IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Niagara
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S00NY003010
  • User Pedon ID: S00NY003010
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 01P0272
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 13089
  • Print Date: 11/11/2024
  • LOCATION

  • Location Description: Town of Hume; Houghton, NY 7.5 min. quad. - NAD27; 1250 feet southwest of intersection of Wolfer Road & County Rte. 23, along County Rte. 23; 750 feet south of County Rte. 23
  • Map Unit: 38B—Niagara silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes
  • State: New York
  • County: NY003—Allegany
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: NY003—Allegany County Area, New York
  • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, active, mesic Aeric Endoaqualfs
  • Pedon Record Orgin: copied from Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 10
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Niagara
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, mixed, active, mesic Aeric Endoaqualfs
  • Classificaton Date - 11/3/2000
  • Classifier - Dean Shields
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - tenth edition
  • Moisture SUBClass - aeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


  • SITE

  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no
  • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 11/3/2000 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 1
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID Data Collector Total Clay CaCO3 Clay Total Silt Fine Silt Co. Silt Total Sand Total Sand Method VC Sand Co. Sand Med. Sand Fine Sand VF Sand VF Sand Method Texture Class - Field Lab Rubbed Fiber Unrubbed Fiber pH H2O
    cm cm % % % % % % % % % % % % %

    Ap

    Bt1

    Bt2

    BC

    C

    2C

    0

    30

    51

    64

    109

    162

    5.6

    6.4

    7.3

    8

    8.3

    8.1

    Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 2
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID pH CaCl2 pH NaF pH Ox Delta pH LL PL PI Atter. Samp. Cond. COLE Pot. Acidity Ca + Mg - Meh 2 K Ca + Mg - Sat. Paste KCl Extract. Acidity Base Sat. - Meh 2 CEC-7 CEC-8.2
    cm cm % % % cm/cm meq/100g cmol(+)/kg cmol(+)/kg mmol(+)/l cmol(+)/kg % cmol(+)/kg cmol(+)/kg

    Ap

    Bt1

    Bt2

    BC

    C

    2C

    0

    30

    51

    64

    109

    162

    Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 3
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID ECEC Phosphate P NO3-N EC EC Method EC 1:5 by volume CaCO3 Equiv. Equiv. Gypsum Na SAR Gypsum Req. Humic Color Fulvic Color Humic + Fulvic Color Al PI Pyro. Hue PyrO. Value Pyro. Chroma
    cm cm cmol(+)/kg mg/kg mg/kg dS/m dS/m % % mmol(+)/l % L-pcu/g L-pcu/g L-pcu/g %

    Ap

    Bt1

    Bt2

    BC

    C

    2C

    0

    30

    51

    64

    109

    162

    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

    4

    463

    0

    Ap—0 to 30 centimeters (0.0 to 11.8 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), dry; silt loam; moderate fine and medium granular structure; friable; 1.0 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, pH indicator solutions; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 01P01621
    Bt1—30 to 51 centimeters (11.8 to 20.1 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) silty clay loam; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.0 fine roots; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, pH indicator solutions; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 01P01622. redox features: C(15%)2, distinct 10YR 6/2 ped faces; C(20%)2, prom. 7.5YR 5/8 concentrated; 15% 10YR 2/1 Mn Nodules; cdd 10YR 6/2 on all faces of peds;
    Bt2—51 to 64 centimeters (20.1 to 25.2 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) and gray (10YR 6/1) exterior silty clay loam; strong medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 1.0 fine roots; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, pH indicator solutions; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 01P01623. roots along ped faces; redox features: C2 distinct 10YR 5/1 depletions; C2 prominent 7.5YR 5/6; mcd 10YR 6/1 on all faces of peds; rock fragments: (couple cobbles);
    BC—64 to 109 centimeters (25.2 to 42.9 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 2 percent by volume unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, pH indicator solutions; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 01P01624. redox. features: C2 distinct 10YR 5/1 depletions, C2 prominent 10YR 5/6 concentrations; cdd 10YR 6/1 on all faces of peds;
    C—109 to 162 centimeters (42.9 to 63.8 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) silt loam; massive; firm; 2 percent by volume unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, pH indicator solutions; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 01P01625
    2C—162 to 203 centimeters (63.8 to 79.9 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) gravelly silt loam; massive; firm; 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; neutral, pH 7.1, pH indicator solutions. Lab sample # 01P01626. redox. features: C2 distinct 2.5Y 5/2 depletions, C2 prominent 10YR 5/6 concentrations;