IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Carver
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1999MA001001
  • User Pedon ID: S1999MA001001
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1999MA001001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 00P0272
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 11780
  • 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: 41.9687500
  • Std. Longitude: -70.0368347
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Between Lombard & Paradise Hollow, 1900 feet West of Route 6 at Round Pond, town of Truro.
  • State: Massachusetts
  • County: MA001—Barnstable
  • MLRA: 149B—Long Island-Cape Cod Coastal Lowland
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MA001—Barnstable County, Massachusetts
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 41070-H1—Wellfleet (digital), Massachusetts

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Jim Tubenne, Rob Everhart - Harvard Forest
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Mixed, mesic Typic Udipsamments
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: research site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Carver
  • PSC - 33 to 107 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 1/22/2019
  • Classifier - Donald Parizek
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Carver
  • Classificaton Date - 10/26/1999
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified
  • QC Status: level 1


    • SITE

  • Landscape: coastal plain
  • Landform: outwash plain
  • Drainage Class: excessively
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/26/1999 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: As #3
  • 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

    PYROL

    QUVE

    VAAN

    Pyrola

    Quercus velutina

    Vaccinium angustifolium

    wintergreen

    black oak

    lowbush blueberry

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

    ochric epipedon

    albic horizon

    0—15

    15—25

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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

    2

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    34

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    Oi—0 to 4 centimeters (0.0 to 1.6 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; low toughness; fragments. Lab sample # 00P01925. Perm cls: VR; SAT CON cls: VH; Chemical response sal: D; Observation method: SP; Oi thin 'L' horizon of this years leaf litter combined w/Oi.
    Oe—4 to 7 centimeters (1.6 to 2.8 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 2/2) broken face and dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2) rubbed moderately decomposed plant material; low toughness; 2.0 medium and coarse roots throughout and 2.0 fine and medium roots throughout; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P01926. observation method: SP; Perm cls: VR; SAT CON cls: VH; Chemical Response sal: D; combined thickness of organic.
    A/E—7 to 15 centimeters (2.8 to 5.9 inches); 60 percent dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) exterior and 40 percent light gray (2.5Y 7/1) exterior coarse sand; single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; low toughness; 2.0 very fine and fine roots throughout and 1.0 medium roots throughout; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter granite fragments wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P01927. Observation method: SP; Perm cls: VR; SAT CON cls: VH; chemical response sal: D
    E—15 to 25 centimeters (5.9 to 9.8 inches); 80 percent light gray (2.5Y 7/1) exterior and 20 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) exterior coarse sand; single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; low toughness; 2.0 very fine and fine roots throughout and 1.0 very coarse roots throughout and 1.0 medium and coarse roots throughout; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter granite fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P01928. observation method: SP; Perm cls: VR; Sat Con cls: VH; chemical response sal: D
    Bs—25 to 33 centimeters (9.8 to 13.0 inches); 90 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) exterior and 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) exterior loamy coarse sand; single grain; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; low toughness; 1.0 very fine and fine roots throughout and 1.0 very coarse roots throughout and 2.0 medium and coarse roots throughout; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter granite fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P01929. observation method: SP; Perm cls: R; Sat Con cls: H; chemical response sal: D; horizon boundary - continuos throughout pit - broken in one area from tree throw.
    Bw1—33 to 52 centimeters (13.0 to 20.5 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) exterior loamy coarse sand; single grain; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; low toughness; 1.0 very fine and fine roots throughout and 1.0 very coarse roots throughout and 2.0 medium and coarse roots throughout; 3 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter granite fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P01930. observation method: SP; Per cls: R; Sat Con cls: H; chemical response sal: D
    Bw2—52 to 78 centimeters (20.5 to 30.7 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) exterior coarse sand; single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; low toughness; 1.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 3 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter granite fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P01931. observation method: SP; Perm cls: VR; Sat Con cls: VH; chemical response sal: D
    CB—78 to 102 centimeters (30.7 to 40.2 inches); 70 percent pale yellow (2.5Y 7/4) exterior and 30 percent olive yellow (2.5Y 6/6) exterior coarse sand; single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; low toughness; 1.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 1 percent extremely coarse irregular extremely weakly coherent cemented yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron at top of horizon; 15 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter granite fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P01932. observation method: SP; Perm cls: VR; Sat Con cls: VH; chemical response sal: D; CB horizon - material was Geologic Fluvial Ctg (C) but had some iron illuviation or sign of weathering into the C. Iron Masses - There were a few patches of Fe Masses not caused by redox, rather weathering or illuviation from B horizons.
    C—102 to 165 centimeters (40.2 to 65.0 inches); pale yellow (2.5Y 7/3) exterior stratified stratified coarse sand; single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; low toughness; 1 percent extremely coarse irregular extremely weakly coherent cemented yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron at top of horizon; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter granite fragments. Lab sample # 00P01933. observation method: SP; Perm cls: VR; Sat Con cls: VH; chemical response sal: D