IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Montauk
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1993MA011001
  • User Pedon ID: S1993MA011001
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1993MA011001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 93P0699
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 66042
  • Print Date: 11/23/2024

    • 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: 42.5313873
  • Std. Longitude: -72.3166656
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Harris hill; 850 feet W of Rt. 202 from 3500 feet N of Utility line that crosses Rt. 202.
  • State: Massachusetts
  • County: MA011—Franklin
  • MLRA: 145—Connecticut Valley
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MA011—Franklin County, Massachusetts

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Scanu, Thompson, and Pytlik
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Oxyaquic Dystrudepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Montauk
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 5/1/2013
  • Classifier - Marissa Theve
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - oxyaquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Montauk
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, mesic Typic Dystrochrept
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 7/29/1993
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified


    • SITE

  • Landscape: hills
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/29/1993 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: F7-6C
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - intermixed conifers and hardwoods
  • 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

    PIPA2

    QUERC

    Pinus palustris

    Quercus

    longleaf pine

    oak

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    Pedon Restrictions
    Kind Hardness Restriction Depth L-H Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    densic material

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    61 -

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

    fibric soil materials

    ochric epipedon

    hemic soil materials

    cambic horizon

    densic contact

    densic materials

    0—1

    0—8

    1—3

    8—46

    61—

    61—173

    —1—

    —8—

    —2—

    —38—

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    —112—
    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

    8

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    98

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    0

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    Oi—0 to 1 centimeters (0.0 to 0.4 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments. Lab sample # 93P04819
    Oe—1 to 3 centimeters (0.4 to 1.2 inches); very dark gray (5YR 3/1), dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2) rubbed, dry; moderately decomposed plant material; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P04820
    A—3 to 8 centimeters (1.2 to 3.1 inches); black (N 2/0) highly organic loamy sand; weak medium granular structure; friable; 10.0 fine and medium roots; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P04821. very thin (less than 1/4 inch) F horizon between A and Bw1 horizon.
    Bw1—8 to 13 centimeters (3.1 to 5.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 3.0 fine roots; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, unspecified; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P04822. very thin (less than 1/4 inch) F horizon between A and Bw1 horizon.
    Bw2—13 to 46 centimeters (5.1 to 18.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 fine and medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P04823
    BC—46 to 61 centimeters (18.1 to 24.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) loamy sand; massive; very friable; 0.5 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P04824
    Cd1—61 to 102 centimeters (24.0 to 40.2 inches); olive gray (5Y 4/2) gravelly loamy sand; 1 percent dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) fine prominent mottles; moderate coarse platy parts to strong medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; 0.5 fine and medium tubular pores; 5 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P04825. few medium roots along stone boundary.
    Cd2—102 to 140 centimeters (40.2 to 55.1 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) gravelly loamy sand; 1 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) fine prominent mottles; moderate medium platy structure; firm; brittle; 0.5 fine roots and 3.0 roots; 10 percent by volume 600-?-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, unspecified. Lab sample # 93P04826. few medium roots along stone boundary.
    Cd3—140 to 173 centimeters (55.1 to 68.1 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) sandy loam; 1 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) fine prominent mottles; moderate medium platy structure; firm; brittle; 10 percent by volume 600-?-? millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, unspecified. Lab sample # 93P04827. few medium roots along stone boundary.