IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): ALMOND
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2003NY003006
  • User Pedon ID: S03NY003006
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSl
  • Lab Pedon # - 04N0370
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 17089
  • Print Date: 1/25/2025

    • 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: 42.3808327
  • Std. Longitude: -78.0963593
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Field sheet 32, twp of Caneadea; state reforestation area near Allen lake;5000feet west of intersection of town line rd and Vincent hill rd (muckle rd) along jeep trail; 75 feet N or rd.
  • Map Unit: 16A—Almond silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes
  • State: New York
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: NY003—Allegany County Area, New York

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Steve Antes, Matt Havens, Dean Shields, Martha Buckwalter
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, semiactive, frigid Aeric Endoaquepts
  • Pedon Type: within range of map unit
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - ALMOND
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, semiactive, frigid Aeric Endoaquepts
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/22/2003
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eighth edition
  • Moisture SUBClass - aeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: glacial till
  • Hill Slope Profile: summit
  • Drainage Class: somewhat excessively
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/22/2003 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 32
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - conifers
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Current Weather - overcast
  • Current Air Temp - 18
    • 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
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    A—0 to 7 centimeters (0.0 to 2.8 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), dry; silt loam; moderate fine and medium granular structure; friable; 0.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 5 percent by volume unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, chlorophenol red; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 04N02213; observed in pit, small. there is a thin (1/4 inch) duff layer of slightly decomposed pine needles
    Ap—7 to 20 centimeters (2.8 to 7.9 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) silt loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 6.0 medium roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout and 6.0 coarse roots throughout; 5 percent by volume unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 04N02214; observed in pit, small
    Bw1—20 to 64 centimeters (7.9 to 25.2 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) silty clay loam; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 15 percent medium distinct black (10YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese concretions and 25 percent medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 55 percent light olive gray (5Y 6/2), moist, iron depletions on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, chlorophenol red; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 04N02215; observed in pit, small. Mn is in the lower part of this horizon
    Bw2—64 to 119 centimeters (25.2 to 46.9 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) channery loam; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 15 percent medium and coarse distinct light olive gray (5Y 6/2), moist, iron depletions and 15 percent medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 20 percent by volume unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, bromthymol blue; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 04N02216; observed in pit, small
    BC—119 to 140 centimeters (46.9 to 55.1 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) silty clay loam; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 1 percent fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 15 percent medium and coarse distinct grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, iron depletions; 5 percent by volume unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, bromthymol blue; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 04N02217; observed in pit, small
    C—140 to 183 centimeters (55.1 to 72.0 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) silty clay loam; massive; firm; 5 percent by volume unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.2, bromthymol blue. Lab sample # 04N02218; observed in pit, small