IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Brayton
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1992VT019002
  • User Pedon ID: S1992VT019002
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1992VT019002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 93P0070
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 65414
  • 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: 44.8255539
  • Std. Longitude: -72.3438873
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: About 8.5 km W of Irasburg on VT 58; 1 km N on Kidder Hill Road; 200 meters E of road.
  • Map Unit: 247C—Colonel-Cabot complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes
  • State: Vermont
  • County: VT019—Orleans
  • MLRA: 143—Northeastern Mountains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: VT019—Orleans County, Vermont
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 44072-G3—Irasburg, Vermont

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Carinthia Grayson, Roger Dekett, Robert Long
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, active, nonacid, frigid Aeric Epiaquepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Brayton
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 6/15/2007
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Brayton
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, nonacid, frigid Aeric Haplaqu
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 8/31/1992
  • Moisture SUBClass - aeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: hillside
  • Anthropogenic Feature: leveled land
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Position: depression on a slope
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/31/1992 (actual site observation date)
  • Microrelief Elevation: 0
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hayland
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    CAREX

    ONSE

    PHLEU

    RANUN

    TRPR2

    Carex

    Onoclea sensibilis

    Phleum

    Ranunculus

    Trifolium pratense

    sedge

    sensitive fern

    timothy

    buttercup

    red clover

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

    ochric epipedon

    cambic horizon

    0—20

    20—85

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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

    10

    30

    16

    480

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    135

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    Ap1—0 to 9 centimeters (0.0 to 3.5 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), dry; silt loam; 1 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) fine prominent mottles; moderate fine granular structure; friable; 21.0 very fine and fine roots; 3 percent by volume subangular 20-48-250 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, chlorophenol red; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P00488
    Ap2—9 to 20 centimeters (3.5 to 7.9 inches); very dark gray (5Y 3/1), gray (2.5Y 6/1), dry; silt loam; 1 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) fine prominent mottles; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 21.0 very fine and fine roots; 10 percent by volume subangular 20-48-250 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, chlorophenol red; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P00489
    Bw1—20 to 30 centimeters (7.9 to 11.8 inches); olive (5Y 4/3) very fine sandy loam; 25 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/6) coarse prominent and 25 percent olive gray (5Y 4/2) medium faint mottles; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 very fine and fine roots; 10 percent by volume subangular 20-48-250 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, chlorophenol red; abrupt broken boundary. Lab sample # 93P00490
    Bw2—30 to 38 centimeters (11.8 to 15.0 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) loam; 10 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/6) fine prominent and 25 percent olive gray (5Y 5/2) medium distinct mottles; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 very fine and fine roots; 10 percent by volume subangular 20-48-250 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, chlorophenol red; abrupt broken boundary. Lab sample # 93P00491
    Bw3—38 to 44 centimeters (15.0 to 17.3 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) loam; 25 percent olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) medium prominent and 25 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/6) fine prominent mottles; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 10 percent by volume subangular 20-48-250 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, chlorophenol red; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P00492. Stoneline at 44 cm (contains approximately 10% pebbles and cobbles).
    BC1—44 to 64 centimeters (17.3 to 25.2 inches); dark olive gray (5Y 3/2) loam; 25 percent gray (5Y 5/1) medium faint and 25 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) fine and coarse prominent mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 3 percent by volume subangular 20-48-250 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, bromthymol blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P00493. Stoneline at 44 cm (contains approximately 10% cobbles and pebbles).
    BC2—64 to 85 centimeters (25.2 to 33.5 inches); olive gray (5Y 4/2) loam; 25 percent gray (5Y 5/1) medium faint and 25 percent olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) medium prominent mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 3 percent by volume subangular 20-48-250 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, bromthymol blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P00494
    Cd1—85 to 111 centimeters (33.5 to 43.7 inches); gray (5Y 5/1) loam; 25 percent olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) medium prominent mottles; moderate medium platy parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm; 3 percent by volume subangular 20-48-250 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, bromthymol blue; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P00495
    Cd2—111 to 171 centimeters (43.7 to 67.3 inches); olive gray (5Y 4/2) loam; 10 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) fine prominent mottles; moderate medium platy parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm; 25 percent prominent dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) manganese or iron-manganese stains on faces of peds; 4 percent by volume subangular 20-48-250 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, bromthymol blue. Lab sample # 93P00496. patchy - phpvsfiid 174631; patchy - phpvsfiid 174631