IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Wethersfield
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1995NY085035
  • User Pedon ID: S1995NY085035
  • Transect:
  • Transect Stop Number - 2
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 96P0175
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 68253
  • 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: 40.5733871
  • Std. Longitude: -74.1573639
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Map Unit: WiD—Windsor loamy sand, 15 to 25 percent slopes
  • State: New York
  • County: NY085—Richmond
  • MLRA: 149B—Long Island-Cape Cod Coastal Lowland
  • Regional Office: NE—Northeast
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NE-TOL—Tolland, Connecticut
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: NY085—Richmond County, New York
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 40074-E2—Arthur Kill, New York

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Oxyaquic Dystrudepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: TUD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 35
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Wethersfield
  • PSC - 30 to 91 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/25/2012
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - oxyaquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Wethersfield
  • Classificaton Date - 8/10/1995
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • QC Status: level 1


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: lodgment till
  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: moraine
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: yes

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/10/1995 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Pedon Restrictions
    Kind Hardness Restriction Depth L-H Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    densic material

    noncoherent

    91 - 163

    - 72 -

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

    ochric epipedon

    cambic horizon

    densic contact

    densic materials

    5—25

    25—91

    91—

    91—163

    —20—

    —66—

    —-

    —72—
    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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    —

    27.5

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    280

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    Oi—0 to 0 centimeters (0.0 to 0.0 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments. Lab sample # 96P01399
    Oa—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) highly decomposed plant material; moderate medium granular structure; very friable; 21.0 roots; 2 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P01400. Roots many in all sizes.
    Ap—5 to 25 centimeters (2.0 to 9.8 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) gravelly sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 21.0 roots; 0.5 fine pores; 2 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 32 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3, pH meter; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 96P01401. Roots many in all sizes.
    Bw1—25 to 36 centimeters (9.8 to 14.2 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) gravelly sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 roots; 3.0 very fine and fine pores; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 16 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 96P01402. Roots common in all sizes.
    Bw2—36 to 56 centimeters (14.2 to 22.0 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) gravelly coarse sandy loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 21.0 very fine to medium pores; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 14 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 96P01403
    Bw3—56 to 91 centimeters (22.0 to 35.8 inches); reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) very gravelly sandy loam; 3 percent reddish brown (5YR 4/4) coarse faint and 3 percent red (2.5YR 4/6) coarse faint mottles; subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 3.0 fine and medium pores; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 31 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 96P01404
    Cd1—91 to 112 centimeters (35.8 to 44.1 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) very gravelly sandy loam; massive; firm; brittle; 0.5 fine and medium pores; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 36 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, pH meter; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # 96P01405
    Cd2—112 to 163 centimeters (44.1 to 64.2 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) gravelly sandy loam; massive; firm; brittle; 0.5 fine and medium pores; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 27 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, pH meter; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # 96P01406