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: 11/24/2024

    • 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.