IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Paxton
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1995NH013004
  • User Pedon ID: S1995NH013004
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1995NH013004
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - LIMS
  • Lab Pedon # - 95P0707
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 67737
  • Print Date: 11/24/2024

    • 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: 43.0827278
  • Std. Longitude: -71.5167361
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Bow, NH; 1600 feet southeast on Quimby Rd, 85 feet at 90-deg to hole
  • Map Unit: 67D—Paxton fine sandy loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes, very stony
  • State: New Hampshire
  • County: NH013—Merrimack
  • MLRA: 144A—New England and Eastern New York Upland, Southern Part
  • Regional Office: NE—Northeast
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NE-TOL—Tolland, Connecticut
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: NH013—Merrimack County, New Hampshire
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 43071-A5—Goffstown, New Hampshire

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Oxyaquic Eutrudepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: TUD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Paxton
  • PSC - 31 to 56 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/4/2014
  • Classifier - Jacob Isleib
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Paxton
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, mesic Typic Dystrochrepts
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 9/1/2007
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - sixth edition
  • Moisture SUBClass - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified
  • QC Status: level 1


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: coarse-loamy lodgment till
  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: hill
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Position: lower third
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments: 0.01 percent nonflat subangular 250- to 600-millimeter mixed,
  • Benchmark Soil?: yes

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/28/1992 (actual site observation date)
  • 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

    ACSA3

    BEPA

    FAGR

    PIST

    QURU

    Acer saccharum

    Betula papyrifera

    Fagus grandifolia

    Pinus strobus

    Quercus rubra

    sugar maple

    paper birch

    American beech

    eastern white pine

    northern red oak

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

    densic material

    noncoherent

    56 - 77

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

    ochric epipedon

    cambic horizon

    densic materials

    densic contact

    0—13

    13—43

    56—77

    56—

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    —30—

    —21—

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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

    17

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    246.9

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    330

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    Oi—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments. Lab sample # 95P05060
    Oi—3 to 5 centimeters (1.2 to 2.0 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, unspecified. Lab sample # 95P05061
    Oe—5 to 6 centimeters (2.0 to 2.4 inches); moderately decomposed plant material; fragments; extremely acid, pH 3.8, unspecified. Lab sample # 95P05062
    Ap—6 to 13 centimeters (2.4 to 5.1 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3), gray (10YR 6/1), dry; highly organic fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; 5.0 medium roots and 5.0 fine roots; fragments; extremely acid, pH 3.6, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P05063
    Bw1—13 to 28 centimeters (5.1 to 11.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; 5.0 medium roots and 5.0 fine roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 11 percent by volume nonflat subangular very strongly coherent cemented 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P05064
    Bw2—28 to 43 centimeters (11.0 to 16.9 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 8 percent by volume nonflat subangular very strongly coherent cemented 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P05065
    BC—43 to 56 centimeters (16.9 to 22.0 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots; 10 percent by volume nonflat subangular very strongly coherent cemented 2-38-75 millimeter marble fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, unspecified; clear wavy boundary.
    Cd1—56 to 72 centimeters (22.0 to 28.3 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) fine sandy loam; weak thin platy structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; 3.0 very fine vesicular pores; manganese coatings on faces of peds; 10 percent by volume nonflat subangular very strongly coherent cemented 2-38-75 millimeter marble fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, unspecified; clear wavy boundary.
    Cd2—72 to 77 centimeters (28.3 to 30.3 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) fine sandy loam; weak thick platy structure; very firm; 0.5 fine roots; 3.0 very fine vesicular pores; manganese coatings on faces of peds; 10 percent by volume nonflat subangular very strongly coherent cemented 2-38-75 millimeter marble fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, unspecified; clear wavy boundary.