IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Munson
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1987NH017001
  • User Pedon ID: S1987NH017001
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1987NH017001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 87P0613
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 59908
  • 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: 43.1320295
  • Std. Longitude: -70.9467261
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Strafford County, NH: Town of Durham; college Woods; about 365 meters SE junction of Faculty Rd & Rt. 155A.
  • State: New Hampshire
  • County: NH017—Strafford
  • MLRA: 144A—New England and Eastern New York Upland, Southern Part

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: H. R. Mount, T. Cook and R. J. Kelsea
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-silty over clayey, isotic over mixed, semiactive, mesic Aquic Dystric Eutrudepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Munson
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 10/4/2015
  • Classifier - Jacob Isleib
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Boxford
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, mixed, mesic Aquic Dystric Eutrochrept
  • Taxon Kind - taxadjunct
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1987
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified
  • QC Status: level 1


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: eolian deposits over marine deposits
  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: terrace—outwash or marine
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Position: middle third
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/1/1987 (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
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • 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 % % % % % % % % % % % % %

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    Bw1

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    Bw3

    Bt1

    Bt2

    Bt3

    BC

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    8

    21

    31

    42

    72

    93

    129

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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

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    BC

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    8

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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 %

    A

    Bw1

    Bw2

    Bw3

    Bt1

    Bt2

    Bt3

    BC

    2

    8

    21

    31

    42

    72

    93

    129

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

    ACER

    FRAXI

    PIPA2

    Acer

    Fraxinus

    Pinus palustris

    maple

    ash

    longleaf pine

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

    ochric epipedon

    hemic soil materials

    cambic horizon

    aquic conditions

    endosaturation

    redox depletions with chroma 2 or less

    redox concentrations

    argillic horizon

    0—8

    0—2

    8—42

    21—152

    21—152

    21—40

    40—152

    42—129

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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

    9

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    24

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    45

    110

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    8

    13

    1

    9

    14

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    EPPING

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    Oe—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); black (10YR 2/1) interior moderately decomposed plant material; weak very fine granular structure; very friable; 5.5 fine and medium roots top of horizon; 0.5 fine interstitial and tubular pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, lamotte-morgan; abrupt smooth boundary.; moist when described;. many fine and medium roots in mat at top of horizon
    A—2 to 8 centimeters (0.8 to 3.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dry; highly organic silt loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular and 2.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, lamotte-morgan; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P3221; moist when described;
    Bw1—8 to 21 centimeters (3.1 to 8.3 inches); 80 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior and 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior and 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 fine to coarse roots throughout; 2.5 very fine interstitial and 0.5 fine and medium tubular pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, lamotte-morgan; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P3222; moist when described;. Common rounded concretions 1 to 3 mm throughout. Few distinct dark pellets observed with 100 power microscope;
    Bw2—21 to 31 centimeters (8.3 to 12.2 inches); 40 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior and 40 percent brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior and 20 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior silt loam; 1 percent pinkish gray (7.5YR 6/2) fine distinct and 11 percent brown (10YR 5/3) fine distinct mottles; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 fine to coarse roots throughout; 2.5 very fine interstitial and 0.5 medium tubular pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, lamotte-morgan; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P3223; moist when described;. Common rounded concretions 1 to 3 mm throughout. Few distinct dark pellets observed with 100 power microscope;
    Bw3—31 to 42 centimeters (12.2 to 16.5 inches); 45 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior and 45 percent brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior and 10 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) interior silt loam; 11 percent pinkish gray (7.5YR 6/2) fine distinct and 11 percent brown (10YR 5/3) fine distinct mottles; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 fine to coarse roots throughout; 2.5 very fine interstitial and 0.5 medium tubular pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, lamotte-morgan; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P3224; moist when described;. Common rounded concretions 1 to 3 mm throughout. Few distinct dark pellets observed with 100 power microscope;
    Bt1—42 to 72 centimeters (16.5 to 28.3 inches); olive (5Y 5/3) interior silty clay loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine prominent mottles; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots between peds; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) clay films on surfaces along pores and 15 percent prominent black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains on faces of peds and 15 percent faint olive gray (5Y 5/2), moist, coats on faces of peds; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, lamotte-morgan; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P3225; moist when described;. patchy - phpvsfiid 1091744; patchy - phpvsfiid 1091745; patchy - phpvsfiid 1091744; patchy - phpvsfiid 1091745
    Bt2—72 to 93 centimeters (28.3 to 36.6 inches); olive (5Y 5/3) interior silty clay; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine prominent mottles; weak medium prismatic, and moderate and strong medium angular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots between peds; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) clay films on surfaces along pores and 15 percent faint olive gray (5Y 5/2), moist, coats on faces of peds and 55 percent prominent black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains on faces of peds; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, lamotte-morgan; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P3226. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1091749; patchy - phpvsfiid 1091750; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1091749; patchy - phpvsfiid 1091750
    Bt3—93 to 129 centimeters (36.6 to 50.8 inches); 70 percent olive (5Y 5/3) interior and 30 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) interior silty clay; 11 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium and coarse prismatic, and moderate medium and coarse angular blocky structure; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots between peds; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) clay films on surfaces along pores and 55 percent prominent black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains on faces of peds and 55 percent faint olive gray (5Y 5/2), moist, coats on faces of peds; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, lamotte-morgan; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P3227; moist when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1091751; continuous - phpvsfiid 1091752; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1091751; continuous - phpvsfiid 1091752
    BC—129 to 152 centimeters (50.8 to 59.8 inches); 70 percent olive (5Y 5/3) interior and 30 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) interior silty clay; 11 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) medium distinct mottles; weak coarse prismatic structure; very firm, very sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots between peds; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 37 percent faint olive gray (5Y 5/2), moist, pressure faces on faces of peds and 37 percent faint dark greenish gray (5GY 4/1), moist, pressure faces on faces of peds and 55 percent prominent black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese or iron-manganese stains on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, lamotte-morgan. Lab sample # 87P3228; moist when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1091746; patchy - phpvsfiid 1091747; patchy - phpvsfiid 1091748; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1091746; patchy - phpvsfiid 1091747; patchy - phpvsfiid 1091748