IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Rawsonville
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1976VT019003
  • User Pedon ID: S1976VT019003
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1976VT019003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A4128
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 40320
  • Print Date: 4/26/2025

    • 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: 44.9897232
  • Std. Longitude: -72.5049973
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 1/4 mile north of Rte 105 on long trail.
  • Map Unit: 112E—Hogback-Rawsonville complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes, very rocky
  • State: Vermont
  • County: VT019—Orleans
  • MLRA: 143—Northeastern Mountains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: VT019—Orleans County, Vermont
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 44072-H5—Jay Peak, Vermont

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Richard Gowdey
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, isotic, frigid Typic Haplohumods
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Rawsonville
  • Classificaton Date - 2/22/2008
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Berkshire Variant
  • Classificaton Date - 5/17/1976
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: glacial till
  • Landform: mountain
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: shoulder
  • Slope Complexity: complex
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Bedrock: schist, unspecified
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/17/1976 (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

    BETUL

    PICEA

    SORBU

    Acer pensylvanicum

    Betula

    Picea

    Sorbus

    striped maple

    birch

    spruce

    mountain ash

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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

    9

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    687

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    225

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    O1—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); fragments.
    O2—2 to 7 centimeters (0.8 to 2.8 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2); moderate medium granular structure; very friable; 21.0 roots throughout; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0. Lab sample # 40A31538
    A2—7 to 20 centimeters (2.8 to 7.9 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) very gravelly loamy sand; single grain; loose; 0.5 roots throughout; 60 percent by volume unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # 40A31539
    B2ih—20 to 22 centimeters (7.9 to 8.7 inches); very dusky red (2.5YR 2/2) fine sandy loam; massive; 21.0 roots throughout; 5 percent by volume unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A31540
    B22ir—22 to 35 centimeters (8.7 to 13.8 inches); dark reddish brown (2.5YR 2/4) fine sandy loam; weak subangular blocky, and moderate fine granular structure; friable; 21.0 roots throughout; 10 percent by volume unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A31541
    B23ir—35 to 68 centimeters (13.8 to 26.8 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) gravelly fine sandy loam; weak very fine, and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 roots throughout; 20 percent by volume unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A31542
    11C1—68 to 86 centimeters (26.8 to 33.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) and brown (10YR 4/3) very channery fine sandy loam; massive; friable; 0.5 roots between peds; 60 percent by volume unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # 40A31543
    R—86 to 100 centimeters (33.9 to 39.4 inches); fragments.