IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Brayton
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1993VT005005
  • User Pedon ID: S1993VT005005
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1993VT005005
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 93P0835
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 66178
  • Print Date: 4/22/2025

    • 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: 44.4536095
  • Std. Longitude: -72.0913925
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: From the village of N. Danville, turn south on Jamison Road. The first farm on east side. Sites are located in the pasture next to woods about 1000 feet south of buildings.
  • State: Vermont
  • County: VT005—Caledonia
  • MLRA: 144B—New England and Eastern New York Upland, Northern Part
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: VT005—Caledonia County, Vermont
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 44072-D1—Saint Johnsbury, Vermont

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: DeKett and Van Houten
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 5
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Brayton
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, nonacid Aeric Humaquepts
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 8/26/1993
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • 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: middle third
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments: 1.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/26/1993 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 33
  • Microrelief Elevation: 100
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • 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

    Carex

    sedge

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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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    316

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    45

    970

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    6

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    Ap—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); black (N 2/0), very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2), dry; very fine sandy loam; 5 percent olive (5Y 4/4) fine prominent spherical and 7 percent red (2.5YR 4/6) fine and medium prominent spherical and 7 percent red (2.5YR 4/6) medium and coarse prominent threadlike mottles; weak fine and medium granular structure; friable; 7.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 2 percent by volume subrounded 75-162-250 millimeter schist, acidic fragments and 2 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter schist, acidic fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P05775. Red T and R mainly associated with roots (mottles) (very fine sand or fine sand?)
    Bw—23 to 37 centimeters (9.1 to 14.6 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) very fine sandy loam; 5 percent dark gray (5Y 4/1) fine and medium prominent spherical and 7 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium and coarse prominent spherical mottles; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 very fine roots throughout; 2 percent by volume subrounded 75-162-250 millimeter schist, acidic fragments and 5 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter schist, acidic fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P05776
    Cd1—37 to 98 centimeters (14.6 to 38.6 inches); dark gray (5Y 4/1) very fine sandy loam; 10 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) fine and medium prominent spherical and 15 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) fine and medium prominent spherical mottles; weak thin platy parts to weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 very fine roots in cracks; 2 percent by volume subrounded 75-162-250 millimeter schist, acidic fragments and 7 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter schist, acidic fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P05777. Top 4" majority of roots occur; 93P5778
    Cd2—98 to 180 centimeters (38.6 to 70.9 inches); dark gray (5Y 4/1) very fine sandy loam; 15 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) fine and medium prominent spherical and 15 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) fine and medium prominent spherical mottles; moderate thin platy structure; firm; 2 percent by volume subrounded 75-162-250 millimeter schist, acidic fragments and 7 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter schist, acidic fragments. Lab sample # 93P05779. Water table at 98 cm (top of C2); 93P5780