IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Agawam
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1970MA013001
  • User Pedon ID: S1970MA013001
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1970MA013001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A1231
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 34840
  • Print Date: 11/25/2024

    • 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: 42.1027603
  • Std. Longitude: -72.6870193
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: West Springfield, Robinson State Park. West Springfield, Quad.
  • State: Massachusetts
  • County: MA013—Hampden
  • MLRA: 145—Connecticut Valley

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: J. Ferwerda, J. Mott
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy over sandy or sandy-skeletal, mixed, active, mesic Typic Dystrudepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Agawam
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 11/21/2012
  • Classifier - Marissa Theve
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Agawam
  • Classificaton Date - 5/7/1970
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified
  • QC Status: level 3


    • SITE

  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/7/1970 (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

    QUERC

    Quercus

    oak

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

    fibric soil materials

    ochric epipedon

    hemic soil materials

    cambic horizon

    strongly contrasting particle size class

    lithologic discontinuity

    0—1

    0—23

    1—2

    23—43

    30—122

    93—122

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    —23—

    —1—

    —20—

    —92—

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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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    64

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    Oi—0 to 1 centimeters (0.0 to 0.4 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments. Lab sample # 40A09348. Leaf litter and twigs.
    Oe—1 to 2 centimeters (0.4 to 0.8 inches); moderately decomposed plant material; fragments. Lab sample # 40A09349. Partially decayed leaf litter.
    A—2 to 4 centimeters (0.8 to 1.6 inches); black (10YR 2/1) fine sandy loam; moderate very fine and fine granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 roots; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A09350
    Ap1—4 to 17 centimeters (1.6 to 6.7 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine sandy loam; moderate very fine and fine granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; abrupt boundary. Lab sample # 40A09351
    Ap2—17 to 27 centimeters (6.7 to 10.6 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine sandy loam; moderate very fine and fine granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A09352
    Bw1—27 to 34 centimeters (10.6 to 13.4 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine sandy loam; massive; friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 roots; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A09353
    Bw1—34 to 47 centimeters (13.4 to 18.5 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) loamy sand; massive; friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 roots; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, hellige-truog; abrupt boundary. Lab sample # 40A09354
    BC—47 to 60 centimeters (18.5 to 23.6 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) loamy sand; massive; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 roots; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A09355
    C1—60 to 82 centimeters (23.6 to 32.3 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) sand; single grain; loose; 0.5 roots; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A09356
    C2—82 to 97 centimeters (32.3 to 38.2 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) loamy sand; massive; friable; 0.5 roots; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A09357
    2C—97 to 126 centimeters (38.2 to 49.6 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) coarse sand; single grain; loose; 0.5 roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.9, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 40A09358