear smooth boundary.; moist when described;. discontinuous horizon; not sampled.
    A—3 to 6 centimeters (1.2 to 2.4 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) gravelly silt loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; 10.0 very fine and fine roots; 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P04977; moist when described;. pockets of sand and gravel.
    Bw—6 to 24 centimeters (2.4 to 9.4 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/3) gravelly fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 medium and coarse roots and 3.0 fine roots; strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) manganese or iron-manganese stains; 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear smooth boundary.; dry when described;. not sampled.
    Ab—24 to 35 centimeters (9.4 to 13.8 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/2) channery loam; weak fine subangular blocky parts to moderate fine and medium granular structure; friable; 10.0 fine roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 93P04978; dry when described;
    B'w—35 to 60 centimeters (13.8 to 23.6 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) silt loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots; 25 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P04979; dry when described;
    B/E—60 to 70 centimeters (23.6 to 27.6 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), 40 percent light brown (7.5YR 6/3), dry; gravelly loam; moderate medium platy structure; hard, firm; 0.5 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots; 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P04980; moist when described;. discontinuous E horizon 2 cm thick on top of Bw2.
    B/E—60 to 70 centimeters (23.6 to 27.6 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4), 60 percent light brown (7.5YR 6/3), dry; gravelly sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm; 0.5 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots; 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments. Lab sample # 93P04980; moist when described;
    Cd1—70 to 97 centimeters (27.6 to 38.2 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) fine sandy loam; weak thin platy structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P04981; moist when described;. sieved for sampling.
    Cd2—97 to 143 centimeters (38.2 to 56.3 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) sandy loam; massive; very firm; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 very fine and fine vesicular pores; 37 percent manganese or iron-manganese stains on faces of peds; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P04982; moist when described;. sieved for sampling; roots are in few pores; manganese stains on interfaces between soil and coarse fragments.
    Cd3—143 to 163 centimeters (56.3 to 64.2 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) sandy loam; weak thin platy structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine vesicular and 3.0 fine vesicular pores; fragments. Lab sample # 93P04983; moist when described;. sieved for sampling; roots in few pores; areas of clean sand grains; thin small band of clean grains.