IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Canaan
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1973NY031003
  • User Pedon ID: S1973NY031003
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1973NY031003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A1255
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 34864
  • Print Date: 11/23/2024

    • 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: 43.9666443
  • Std. Longitude: -74.2162170
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Huntington Wildlife Forest Experiment Station 4 miles west of Newcomb on Highway 28N. Site about 650 meters south of highway along trail to Goodnow Mt.
  • State: New York
  • County: NY031—Essex
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: NY031—Essex County, New York

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: J. E. Witty and R. W. Arnold
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Canaan
  • PSC - 25 to 43 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 8/16/1973
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/16/1973 (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

    ACER

    Acer

    maple

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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

    12

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    640

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    O1—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 40A09550. Birch, beech, and maple leaves, stems and other plant debris; partially decomposed in lower part.
    A1—3 to 8 centimeters (1.2 to 3.1 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 2/2) silt loam; moderate fine and medium granular structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 fine and medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A09551
    B21H—8 to 16 centimeters (3.1 to 6.3 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2) loam; weak medium subangular blocky parts to fine granular structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 fine and medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A09552
    B22H—16 to 26 centimeters (6.3 to 10.2 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2) loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots and 3.0 coarse roots; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A09553
    B23H—26 to 44 centimeters (10.2 to 17.3 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2) fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 fine and medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A09554
    B24H—44 to 46 centimeters (17.3 to 18.1 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 2/2) fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky parts to fine granular structure; very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; fragments; abrupt broken boundary. Lab sample # 40A09555
    R—46 to 100 centimeters (18.1 to 39.4 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 40A09556. Smooth granitic gneiss.