IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Colton

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S08ME021003

User Pedon ID: S08ME021003.Colton

Vegetation Plot ID: S08ME021003

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 09N0155

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 24127

Print Date: 11/26/2024

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: 45.6327833

Std. Longitude: -69.0104667

Datum: WGS84

Township: A

Range: 10

Location Description: Jo-Mary Road near Duck Pond

Country: US—United States

State: Maine

County: ME021—Piscataquis

MLRA: 143—Northeastern Mountains

Regional Office: NE—Northeast

MLRA Soil Survey Area: 12-7—Presque Isle, Maine

Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: ME620—Northern Piscataquis and Northern Somerset County Area, Maine

7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 45069-F1—Nahmakanta Stream, Maine

PEDON

Describers Name: Anthony Jenkins

Current Taxonomic Class: Sandy-skeletal, isotic, frigid Typic Haplorthods

Current Taxon Kind: series

Pedon Type: TUD pedon

Pedon Purpose: full pedon description

Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Colton

PSC - 29 to 104 cm.

Classificaton Date - 8/18/2011

Soil Taxonomic Edition - tenth edition

Moisture Class - udic

Moisture Subclass - udic

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Colton

Classificaton Date - 7/30/2008

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Pedon Vegetation and Crop Cover Information:

Forest Overstory Veg. Type - tree

Forest Understory Veg. Type - perennial forbs or herbaceous

Hydric: no

SITE

Parent Material: sandy-skeletal glaciofluvial deposits derived from granite

Landscape: outwash plain

Landform: outwash terrace

Hill Slope Profile: toeslope

Slope Complexity: complex

Slope Shape Across: convex

Slope Shape Down: convex

Drainage Class: excessively

Flooding: none flooding

Ponding: none ponding

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 7/30/2008 (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 ACSA3 FAGR PIRU	Abies balsamea Acer saccharum Fagus grandifolia Picea rubens	balsam fir sugar maple American beech red spruce	— — — —	— — — —	— — — —

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
ochric epipedon hemic soil materials sapric soil materials albic materials spodic horizon	0—8 0—2 2—4 4—8 8—38	—- —- —- —- —-

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
14	—	—	182.9	—	68	905	—	105	3.1	16.4	0.8	—	—	—	—	—	171472	Clayton Lake	US OFFicial

Oe—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) crushed moderately decomposed plant material; weak medium granular structure; very friable; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.1, pH meter; abrupt wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in cut

Oa—2 to 4 centimeters (0.8 to 1.6 inches); black (7.5YR 2.5/1) crushed highly decomposed plant material; weak fine granular structure; very friable; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.1, pH meter; abrupt wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in cut. COMMON FINE - COARSE ROOTS

E—4 to 8 centimeters (1.6 to 3.1 inches); pinkish gray (7.5YR 6/2) interior coarse sandy loam; 64 percent sand; 33 percent silt; 4 percent clay; weak fine and medium granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5 percent by volume nonflat rounded indurated 75-125-300 millimeter mixed fragments and 5 percent by volume nonflat rounded indurated 2-30-75 millimeter mixed fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, pH meter; abrupt wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in cut. MANY VERY FINE - COARSE ROOTS

Bs1—8 to 20 centimeters (3.1 to 7.9 inches); 97 percent dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) crushed and 3 percent dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2) crushed gravelly coarse sandy loam; 68 percent sand; 28 percent silt; 5 percent clay; weak fine and medium granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5 percent by volume nonflat rounded indurated 75-125-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 10 percent by volume nonflat rounded indurated 2-30-75 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, pH meter; clear wavy boundary.; slightly moist when described; observed in cut. MANY VERY FINE - VERY COARSE ROOTS <5% 5YR 3/2 Bhs material

Bs2—20 to 38 centimeters (7.9 to 15.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) crushed very cobbly loamy coarse sand; 84 percent sand; 16 percent silt; weak fine granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 10 percent by volume nonflat rounded indurated 2-30-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 25 percent by volume nonflat rounded indurated 75-125-250 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, pH meter; clear wavy boundary.; slightly dry when described; observed in cut. MANY VERY FINE - VERY COARSE ROOTS

CB—38 to 70 centimeters (15.0 to 27.6 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) broken face extremely cobbly coarse sand; 88 percent sand; 9 percent silt; 2 percent clay; weak fine granular structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 30 percent by volume nonflat rounded indurated 2-30-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 40 percent by volume nonflat rounded indurated 75-125-250 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary.; slightly dry when described; observed in cut. FEW FINE ROOTS

C1—70 to 90 centimeters (27.6 to 35.4 inches); 90 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) broken face and 10 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) broken face extremely gravelly coarse sand; 93 percent sand; 5 percent silt; 3 percent clay; 10 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) fine faint mottles; structureless single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 20 percent by volume nonflat rounded indurated 75-125-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 40 percent by volume nonflat rounded indurated 2-30-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, pH meter; clear wavy boundary.; moderately dry when described; observed in cut. FEW FINE ROOTS

C2—90 to 125 centimeters (35.4 to 49.2 inches); 90 percent olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) broken face and 10 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) broken face extremely cobbly coarse sand; 96 percent sand; 1 percent silt; 3 percent clay; structureless single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 30 percent by volume nonflat rounded indurated 2-30-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 30 percent by volume nonflat rounded indurated 75-125-250 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.9, pH meter; clear wavy boundary.; moderately dry when described; observed in cut. few, fine roots

C3—125 to 170 centimeters (49.2 to 66.9 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) broken face very cobbly coarse sand; 99 percent sand; 0 percent silt; 1 percent clay; structureless single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 10 percent by volume nonflat rounded indurated 2-30-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 25 percent by volume nonflat rounded indurated 75-125-250 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.9, pH meter; clear wavy boundary.; moderately dry when described; observed in cut

C4—170 to 200 centimeters (66.9 to 78.7 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) broken face very cobbly coarse sand; 99 percent sand; 0 percent silt; 1 percent clay; structureless single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 15 percent by volume nonflat rounded indurated 75-125-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 20 percent by volume nonflat rounded indurated 2-30-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.9, pH meter.; dry when described; observed in cut