IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Kenduskeag
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S11ME003010.Kenduskeag
  • User Pedon ID: S11ME003010.Kenduskeag
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S11ME003010.Kenduskeag
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - NSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 12N7796
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 50889
  • 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: 46.7148611
  • Std. Longitude: -67.9826389
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Reach road
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Maine
  • County: ME003—Aroostook
  • MLRA: 146—Aroostook Area
  • Regional Office: NE—Northeast
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: 12-7—Presque Isle, Maine
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: ME607—Aroostook County, Maine, Northeastern Part
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 46067-F8—Easton, Maine

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Matt Dorman, Mary Jo Kimble, Greg Granger, Tony Jenkins
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, frigid Aquic Dystrudepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Kenduskeag
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, frigid Aquic Dystrudepts
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 10/26/2011
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture SUBClass - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: fine-loamy lodgment till derived from limestone and sandstone
  • Landscape: till plain
  • Landform: ridge
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: base slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: footslope
  • Slope Position: on a slope
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments: 10.00 percent nonflat subrounded indurated 2- to 75-millimeter igneous, unspecified, 10.00 percent nonflat subrounded indurated 2- to 75-millimeter igneous, unspecified,
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/26/2011 (actual site observation date)
  • Microrelief Kind: microlow
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - row crop
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Current Weather - overcast
  • Current Air Temp - 10
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    2BARE

    —

    Bare Ground

    —

    —

    —
    Pedon Restrictions
    Kind Hardness Restriction Depth L-H Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    densic material

    —

    140 - 200

    - 60 -

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

    ochric epipedon

    cambic horizon

    redox concentrations

    redox depletions with chroma 2 or less

    densic contact

    densic materials

    0—32

    32—140

    42—140

    42—140

    140—200

    140—200

    —32—

    —108—

    —98—

    —98—

    —60—

    —60—
    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

    —

    —

    196

    —

    35

    979

    —

    125

    4.3

    17.4

    -9.9

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    171175

    NWS Caribou

    US Official
    Ap1—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) broken face, light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) broken face, dry; cobbly loam; 18 percent clay; weak fine granular structure; very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; low vertical penetration resistance; low excavation difficulty; 10 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-30-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-125-250 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Ap2—18 to 32 centimeters (7.1 to 12.6 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) broken face, light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) broken face, dry; cobbly loam; 18 percent clay; weak thin platy structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; low vertical penetration resistance; low excavation difficulty; 10 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-30-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-125-250 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; abrupt smooth boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Bw1—32 to 42 centimeters (12.6 to 16.5 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior cobbly loam; 18 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate vertical penetration resistance; moderate excavation difficulty; 2 percent fine and medium faint irregular masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries throughout and 5 percent fine distinct irregular iron depletions with clear boundaries throughout; 10 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-30-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-125-250 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Bw2—42 to 90 centimeters (16.5 to 35.4 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) exterior gravelly loam; 19 percent clay; 5 percent black (10YR 2/1) prominent irregular mottles; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate vertical penetration resistance; moderate excavation difficulty; 2 percent fine and medium faint irregular brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries throughout and 5 percent fine distinct irregular light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries throughout; 10 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-125-250 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-30-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    BC—90 to 140 centimeters (35.4 to 55.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior very gravelly loam; 22 percent clay; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; high vertical penetration resistance; high excavation difficulty; 5 percent fine and medium faint irregular brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist, masses of reduced iron with clear boundaries throughout and 10 percent fine distinct irregular light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, masses of reduced iron with clear boundaries throughout; 5 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 250-425-600 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume flat angular very strongly coherent cemented 150-250-380 millimeter sedimentary, unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-125-250 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-30-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Cd—140 to 200 centimeters (55.1 to 78.7 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior very gravelly loam; 24 percent clay; structureless massive; very firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; very high vertical penetration resistance; very high excavation difficulty; 5 percent fine faint cubic brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries throughout and 5 percent fine faint cubic light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3), moist, masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries throughout; 5 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 250-425-600 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume flat angular very strongly coherent cemented 150-250-380 millimeter sedimentary, unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-125-250 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-30-75 millimeter igneous, unspecified fragments.; moist when described; observed in pit, small