IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Sheepscot
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S09ME021003.Sheepscot
  • User Pedon ID: S09ME021003.Sheepscot
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S09ME021003.Sheepscot
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - NSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 10N0319
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 28243
  • Print Date: 6/3/2024

    • 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: 45.7929722
  • Std. Longitude: -69.2485000
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 2
  • Range: 12
  • Location Description: Take Golden Road to mile marker 51and turn on Sias Hill Road. Turn at first road on the left. Again on first road to the left.
  • Map Unit: 18B—Masardis-Sheepscot complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes
  • 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-G3—Caribou Lake South, Maine

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: T. Jenkins and M. Kimble
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Sandy-skeletal, isotic, frigid Aquic Haplorthods
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: not classified to current taxon name
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Sheepscot
  • PSC - 43 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 12/17/2010
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - tenth edition
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Sheepscot
  • Classificaton Date - 9/15/2009
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: outwash plain
  • Landform: outwash plain
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: base slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Complexity: complex
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/15/2009 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID:
  • 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
  • Yield Study ID -
  • Current Weather - sunny
  • Current Air Temp - 18
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    ABBA

    ACRU

    BEAL2

    PIRU

    POTR5

    Abies balsamea

    Acer rubrum

    Betula alleghaniensis

    Picea rubens

    Populus tremuloides

    balsam fir

    red maple

    yellow birch

    red spruce

    quaking aspen

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    hemic soil materials

    ochric epipedon

    sapric soil materials

    albic materials

    albic horizon

    spodic horizon

    aquic conditions

    redox concentrations

    redox depletions with chroma 2 or less

    0—8

    0—32

    8—18

    18—32

    18—32

    32—60

    60—114

    60—114

    95—114

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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

    4

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    354.5

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    905

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    105

    3.1

    16.4

    0.8

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    171472

    Clayton Lake

    U.S. Official
    Oe—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); very dark brown (7.5YR 2.5/2) broken face moderately decomposed plant material; weak medium granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-125-300 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, pH meter; clear wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, large or quarry. Roots; many very fine-very coarse throughout
    Oa—8 to 18 centimeters (3.1 to 7.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) broken face highly decomposed plant material; weak fine granular parts to weak medium granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; ; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-125-300 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, pH meter; abrupt irregular boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, large or quarry. Roots; many very fine-very coarse throughout
    E—18 to 32 centimeters (7.1 to 12.6 inches); pinkish gray (7.5YR 6/2) broken face gravelly silt loam; 36 percent sand; 55 percent silt; 8 percent clay; weak medium granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 10 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-30-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 15 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-125-300 millimeter mixed fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.1, pH meter; abrupt wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, large or quarry. Roots; many very fine-medium throughout
    Bhs—32 to 38 centimeters (12.6 to 15.0 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) crushed gravelly loam; 53 percent sand; 40 percent silt; 7 percent clay; weak fine granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-125-300 millimeter mixed fragments and 10 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-30-75 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, pH meter; clear wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, large or quarry. Roots; many very fine-medium throughout
    Bs—38 to 60 centimeters (15.0 to 23.6 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) crushed gravelly fine sandy loam; 47 percent sand; 49 percent silt; 4 percent clay; weak fine granular parts to weak medium granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-125-300 millimeter mixed fragments and 10 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-30-75 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, large or quarry. Roots; many very fine-medium throughout
    BC—60 to 75 centimeters (23.6 to 29.5 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) broken face gravelly loamy fine sand; 53 percent sand; 39 percent silt; 8 percent clay; weak fine granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5 percent medium prominent noncoherent cemented yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron throughout and 5 percent coarse prominent noncoherent cemented yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron throughout and 10 percent fine prominent noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron throughout; 10 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-125-300 millimeter mixed fragments and 20 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-30-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1, pH meter; clear smooth boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, large or quarry. Roots; common fine throughout
    C1—75 to 95 centimeters (29.5 to 37.4 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) broken face extremely gravelly loamy sand; 82 percent sand; 14 percent silt; 4 percent clay; structureless single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 20 percent coarse prominent noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron throughout; 20 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-125-300 millimeter mixed fragments and 50 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-30-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, pH meter; clear wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, large or quarry. Roots; common very fine and fine throughout
    C2—95 to 114 centimeters (37.4 to 44.9 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) broken face very gravelly loamy sand; 96 percent sand; 2 percent silt; 2 percent clay; structureless single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2 percent medium faint noncoherent cemented grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, masses of reduced iron throughout; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-125-300 millimeter mixed fragments and 50 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-30-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, large or quarry
    C3—114 to 165 centimeters (44.9 to 65.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) broken face extremely gravelly sand; 97 percent sand; 3 percent silt; 1 percent clay; structureless single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-125-300 millimeter mixed fragments and 80 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-30-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, pH meter.; moist when described; observed in pit, large or quarry