IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Nicholville

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S09ME021008.Nicholville

User Pedon ID: S09ME021008.Nicholville

Vegetation Plot ID: S09ME021008.Nicholville

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - NSSL

Lab Pedon # - 10N0324

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 28248

Print Date: 4/27/2025

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: 45.7375278

Std. Longitude: -68.8486389

Datum: WGS84

Township: 1

Range: 9

Location Description: Baxter State Park road, to the left near golden road crossing.

Map Unit: 6XB—Roundabout-Nicholville association, 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: 45068-F7—Norcross, Maine

PEDON

Describers Name: T.Jenkins

Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-silty, mixed, frigid Aquic Haplorthods

Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct

Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series

Pedon Purpose: full pedon description

Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Nicholville

PSC - 31 to 100 cm.

Classificaton Date - 1/3/2011

Soil Taxonomic Edition - tenth edition

Moisture Class - udic

Moisture Subclass - aquic

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Nicholville

Classificaton Date - 8/21/2009

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Parent Material: lacustrine deposits

Landscape: lake plain

Landform: lake terrace

Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve

Geomorphic Component Terraces: riser

Hill Slope Profile: footslope

Slope Position: lower third

Slope Complexity: simple

Slope Shape Across: linear

Slope Shape Down: linear

Drainage Class: moderately well

Surface Fragments: 2.00 percent nonflat subangular indurated mixed,

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 8/21/2009 (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 -

Vegetation Plot Plants
Plant Symbol	Scientific Name	National Vernacular Name	Plant Type Group	Canopy Cover %	Vegetation Stata Level
ACRU PIST POTR5	Acer rubrum Pinus strobus Populus tremuloides	red maple eastern white pine quaking aspen	— — —	— — —	— — —

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
ochric epipedon fibric soil materials sapric soil materials albic horizon albic materials spodic horizon cambic horizon aquic conditions redox depletions with chroma 2 or less redox concentrations	0—12 0—2 2—6 6—12 6—12 12—17 28—88 46—165 46—165 58—165	—12— —2— —4— —6— —6— —5— —60— —119— —119— —107—

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	—	—	155.1	—	350	905	—	105	3.1	16.4	0.8	—	—	—	—	—	171472	Clayton Lake	US Official

Oi—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) slightly decomposed plant material; very friable; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1, pH meter; clear wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small

Oa—2 to 6 centimeters (0.8 to 2.4 inches); 10YR 2.5/2 (10YR 2.5/2) highly decomposed plant material; weak fine granular structure; very friable; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, pH meter; abrupt wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small

E—6 to 12 centimeters (2.4 to 4.7 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) silt loam; 38 percent sand; 58 percent silt; 5 percent clay; weak fine granular structure; very friable; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, pH meter; abrupt wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small

Bs—12 to 17 centimeters (4.7 to 6.7 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) very fine sandy loam; 40 percent sand; 54 percent silt; 6 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, pH meter; clear wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small

Bs2—17 to 28 centimeters (6.7 to 11.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) very fine sandy loam; 43 percent sand; 53 percent silt; 4 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small. relict redox: 1% M C 2.5y 5/3

Bw—28 to 46 centimeters (11.0 to 18.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) very fine sandy loam; 38 percent sand; 58 percent silt; 4 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small

Bw2—46 to 58 centimeters (18.1 to 22.8 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) very fine sandy loam; 39 percent sand; 57 percent silt; 4 percent clay; weak medium prismatic, and weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; 1 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), moist, masses of reduced iron throughout; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, pH meter; clear wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small

BC—58 to 88 centimeters (22.8 to 34.6 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) very fine sandy loam; 38 percent sand; 57 percent silt; 5 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron throughout and 25 percent dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist, masses of reduced iron throughout; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, pH meter; clear wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small

C—88 to 112 centimeters (34.6 to 44.1 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) loamy very fine sand; 39 percent sand; 56 percent silt; 5 percent clay; structureless massive; friable; 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron throughout and 25 percent dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist, masses of reduced iron throughout; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, pH meter; clear wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small

C2—112 to 165 centimeters (44.1 to 65.0 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) loamy very fine sand; 38 percent sand; 57 percent silt; 5 percent clay; structureless massive; firm; 10 percent dark brown (7.5YR 3/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, pH meter.; moist when described; observed in pit, small