IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
POTSDAM
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
S1976VT015003
User Pedon ID:
S1976VT015003
Vegetation Plot ID:
S1976VT015003
User Site Association ID:
VT Lamoille County, Vermont Typical Pedons
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
SSL
Lab Pedon # -
40A3945
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
39590
Print Date:
11/11/2024
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:
44.6313896
Std. Longitude:
-72.4344406
Datum:
WGS84
Location Description:
town of Wolcott on nameless road 2.9 miles east of road junction with Town Hill road
State:
Vermont
County:
VT015—Lamoille
MLRA:
143—Northeastern Mountains
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
VT015—Lamoille County, Vermont
PEDON
Describers Name:
D. L. Yost and R. D. Babcock
Current Taxonomic Class:
Coarse-loamy, mixed, frigid Typic Haplorthods
Pedon Record Orgin:
Converted from PDP 3.x
Pedon #:
3
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
POTSDAM
PSC -
25 to 100 cm.
Classificaton Date -
7/16/2007
Moisture Class -
udic
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
MARLOW
Classificaton Date -
8/31/1976
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:
8/31/1976 (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
ACPE
PICEA
TSUGA
Acer pensylvanicum
Picea
Tsuga
striped maple
spruce
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
7
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O1—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 40A30200
A1—3 to 12 centimeters (1.2 to 4.7 inches); black (5YR 2/1) very fine sandy loam; moderate medium and coarse granular structure; very friable; 21.0 roots; 5 percent by volume unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A30201
A2—12 to 22 centimeters (4.7 to 8.7 inches); gray (5YR 6/1) very fine sandy loam; weak medium platy parts to weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; 0.5 roots; 10 percent by volume unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A30202
B21H—22 to 26 centimeters (8.7 to 10.2 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 2/2) very fine sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 21.0 roots; 10 percent by volume unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A30203
B22IR—26 to 35 centimeters (10.2 to 13.8 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) very fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 3.0 roots; 10 percent by volume unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A30204
B23IR—35 to 51 centimeters (13.8 to 20.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) very fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; 21.0 roots; 10 percent by volume unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A30205
A'2—51 to 61 centimeters (20.1 to 24.0 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) fine sandy loam; massive; friable; 0.5 roots; 10 percent by volume unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # 40A30206
B'X—61 to 125 centimeters (24.0 to 49.2 inches); olive gray (5Y 4/2) interior and strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) exterior and gray (5Y 6/1) exterior fine sandy loam; 1 percent gray (5Y 6/1) medium distinct and 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; coarse prismatic parts to weak thick platy structure; firm; brittle; 3.0 roots; 30 percent clay films in root channels and/or pores; 10 percent by volume unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, unspecified; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 40A30207
B'X—125 to 125 centimeters (49.2 to 49.2 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 40A30210. Sample of prism face.
C'1—125 to 181 centimeters (49.2 to 71.3 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) fine sandy loam, sandy loam; 1 percent gray (5Y 6/1) medium distinct and 1 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) medium distinct mottles; massive; friable; 0.0 roots; 10 percent by volume unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, unspecified. Lab sample # 40A30208
B'X—181 to 125 centimeters (71.3 to 49.2 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 40A30209. Sample of prism interior.