IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Berkshire
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1979MA003003
  • User Pedon ID: S1979MA003003
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1979MA003003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - UMASS
  • Lab Pedon # - 1979MA003003
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 74582
  • 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: 42.5304306
  • Std. Longitude: -73.0115778
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 8 meters NW of Middle Rpad and 180 meters SE of junction of Middle Road and River Road (USGS-Windsor quadrangle).
  • State: Massachusetts
  • County: MA003—Berkshire
  • MLRA: 144B—New England and Eastern New York Upland, Northern Part
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MA003—Berkshire County, Massachusetts
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 42073-E1—Windsor, Massachusetts

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy over sandy or sandy-skeletal, aniso, isotic over mixed, frigid Typic Haplorthods
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Pedon PC 5.1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Berkshire
  • PSC - 30 to 105 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 11/20/2015
  • Classifier - Roger DeKett
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Berkshire
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, frigid Typic Haplorthods
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 7/25/1979
  • 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: not reviewed


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: till derived from schist
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/25/1979 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - intermixed conifers and hardwoods
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    albic horizon

    spodic horizon

    spodic materials

    0—15

    10—15

    15—33

    15—33

    —15—

    —5—

    —18—

    —18—
    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

    27

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    —

    485

    485

    220

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    Oe—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); moderately decomposed plant material; structureless massive; many (5.0) roots; fragments. Lab sample # UMA07931
    A—5 to 10 centimeters (2.0 to 3.9 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) fine sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; many (5.0) roots; 5 percent by volume nonflat 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # UMA07932
    E—10 to 15 centimeters (3.9 to 5.9 inches); pinkish gray (7.5YR 6/2) loam; structureless massive; very friable; many (5.0) roots; 5 percent by volume nonflat 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # UMA07933
    Bhs—15 to 20 centimeters (5.9 to 7.9 inches); very dusky red (2.5YR 2.5/2) fine sandy loam; structureless massive; very friable; many (5.0) roots; 5 percent by volume nonflat 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # UMA07934
    Bs1—20 to 33 centimeters (7.9 to 13.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine sandy loam; structureless massive; friable; many (5.0) roots; 5 percent by volume nonflat 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # UMA07935
    Bs2—33 to 43 centimeters (13.0 to 16.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine sandy loam; structureless massive; friable; many (5.0) roots; 5 percent by volume nonflat 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # UMA07936
    BC1—43 to 61 centimeters (16.9 to 24.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) gravelly fine sandy loam; structureless massive; friable; common (3.0) roots; 15 percent by volume nonflat 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # UMA07937
    BC2—61 to 81 centimeters (24.0 to 31.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) gravelly loamy sand; structureless massive; friable; few (0.3) roots; 15 percent by volume nonflat 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # UMA07938
    C—81 to 107 centimeters (31.9 to 42.1 inches); olive (5Y 4/3) very gravelly fine sandy loam; structureless massive; firm; few (0.1) roots; 40 percent by volume nonflat 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method. Lab sample # UMA07939