IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Colrain
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1995MA011006
  • User Pedon ID: S1995MA011006
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 95P0924
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 67931
  • Print Date: 11/25/2024

    • 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: 42.5422211
  • Std. Longitude: -72.8155594
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 250 feet E of Rt 112, from 2250 feet N of its intersection w/Buckland Rd as the crow flies
  • State: Massachusetts
  • County: MA011—Franklin
  • MLRA: 144B—New England and Eastern New York Upland, Northern Part
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MA011—Franklin County, Massachusetts

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: A. Averill, A. Allen, R. Pullman, L. Pytlik
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, active, frigid Typic Eutrudepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 6
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Colrain
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/23/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Colrain
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, frigid Typic Dystrochrept
  • Taxon Kind - variant
  • Classificaton Date - 8/25/1995
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/25/1995 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • 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

    33

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    366

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    270

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    L—0 to 1 centimeters (0.0 to 0.4 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 95P06019. Mull
    A—1 to 15 centimeters (0.4 to 5.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) fine sandy loam; moderate fine and medium granular structure; friable; 3.0 medium and coarse roots and 21.0 fine roots; 3 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P06020. Borders
    Bw1—15 to 38 centimeters (5.9 to 15.0 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) fine sandy loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 fine and medium roots; 3 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P06021. Borderst
    Bw2—38 to 49 centimeters (15.0 to 19.3 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) fine sandy loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 fine and medium roots; 3 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P06022. Bordest
    BC—49 to 65 centimeters (19.3 to 25.6 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots; 3 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P06023
    C1—65 to 93 centimeters (25.6 to 36.6 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) gravelly sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 3 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P06024. 5% saprolite
    C2—93 to 130 centimeters (36.6 to 51.2 inches); olive gray (5Y 4/2) gravelly sandy loam; massive; friable; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P06025. 10% saprolitic
    C3—130 to 166 centimeters (51.2 to 65.4 inches); dark olive gray (5Y 3/2) gravelly sandy loam; massive; firm; 0.5 fine roots; 5 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 95P06026