IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Colrain
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
S1959VT017005
User Pedon ID:
S1959VT017005
Vegetation Plot ID:
S1959VT017005
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
SSL
Lab Pedon # -
40A5421
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
42666
Print Date:
11/22/2024
LOCATION
Location Description:
2 miles west of Chelsea Village, precisely located on air photo C1W 7-48.
State:
Vermont
County:
VT017—Orange
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
VT017—Orange County, Vermont
PEDON
Describers Name:
M. Howard, Jr.
Pedon Purpose:
full pedon description
Pedon Record Orgin:
Converted from PDP 3.x
Pedon #:
5
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Colrain
Classificaton Date -
9/23/1959
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Landform:
upland till plain
Runoff:
very high
Drainage Class:
well
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
9/23/1959 (actual site observation date)
Air Photo ID:
C1W 7-48
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
MESA
PHLEU
Medicago sativa
Phleum
alfalfa
timothy
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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
18
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411.5
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90
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Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; fine sandy loam; moderate fine and medium granular structure; friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A40765. No coarse fragments discarded
B11—18 to 25 centimeters (7.1 to 9.8 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), dry; fine sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A40766
B12—25 to 38 centimeters (9.8 to 15.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), dry; fine sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A40767. No coarse fragments discarded.
B2—38 to 48 centimeters (15.0 to 18.9 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) and 2.5Y 3/4 (2.5Y 3/4), light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) and olive brown (2.5Y 4/4), dry; fine sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 roots; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A40768
C—48 to 76 centimeters (18.9 to 29.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2), grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), dry; fine sandy loam; massive; friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 roots; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 40A40769. No coarse fragments discarded. This horizon is thought to be partially weathered glacial till