IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Occum
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2000CT013005
  • User Pedon ID: S2000CT013005
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 00P1229
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 12725
  • Print Date: 12/11/2024

    • 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: 41.8155670
  • Std. Longitude: -72.3152313
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Spring Manor Farm, Willimantic River Flood Plain
  • State: Connecticut
  • County: CT013—Tolland
  • MLRA: 144A—New England and Eastern New York Upland, Southern Part
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: CT013—Tolland County, Connecticut
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 41072-G3—South Coventry, Connecticut

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Shawn McVay, Deb Frigon, Barrett
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Fluventic Humudepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 5
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Occum
  • PSC - 31 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/23/2013
  • Classifier - Marissa Theve
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Occum
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Fluventic
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 7/25/2000
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified
  • QC Status: not reviewed


    • SITE

  • Landscape: river valley
  • Landform: flood plain
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: negligible
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: occasional flooding for brief periods begining in feb
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/25/2000 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hayland
  • 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

    umbric epipedon

    cambic horizon

    lithologic discontinuity

    lithologic discontinuity

    0—31

    31—66

    66—185

    185—208

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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

    1

    —

    —

    92

    —

    225

    1195

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    Ap1—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); very dark brown (7.5YR 2/2) broken face fine sandy loam; moderate medium granular structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 medium roots throughout; 3.0 medium continuous tubular pores; 5 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter gneiss fragments and 5 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter schist, unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; neutral, pH 7.2, phenol red; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 00P07133; observed in trench. 10% C, many earthworm casts.
    Ap2—15 to 31 centimeters (5.9 to 12.2 inches); very dark brown (7.5YR 2/2) loamy fine sand; weak very thick platy parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 medium roots throughout; 3.0 medium continuous tubular pores; 7 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter gneiss fragments and 7 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter schist, unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; neutral, pH 6.8, bromthymol blue; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P07134; observed in trench. 8% c
    Bw1—31 to 43 centimeters (12.2 to 16.9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) loamy fine sand; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 medium roots throughout and 3.0 medium roots throughout; 3.0 fine and medium continuous tubular pores; 7 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter schist, unspecified fragments and 7 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter gneiss fragments; noneffervescent; neutral, pH 6.8, phenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P07135; observed in trench. Buried A horizon, discontinuous ~20% krotovina
    Bw2—43 to 66 centimeters (16.9 to 26.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) gravelly loamy sand; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 3.0 fine and medium continuous tubular pores; 5 percent by volume subrounded 75-162-250 millimeter gneiss fragments and 5 percent by volume subrounded 75-162-250 millimeter schist, unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter schist, unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter gneiss fragments; noneffervescent; neutral, pH 6.8, bromthymol blue; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P07136; observed in trench
    2C1—66 to 102 centimeters (26.0 to 40.2 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) very gravelly coarse sand; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 fine roots; 3.0 fine interstitial pores; 20 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter schist, unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter gneiss fragments and 30 percent by volume rounded 75-162-250 millimeter schist, unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume rounded 75-162-250 millimeter gneiss fragments; noneffervescent; neutral, pH 6.8, bromthymol blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P07137; observed in trench. Saprolite krotovina
    2C2—102 to 119 centimeters (40.2 to 46.9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) very gravelly coarse sand; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 1.0 fine roots; 2.0 fine interstitial pores; 5 percent by volume rounded 75-162-250 millimeter schist, unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume rounded 75-162-250 millimeter gneiss fragments and 35 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter gneiss fragments and 35 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter schist, unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; neutral, pH 6.6, bromthymol blue; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # 00P07138; observed in trench. 35% fine gravel (75% total CTR)
    2C3—119 to 132 centimeters (46.9 to 52.0 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) very gravelly coarse sand; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 1.0 very fine roots; 2.0 very fine interstitial pores; 75 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter gneiss fragments; noneffervescent; neutral, pH 6.8, bromthymol blue; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # 00P07139; observed in trench. manganese & iron stains.
    2C4—132 to 157 centimeters (52.0 to 61.8 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/8) very gravelly coarse sand; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 1.0 very fine roots; 2.0 very fine interstitial pores; 15 percent by volume rounded 75-162-250 millimeter gneiss fragments and 15 percent by volume rounded 75-162-250 millimeter schist, unspecified fragments and 35 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter gneiss fragments and 35 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter schist, unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; neutral, pH 6.6, bromthymol blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P07140; observed in trench
    2C5—157 to 185 centimeters (61.8 to 72.8 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) very gravelly coarse sand; massive; soft, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 1.0 very fine roots; 1.0 very fine interstitial pores; 5 percent by volume rounded 250-425-600 millimeter gneiss fragments and 5 percent by volume rounded 250-425-600 millimeter schist, unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume rounded 75-162-250 millimeter gneiss fragments and 5 percent by volume rounded 75-162-250 millimeter schist, unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter schist, unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter gneiss fragments; noneffervescent; neutral, pH 6.6, bromthymol blue; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # 00P07141; observed in trench
    3C—185 to 203 centimeters (72.8 to 79.9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) coarse sand; massive; soft, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 1.0 very fine interstitial pores; 10 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter schist, unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter gneiss fragments; noneffervescent; neutral, pH 6.6, bromthymol blue. Lab sample # 00P07142; observed in trench