IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Kinsman

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S09ME021004.Kinsman

User Pedon ID: S09ME021004.Kinsman

Vegetation Plot ID: S09ME021004.Kinsman

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 10N0320

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 28244

Print Date: 12/17/2024

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: 45.7915556

Std. Longitude: -68.9057778

Datum: WGS84

Township: 2

Range: 9

Location Description: Located on a trail behind sand pit around mile marker 16 on the Golden Road.

Map Unit: 4A—Kinsman-Searsport association, 0 to 3 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: 45068-G8—Abol Pond, Maine

PEDON

Describers Name: Nick Butler

Current Taxonomic Class: Sandy, isotic, frigid Typic Endoaquods

Current Taxon Kind: series

Pedon Type: TUD pedon

Pedon Purpose: full pedon description

Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Kinsman

PSC - 43 to 100 cm.

Classificaton Date - 8/18/2011

Soil Taxonomic Edition - tenth edition

Moisture Class - aquic

Moisture Subclass - aquic

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Kinsman

Classificaton Date - 8/27/2009

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: yes

SITE

Parent Material: sandy outwash

Landscape: outwash plain

Landform: outwash plain

Geomorphic Component Terraces: tread

Hill Slope Profile: toeslope

Slope Complexity: simple

Slope Shape Across: linear

Slope Shape Down: linear

Drainage Class: poorly

Flooding: occasional flooding for brief periods

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 8/27/2009 (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 - 16

Vegetation Plot Plants
Plant Symbol	Scientific Name	National Vernacular Name	Plant Type Group	Canopy Cover %	Vegetation Stata Level
2MOSS ACRU PIRU PIST THOC2	— Acer rubrum Picea rubens Pinus strobus Thuja occidentalis	Moss red maple red spruce eastern white pine arborvitae	— — — — —	— — — — —	— — — — —

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
hemic soil materials ochric epipedon sapric soil materials albic horizon aquic conditions spodic horizon cambic horizon	0—13 0—24 13—18 18—24 18—165 24—34 34—61	—13— —24— —5— —6— —147— —10— —27—

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
1	—	—	163	—	140	905	—	105	3.1	16.4	0.8	—	—	—	—	—	171472	Clayton Lake	U.S. Official

Oe—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) broken face moderately decomposed plant material; weak fine granular, and weak medium granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.1, pH meter; gradual smooth boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small. Roots; common very fine-coarse throughout

Oa—13 to 18 centimeters (5.1 to 7.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1) broken face highly decomposed plant material; weak fine granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; extremely acid, pH 3.7, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small. Roots; many very fine-coarse throughout

E—18 to 24 centimeters (7.1 to 9.4 inches); pinkish gray (7.5YR 6/2) broken face coarse sandy loam; 74 percent sand; 21 percent silt; 6 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5 percent fine faint noncoherent cemented light gray (7.5YR 7/1), moist, masses of reduced iron throughout and 5 percent medium faint noncoherent cemented light gray (7.5YR 7/1), moist, masses of reduced iron throughout and 5 percent fine prominent noncoherent cemented yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron throughout; 5 percent by volume nonflat rounded indurated 2-30-75 millimeter granite fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small. Roots; few very fine and fine throughout

Bhs1—24 to 29 centimeters (9.4 to 11.4 inches); black (5YR 2.5/1) crushed loamy coarse sand; 83 percent sand; 13 percent silt; 4 percent clay; structureless single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5 percent fine distinct noncoherent cemented brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron throughout; 5 percent by volume nonflat rounded indurated 2-30-75 millimeter granite fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1, pH meter; abrupt wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small

Bhs2—29 to 34 centimeters (11.4 to 13.4 inches); very dark brown (7.5YR 2.5/2) crushed loamy coarse sand; 82 percent sand; 13 percent silt; 4 percent clay; structureless single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5 percent fine distinct indurated cemented dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron throughout; 10 percent by volume nonflat rounded indurated 2-30-75 millimeter granite fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, pH meter; abrupt wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small

Bs—34 to 47 centimeters (13.4 to 18.5 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) crushed gravelly coarse sand; 88 percent sand; 9 percent silt; 3 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5 percent fine distinct indurated cemented brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron throughout and 15 percent fine prominent indurated cemented grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, masses of reduced iron throughout; 15 percent by volume nonflat rounded indurated 2-30-75 millimeter granite fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, pH meter; clear wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small

BC—47 to 61 centimeters (18.5 to 24.0 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) broken face gravelly loamy coarse sand; 84 percent sand; 13 percent silt; 3 percent clay; structureless single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 10 percent fine faint noncoherent cemented light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), moist, masses of reduced iron throughout and 10 percent medium faint noncoherent cemented light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), moist, masses of reduced iron throughout and 10 percent fine distinct noncoherent cemented brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron throughout and 10 percent medium distinct noncoherent cemented brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron throughout; 15 percent by volume nonflat rounded indurated 2-30-75 millimeter granite fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small

C—61 to 165 centimeters (24.0 to 65.0 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) broken face gravelly coarse sand; 93 percent sand; 5 percent silt; 1 percent clay; structureless single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 10 percent fine faint noncoherent cemented light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), moist, masses of reduced iron throughout and 10 percent fine prominent noncoherent cemented yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron throughout; 30 percent by volume nonflat rounded indurated 2-30-75 millimeter granite fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, pH meter.; moist when described; observed in pit, small