IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Colonel
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1977ME021003
  • User Pedon ID: S1977ME021003
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1977ME021003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A4198
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 40385
  • Print Date: 1/30/2025

    • 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: 46.1066132
  • Std. Longitude: -69.2032547
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: T5 R11 WELS; .3 miles north of Useless Road along Telos Road, 1.6 miles south of Northern Maine Woods gatehouse
  • State: Maine
  • County: ME021—Piscataquis
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: ME615—Piscataquis County, Maine, Southern Part

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: R. Yeck, J. Ferwerda, R. Joslin, and B. Grisi
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, isotic, frigid Aquic Haplorthods
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Colonel
  • PSC - 30 to 54 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 5/15/2014
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - TELOS
  • Classificaton Date - 7/26/1977
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/26/1977 (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

    ABBA

    BETUL

    PICEA

    Abies balsamea

    Betula

    Picea

    balsam fir

    birch

    spruce

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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

    6

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    333

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    320

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    O2—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); black (5YR 2/1); very friable; 21.0 fine and medium roots; fragments; ultra acid, pH 3.2, pH meter; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A32043
    A2—5 to 20 centimeters (2.0 to 7.9 inches); gray (5YR 6/1) loam; 6 percent clay; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 21.0 very fine to medium roots; fragments; extremely acid, pH 3.8, pH meter; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # 40A32044
    B21IR—20 to 28 centimeters (7.9 to 11.0 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/8) fine sandy loam; 12 percent clay; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 21.0 very fine to medium roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A32045
    B22—28 to 46 centimeters (11.0 to 18.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine sandy loam; 6 percent clay; 21 percent olive (5Y 5/3) medium distinct and 21 percent pale olive (5Y 6/3) medium distinct mottles; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 3.0 very fine and fine roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A32046
    B3—46 to 59 centimeters (18.1 to 23.2 inches); olive (5Y 5/3) gravelly fine sandy loam; 6 percent clay; 21 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine and medium distinct mottles; weak thin platy, and weak medium platy structure; friable; 3.0 very fine roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, pH meter; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A32047
    CX—59 to 137 centimeters (23.2 to 53.9 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) gravelly loam; 11 percent clay; strong very coarse prismatic structure; extremely firm; 0.5 very fine roots in cracks; 21.0 pores; pale olive (5Y 6/3) coats; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, pH meter. Lab sample # 40A32048