IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Wiscoy
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2001NY003017
  • User Pedon ID: S01NY003017
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S2001NY003017
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 02N0753
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 15250
  • Print Date: 2/16/2025

    • 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: 42.2374992
  • Std. Longitude: -77.9844437
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: State reforestation area north of Reddy Rd., 3000 ft from intersection with Saunders Rd. 100 ft north of Reddy Rd.
  • State: New York
  • County: NY003—Allegany

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Steve Antes Ed Stein Matt Havens Dean Shields
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Aeric Fragiaquepts
  • Pedon Type: not classified to current taxon name
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 17
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Wiscoy
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Aeric Fragiaquepts
  • PSC - 25 to 46 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 11/15/2001
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - tenth edition
  • Moisture SUBClass - aeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: till over lacustrine
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 11/15/2001 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - other tree cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Current Weather - overcast
  • Current Air Temp - 10
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    PIAL

    SOLID

    Pinus albicaulis

    Solidago

    whitebark pine

    goldenrod

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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

    8

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    509

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    240

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    Ap—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) channery silt loam; moderate medium granular, and moderate fine granular structure; friable; 21.0 very fine roots and 3.0 medium roots and 21.0 fine roots; 15 percent by volume unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N03786
    Bw—23 to 31 centimeters (9.1 to 12.2 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) channery silt loam; moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots; 15 percent by volume unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N03787
    Bg—31 to 46 centimeters (12.2 to 18.1 inches); light olive gray (5Y 6/2) channery silt loam; strong medium subangular blocky, and strong coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 medium tubular and 0.5 fine tubular and 3.0 fine vesicular pores; 30 percent coarse prominent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) iron-manganese concretions and 30 percent medium prominent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) iron-manganese concretions; 15 percent by volume unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N03788
    Bx—46 to 69 centimeters (18.1 to 27.2 inches); light olive (10Y 5/4) gravelly silt loam; moderate very coarse prismatic structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; 3.0 medium tubular and 0.5 fine vesicular pores; black (7.5YR 2.5/1) manganese coatings and 1 percent coarse prominent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) iron-manganese concretions and 1 percent medium prominent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) iron-manganese concretions and 20 percent medium light greenish gray (10Y 7/1) iron depletions; 15 percent by volume unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N03789
    2Bx—69 to 94 centimeters (27.2 to 37.0 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) silt loam; moderate very coarse prismatic structure; firm; 0.1 fine roots; 0.5 fine vesicular pores; 20 percent black (10YR 2/1) manganese coatings on horizontal faces of peds; 3 percent by volume nonflat 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N03790
    2C1—94 to 145 centimeters (37.0 to 57.1 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) silt loam; weak medium platy, and weak thick platy structure; firm; 0.5 fine vesicular pores; 21 percent gray (7.5YR 5/1) manganese coatings on horizontal faces of peds; 5 percent by volume unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.6; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 02N03791
    2C2—145 to 203 centimeters (57.1 to 79.9 inches); olive (5Y 5/4) silt loam; weak medium platy, and weak thick platy structure; firm; 5 percent by volume unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.8. Lab sample # 02N03792