IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Walpole
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1980MA015011
  • User Pedon ID: S1980MA015011
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1980MA015011
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - UMASS
  • Lab Pedon # - 1980MA015011
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 74607
  • Print Date: 11/11/2024

    • 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: 42.3944389
  • Std. Longitude: -72.5189389
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Site was located 230 m (730ft) E of the observatory on Orchard Hill on the University of Massachusetts campus (USGS-Mt. Toby quadrangle).
  • State: Massachusetts
  • County: MA009—Essex
  • 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: Sandy over loamy, mixed, mesic Aeric Humaquepts
  • 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 - Walpole
  • PSC - 30 to 105 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 5/1/2014
  • Classifier - Jacob Isleib
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture Subclass - aeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Walpole
  • Taxonomic Class - Sandy, mixed, mesic Aeric Haplaquepts
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 30 to 105 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/28/1980
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - first edition
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture SUBClass - aeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: yes
  • Certification Status: certified
  • QC Status: level 1


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: colluvium
  • Drainage Class: very poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/28/1980 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - shrub cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - crop shrubs
  • 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

    Ap1

    Ap2

    C1

    2C2

    3Cg3

    4Cg4

    0

    5

    15

    25

    43

    58

    84

    5

    15

    25

    43

    58

    84

    157

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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

    Ap1

    Ap2

    C1

    2C2

    3Cg3

    4Cg4

    0

    5

    15

    25

    43

    58

    84

    5

    15

    25

    43

    58

    84

    157

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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

    Ap1

    Ap2

    C1

    2C2

    3Cg3

    4Cg4

    0

    5

    15

    25

    43

    58

    84

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    43

    58

    84

    157

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

    VACCI

    Vaccinium

    blueberry

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

    aquic conditions

    umbric epipedon

    redox concentrations

    redox depletions with chroma 2 or less

    lithologic discontinuity

    lithologic discontinuity

    lithologic discontinuity

    0—157

    5—25

    15—43

    15—58

    43—58

    58—84

    84—157

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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

    2

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    Oe—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); mucky peat; structureless massive; fragments. Lab sample # UMA80065
    Ap1—5 to 15 centimeters (2.0 to 5.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) very fine sandy loam; moderate fine granular, and moderate medium granular structure; very friable; many (5.0) very fine roots and common (3.0) fine roots; few very fine tubular pores; 1 percent by volume nonflat 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # UMA80066
    Ap2—15 to 25 centimeters (5.9 to 9.8 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) fine sandy loam; mottles; weak medium angular blocky structure; friable; common (3.0) very fine roots and few (0.5) fine roots; common very fine tubular and few fine tubular pores; 10 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron on surfaces along root channels and 25 percent coarse prominent dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, iron depletions and 25 percent coarse prominent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, and yellowish red (5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 1 percent by volume nonflat 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # UMA80067
    C1—25 to 43 centimeters (9.8 to 16.9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) sandy loam; structureless massive; firm; few (0.5) very fine roots and few (0.5) fine roots; few very fine tubular and common fine tubular pores; 1 percent medium distinct yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron on surfaces along root channels and 25 percent coarse prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 25 percent coarse prominent gray (N 6/), moist, and dark brown (7.5YR 3/4), moist, iron depletions; 5 percent by volume nonflat 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # UMA80068
    2C2—43 to 58 centimeters (16.9 to 22.8 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) loamy sand; structureless single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; few (0.5) very fine roots; 1 percent medium bluish gray (5B 5/1), moist, iron depletions on surfaces along root channels and 15 percent coarse gray (N 6/), moist, iron depletions on surfaces along root channels; 7 percent by volume nonflat 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # UMA80069
    3Cg3—58 to 84 centimeters (22.8 to 33.1 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) gravelly coarse sand; structureless single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; few (0.5) coarse roots; 25 percent coarse prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, and yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron on horizontal faces of peds; 17 percent by volume nonflat 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # UMA80070
    4Cg4—84 to 157 centimeters (33.1 to 61.8 inches); gray (N 5/), silt loam; structureless massive; nonsticky, moderately plastic; few (0.5) coarse roots top of horizon; 1 percent coarse prominent yellowish red (5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 1 percent medium prominent yellowish red (5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 1 percent by volume nonflat 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments observed by weighed method. Lab sample # UMA80071