IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Hogback
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: VT009_2009_FD11_wp315
  • User Pedon ID: S09VT009002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 09N1059
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 24707
  • 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: 44.8563881
  • Std. Longitude: -71.6669464
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Vermont
  • County: VT009—Essex
  • MLRA: 143—Northeastern Mountains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: VT009—Essex County, Vermont

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Tom Burke
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy, isotic, frigid Lithic Haplohumods
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Hogback
  • Taxonomic Class - Loamy, isotic, frigid Lithic Haplohumods
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 33 to 48 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/7/2014
  • Classifier - Roger DeKett
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture SUBClass - typic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/4/2007 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Pedon Restrictions
    Kind Hardness Restriction Depth L-H Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    bedrock, lithic

    indurated

    48 -

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

    ochric epipedon

    albic horizon

    spodic horizon

    lithic contact

    0—13

    8—13

    13—41

    48—

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    —5—

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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

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    Oe—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); very dark gray (7.5YR 3/1) moderately decomposed plant material; 2.0 very fine and 1.0 fine pores; 2 percent by volume 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, bromcresol green; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 09N04186
    Oa—5 to 8 centimeters (2.0 to 3.1 inches); black (7.5YR 2.5/1) highly decomposed plant material; massive; very friable; 2.0 very fine roots; 5 percent by volume 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, bromcresol green; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 09N04187; moist when described;
    E—8 to 13 centimeters (3.1 to 5.1 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; weakly smeary; 0.9 fine roots; 5 percent by volume 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, bromcresol green; abrupt broken boundary. Lab sample # 09N04188; moist when described;
    Bhs1—13 to 20 centimeters (5.1 to 7.9 inches); reddish black (2.5YR 2.5/1) fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; strongly smeary; 0.9 very fine roots and 0.9 medium roots and 0.9 fine roots and 0.1 coarse roots; 5 percent by volume 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, bromcresol green; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 09N04189; moist when described;
    Bhs2—20 to 28 centimeters (7.9 to 11.0 inches); dusky red (2.5YR 3/2) sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; moderately smeary; 0.9 medium roots and 0.9 fine roots; 5 percent by volume 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, bromcresol green; clear broken boundary. Lab sample # 09N04190; moist when described;
    Bs1—28 to 41 centimeters (11.0 to 16.1 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; moderately smeary; 0.9 medium pores; 5 percent by volume 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, bromcresol green; clear broken boundary. Lab sample # 09N04191; moist when described;
    Bs2—41 to 48 centimeters (16.1 to 18.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; moderately smeary; 0.1 medium pores; 5 percent medium prominent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; 5 percent by volume 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, bromcresol green; abrupt wavy boundary.; very moist when described;
    R—48 centimeters (18.9 inches); bedrock; fragments. Lab sample # 09N04192