IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Agawam
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1991MA011008
  • User Pedon ID: S1991MA011008
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 91P0826
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 63864
  • Print Date: 11/22/2024

    • 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: 42.5027771
  • Std. Longitude: -72.5486145
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 2100 feet W of Route 47, 10 feet N of dirt road between Route 47 and N. Saunderclaus
  • State: Massachusetts
  • County: MA011—Franklin
  • MLRA: 145—Connecticut Valley

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Frazer, Auerill, Brown
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Dystric Eutrudepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 8
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Agawam
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 11/26/2012
  • Classifier - Marissa Theve
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Agawam
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1991
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified
  • QC Status: level 3


    • SITE

  • Landform: terrace—outwash or marine
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/1/1991 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    cambic horizon

    strongly contrasting particle size class

    lithologic discontinuity

    0—23

    23—89

    61—165

    89—

    —23—

    —66—

    —104—

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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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    —

    73

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    90

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    Ap—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches);, brown (10YR 4/3), dry; very fine sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate medium granular structure; friable; 0.5 very fine roots; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P5001. few very fine roots
    Bw1—23 to 30 centimeters (9.1 to 11.8 inches);, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), dry; very fine sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 medium roots; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P5002. few medium roots
    Bw2—30 to 43 centimeters (11.8 to 16.9 inches);, olive brown (2.5Y 4/4), dry; very fine sandy loam; 1 percent dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 medium roots; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P5003. few medium roots; few fine distinct 7.5YR34 mottles
    Bw3—43 to 61 centimeters (16.9 to 24.0 inches);, light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), dry; very fine sandy loam; 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 very fine roots; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P5004. common very fine roots; many fine distinct 10YR56 mottles
    Bw4—61 to 89 centimeters (24.0 to 35.0 inches);, light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), dry; loamy very fine sand; 30 percent brown (7.5YR 5/4) fine and medium distinct mottles; massive; friable; 2.5 very fine roots; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P5005. Some (2.5y 5/4) Color; common very fine roots; many fine and medium distinct 7.5YR54 mottles
    2C1—89 to 104 centimeters (35.0 to 40.9 inches);, brown (10YR 5/3), dry; loamy fine sand; 30 percent brown (7.5YR 5/4) medium distinct and 30 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; massive; friable; 2.5 medium roots and 0.5 fine roots; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P5006. few fine roots; common medium roots; many medium distinct 7.5YR54 mottles; many medium distinct 7.5YR56 mottles
    2C2—104 to 122 centimeters (40.9 to 48.0 inches);, pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; fine sand; 30 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium and coarse mottles; massive; very friable; 2.5 medium roots; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P5007. common medium roots; many medium and coarse 7.5YR56 mottles
    2C3—122 to 140 centimeters (48.0 to 55.1 inches);, light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) and light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dry; loamy fine sand; 11 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) medium prominent mottles; platy structure; friable; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P5008. common medium prominent 7.5YR44 mottles
    2C4—140 to 165 centimeters (55.1 to 65.0 inches);, light reddish brown (2.5YR 6/3), dry; fine sand; 30 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) medium prominent mottles; massive; very friable; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 91P5009. many medium prominent 7.5YR44 mottles