IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Empeyville
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2009NY049030
  • User Pedon ID: S09NY049030
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S2009NY049030
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Pedon # - 10N0524
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 28205
  • Print Date: 2/16/2025

    • 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: 43.6570117
  • Std. Longitude: -75.6013350
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: North towards Zeagers off DEC truck trail, nature conservency land
  • Map Unit: 3111B—Empeyville-Westbury Complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes
  • State: New York
  • County: NY049—Lewis
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: NY049—Lewis County, New York

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Amy N. Langner, Barry Hunyadi
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Frigid Aquic Fragiorthods
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Empeyville
  • Taxonomic Class - Frigid Aquic Fragiorthods
  • Classificaton Date - 8/31/2009
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - tenth edition
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/31/2009 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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

    FAGUS

    Fagus

    beech

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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

    3

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    587

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    90

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    Oa—0 to 6 centimeters (0.0 to 2.4 inches); black (7.5YR 2.5/1) highly decomposed plant material; weak very fine granular structure; very friable; fragments; extremely acid, pH 3.8, pH meter; abrupt wavy boundary.
    E—6 to 10 centimeters (2.4 to 3.9 inches); gray (7.5YR 6/1) very fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; 0.5 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded 76-?-250 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded 2-?-76 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3, pH meter; abrupt wavy boundary.
    Bh—10 to 15 centimeters (3.9 to 5.9 inches); very dark gray (7.5YR 3/1) very fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; weakly smeary; 0.5 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded 76-?-250 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 3 percent by volume nonflat subrounded 2-?-76 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, pH meter; abrupt wavy boundary.
    Bs1—15 to 23 centimeters (5.9 to 9.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) very fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; weakly smeary; 0.5 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 medium roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout; 1 percent by volume flat subangular 150-?-380 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 3 percent by volume nonflat subrounded 2-?-76 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, pH meter; clear wavy boundary.
    Bs2—23 to 33 centimeters (9.1 to 13.0 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) very fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; weakly smeary; 0.5 medium roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout; 1 percent by volume flat subangular 150-?-380 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 3 percent by volume nonflat subrounded 2-?-76 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 3 percent by volume nonflat subrounded 76-?-250 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, pH meter; clear wavy boundary.
    B'h—33 to 58 centimeters (13.0 to 22.8 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) very fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; weakly smeary; 4.0 medium roots throughout and 4.0 fine roots throughout; 3 percent by volume nonflat subrounded 76-?-250 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 4 percent by volume flat subangular 150-?-380 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded 2-?-76 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, pH meter; abrupt wavy boundary.
    Bx—58 to 84 centimeters (22.8 to 33.1 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) very gravelly fine sandy loam; weak medium prismatic structure; firm; brittle; 1 percent fine distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, iron depletions between peds and 2 percent medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron on vertical faces of peds; 10 percent by volume nonflat subrounded 76-?-250 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume nonflat subrounded 2-?-76 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 10N02163
    C—84 to 152 centimeters (33.1 to 59.8 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) loamy fine sand; structureless massive; very friable; 1 percent fine prominent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron in matrix and 1 percent fine faint grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, masses of reduced iron in matrix; 7 percent by volume nonflat subrounded 76-?-250 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 40 percent by volume nonflat subrounded 2-?-76 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, pH meter.