IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Skerry
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1976ME031001
  • User Pedon ID: S1976ME031001
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1976ME031001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A1204
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 34813
  • Print Date: 12/11/2024

    • 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: 43.7652397
  • Std. Longitude: -70.8786087
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: town of Parsonsfield, north side of road across from Maple Rock Orchards
  • State: Maine
  • County: ME031—York
  • MLRA: 144B—New England and Eastern New York Upland, Northern Part
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: ME031—York County, Maine

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: L. Flewelling, J. Miller, R. Joslin, D. Nettleton, D. Peschel, and R. Rourke
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Typic Haplorthods
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Skerry
  • PSC - 25 to 83 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/23/2007
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - SKERRY
  • Classificaton Date - 10/4/1976
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/4/1976 (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

    FAGUS

    QUERC

    TSUGA

    Acer

    Fagus

    Quercus

    Tsuga

    maple

    beech

    oak

    hemlock

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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

    4

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    168

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    315

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    O1—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); 21.0 very fine to medium roots; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A09144
    O2—2 to 8 centimeters (0.8 to 3.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1); very friable; 21.0 very fine to medium roots; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A09145
    A2—8 to 13 centimeters (3.1 to 5.1 inches); gray (5YR 6/1) sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 21.0 very fine to medium roots and 3.0 coarse roots; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A09146
    B21HIR—13 to 21 centimeters (5.1 to 8.3 inches); dark reddish brown (2.5YR 2/4) fine sandy loam; weak fine and medium granular structure; friable; 21.0 very fine to medium roots; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A09147
    B22IR—21 to 46 centimeters (8.3 to 18.1 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; 0.5 very fine roots; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A09148
    B23—46 to 66 centimeters (18.1 to 26.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) gravelly sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; 0.5 very fine roots; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A09149
    B24—66 to 91 centimeters (26.0 to 35.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) gravelly sandy loam; 1 percent red (2.5YR 4/8) medium prominent and 3 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) medium distinct mottles; massive; firm; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A09150
    C1X—91 to 104 centimeters (35.8 to 40.9 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) gravelly loamy sand; 3 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) medium distinct and 3 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) medium distinct mottles; massive; firm; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A09151
    C2X—104 to 160 centimeters (40.9 to 63.0 inches); olive (5Y 5/3) gravelly loamy sand; 3 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine distinct and 3 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) fine distinct and 3 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) fine distinct and 3 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; massive; firm; fragments. Lab sample # 40A09152