IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Boonton
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1999NY085029
  • User Pedon ID: S1999NY085029
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 00P0503
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 12008
  • 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: 40.5295830
  • Std. Longitude: -74.2216644
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Map Unit: UtB—Urban land, till substratum, 3 to 8 percent slopes
  • State: New York
  • County: NY085—Richmond
  • MLRA: 144A—New England and Eastern New York Upland, Southern Part
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: NY085—Richmond County, New York
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 40074-E2—Arthur Kill, New York

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: L.A. Hernandez, R.B. Tunstead
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Typic Fragiudepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 29
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Boonton
  • PSC - 25 to 81 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 3/23/2012
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Boonton
  • Classificaton Date - 11/17/1999
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified
  • QC Status: level 1


    • SITE

  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: yes

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 11/17/1999 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hardwoods
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    albic materials

    fragic soil properties

    fragipan

    densic materials

    0—8

    8—64

    64—81

    81—119

    81—119

    81—119

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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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    —

    30

    —

    270

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    Oi—0 to 0 centimeters (0.0 to 0.0 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments. Lab sample # 00P03160
    Oa—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) highly decomposed plant material; weak very fine granular, and subangular blocky structure; very friable; 21.0 very fine roots and very coarse roots throughout; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 00P03161
    BA—5 to 8 centimeters (2.0 to 3.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) gravelly loam; weak very fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; 21.0 very fine roots and very coarse roots throughout; 3.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; 10 percent faint clay bridges between sand grains; 18 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 00P03162
    Bt1—8 to 30 centimeters (3.1 to 11.8 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) gravelly sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 very fine roots and very coarse roots throughout; 3.0 very fine and fine vesicular and tubular pores; 75 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 14 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 00P03163
    Bt2—30 to 64 centimeters (11.8 to 25.2 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) gravelly sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine and fine vesicular pores; 75 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 2 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 17 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 00P03164
    BE—64 to 81 centimeters (25.2 to 31.9 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2) gravelly loam; massive; friable; 0.5 very fine and fine vesicular pores; 10 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; 3 percent fine and medium yellow (10YR 7/6) iron concretions and 3 percent coarse and very coarse yellowish red (5YR 4/6) iron concretions; 13 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P03165. few very fine and fine roots in cracks (cracks are about 20cm apart).
    Bx—81 to 119 centimeters (31.9 to 46.9 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) gravelly fine sandy loam; massive; firm; 75.0 very fine and fine vesicular pores; 16 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 00P03166. few fine and medium prominent light gray (10YR 7/2) iron reduction; common medium distinct manganese stains.