IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Ampersand

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S2004NY031001

User Pedon ID: S04NY031001

Vegetation Plot ID: S2004NY031001

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 09N0531

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 24533

Print Date: 12/4/2024

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: 44.2811928

Std. Longitude: -73.6618042

Datum: WGS84

Location Description: In a wooded area in the Town of Lewis, 200 feet south of a point on Wells Hill Road that is 350 feet east of the upper crossing of Wells Hill Road and Spruce Mill Brook. USGS Topo = Ausable Forks.

Country: US—United States

State: New York

County: NY031—Essex

Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: NY031—Essex County, New York

PEDON

Describers Name: Gerald Smith

Current Taxonomic Class: Sandy, isotic, frigid Typic Endoaquods

Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct

Pedon Type: TUD pedon

Pedon Purpose: full pedon description

Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS

Pedon #: 1

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Ampersand

PSC - 25 to 100 cm.

Classificaton Date - 3/5/2018

Soil Taxonomic Edition - ninth edition

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Ampersand

Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, isotic, frigid Typic Endoaquod

Taxon Kind - series

Classificaton Date - 8/11/2004

Moisture SUBClass - udic

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Parent Material: loamy lodgment till derived from gneiss

Landform: glaciated mountain slope

Hill Slope Profile: footslope

Slope Position: lower third

Slope Complexity: simple

Slope Shape Across: concave

Slope Shape Down: concave

Drainage Class: somewhat poorly

Flooding: none flooding

Surface Fragments: 2.40 percent nonflat subrounded indurated gneiss,

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 8/11/2004 (actual site observation date)

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
ABBA ACRU BEPA PIRU	Abies balsamea Acer rubrum Betula papyrifera Picea rubens	balsam fir red maple paper birch red spruce	— — — —	— — — —	— — — —

Pedon Restrictions
Kind	Hardness	Restriction Depth L-H	Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
		cm
densic material	noncoherent	61 - 183	- 122 -

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
albic horizon spodic horizon aquic conditions	10—13 13—48 33—183	—3— —35— —150—

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	—	—	714	—	22	1092	—	100	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Oe—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 2/2) rubbed moderately decomposed plant material; weak medium granular, and weak fine granular structure; very friable; 5.0 very fine roots throughout and 2.5 medium roots throughout and 5.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, phenol red; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 09N02302; observed in pit, small

A1—3 to 8 centimeters (1.2 to 3.1 inches); black (5YR 2/1) rubbed mucky sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 5.0 very fine roots throughout and 2.5 medium roots throughout and 5.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, phenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 09N02303; observed in pit, small

A2—8 to 10 centimeters (3.1 to 3.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1) rubbed mucky loamy sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 5.0 very fine roots throughout and 2.5 medium roots throughout and 5.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, phenol red; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 09N02304; observed in pit, small

E—10 to 13 centimeters (3.9 to 5.1 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) broken face loamy sand; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 medium roots throughout and 2.5 fine roots throughout; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 5 percent by volume unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, phenol red; clear broken boundary. Lab sample # 09N02305; observed in pit, small

Bhs1—13 to 33 centimeters (5.1 to 13.0 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) broken face loamy sand; weak coarse subangular blocky, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 medium roots throughout and 2.5 fine roots throughout; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 5 percent by volume unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, phenol red; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 09N02306; observed in pit, small

Bhs2—33 to 48 centimeters (13.0 to 18.9 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) broken face loamy sand; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 medium roots throughout and 2.5 fine roots throughout; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 1 percent medium faint dusky red (2.5YR 3/2), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 1 percent fine faint dusky red (2.5YR 3/2), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 3 percent medium prominent gray (10YR 5/1), moist, iron depletions and 3 percent fine prominent gray (10YR 5/1), moist, iron depletions; 5 percent by volume unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, phenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 09N02307; observed in pit, small

BC—48 to 61 centimeters (18.9 to 24.0 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) broken face sand; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 1 percent coarse prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 1 percent medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 5 percent medium distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, iron depletions and 5 percent fine distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, iron depletions and 20 percent medium prominent dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 20 percent fine prominent dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 8 percent by volume unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, phenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 09N02308; observed in pit, small

Cd1—61 to 81 centimeters (24.0 to 31.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) broken face gravelly loamy sand; platy, and structureless massive; very firm; brittle; 2.5 fine tubular pores; 1 percent fine distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, iron depletions and 5 percent medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 20 percent by volume unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, phenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 09N02309; observed in pit, small

Cd2—81 to 183 centimeters (31.9 to 72.0 inches); 60 percent olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) broken face and 40 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior gravelly loamy sand; structureless massive, and platy; very firm; brittle; 0.5 fine tubular and 2.5 fine tubular pores; 5 percent medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 5 percent fine prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 20 percent by volume unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, phenol red. Lab sample # 09N02310; observed in pit, small