IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Narragansett
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1980MA015006
  • User Pedon ID: S1980MA015006
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - UMASS
  • Lab Pedon # - 1980MA015006
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 74602
  • Print Date: 4/28/2025

    • 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: 42.3940222
  • Std. Longitude: -72.5195139
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Approximate location: site is located 175m (580 ft) E of the observatory on Orchard Hill at the University of Massachusetts campus (USGS-Mt. Toby quadrangle).
  • State: Massachusetts
  • County: MA015—Hampshire
  • MLRA: 145—Connecticut Valley
  • Regional Office: NE—Northeast
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NE-TOL—Tolland, Connecticut
  • 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, nonacid, mesic Typic Udorthents
  • 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 - Narragansett
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 1/28/2014
  • Classifier - Jacob Isleib
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Narragansett
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, mesic Typic Dystrochrepts
  • Taxon Kind - taxadjunct
  • Classificaton Date - 7/22/1980
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture SUBClass - typic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: lodgment till
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/22/1980 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - crop trees
  • 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 % % % % % % % % % % % % %

    Ap1

    Ap2

    Bw1

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    Bw3

    BC1

    BC2

    BC3

    Cd

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    33

    41

    66

    91

    107

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    132

    13

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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

    Ap1

    Ap2

    Bw1

    Bw2

    Bw3

    BC1

    BC2

    BC3

    Cd

    0

    13

    33

    41

    66

    91

    107

    117

    132

    13

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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 %

    Ap1

    Ap2

    Bw1

    Bw2

    Bw3

    BC1

    BC2

    BC3

    Cd

    0

    13

    33

    41

    66

    91

    107

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    132

    13

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

    ochric epipedon

    redox concentrations

    densic materials

    densic contact

    redox depletions with chroma 2 or less

    0—33

    117—152

    132—152

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    132—152

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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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    Ap1—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) very fine sandy loam; moderate medium granular structure; friable; many (5.0) very fine roots and common (3.0) fine roots; 2 percent by volume nonflat 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # UMA80041. UMass Lab No: 80041
    Ap2—13 to 33 centimeters (5.1 to 13.0 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) silt loam; moderate medium angular blocky, and structureless massive; friable; common (3.0) very fine roots and few (0.5) fine roots; few medium tubular and few fine tubular pores; ; 5 percent by volume nonflat 2-2-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # UMA80042. massive in lower part; krotovinas common; lower few inches marbled with Bw1 material; UMass Lab No: 80042
    Bw1—33 to 41 centimeters (13.0 to 16.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) silt loam; structureless massive; friable; common (3.0) very fine roots and few (0.5) fine roots; common very fine tubular and few medium tubular pores; 3 percent by volume nonflat 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method; 5 percent krotovinas (volume percent); abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # UMA80043. 5% krotovinas (worm and old root channels); UMass Lab No: 80043
    Bw2—41 to 66 centimeters (16.1 to 26.0 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) silt loam; structureless massive; friable; few (0.5) very fine roots and few (0.5) fine roots; common very fine tubular and common medium tubular and common fine tubular pores; 2 percent by volume nonflat 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # UMA80044. few krotovinas; UMass Lab No: 80044
    Bw3—66 to 91 centimeters (26.0 to 35.8 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) gravelly fine sandy loam; structureless massive; friable; few (0.5) very fine roots; common very fine tubular pores; 24 percent by volume nonflat 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # UMA80045. few constricted and discontinuous very fine pores; UMass Lab No: 80045
    BC1—91 to 107 centimeters (35.8 to 42.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) gravelly loamy coarse sand; structureless massive; friable; few (0.5) very fine roots; common very fine tubular and common fine tubular pores; 21 percent by volume nonflat 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method; abrupt broken boundary. Lab sample # UMA80046. the horizon boundary tapers away at center of pit face; UMass Lab No: 80046
    BC2—107 to 117 centimeters (42.1 to 46.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) gravelly loamy sand; structureless massive; firm; few (0.5) very fine roots; few very fine vesicular pores; 17 percent by volume nonflat 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # UMA80047. UMass Lab No: 80047
    BC3—117 to 132 centimeters (46.1 to 52.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) very gravelly loamy coarse sand; structureless massive; firm; few (0.5) very fine roots; few fine low-continuity pores; 25 percent coarse distinct strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 43 percent by volume nonflat 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # UMA80048. few fine discontinuous and constricted pores; firm in place, friable in hand; UMass Lab No: 80048
    Cd—132 to 152 centimeters (52.0 to 59.8 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) gravelly fine sandy loam; structureless massive; firm; 25 percent coarse prominent light olive gray (5Y 6/2), moist, masses of reduced iron and 25 percent coarse prominent red (2.5YR 4/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 24 percent by volume nonflat 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method. Lab sample # UMA80049. sand distribution more uniform than that in BC3; UMass Lab No: 80049