IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Hogback
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2000ME007001
  • User Pedon ID: S2000ME007001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 01P0070
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 12961
  • 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: 44.8252792
  • Std. Longitude: -70.7011108
  • Datum: WGS84
  • State: Maine
  • County: ME007—Franklin
  • MLRA: 143—Northeastern Mountains
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 44070-G6—Houghton, Maine

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Joyce Scheyer, M.J. Kimble, Wayne Hoar
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy, isotic, frigid Lithic Haplohumods
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Hogback
  • Taxonomic Class - Loamy, isotic, frigid Lithic Haplohumods
  • Classificaton Date - 10/3/2000
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: hills
  • Landform: knoll
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: nose slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: shoulder
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/3/2000 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 175-96
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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

    albic horizon

    0—0

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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

    15

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    —

    —

    —

    280

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    18

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    7

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    Oe—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) Error; very firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.0 very fine roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout and 5.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 01P00343. consists of rotten logs, etc.
    Oa—10 to 19 centimeters (3.9 to 7.5 inches); white (10YR 8/1) Error; weak fine and medium granular structure; very firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; 10.0 very fine roots throughout and 5.0 medium roots throughout and 5.0 fine roots throughout and 2.0 coarse roots throughout; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 01P00344. rotten logs
    E—19 to 24 centimeters (7.5 to 9.4 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/2) very fine sandy loam; weak fine and medium granular structure; very firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 medium roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout and 1.0 coarse roots throughout; 3 percent by volume angular 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 01P00345. 15 10 of E is moist 7.5YR 5/4; thickness varies significantly 4-10cm.
    Bhs—24 to 29 centimeters (9.4 to 11.4 inches); very dusky red (10R 2/2) fine sandy loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.0 medium roots throughout and 5.0 fine roots throughout; 1 percent by volume angular 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 01P00346
    Bs1—29 to 35 centimeters (11.4 to 13.8 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) fine sandy loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 2.0 medium roots throughout and 5.0 fine roots throughout; 1 percent by volume subrounded 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 3 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 01P00347
    Bs2—35 to 46 centimeters (13.8 to 18.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine sandy loam; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine roots and 2.0 fine roots throughout; 3 percent by volume subrounded 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume angular 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 01P00348
    Bs3—46 to 58 centimeters (18.1 to 22.8 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6) fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.0 very fine roots throughout and 10.0 fine roots throughout; 10 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume subrounded 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 01P00349
    R—58 centimeters (22.8 inches); fragments.