IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Peru
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1974VT011006
  • User Pedon ID: S1974VT011006
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1974VT011006
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A1319
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 34928
  • 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: 44.9886093
  • Std. Longitude: -72.6736145
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: town of Richford, one mile south of Richford on Noyes Street on east side of road, 85 feet on bearing of 315 degrees from aluminum disc on fence post on southeast side of field
  • State: Vermont
  • County: VT011—Franklin
  • MLRA: 143—Northeastern Mountains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: VT011—Franklin County, Vermont

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: R. Joslin
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Aquic Dystrudepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 6
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Peru
  • PSC - 25 to 60 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 1/30/2015
  • Classifier - Roger DeKett
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - oxyaquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - MARKLOW
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1974
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: till
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/1/1974 (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

    AGGI2

    POA

    VICIA

    Agrostis gigantea

    Poa

    Vicia

    redtop

    bluegrass

    vetch

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

    densic material

    noncoherent

    60 -

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

    ochric epipedon

    cambic horizon

    densic contact

    0—18

    18—60

    60—

    —18—

    —42—

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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

    15

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    Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) gravelly sandy loam; moderate fine granular structure; friable; 21.0 roots; 20 percent by volume unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A10045
    Bw1—18 to 29 centimeters (7.1 to 11.4 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) gravelly fine sandy loam; moderate fine granular structure; friable; 21.0 roots; 20 percent by volume unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A10046
    Bw2—29 to 38 centimeters (11.4 to 15.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) gravelly sandy loam; weak very fine granular structure; friable; 3.0 roots; 20 percent by volume unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A10047
    Bw3—38 to 47 centimeters (15.0 to 18.5 inches); gravelly sandy loam; 20 percent by volume unspecified fragments. Lab sample # 40A10048. Horizon split for sampling at 38 cm.
    E'—47 to 60 centimeters (18.5 to 23.6 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) gravelly coarse sandy loam; 3 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine faint mottles; weak fine granular structure; friable; 3.0 roots; 25 percent by volume unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, unspecified; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # 40A10049
    Cd—60 to 125 centimeters (23.6 to 49.2 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) gravelly fine sandy loam; 1 percent dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) medium distinct mottles; massive; very firm; 0.0 roots; 25 percent by volume unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, unspecified. Lab sample # 40A10050