IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Ontusia
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1991NY077010
  • User Pedon ID: S1991NY077010
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1991NY077010
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 92P0047
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 64286
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • 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: 42.7738876
  • Std. Longitude: -74.7211075
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Town of Cherry Valley (State Forest). 4300 feet S of intersection on County Rt. 50 and Morton Rd. and 400 feet E of Morton Rd.
  • State: New York
  • County: NY077—Otsego
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: NY077—Otsego County, New York

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, frigid Aeric Fragiaquepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 10
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Ontusia
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, frigid Aeric Fragiaquepts
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 9/20/1991
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Hill Slope Profile: summit
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/20/1991 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 173-256
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    PIAB

    Picea abies

    Norway spruce

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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

    5

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    622

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    225

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    Oi—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 92P00294
    Oe—3 to 6 centimeters (1.2 to 2.4 inches); very dark gray (N 3/0) and very dark gray (10YR 3/1) rubbed; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 21.0 fine and medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 92P00295
    A—6 to 16 centimeters (2.4 to 6.3 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) and dark brown (10YR 3/3) rubbed silt loam; strong fine granular structure; very friable; 3.0 medium roots and 21.0 fine roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P00296
    BA—16 to 21 centimeters (6.3 to 8.3 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) and brown (10YR 4/3) rubbed channery silt loam; 3 percent brown (10YR 4/3) fine and medium faint and 3 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine and medium prominent mottles; weak fine platy parts to moderate medium granular structure; friable; 3.0 fine and medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 92P00297
    Bw—21 to 39 centimeters (8.3 to 15.4 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) channery silt loam; 1 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1) coarse distinct and 3 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine and medium faint mottles; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots; 3.0 fine and medium vesicular and tubular and 21.0 fine vesicular and tubular pores; 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P00298
    Bxg—39 to 82 centimeters (15.4 to 32.3 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) channery silt loam; 21 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) medium distinct and 21 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium prominent mottles; weak very coarse prismatic parts to massive; firm; brittle; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 0.5 medium vesicular and tubular and 3.0 fine vesicular and tubular pores; distinct clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P00299. Gravel includes 15% < 3", 7% > 3" < 10", 3% > 10". Prism streaks are 6-24" apart with (10YR 5/1) interiors and (10YR 5/6) exteriors.; continuous - phpvsfiid 177434; continuous - phpvsfiid 177434
    Cg—82 to 186 centimeters (32.3 to 73.2 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) channery silt loam; 3 percent brown (10YR 5/3) medium distinct and 3 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium prominent mottles; massive; firm; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 0.5 fine and medium pores; distinct clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 92P00300. 92P0301. Gravel includes 15% < 3", 5% > 3" < 10", 10% > 10".