IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Shelburne
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1999CT005005
  • User Pedon ID: S1999CT005005
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1999CT005005
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 99P0557
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 11416
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • 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: 42.0158195
  • Std. Longitude: -73.1650848
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: About 700 feet West of Doolittle Lake and approximately 1,500 feet Northwest from the Southwest side of Doolittle Lake.
  • State: Connecticut
  • County: CT005—Litchfield
  • MLRA: 144A—New England and Eastern New York Upland, Southern Part
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: CT600—State of Connecticut
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 42073-A2—South Sandisfield, Massachusetts

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: D. Frigon, S. McVey
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Oxyaquic Dystrudepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 5
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Shelburne
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 5/24/2013
  • Classifier - Marissa Theve
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - oxyaquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Canterbury
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, frigid Oxyaquic Dystrochrept
  • Classificaton Date - 7/29/1999
  • Moisture SUBClass - oxyaquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified


    • SITE

  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: shoulder
  • Slope Position: upper third
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/29/1999 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 2725-5356
  • 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

    ACRU

    ACSA3

    FAGR

    FRAM2

    OSVI

    PRSE2

    Acer rubrum

    Acer saccharum

    Fagus grandifolia

    Fraxinus americana

    Ostrya virginiana

    Prunus serotina

    red maple

    sugar maple

    American beech

    white ash

    hophornbeam

    black cherry

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

    ochric epipedon

    fibric soil materials

    cambic horizon

    densic materials

    densic contact

    0—6

    0—3

    6—68

    82—202

    82—

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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

    7

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    482

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    0

    1230

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    Oi—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments; noneffervescent; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 99P03468; observed in trench
    A—3 to 6 centimeters (1.2 to 2.4 inches); black (10YR 2/1) exterior fine sandy loam; 10 percent clay; weak very fine and fine granular parts to weak medium granular structure; soft, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.0 very coarse roots throughout and 3.0 fine to coarse roots throughout; 3.0 fine low-continuity interstitial pores; 2 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter gneiss fragments; noneffervescent; strongly acid, pH 5.2, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 99P03469; observed in trench. chemical response agt: PG; Peni not detectable.
    Bw1—6 to 18 centimeters (2.4 to 7.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) exterior fine sandy loam; 8 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; soft, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 medium and coarse roots throughout; 1.0 fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 1 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter gneiss fragments; noneffervescent; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 99P03470; observed in trench. chemical response agt: PG; Peni not detectable.
    Bw2—18 to 54 centimeters (7.1 to 21.3 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) broken face fine sandy loam; 6 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky, and moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.0 very coarse roots throughout and 2.0 fine to coarse roots throughout; 2.0 medium and coarse moderate-continuity tubular pores; 3 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter gneiss fragments and 5 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter quartzite fragments; noneffervescent; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 99P03471; observed in trench. chemical response agt: PG; PEN. 2.5, 1.5, 2.75, 2.5, 2.5.
    Bw3—54 to 68 centimeters (21.3 to 26.8 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) broken face very bouldery fine sandy loam; 6 percent clay; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 2.0 fine and medium moderate-continuity tubular pores; 5 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 18 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume subangular 600-850-1500 millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 99P03472; observed in trench. chemical response agt: PG; PEN. 4.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.0, 4.0.
    BC—68 to 82 centimeters (26.8 to 32.3 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) broken face gravelly fine sandy loam; 6 percent clay; weak platy, and moderate coarse and very coarse subangular blocky, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; moderately hard, firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; 1.0 very fine and fine roots in cracks; 2.0 fine moderate-continuity tubular pores; 2 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 17 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 99P03473; observed in trench. chemical response agt: PG; Peni >5, >5, >5, >5, >5.
    Cd1—82 to 108 centimeters (32.3 to 42.5 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) crushed fine sandy loam; 8 percent clay; massive; very hard, very firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; 1.0 very fine to medium roots in cracks; 2.0 fine high-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; 2 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; strongly acid, pH 5.2, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 99P03474; observed in trench. chemical response agt: PR; Peni >5, >5, >5, >5, >5, cracks (same as Cd2); Redoximorphic Features: DPIR FM 2.5Y 6/2 MI P SS, MSIR3 FM 7.5YR 5/8 M I P SS.
    Cd2—108 to 139 centimeters (42.5 to 54.7 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) crushed fine sandy loam; 14 percent clay; massive; very hard, very firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; 1.0 very fine to medium roots in cracks; 1.0 medium high-continuity tubular and 1.0 fine high-continuity interstitial pores; 10 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; strongly acid, pH 5.2, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 99P03475; observed in trench. chemical response agt: PR; Peni >5, >5, >5, >5, >5; cracks for Px & Roots 1.5cm wide - 5cm long filled with 2.5Y 6/2 M color , 7.5YR 4/6 outer 54cm apart (observed 2 cracks); redoximorphic features: DPIR CM 2.5Y 6/2 M, I, P, S, S, MSIR3, CM 7.5YR 4/6 M, I, P, S, S.
    Cd3—139 to 202 centimeters (54.7 to 79.5 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) crushed fine sandy loam; 12 percent clay; massive; very hard, very firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; 1.0 very fine roots in cracks; 1.0 fine and medium high-continuity interstitial and tubular pores; 10 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; strongly acid, pH 5.2, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 99P03476; observed in trench. chemical response agt: PR; Penetrometer: >5.0, >5.0, 4.0, 4.0, 4.5; redoximorphic features: DPIR CM 2.5Y 5/1 M, I, P, S, S, MSIR3, CM 7.5YR 4/6 M, I, P, S, S.