IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Rainbow
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1978MA009020
  • User Pedon ID: S1978MA009020
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1978MA009020
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - UMASS
  • Lab Pedon # - 1978MA009020
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 74579
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • 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: 42.6333222
  • Std. Longitude: -70.8191583
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Approximate location: Sagamore Hill 900 m (3300 ft) NE of Sagamore Street and Moulton Street junction. SSFS 37-5-3 @ 8.6X & 2.4Y (USGS-Ipswich quadrangle).
  • State: Massachusetts
  • County: MA009—Essex
  • MLRA: 144A—New England and Eastern New York Upland, Southern Part
  • Regional Office: NE—Northeast
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NE-TOL—Tolland, Connecticut
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MA606—Essex County, Massachusetts, Southern Part
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 42070-F7—Ipswich, Massachusetts

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Aquic Dystrudepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Pedon PC 6.1B
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Rainbow
  • PSC - 30 to 105 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 12/14/2015
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Sutton
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, mesic Typic Dystrochrepts
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 30 to 105 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 10/3/1978
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - first edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture SUBClass - typic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified
  • QC Status: level 1


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: eolian deposits and/or loamy till over ablation till
  • Landscape: till plain
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/3/1978 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hardwoods
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 1
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID Data Collector Total Clay CaCO3 Clay Total Silt Fine Silt Co. Silt Total Sand Total Sand Method VC Sand Co. Sand Med. Sand Fine Sand VF Sand VF Sand Method Texture Class - Field Lab Rubbed Fiber Unrubbed Fiber pH H2O
    cm cm % % % % % % % % % % % % %

    Oe

    Ap

    Bw1

    Bw2

    Bw3

    Bw4

    2Cd1

    2Cd2

    0

    5

    20

    28

    66

    99

    127

    157

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    66

    99

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    Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 2
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID pH CaCl2 pH NaF pH Ox Delta pH LL PL PI Atter. Samp. Cond. COLE Pot. Acidity Ca + Mg - Meh 2 K Ca + Mg - Sat. Paste KCl Extract. Acidity Base Sat. - Meh 2 CEC-7 CEC-8.2
    cm cm % % % cm/cm meq/100g cmol(+)/kg cmol(+)/kg mmol(+)/l cmol(+)/kg % cmol(+)/kg cmol(+)/kg

    Oe

    Ap

    Bw1

    Bw2

    Bw3

    Bw4

    2Cd1

    2Cd2

    0

    5

    20

    28

    66

    99

    127

    157

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    66

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    Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 3
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID ECEC Phosphate P NO3-N EC EC Method EC 1:5 by volume CaCO3 Equiv. Equiv. Gypsum Na SAR Gypsum Req. Humic Color Fulvic Color Humic + Fulvic Color Al PI Pyro. Hue PyrO. Value Pyro. Chroma
    cm cm cmol(+)/kg mg/kg mg/kg dS/m dS/m % % mmol(+)/l % L-pcu/g L-pcu/g L-pcu/g %

    Oe

    Ap

    Bw1

    Bw2

    Bw3

    Bw4

    2Cd1

    2Cd2

    0

    5

    20

    28

    66

    99

    127

    157

    5

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    66

    99

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    157

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    Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    ACER

    QUERC

    Acer

    Quercus

    maple

    oak

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

    densic material

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    127 - 203

    - 76 -

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

    ochric epipedon

    cambic horizon

    aquic conditions

    redox depletions with chroma 2 or less

    redox concentrations

    densic contact

    densic materials

    lithologic discontinuity

    0—20

    20—127

    66—203

    66—157

    66—203

    127—

    127—203

    127—203

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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

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    Oe—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); moderately decomposed plant material; structureless massive; fragments. Lab sample # UMA07917
    Ap—5 to 20 centimeters (2.0 to 7.9 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) fine sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; common (3.0) medium roots; 11 percent by volume nonflat 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # UMA07842
    Bw1—20 to 28 centimeters (7.9 to 11.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) fine sandy loam; weak medium granular structure; very friable; common (3.0) medium roots; 6 percent by volume nonflat 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # UMA07843
    Bw2—28 to 66 centimeters (11.0 to 26.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) gravelly very fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; common (3.0) medium roots; 17 percent by volume nonflat 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # UMA07844
    Bw3—66 to 99 centimeters (26.0 to 39.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) loam; mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few fine roots; 25 percent medium faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, iron depletions and 25 percent coarse distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, and yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 0 percent by volume nonflat 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # UMA07845
    Bw4—99 to 127 centimeters (39.0 to 50.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) very fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 25 percent medium faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, iron depletions and 25 percent coarse distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, and yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 1 percent by volume nonflat 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # UMA07846
    2Cd1—127 to 157 centimeters (50.0 to 61.8 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) sandy loam; structureless massive; firm; brittle; 8 percent medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 17 percent medium distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, and brown (10YR 5/3), moist, iron depletions; 11 percent by volume nonflat 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # UMA07847
    2Cd2—157 to 203 centimeters (61.8 to 79.9 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) fine sandy loam; structureless massive; firm; brittle; 10 percent medium distinct reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 13 percent by volume nonflat 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method. Lab sample # UMA07848