IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Lyman
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1976VT015011
  • User Pedon ID: S1976VT015011
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1976VT015011
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A3953
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 39598
  • 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: 44.5483322
  • Std. Longitude: -72.6272202
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: town of Johnson, 1 mile south of Route 15 on the Long Trail
  • State: Vermont
  • County: VT015—Lamoille
  • MLRA: 143—Northeastern Mountains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: VT015—Lamoille County, Vermont

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: David L. Yost and Richard Babcock
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy, isotic, frigid Lithic Haplorthods
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 11
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Lyman
  • PSC - 35 to 51 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/8/2014
  • Classifier - Roger DeKett
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - LYMAN
  • Classificaton Date - 10/5/1976
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Drainage Class: somewhat excessively
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/5/1976 (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

    BETUL

    FAGUS

    Acer

    Betula

    Fagus

    maple

    birch

    beech

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

    bedrock, lithic

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    51 -

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

    ochric epipedon

    albic horizon

    spodic horizon

    lithic contact

    0—18

    10—18

    18—43

    51—

    —18—

    —8—

    —25—

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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

    44

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    Oi—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments. Lab sample # 40A30265
    Oa—2 to 10 centimeters (0.8 to 3.9 inches); highly decomposed plant material; fragments. Lab sample # 40A30266
    E—10 to 10 centimeters (3.9 to 3.9 inches); gray (5YR 6/1) fine sandy loam; weak medium granular structure; very friable; 21.0 roots; 5 percent by volume unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A30267
    Bhs—10 to 23 centimeters (3.9 to 9.1 inches); very dusky red (10R 2/2) silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 21.0 roots; 5 percent by volume unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A30268
    Bs1—23 to 29 centimeters (9.1 to 11.4 inches); dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4) silt loam; weak medium granular structure; friable; 21.0 roots; 5 percent by volume unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A30269
    Bs2—29 to 43 centimeters (11.4 to 16.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) sandy loam; weak medium granular structure; friable; 3.0 roots; 10 percent by volume unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A30270
    BC—43 to 51 centimeters (16.9 to 20.1 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 roots; 10 percent by volume unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # 40A30271
    R—51 centimeters (20.1 inches); bedrock; fragments. Lab sample # 40A30272