IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Broadbrook
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1980MA015003
  • User Pedon ID: S1980MA015003
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1980MA015003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - UMASS
  • Lab Pedon # - 1980MA015003
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 74599
  • Print Date: 11/24/2024

    • 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: 42.3939611
  • Std. Longitude: -72.5219750
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 30 meters west of observatory on Orchard Hill, University of Massachusetts campus, Amherst (USGS-Mt. Toby quadrangle).
  • State: Massachusetts
  • County: MA015—Hampshire
  • MLRA: 145—Connecticut Valley
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MA609—Hampshire County, Massachusetts, Central Part
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 42072-D5—Mount Toby, Massachusetts

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Oxyaquic Dystrudepts
  • 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 - Broadbrook
  • PSC - 25 to 64 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 11/5/2013
  • Classifier - Jacob Isleib
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - oxyaquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Broadbrook
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, mesic Typic Fragiochrepts
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 11/6/1980
  • 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
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: yes

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 11/6/1980 (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 Restrictions
    Kind Hardness Restriction Depth L-H Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    densic material

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    69 - 110

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

    ochric epipedon

    cambic horizon

    densic materials

    densic contact

    lithologic discontinuity

    0—15

    15—69

    69—110

    69—110

    69—110

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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

    18

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    120

    120

    270

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    Oi—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; structureless massive; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # UMA80137
    A—5 to 8 centimeters (2.0 to 3.1 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) silt loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; many (5.0) very fine roots and many (5.0) medium roots and many (5.0) fine roots; 1 percent by volume nonflat 2-2-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # UMA80138
    BA—8 to 15 centimeters (3.1 to 5.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; many (5.0) very fine roots and common (3.0) medium roots and many (5.0) fine roots and few (0.5) coarse roots; 6 percent by volume nonflat 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # UMA80139
    Bw1—15 to 30 centimeters (5.9 to 11.8 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) silt loam; weak fine angular blocky structure; friable; many (5.0) very fine roots and common (3.0) medium roots and many (5.0) fine roots and few (0.5) coarse roots; 7 percent by volume nonflat 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # UMA80140
    Bw2—30 to 43 centimeters (11.8 to 16.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) silt loam; weak medium angular blocky structure; friable; common (3.0) very fine roots and few (0.5) medium roots and common (3.0) fine roots; 13 percent by volume nonflat 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # UMA80141
    BC1—43 to 53 centimeters (16.9 to 20.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine sandy loam; weak medium angular blocky structure; friable; few (0.5) medium roots and common (3.0) fine roots; 10 percent by volume nonflat 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # UMA80142
    BC2—53 to 69 centimeters (20.9 to 27.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) gravelly sandy loam; weak medium angular blocky, and moderate medium angular blocky structure; friable; few (0.5) very fine roots and few (0.5) fine roots; 18 percent by volume nonflat 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # UMA80143
    2Cd1—69 to 89 centimeters (27.2 to 35.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) gravelly sandy loam; structureless massive; firm; few (0.1) fine roots; many medium low-continuity vesicular and many fine low-continuity vesicular pores; 21 percent by volume nonflat 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # UMA80144
    2Cd2—89 to 110 centimeters (35.0 to 43.3 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/2) and light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) gravelly sandy loam; weak thick platy, and moderate thin platy structure; very firm; few (0.5) medium roots and few (0.1) fine roots; many medium low-continuity irregular and many medium low-continuity vesicular and many fine low-continuity vesicular and many fine low-continuity irregular pores; 18 percent by volume nonflat 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method. Lab sample # UMA80145