IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Wassaic (T)

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: 95NJ037008

User Pedon ID: 95NJ037008

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Pedon # - 037-008

Print Date: 12/5/2025

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: 40.9909310

Std. Longitude: -74.8093610

Datum: WGS84

Location Description: Greet Twp., about 7000' N-NE of Greendell, 1550' NW of the jct of routes 611 and 608, 800' N-NE of route 608, 150' SE of woods edge, in idle field within Whittingham Fish and Wildlife Management Area

State: New Jersey

County: NJ037—Sussex

MLRA: 144A—New England and Eastern New York Upland, Southern Part

PEDON

Describers Name: DHK

Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct

Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series

Pedon Purpose: full pedon description

Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Wassaic (T)

PSC - 61 to 114 cm.

Classificaton Date - 4/17/1995

Moisture Class - udic

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Erosion Class - 1

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Landscape: upland

Landform: ridge

Anthropogenic Feature: leveled land

Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve

Hill Slope Profile: footslope

Slope Position: lower third

Slope Shape Across: convex

Slope Shape Down: linear

Runoff: low

Drainage Class: well

Flooding: none flooding

Ponding: none ponding

Bedrock: h limestone, unspecified with 10 to <45 and a strike of 175 degrees and a dip of 61 to 61 degrees

Surface Fragments: 0.05 percent

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 4/17/1995 (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

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
ochric epipedon argillic horizon paralithic contact lithic contact	0—61 61—114 147—188 188—0	—- —- —- —-

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	43	36.6	204	—	270	2794	—	—	-10	—	—	-12.2	—	—	—	—	—	Newton,NJ	—

Oi—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. undecomposed grass and branch debris

Ap1—3 to 8 centimeters (1.2 to 3.1 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3); moderate fine granular structure; very friable; 12.0 very fine roots throughout; 4.0 very fine low-continuity vesicular pores; 3 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter limestone-shale fragments and 6 percent by volume angular 2-76-150 millimeter limestone-shale fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary.; moist when described;. ph by Hellige-Truog unless stated otherwise 16% clay Weak argillic described, may not make it texturally. C.S. clay contents around 18%, if not argillic then clearly coarse-loamy.

Ap2—8 to 41 centimeters (3.1 to 16.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3); moderate fine and medium granular structure; very friable; 10.0 very fine to medium roots throughout; 4.0 very fine and fine low-continuity vesicular pores; 10 percent fine spherical noncoherent cemented brown (10YR 4/3) worm casts throughout; 2 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter limestone-shale fragments and 6 percent by volume angular 2-76-150 millimeter limestone-shale fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, unspecified; clear wavy boundary.; moist when described;. 16% clay

AB—41 to 61 centimeters (16.1 to 24.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) and 30 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4); moderate medium subangular blocky parts to moderate fine and medium granular structure; friable; 7.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine and fine low-continuity vesicular and tubular pores; 7 percent fine spherical noncoherent cemented brown (10YR 4/3) worm casts throughout; 2 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter limestone-shale fragments and 6 percent by volume angular 2-76-150 millimeter limestone-shale fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary.; moist when described;. 17% clay Singleton Blade #3 AB horizon 2.0 2.25 1.50 1.75 2.75

Bt—61 to 114 centimeters (24.0 to 44.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and 7 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4); moderate fine and medium subangular blocky parts to moderate fine granular structure; friable; 4.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 5 percent faint clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 5 percent fine spherical noncoherent cemented brown (10YR 4/3) worm casts throughout; 3 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter limestone-shale fragments and 16 percent by volume angular 2-76-150 millimeter limestone, unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.2, unspecified; clear wavy boundary.; moist when described;. 18% clay Singleton Blade #3 Bt horizon 2.5 2.75 1.5 2.0 2.0; patchy - phpvsfiid 117789; patchy - phpvsfiid 117789

BC—114 to 147 centimeters (44.9 to 57.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6); weak fine granular structure; friable; 2.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 1.0 very fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 25 percent by volume angular 2-76-150 millimeter limestone, unspecified fragments; 60 percent percent of pedon occupied by this horizon (volume percent); neutral, pH 7.2, unspecified; clear irregular boundary.; moist when described;. 16% clay

Cr—147 to 188 centimeters (57.9 to 74.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6); weak fine granular structure; very friable; 1.0 very fine roots throughout; 65 percent by volume angular 2-76-150 millimeter limestone, unspecified fragments; 30 percent percent of pedon occupied by this horizon (volume percent); slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, unspecified; abrupt irregular boundary.; moist when described;. 16% clay structure between fragments

R—188 centimeters (74.0 inches); fragments. Limestone Bedrock