IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): AURELIE

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S08ME021008

User Pedon ID: S08ME021008 AURELIE

Vegetation Plot ID: S08ME021008

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 09N0160

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 24132

Print Date: 11/21/2024

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: 46.0915278

Std. Longitude: -69.3421944

Datum: WGS84

Township: 5

Range: 12

Location Description: ON SIDE OF RELATIVELY NEW CAMP ROAD ~ 3,900 FEET NORTH OF CAMP AT SOUTH END OF BROAD, V-SHAPED PENINSULA; CONTACT EXTREME DIMENSIONS - C/O MEL BROWN - IN ORRINGTON FOR ACCESS (PEDON IS ~ 2/3RD'S OF A MILE BEHIND NORMALLY LOCKED GATE)

Map Unit: 378B—Daigle-Aurelie association, 0 to 8 percent slopes, very stony

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: 46069-A3—Cuxabexis Lake, Maine

PEDON

Describers Name: DAVID TURCOTTE

Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy, mixed, active, acid, frigid, shallow Aeric Endoaquepts

Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct

Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series

Pedon Purpose: full pedon description

Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - AURELIE

Taxonomic Class - Loamy, mixed, active, acid, frigid, shallow Aeric Endoaquepts

PSC - 30 to 53 cm.

Classificaton Date - 9/24/2008

Soil Taxonomic Edition - tenth edition

Moisture Class - udic

Moisture SUBClass - aeric

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Parent Material: loamy lodgment till derived from metamorphic rock

Landscape: hills

Landform: depression

Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope

Hill Slope Profile: footslope

Slope Complexity: simple

Slope Shape Across: linear

Slope Shape Down: linear

Drainage Class: poorly

Flooding: none flooding

Ponding: none ponding

Surface Fragments: 0.50 percent nonflat subangular indurated 250- to 600-millimeter mixed,

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 9/24/2008 (actual site observation date)

Air Photo ID: 9200-242

Surface Water Kind: none observed

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 - sunny

Current Air Temp - 19

Vegetation Plot Plants
Plant Symbol	Scientific Name	National Vernacular Name	Plant Type Group	Canopy Cover %	Vegetation Stata Level
ABBA PIGL PIRU	Abies balsamea Picea glauca Picea rubens	balsam fir white spruce red spruce	— — —	— — —	— — —

Pedon Restrictions
Kind	Hardness	Restriction Depth L-H	Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
		cm
densic material	—	53 - 170	- 117 -

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
ochric epipedon hemic soil materials albic materials albic horizon aquic conditions redox concentrations cambic horizon redox depletions with chroma 2 or less densic materials densic contact	0—18 0—5 5—18 5—18 5—170 5—170 18—53 33—170 53—170 53—	—- —- —- —- —- —- —- —- —- —-

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
2	—	—	300	—	225	905	—	105	3.1	16.4	0.8	—	—	—	—	—	171472	Clayton Lake	US Official

Oe—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); reddish black (2.5YR 2.5/1) crushed moderately decomposed plant material; very friable; low penetration resistance; low excavation difficulty; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary.; very moist when described; observed in cut. MANY VERY FINE - MEDIUM AND COMMON COARSE ROOTS; Populated pedon with lab data; clay,silt,sand,NaF.

Eg—5 to 18 centimeters (2.0 to 7.1 inches); 85 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior silt loam; 35 percent sand; 54 percent silt; 12 percent clay; moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; low penetration resistance; low excavation difficulty; 5 percent coarse prominent dark brown (7.5YR 3/4), moist, iron-manganese masses throughout and 10 percent medium prominent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron throughout; 10 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-30-75 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, pH meter; clear wavy boundary.; very moist when described; observed in cut. COMMON VERY FINE - MEDIUM AND FEW COARSE ROOTS

Bg—18 to 35 centimeters (7.1 to 13.8 inches); 60 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior gravelly silt loam; 38 percent sand; 41 percent silt; 21 percent clay; strong fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderate penetration resistance; low excavation difficulty; 10 percent medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, iron-manganese masses throughout and 30 percent coarse faint olive brown (2.5Y 4/3), moist, iron-manganese masses throughout; 20 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-30-75 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, pH meter; abrupt wavy boundary.; very moist when described; observed in cut. COMMON VERY FINE AND FINE, AND FEW MEDIUM AND COARSE ROOTS

BC—35 to 53 centimeters (13.8 to 20.9 inches); 80 percent olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) interior gravelly loam; 40 percent sand; 40 percent silt; 20 percent clay; strong medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderate penetration resistance; moderate excavation difficulty; 10 percent medium prominent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron throughout and 10 percent coarse faint dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist, iron depletions throughout; 25 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-30-75 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, pH meter; gradual smooth boundary.; very moist when described; observed in cut. FEW VERY FINE AND FINE ROOTS

Cd1—53 to 73 centimeters (20.9 to 28.7 inches); 75 percent olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) broken face cobbly clay loam; 33 percent sand; 42 percent silt; 25 percent clay; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; very firm, very sticky, very plastic; high penetration resistance; high excavation difficulty; 10 percent medium distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, iron-manganese masses throughout and 15 percent coarse faint grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, iron depletions throughout; 10 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 75-135-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 10 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-30-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, pH meter; clear smooth boundary.; very moist when described; observed in cut

Cd2—73 to 165 centimeters (28.7 to 65.0 inches); 60 percent olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) broken face gravelly clay loam; 33 percent clay; structureless massive; extremely firm, very sticky, very plastic; high penetration resistance; very high excavation difficulty; 10 percent medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron throughout and 30 percent coarse distinct gray (2.5Y 5/1), moist, iron depletions throughout; 5 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 75-135-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 10 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-30-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, pH meter.; very moist when described; observed in cut