IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Charlton

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S1999CT013003

User Pedon ID: S1999CT013003

Vegetation Plot ID: S1999CT013003

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 00P0203

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 11711

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: 41.8649826

Std. Longitude: -72.2639465

Datum: WGS84

Location Description: Willington Hill site, Harvard Forest Hemlock Study. About 1/2 mile east of Rt. 320 and Rt. 44 intersection approx. 200 feet north in old forest.

Map Unit: 73C—Charlton-Chatfield complex, 0 to 15 percent slopes, very rocky

Country: US—United States

State: Connecticut

County: CT013—Tolland

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: CT600—State of Connecticut

7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 41072-G3—South Coventry, Connecticut

PEDON

Describers Name: Shawn McVey, Margie Faber, Donald Parizek, Debbie Frigon

Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Typic Dystrudepts

Current Taxon Kind: series

Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description

Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site

Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x

Pedon #: 3

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Charlton

PSC - 25 to 100 cm.

Classificaton Date - 6/3/2013

Classifier - Marissa Theve

Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition

Moisture Class - udic

Moisture Subclass - typic

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Charlton

Classificaton Date - 9/29/1999

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

Certification Status: certified

QC Status: level 1

SITE

Parent Material: melt-out till

Landscape: upland

Landform: hill

Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope

Hill Slope Profile: backslope

Slope Position: middle third

Slope Complexity: complex

Slope Shape Across: convex

Slope Shape Down: concave

Runoff: medium

Drainage Class: well

Flooding: none flooding

Ponding: none ponding

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 9/29/1999 (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
BELE CARYA QURU TSCA	Betula lenta Carya Quercus rubra Tsuga canadensis	sweet birch hybrid hickory northern red oak eastern hemlock	— — — —	— — — —	— — — —

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
ochric epipedon hemic soil materials cambic horizon densic materials lithologic discontinuity densic contact	0—13 0—3 13—84 117—137 117— 117—	—- —- —- —- —- —-

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
18	—	—	198	—	0	1200	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Oe—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); moderately decomposed plant material; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 00P01516; observed in pit, small. decomposed leaf litter & twigs; observation method: SP.

A—3 to 13 centimeters (1.2 to 5.1 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3), light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), dry; fine sandy loam; moderate fine and medium granular, and moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; 3.0 very fine to medium roots throughout; 3.0 fine and medium interstitial pores; 2 percent by volume nonflat subrounded 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded very strongly coherent cemented 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P01517; observed in pit, small. rock fragments-kind: SCH & GNE; chemical response-rxn: pH; observation method: SP.

Bw1—13 to 35 centimeters (5.1 to 13.8 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6), light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), dry; fine sandy loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; 3.0 very fine to coarse roots throughout; 3.0 fine interstitial and tubular pores; 10 percent by volume nonflat subrounded very strongly coherent cemented 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P01518; observed in pit, small. chemical response-rxn: pH; observation method: SP; rock fragments-kind: SCH & GNE.

Bw2—35 to 53 centimeters (13.8 to 20.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4), dry; fine sandy loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; 3.0 very fine roots and very coarse roots throughout; 3.0 fine interstitial and tubular pores; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded very strongly coherent cemented 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P01519; observed in pit, small. rock fragments-kind: SCH & GNE; chemical response-rxn: pH; observation method: SP.

Bw3—53 to 84 centimeters (20.9 to 33.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4), light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3), dry; fine sandy loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; 2.0 very fine roots and very coarse roots throughout; 3.0 fine interstitial and tubular pores; 7 percent by volume nonflat subrounded very strongly coherent cemented 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, chlorophenol red; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 00P01520; observed in pit, small. rock fragments-kind: SCH & GNE; chemical response-rxn: pH; observation method: SP.

C1—84 to 104 centimeters (33.1 to 40.9 inches); dark olive brown (2.5Y 3/3), light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3), dry; fine sandy loam; massive; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; 1.0 fine to coarse roots throughout; 2.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded very strongly coherent cemented 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, chlorophenol red; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 00P01521; observed in pit, small. rock fragments-kind: SCH-GNE; chemical response-rxn: pH; observation method: SP.

C2—104 to 117 centimeters (40.9 to 46.1 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) exterior, light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4), dry; fine sandy loam; massive; moderately hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; 1.0 medium roots in cracks; 3.0 fine and medium tubular pores; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded very strongly coherent cemented 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, chlorophenol red; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 00P01522; observed in pit, small. rock fragments-kind: SCH & GNE; chemical response-rxn: pH; observation method: SP.

2Cd—117 to 137 centimeters (46.1 to 53.9 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) exterior, light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3), dry; fine sandy loam; massive parts to strong thick, and very thick platy; very hard, firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; 1.0 medium roots in cracks; 1.0 fine tubular pores; 7 percent by volume nonflat subrounded very strongly coherent cemented 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, chlorophenol red. Lab sample # 00P01523; observed in pit, small. rock fragments-kind: SCH & GNE; chemical response-rxn: pH; observation method: SP.