IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Becket
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1996NH013007
  • User Pedon ID: S1996NH013007
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 97P0238
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 68713
  • 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: 43.5566673
  • Std. Longitude: -71.5736084
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Approximately 2000 feet N of Eastman Hill (Steel Hill Resort). 30 feet S of Woods Rd.
  • State: New Hampshire
  • County: NH013—Merrimack
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: NH013—Merrimack County, New Hampshire
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 43071-E5—Winnisquam Lake, New Hampshire

    • PEDON

  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 7
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Becket
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed Typic Haplorthods
  • Classificaton Date - 7/7/1996
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: hills
  • Landform: hillside
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments: 0.01 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/7/1996 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 53-134
  • 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

    6

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    357

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    0

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    Oi—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); partially decomposed organic matter; 21.0 very fine and fine roots; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary.
    A—3 to 8 centimeters (1.2 to 3.1 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) fine sandy loam; moderate medium granular structure; friable; 21.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 10 percent by volume unspecified fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. 10% coarse gravel.
    E—8 to 10 centimeters (3.1 to 3.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) loamy fine sand; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 5 percent by volume unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. 5% coarse fragments.
    Bs1—10 to 28 centimeters (3.9 to 11.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine sandy loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 21.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 10 percent by volume unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P01586. 10% coarse fragments.
    Bs2—28 to 60 centimeters (11.0 to 23.6 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 10 percent by volume unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P01587. 10% coarse fragments.
    Cd1—60 to 78 centimeters (23.6 to 30.7 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) sandy loam; moderate medium platy structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; manganese or iron-manganese stains on horizontal faces of peds; 10 percent by volume unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary. 10% coarse fragments. Sandy loam and sandy plates (20-40%) with LS between plates.
    Cd2—78 to 150 centimeters (30.7 to 59.1 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) loamy sand; weak medium platy structure; firm; manganese or iron-manganese stains on horizontal faces of peds; 10 percent by volume unspecified fragments. 10% coarse fragments. Sandy loam with sandy plates (60%) with LS between plates.